Originally Posted by
gernie
Hi everybody!
As I heard those are the top aviation schools in Europe.
Does anyone know whic one have better employment stadistics?
I´ve been in Jerez, visiting the school and It looks pretty nice. They gave me an appointment to do the skills assessments on the 10th of april! That talks a lot about the school. But I also want to visit visit Oxford now, and do the skills assessments.
But before I want to brush up on my physics and maths, so It would be very helpful if someone who have already done the OAT skills assessments, could comment about what kind of test they do, and what kind of physics and maths they ask for.
Thanks a lot!!
Hi there here i forward you some info i found;
The Skills Assessment has five Stages:
-Stage One - Computer based tests to check Aptitude, Technical Knowledge and Personality. There is a 200 question personality profile plus computerized pilot aptitude screening, which has six parts, Control, Slalom, Memory, Maths, Orientation, and Task Manager plus a Technical Test.
Control and Slalom check your hand to eye coordination.
Memory checks your short term recall.
Math checks your speed and ability to handle mental arithmetic at GCSE level.
Orientation checks your ability to interpret information presented on two dimensiional aircraft instruments and translate that to a three dimensional picture in your head so you can stay orientated.
Task Manager checks your ability to handle two different tasks that require near simultaneous attention.
The Technical Test checks your comprehension of GCSE level physics as they relate to aviation orientated mechanical concepts.
-Stage Two - Flight Simulator Check of your capacity and aptitude for flight.
-Stage Three - Team Exercises to check your verbal reasoning skills, problem solving capability and communication skills.
-Stage Four - Individual Interview to assess your personality, aviation knowledge and commitment to an airline career.
-Stage Five - An Individual Debrief that is comprehensive, objective and honest. Here you will see all of your test results and your strengths and weaknesses will be discussed in detail. A decision is not made until the end of this debrief and you do have an opportunity to influence the outcome even here.
There are two major questions the assessors seek to answer:
Does this person have the requisite skills and aptitude to pass both the rigorous Ground School and all stages of the Flying Training?
Does this person have the personality, communication skills and team working skills that the airlines are looking for?
In other words, can he/she pass the course and if so can he/she get a job? A negative answer to either question usually results in a failure, though if the weak areas are deemed to be correctable, the applicant may be invited to try again after a few months time elapse for revision.
The Assesments test normally takes 2 days.
Good luck!!
/niko