DID OXFORD FIRE BEST INSTRUCTOR ????
I have heard a rumour, that's what prune is all about isn't it... verifying rumours.... that the self-styled Airline Training Centre which likes to think of itself as the centre of the universe has fired a particular member of its groundschool training staff for the unforgivable, dispicable and treacherous act of actually advising students of said organisation as to what they should revise for internal examinations.
Said individual, a gentleman of the highest reccomendation was (some time ago) thoughtful and caring enough to allow students such as me, a copy of CD rom reedback exam questions; the use of which individually led to high pass rates of such students. The CD in question was "banned" at the said organisation for not being "approved" by the bunch of retired ex-forces navigators (frustrated failed pilots) who have forgotten they are no longer in the Officers' Mess at RAF Forgotten-In-Haste. The truth of the matter in this case being that the monumentally usful CD was not written and audited by said top brass and therefore in their opinion (given their characteristic arrogance) was sub-standard. The lack of substance et al of said organisation's own training manuals and feedback will not be elaborated on, but is apparent to all who have previously and are currently at, it would appear, its mercy.
The gentleman in question, if of course this rumour is true, cared for nothing more in his job than the fast, effective and continuous success of students whom he recognised as devoted, determined individuals who would not allow the bigotry of the parent organisation to stifle their progress into the industry.
My hat goes off to him, he was and is, one of the single most devoted and exceptional tutors I have encountered during my entire education, and I have since my success in groundschool considered his guidance pivotal to my high average.
The reasons behind the alleged dissmissal (confirmed by 2 parameters) clearly represents the willingness of the employer to put politics and ego before the needs of students, while this splendid veteran of groundschool tuition is put out to graze, many remnant members of the officers' club feast on their age old clientalistic job security. No matter how incompetent, unqualified or uncaring they may be, or how egoistic, bitter and unimaginative their tuition, they on the other hand remain fermly rooted.
The nature of this is typical of the attitude, bahaviour and bigotry of this organisation, the bottom line here is that the organisation in question will, through its own inadequacies, have lost one of the most valuable assets available to them. While that asset on the other hand is far better off without them, the real losers here are those students now deprived of one of the most imaginative, inovative and focused ground instructors there is.
SB OUT