Ryanair do. A three year program. Each year has an info pack available on the crew website with a preamble stating areas of personal development, ability and skills that the candidate should be working towards or have attained. Attached is a technical and SOP questionnaire with up to 250 questions which drags you through pretty much all of the manuals and company publications and if done honestly will give you a pretty comprehensive knowledge of the books.
Candidates have to self certify on our training admin website that they have been completed. They can be expected to be asked about these at the 6 monthly simulator sessions. Regardless of their hours a Command Upgrade assessment form is completed by the TRE to monitor their progress versus their hours towards upgrade.
In the past a "grooming" sim was given. This was a chance to practice the Captains role in the sim and advice and progress report was given. Followed by a grooming flight with a training Captain. Then when the candidate was scheduled for a course there are two days of line training with the Co-Pilot introduced to the role while still seated in the right seat and given some preparation for the upcoming command course.
The pass rate improved dramatically since these measures were brought in and usually the candidates are highly prepared for their courses.
Lot's of problems in FR but training is taken quite seriously and is very well structured with the resources available.
Last edited by Telstar; 29th Sep 2012 at 15:50.