Originally Posted by
JBNE
There have been a number of ADI courses recently and a number of students at the college now who have ADI ratings already. It is baffling.
There has been maybe 4 in the last year and all with less than 4 people on each course. There are 2 students at the college now who have ADI ratings and they have just started an APP course.
A 16 person basic course slated to go ADI and APP has just started. How many and up at airports or at TC is the question. NATS has got its numbers wrong and is now playing catch up. They let too many people go on VR so everywhere is understaffed including the college so the numbers of students can't ramp up much beyond 16 - 20 on a course. But those trainees won't be at unit and valid for at least 18 - 24 mths. Stansted taking on an experienced controller should at least shorten the process to getting an extra body.