Nav Canada Career Question
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Nav Canada Career Question
Hi Everyone, really great forum, thanks for all the info!!
Just one question about working for Nav Canada.
Is it difficult to get a career going? I have a testing date for January 7th, I'm hoping to go FSS. I can travel anywhere they want to send me no problem.
Is it hard to get in? I have some things benefiting me like a diplomoa in aviation maintenance from BCIT with 89% overall.
I have my radio licence
I have completed the ground school training from a licensed pilot training facility
What are the chances that they will hire? In either IFR VFR or FSS?
Thanks everyone!!!
Just one question about working for Nav Canada.
Is it difficult to get a career going? I have a testing date for January 7th, I'm hoping to go FSS. I can travel anywhere they want to send me no problem.
Is it hard to get in? I have some things benefiting me like a diplomoa in aviation maintenance from BCIT with 89% overall.
I have my radio licence
I have completed the ground school training from a licensed pilot training facility
What are the chances that they will hire? In either IFR VFR or FSS?
Thanks everyone!!!
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Sweet thanks for that, I've just come from a tour of the YCD (nanaimo) FSS station, thanks to Colin and Jim!!
Absolutely love what the job looks like, better get my head into my "from the ground up" book.
Absolutely love what the job looks like, better get my head into my "from the ground up" book.
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The Navcanada website shows what pay you can expect during and after training on the experienced controller programme.
My other important considerations before applying are:
Annual Leave/Public holidays - North American employers are not well known for being generous in this area! Bearing in mind you will be flying home to visit friends and family, having the same people coming over to visit you as well as wanting to spend time exploring the wonderful country that Canada is with your close family
Pension what contribution do you and your employer make and what is the "anticipated" returns - is it a final salary scheme, how many years constitutes a full pension, what is retirement age, and if you decided after 10 years you wanted to move on can you take your pension rights with you, or if you wanted to retire back to the UK (or somewhere a little warmer!) how does that work?
shift patterns do they vary at each station and is it along the lines of 6 on 4 off or is it an individual roster. Are you expected to do overtime as well?
I have lots of questions there but I want to have the whole picture before applying.
Thanks
My other important considerations before applying are:
Annual Leave/Public holidays - North American employers are not well known for being generous in this area! Bearing in mind you will be flying home to visit friends and family, having the same people coming over to visit you as well as wanting to spend time exploring the wonderful country that Canada is with your close family
Pension what contribution do you and your employer make and what is the "anticipated" returns - is it a final salary scheme, how many years constitutes a full pension, what is retirement age, and if you decided after 10 years you wanted to move on can you take your pension rights with you, or if you wanted to retire back to the UK (or somewhere a little warmer!) how does that work?
shift patterns do they vary at each station and is it along the lines of 6 on 4 off or is it an individual roster. Are you expected to do overtime as well?
I have lots of questions there but I want to have the whole picture before applying.
Thanks
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Need a new job
If you work for NATS at the moment you may have a few problems being accepted on the experienced controller program with NAV Canada
PM for info if you want.
If you work for NATS at the moment you may have a few problems being accepted on the experienced controller program with NAV Canada
PM for info if you want.
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Nav Canada is almost impossible to get in under the experienced controllers program.....
) approach.From a speculative enquiry back in June I shall be commencing training in YQT tower on 30th Jan (and no doubt marvelling at Jerricho's vectoring skills on YQT approach
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The Experienced programme might have changed, but I applied in Jan02 and had a job offer in Apr02 - that was 3 days after arriving in Canada.
Did not take it up in the end, but the program for recruiting seemed pretty efficient. From all accounts the program for the actual training had some problems - which also happended to coincide with some industrial problems due to contract negotiations at the time.
Did not take it up in the end, but the program for recruiting seemed pretty efficient. From all accounts the program for the actual training had some problems - which also happended to coincide with some industrial problems due to contract negotiations at the time.
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I think I can speak for Jerricho, Cossack and a couple of others in saying that regardless of who employs us, Canada is the place to be. Way better standard of living than working for NATS.
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Hey Jerri, we had a bit of storm here a couple of days ago! Almost an inch of extra snow, and it was marginal VFR!!!
Actually, after a week of thawing brown crap obscuring windshields, I'm damn glad it's back down to -16 tonight. Finally, dry roads again and I can see where I'm going. Bliss!
Actually, after a week of thawing brown crap obscuring windshields, I'm damn glad it's back down to -16 tonight. Finally, dry roads again and I can see where I'm going. Bliss!
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Tee hee.
I've discovered one of the most entertaining things you can do with your clothes on:
1. Empty car park
2. Snow and Ice
3. Impreza WRX
I've discovered one of the most entertaining things you can do with your clothes on:
1. Empty car park
2. Snow and Ice
3. Impreza WRX
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Yet again the old maple leaf raises it's ugly head.. Blame the guys who came out for the failure of the program.
Their experiences ( not rumours BTW - although this is of course a rumour network ??? !!!!) are of course totally at odds with what you are obviously hearing through the no names no pack drill network
Excuse me...got to get back to some reality
Their experiences ( not rumours BTW - although this is of course a rumour network ??? !!!!) are of course totally at odds with what you are obviously hearing through the no names no pack drill network
Excuse me...got to get back to some reality
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Blame the guys who came out for the failure of the program.
Where has anyone said this in this thread?
As to the "no names, no pack drill"......................
