Originally Posted by
Gonzo
You cannot select prospective ATCOs on the basis that they probably couldn't hack it at LACC or EGLL, but would be ok at Southampton Tower or Farnborough Tower.
Maybe this is the problem, the policy as i see it is to recruit on the basis that trainees will be selected for these units (LACC, EGLL).
Those who fail are 'passed' onto other units and go with the stigma of having failed at a unit.
Maybe NATS should look at a more inclusive policy, that way people may not be made to feel like failures if they don't make it at the aforementioned units.