Pay at ATC College
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Pay at ATC College
I am starting at the College in Jun this year and was just wondering how much I could expect to be paid for the duration of the course! Unfortunately I have a mortgage etc. and there does'nt seem to be much info about. What is the salary after qualifying?
I would really appeciate honest answers as I am trying to figure out what I can and cant afford.
Ta v much
I would really appeciate honest answers as I am trying to figure out what I can and cant afford.
Ta v much
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From: LHR/EGLL
Solo73,
Excuse my ignorance, but surely if it's that important you should have been well aware of the pay you'd receive before you signed the offer of employment.
FYI it's £14,947.20 plus £100 a week (untaxed allowance).
£19,499.14 with no allowance a few months out of the college (depends which course you do).
When you validate at a unit it rises to between £23,962.11 and £27,522.53, dependent upon your unit, plus £4,865 a year shift work allowance, plus a London weighting of either £3,667 (inner London) or £1,679 (outer London a year.
Excuse my ignorance, but surely if it's that important you should have been well aware of the pay you'd receive before you signed the offer of employment.
FYI it's £14,947.20 plus £100 a week (untaxed allowance).
£19,499.14 with no allowance a few months out of the college (depends which course you do).
When you validate at a unit it rises to between £23,962.11 and £27,522.53, dependent upon your unit, plus £4,865 a year shift work allowance, plus a London weighting of either £3,667 (inner London) or £1,679 (outer London a year.
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From: Greystation
To add to Gonzo's comments, the £100 a week accomodation allowance is only paid for the weeks you actually are attending work, ie not on the 2 week breaks you get between courses.
I think the college courses now last either 9 or 12 months, depending on which dicipline you follow, and once you get to unit can take up to 2 years to validate, it depends on where you go and how lucky you get with courses.
I think the college courses now last either 9 or 12 months, depending on which dicipline you follow, and once you get to unit can take up to 2 years to validate, it depends on where you go and how lucky you get with courses.
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From: southampton
I'm starting in June too. I asked HR a couple of months ago about the pay, and they said what Gonzo said for whilst you are at the college, but they said you earnt about 23K - 27K while validating, depending on what unit you're at. Perhaps this is from 19K or so with unsociable hours payment?
Anyway, for those with kids, you would possibly be entitled to Working Families Tax Credit to help out a bit.
Anyway, for those with kids, you would possibly be entitled to Working Families Tax Credit to help out a bit.
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From: Spanistan
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FYI it's £14,947.20 plus £100 a week (untaxed allowance).
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Is that all??
Hope solo73, your mortage isn't too big!
Hehehe, you souldn't complain that much, in Spain we get 450 €/month while doing the course in Madrid, which is not the cheapest place to live in Spain.
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FYI it's £14,947.20 plus £100 a week (untaxed allowance).
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Is that all??
Hope solo73, your mortage isn't too big!
Hehehe, you souldn't complain that much, in Spain we get 450 €/month while doing the course in Madrid, which is not the cheapest place to live in Spain.
I say there boy
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From: Somewhere
When you consider that the £100 per week payment is tax free, at college you get the net equivalent of a £22k a year gross salary which isn't that bad.
It just shows what a good deal the trainees were on before the pay drop...
It just shows what a good deal the trainees were on before the pay drop...
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From: ISZ - not the end of the world, but you can see it from here.
Out of interest how long is the area course now, without the foundation course and any other non licence specific courses?
ie for present aerodrome / approach atcos who wish to transfer.
Ta
ie for present aerodrome / approach atcos who wish to transfer.
Ta
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From: By the Sea-side
The "new" Area course which will apply to all trainees commencing from now on lasts just over 6 months, commencing at the end of the Introductory [soon to be re-named "Basic"] course. That's the bit at the college.
Validation at the units takes considerably longer.
Validation at the units takes considerably longer.
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From: Abu Dhabi
Cuddles, mid course OJT was stopped a couple of years ago due to new european license laws (I think!). You cannot undertake live training until you have completed the associated rating course which wasn't the case when I did area OJT between area 1 and 2.
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From: Hurn....still
Cuddles, mid course OJT was stopped a couple of years ago due to new european license laws (I think!). You cannot undertake live training until you have completed the associated rating course which wasn't the case when I did area OJT between area 1 and 2.
We are doing that at the minute and whilst we are not allowed to undertake any R/T as we are not valid to do it, the experience looks like it will be very useful (we're only a week in but looks good!!)
It is also giving us the chance to see the place we will end up working at in future. Should make the transition easier post college anyway.
Best of to all
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It is also giving us the chance to see the place we will end up working at in future. Should make the transition easier post college anyway.
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From: nr SAM
Cuddles,
If you are a NATS aerodrome/approach controller the usual practice is to join at the start of ACS 1. On the last course to finish we had two people go down that route and are now at Scottish.
If you have been at a non-radar posting I guess you might start on Radar Skills (while they still have it until it becomes part of the area course) after which famil takes place.
If you are a NATS aerodrome/approach controller the usual practice is to join at the start of ACS 1. On the last course to finish we had two people go down that route and are now at Scottish.
If you have been at a non-radar posting I guess you might start on Radar Skills (while they still have it until it becomes part of the area course) after which famil takes place.
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From: Hurn....still
If you have been at a non-radar posting I guess you might start on Radar Skills (while they still have it until it becomes part of the area course) after which famil takes place.
