Or had he done a JTP course but wasn't on Eq and unable to sign.
This is just poor journalism not reporting all the facts, or doesn't
understand the licensing system.
This is not poor journalism, this has been written for the average Australian to understand. The guy has been sacked means a lot more then - he had completed a JTP 767 Airframe course and had obtained a CASA rating but hadn't completed a lame induction course and therefore was not recorded on the EQ system.
This tool didn't even have all his basics and word coming back from Sydney is that there may be 2 others also.