After getting my BSc in aero eng, I wrote to Scruggs aerospace at a well known aircraft manufacturing facility near Panshanger saying Gisajob. Got one as an FTE. Still an FTE only moved to a place that used to build the worlds only 4 jet engine regional airliner and now the worlds only 4 jet engine maritime patrol aircraft.
No formal FTE training apart the usual safety training; dinghy drills, hypoxia demos etc. Managed to accumulate 1600hour FTEing.
JT