NATS interview process

[tomtom37]

Jerez course July

Hello, I passed my stage 3 back in January and recently found out I will be on the Jerez course starting in July, assuming I pass my medical later this month. I am wondering if anyone else here is on the same course?

[tomtom37]

Originally Posted by Futureeeeatc

I have my stage 2 assessment coming up on the 14th! Any tips?

I would say get a good night sleep the night before, give yourself plenty of time to get there. Make sure you know the info booklet as best you can. Also interact with the other candidates, it calms your nerves and also helps you remember you're not in competition with each other.

[Beany1889]

Height restrictions

Has anyone before been told they are too tall to go to Global, or what height restrictions there are on being an aerodrome/approach controller?

[Trevor Hannant]

Originally Posted by Topcat47

Did you get an option for area/approach/aerodrome? I got the impression it's basically whatever they need at the time, logic suggests there would be more positions for area at any one time but when I asked at CTC they seemed to say it's relatively balanced.

No, you get put on a course based on their needs at the time (or in x months/years ahead based on training timescales) - unless you have a choice of CTC/Jerez or Global. Global will be Aerodrome/Approach, CTC/Jerez could be either but more likely Area based on recent courses and what we've been told on needs.

[Lemonair]

Originally Posted by tomtom37

Hello, I passed my stage 3 back in January and recently found out I will be on the Jerez course starting in July, assuming I pass my medical later this month. I am wondering if anyone else here is on the same course?

There's two of us at the moment - do you want to message your number and we can start a WhatsApp group? 😊

[Hoyle15]

Originally Posted by tomtom37

Hello, I passed my stage 3 back in January and recently found out I will be on the Jerez course starting in July, assuming I pass my medical later this month. I am wondering if anyone else here is on the same course?

Tom, I'm on the same July, Jerez course as yourself! Congrats.

To anyone waiting for a response after passing stage 3, definitely get in touch. I'd waited the 2 weeks they'd told me it'd take, upon ringing them the day after they had courses ready!

[TiffLangham]

Hi all, I've been long-time lurker of this thread but posting now that I can happily say I have passed my Stage 3 and have found out where I'm going.

For fellow lurkers out there wondering about timescales - my Stage 3 was on 5th Feb, I took the call on the 11th Feb with the good news (I was told I should wait up to 15 working days to find out, so I was quite pleased with having to wait just 4), then I took another call on 6th Mar saying I'm off to Global ATS.

I'm on the July course in Gloucester, is anyone else on the same course? Send me a message if so; we can get a group going.

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[Beany1889]

Medical

Hi, has anyone had their medical recently. Got mine next week and was just wondering what to expect.

[TiffLangham]

Thanks StuBob , I hope you hear back soon and best of luck.

Beany1889 re your question about being too tall to go to Global - the only question I was asked was if I was over 6' 2", so I assume that anything above that perhaps qualifies for "too tall".

[tf412]

Originally Posted by boxface

So I just got an email 20 minutes after I leave the building telling me I passed DART. I am an accountant by trade so imagining myself as an ATC just became a little less fantasy! The test day was great. We started at 10. 13 entered of which 7 failed the FEAST. Apparently its rare that half of the applicants pass but we did it. The tests started out very straightforward and progressed in difficulty, but they really ease you into it and with the right mindset there's no chance you will panic.
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Just tried to PM you, but your inbox is full...

[The Many Tentacles]

Originally Posted by Beany1889

Hi, has anyone had their medical recently. Got mine next week and was just wondering what to expect.

Hearing test, sight test, ECG, BP check, urine test, reflexes, height/weight, medical history (yours and family) etc. As this is your initial medical, there may be a few more bits than that to it - it's been a long time since my initial one

[Trevor Hannant]

Pretty much what TMT says although there is also cholesterol check in there (pin prick on the finger for a small blood sample - test only takes a minute or so to give results) and a lung capacity test there also.

[Beany1889]

Originally Posted by The Many Tentacles

Hearing test, sight test, ECG, BP check, urine test, reflexes, height/weight, medical history (yours and family) etc. As this is your initial medical, there may be a few more bits than that to it - it's been a long time since my initial one

thanks for the info. How long does it take to find out if you pass or not? Is it usually pretty immediate or do you have to wait for any test results? I feel pretty confident I should be ok, however you never know until you know.

[Trevor Hannant]

If there are any issues, you’ll know immediately. If you need anything further (specialist assessments, further tests), they’ll tell you there and then.

If you need these, it won’t necessarily stop you starting - there are a couple on our course that still don’t have it...

[MaddDogg24]

Originally Posted by Futureeeeatc

I have my stage 2 assessment coming up on the 14th! Any tips?

Had mine too yesterday and passed! Very happy! Now just waiting for my Stage 3 email!

[tf412]

Originally Posted by StuBob

I'm absolutely delighted to say that I've not long had a phone call confirming I have passed Stage 3 and have been booked onto Jerez course starting late October subject to medical/security clearance.

To say I was buzzing is an understatement!

Congratulations!

I must say, after seeing the NATS infographic about how, on average, only 25 of 3,300 candidates are successful, I'm finding it incredibly encouraging to see just how many people on here are successful. It's almost as if there's a correlation between posting on here and being successful :-)

[Trevor Hannant]

Originally Posted by StuBob

I'm absolutely delighted to say that I've not long had a phone call confirming I have passed Stage 3 and have been booked onto Jerez course starting late October subject to medical/security clearance.

To say I was buzzing is an understatement!

Congrats! See, the wait was worth it...

[Topcat47]

Once you've booked in a date for stage 3 how easy is it to change to another if a more ideal date comes up? Is it just case of swapping over on the system like it was for stage 2? Thanks in advance!

[Trevor Hannant]

Originally Posted by StuBob

I'll likely be harrassing you some more Trevor now that I've been placed on Jerez too. 😁

Originally Posted by desrudy

For the area course , how long is the program , and what qualifications do you get at the end ?
Is it as specify on the fteJerez website or is it different ?

The Area course is somewhere around 9-10 months at Jerez/CTC combines - or CTC on it's own. You'll come away with a student license at the end of it which you will then take to your unit to start unit training and working towards your full license and validations.

Originally Posted by Topcat47

Once you've booked in a date for stage 3 how easy is it to change to another if a more ideal date comes up? Is it just case of swapping over on the system like it was for stage 2? Thanks in advance!

If there's dates free, you should be able to change it similar to how you would have done Stage 2.

[AnakinXCIV]

Hi everyone, I've been lurking since I applied and now I've got a date for my stage 3 assessment I thought I'd join in! For those who have their course dates - I know that they place you for training where they need/think they will need people but do you get a chance to give a preference? Just out of curiosity since I do have a preference but it's not like I'd turn anything they offered me down! If I get selected of course (fingers crossed!)