NATS college of ATC
If NATS management is serious about increasing staff numbers lets look at the college of ATC at bournmouth. It really is time this establishment was given a thorough clear out and not used as a rest home for the infirm or incompetent. A lot of the problems that the units have with training can be traced directly back to the college and some extremely dated techniques being taught.
In this age where the customer rules, we at the units(as customers of the college) should be insisting that the end product, ie the student, be of a reasonable standard.
We should certainly not return instructors to the college who have failed to validate at units after leaving the college.
A recent attempt to get valid atco's to instruct there resulted in one of the better instructors at LACC being marginalised and finally forced out for trying to teach modern techniques applicable to busy and complex airspace.
Last edited by bwatchbabe; 28th November 2002 at 10:26.