FTE Course 51 Job update
Just returning to the original thread a little - course 51 graduated in December and as of today we are:
4 pre-approved students with BA CityFlyer, on the RJ in Edinburgh and just about on the line now
2 self-sponsored picked up by BA CityFlyer, one started last week, the other in the holding pool, both for the RJ in Edinburgh
1 self-sponsored picked up by Connect but now with FlyBe, in type rating
1 self-sponsored just finishing type rating with Aer Lingus
1 self-sponsored starting type rating with RyanAir next week.
The other 3 graduates (also self-sponsored) are still waiting, though 1 has a sim check this week with BA and another a sim with RyanAir sometime soon.
Overall not bad for four months after graduation. At least four of the self-sponsored guys have directly benefited from the school's recommendations - but... there's a fair amount of ill feeling both towards the school's after-graduation support and the recommendation process.
We as a course had the process explained to us personally by management in an hour-long question and answer towards the end of the course - but, even then, if you look at the empirical evidence of exactly who got what and with what results in their flying tests, it's sometimes difficult to follow through the logic, and to tie up what we're told with what actually happens. Inevitably, some people are left feeling very disappointed and disillusioned with the whole thing - just look around this forum for proof of that!
Undoubtedly, if you can get yourself on a pre-approved scheme, that's the way to go.