I also saw praise from a 3rd Level manager, on the whole experience carried the day.
My concern is the 'dumbing down' of controllers that the new training regime envisions. Controllers will get training only in those areas that will immediately concern them.
It was beneficial with the system collapse we had on Wednesday that we still had a base of knowledge that enabled those more experienced controllers to assist those lesser experienced ones, in that the actions that were being taken affected others. When the system fails, it is still the controllers responsibility.
To me it highlighted those out of touch managers who talk of controllers 'monitoring' rather than controlling airspace. We are responsible for anything that occurs in our airspace, we do not 'monitor'.