NATS interview process
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From: Huddersfield
Hey all. Just been offered the Trainee ATC job at NATS! Bit of a dream of mine. Also wanted to enquire what people did about accomodation in Gloucester. I noticed that Global ATS offer accomodation in Cheltenham and was wondering if many of the trainees take them up on that?
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From: Southampton
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Will it be possible to negotiate the college? My preference is to be tower, so Gloucester seems to be the right fit for me.
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From: Southampton
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Amazing. I’ve got my assessment day next month so fingers crossed if successful I’ll try for Gloucester 🤞
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From: United Kingdom
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From: Southampton
If you take a look on their social media, applications are set to close Sunday at 10pm. I’m sure they’ll open again later this year as this has been a really short window for it.
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From: London
Be proactive and contact them if you find out that you're successful; give a decent reason for the geographic training preference beyond "towers are great" and you'll hopefully be in with a good chance of getting what you want.
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From: Uk
Stage 1 assessment
Hi guys, I did my stage 1 assessment for NATS TATC on Friday and have yet to hear results. Anyone in the same boat or if it just means I was unsuccessful? I can take the heat so comment anything good/bad on what to expect if anything.
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From: London
I saw on reddit that they have paused stage 3 assessments until September/October so maybe they have also paused stage 2 assessments? I got the invitation for stage 2 about 5 mins after stage 1 when I completed it 2 weeks ago, so I'm sure if you had failed they would have told you immediately.
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From: Manchester
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Stage 2
I passed stage 1, found out about 5 days later. I completed stage 2 on Saturday and was expecting to hear something this morning. The majority seem to get results seconds after but I seem to get mine days after. Anyone also in the same boat? How long before you heard your stage 2 results?
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From: Surrey
Commute
Hi all,
I am lucky enough to have been offered a place with NATS and subject to medical and security clearance will hopefully be starting college in September.
If I am sent to Gloucester I will have to rent a room.
However, I live around 1h20m from Whiteley. Does anyone with experience of the course think this would be a doable commute factoring in the amount of study required etc?
Not having to shell out for a room in the week would make my home situation a lot easier, with a mortgage to cover.
Thanks in advance!
I am lucky enough to have been offered a place with NATS and subject to medical and security clearance will hopefully be starting college in September.
If I am sent to Gloucester I will have to rent a room.
However, I live around 1h20m from Whiteley. Does anyone with experience of the course think this would be a doable commute factoring in the amount of study required etc?
Not having to shell out for a room in the week would make my home situation a lot easier, with a mortgage to cover.
Thanks in advance!
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Hi all,
I am lucky enough to have been offered a place with NATS and subject to medical and security clearance will hopefully be starting college in September.
If I am sent to Gloucester I will have to rent a room.
However, I live around 1h20m from Whiteley. Does anyone with experience of the course think this would be a doable commute factoring in the amount of study required etc?
Not having to shell out for a room in the week would make my home situation a lot easier, with a mortgage to cover.
Thanks in advance!
I am lucky enough to have been offered a place with NATS and subject to medical and security clearance will hopefully be starting college in September.
If I am sent to Gloucester I will have to rent a room.
However, I live around 1h20m from Whiteley. Does anyone with experience of the course think this would be a doable commute factoring in the amount of study required etc?
Not having to shell out for a room in the week would make my home situation a lot easier, with a mortgage to cover.
Thanks in advance!
When I did my course at CTC 9 years ago, I rented a room in Southampton initially and I had no car. My door-to-door commute was at least 1h if the trains were on time - big if. I hated how much time I wasted on it daily.
I had no aviation background and the volume of theory that needed to be absorbed in a short amount of time was high (the basic course is about 3 months long including the exams). I nearly failed my basic course. What did save me though was putting in a lot of extra hours in the evenings and at the weekends with my colleagues (btw, nobody else I know lived further than 30 minutes by car).
For the next two courses I lived in Whiteley within walking distance from CTC, sharing with other trainees and it made a massive difference.
Don't underestimate the training, especially after you've made it so far already.