HWF is spot on. The guys on the 3rd floor ( at least on the 744) do show some encouraging signs, but all those trainers who think their way of doing things is the only acceptable way, that is the root of the problem. How often you hear them start a debrief : "Well, the way I do this.."
You can't change a company culture over night, granted, but clearly I am sick and tired of this constant F/O bashing in every training newsletter. If we have higher failure rates than other major airlines (with more experience in the right hand than most other airline!) than this is clearly a management failure.
Typical street conversation that tells it all :
A: " I have a sim / line check tomorrow "
B: " Oh, who with ? "
Oh, and I also agree with HWF that we actually do have some really great trainers.