For those that may have not watched the video link in the initial post - do!!
The male panel member is on the ball and does not give any qtr to the 3 'witnesses'. More importantly, the spin coming from Ascent's rep, and the selective use of data from both the NAO report and the company is incredible. Good job that individual has been promoted and moved on into the LM hierarchy.....
Also, an interesting quote whereby the rep identifies the 'great work that Ascent has undertaken to generate some 6000 course streams' (lessons in normal parlance), which is interesting when the large majority were in fact 'cut and pasted' from extant CFS approved courseware - certainly for rear-crew. He then goes on to discuss IPR, which in the context of the grilling he was under at the time was laughable. Has the RAF/AAC or Navy (correction) Fleet Air Arm been used as a guinea pig to sell the process elsewhere? The panel member asks? - What has just been demonstrated is, the Ascent contract, by taking ownership (oh the irony) of the courseware, now has the ability to sell 'their' product to a 3rd party. Outstanding commercial practice on their part!
Second rant for the day.... Yes, I need to get out more.