Sat through a training "standards" meeting recently. One "compromise" after the next presented to the meeting. We've moved from a department focused on "industry best practise" to now doing whatever is needed to complete the task.
Now we have turbo prob pilots being trained by out source trainers overseas who may have never operated with EK procedures, or perhaps ground instructors in Dubai who've never flown jets, then they're trained in the aircraft by new trainers who've never instructed on jets and potentially only had six months command themselves. The managers are swamped just trying to keep up with all the changes, so they struggle to monitor the progress of trainees. Every trainer is doing 90-110 hours, far more training duties than ever before. (now running at 14-16 per month). Everyone is completely knackered.
Trainees are being rushed through courses, and it's quite clear more "compromises" are being applied when it comes to pass standards.
Doesn't take a great deal of intelligence to figure that risks are at an all time high.
When are our managers going to grow a set and simply say "we can't do this at this level any longer". Ain't going to happen of course.