New training scheme
DjerbaDevil,
answer to many prayers? Until now first people had to pass a tough selection process and then, and only then, if they were the top of the stack they would be picked to be trained. Fair enough, system is(was) not perfect but since the employer was the one paying for the course they were performance oriented (they'd only pick whoever they thought was most able). Now the only chance to become an ATCO in Spain is by paying from your own pocket. So forget performance. Who's got 25000+ euro or more to spare? Then, my boy, you'll be an ATCO(or so they say). Hell, even some schools setting up already (with courses already rostered and filled), have "forgotten" to actually test their candidates.
But then again, if you have a school and a student with a dream (and ready to pay form 25k onwards), would you tell them to keep their money because you don't think they'll be good at their job or they don't have a chance? Yeah, right, exactly.
Don't expect any improvemente from that side of things anytime soon...