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I'm sure its because of modern apprenticeships etc. The RAF is doing civilian accredited training.
Why are businesses doing a modern apprenticeship? Because they receive payment of the Government for doing so. Some businesses only see modern apprenticeships as cheap labour. Often the qualification is worthless outside that company. For example, in aircraft engineering is the NVQ the RAF dishes out worth anything in civilian aviation? Not like a JAR66 licence.
As an old salty dog**** **I was surprised at the lack of in depth knowledge shown by those who had passed their p66b2 tick test. Take the calculations required to determine the internal resistance of an aircraft battery---you wot they said
Dumbed down to ****!!
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