I heard that the new pay deal also precluded payment of WAP! ie £10k + sod all
The answer is how pay will be 'paid' to trainees at the college hasn't been finalised yet.
What is known is that it will be a tax efficient maximum of £10, 000. Whether that means it is all paid as a salary of £10k or a salary of £4k with the difference being made up of an allowance is still being finalised by the accountants.
What you can be sure of though is that the £10k recived by a student at CATC will be the 'salary' that accrues the least amount of tax for both NATS and the individual concerend.