Manny fred
I don't know how long the guy at the tower was valid - either way to think tha because the weather has cleared you airfield means that departures must be good to go is poor appreciation of the wider task.
Either a fairly newly valid controller who had not had the benefit of a protracted visit to an area unit, or a more experienced controller who should know better.
Either way, not acceptable - just the same as many other things are not acceptable (for example TC presentation to AC - if it is a recurring problem, not talking about one-offs that have maybe got a reason behind them or just a cock up).
The FACT is that people coming from the college are not being given the same amount of exposure to different aspects of ATC that they were being given even 4 or 5 years ago.
There is a new college manager down there, been there for a while now but despite all the fancy talk and Germanic buzzwords, the system has not changed for the better.
That is unfair on the college instructors, the OJTIs, and more importnantly, the students!!!