Training begins in MARCH!!!
 

Hello. I have just recieved my letter of acceptence today and was wondering if anyone else will be heading to bournemouth in March? Also any information on the kind of life I am expecting please let me know!

Thanks for ur time!

Adam

:ok:

I have yet to receive a start date but I certainly hope I will be starting in March. As a matter of interest, when did you apply, get interviewed and get your medical? I applied in July '03, was interviewed in March '04 and got my medical in June '04 so hopefully if your dates are something similar I'll get to start in March. :)

Hard work is ahead of you and it doesn't stop until you're validated..

Good luck and I sincerely hope you get as much fun out of your career as I did..

Always wondered why .....
 

.......Ahh that explains it all.......

I am still waiting for my medical check. I applied back in March '03, initial tests March '04, interview June '04, and spoke to HR last week who said course allocation would be based on application date, i.e when you first applied...so fingers crossed...:ok:

Good Luck everyone, and congrats.


MickRobbo - You have just however made ure first mistake - You assume HR know what they are talking about!!! :p :p :p

Best of Luck

TIO

Exley

Have you been for your medical yet? Did you get a letter telling you that you are on the March course?

Dave

Sorry I havent replied sooner! dam BT!! I am having my medical on 14 oct 04 and spoke to "HR" and was told to expect march. I am heading to Bournemouth this weekend to check places to stay out of interest! I assume once I pass medical then they will give me a start date. It would be unfair to sign people onto courses on anything other than their application date? right?

a_exley, et al.

Its not as simple as just assigning people to courses based on their application date. I'm afraid there's no rhyme or reason to how they assign courses so when other people applied has no bearing on when they all get course dates.

For example, it took me 2 years from initial application to start at the college, yet there were also people on my course who'd only just applied six months earlier. The course after mine then had people who'd also been waiting for about 2 years, so you see, dates of application, medical etc doesn't matter as it seems to be a lottery as to who'll get picked to start when.

Sorry but thats the HR dept for you:ouch: :{

FB

HR works in weird and wonderful ways! I knew I wanted to be an ATCO, it was just a question of whether it would be before or after uni. During my A-levels I thought I was screwing them up royally so as a contingency I thought it wouldn't do me any harm to apply to NATS in case I didn't get into uni. That was in the June. By September that same year I'd passed 1st tests, 2nd tests and my medical, and been offered a start date for the coming January. So from initial application to actually starting at the college was under 6months! What I don't understand is that there is a chronic shortage of controllers, esp at MACC & LACC and yet HR appear to be going backwards in the recruitment process!:confused: :( :mad:

I'm on the March course. I was offered December but I chose to put it back three months.

hello am on the march course as well.

got phonecall at end of august as they had spaces on the sept course, but had to turn it down, not enough notice for my current employer. told by HR would be on december course but received letter saying march instead.

not gonna complain, just glad finally got course date, applied july 03. see you guys in bournemouth!

Good Luck with your taining and congratulations.

Even though I've have been a controller for over 19 years, I'm in training at A80 (Atlanta Large Tracon), so even us old timers have to go back into the training enviroment when we transfer to larger and busier facilities.

Mike
NATCA A80

Oh yes, how right you are.

I applied in September 2002 and start in December. that's over 2 years!!!!

Have handed notice in at work now so please, please Mr HR man, don't re-sched me now:ooh:

Hi, I'll be starting in March too!
I got my acceptance letter in July, passed medical in August and like other was offered Sept start with 7 days notice. Needless to say I couldn't accept that with such short notice. I was then offered December but had to knock that back as well due to other committments.
Anyway, got start date for March now and really looking forward to it! Seems ages away still but I'm sure the time will fly by!
See you all in Bournemouth in only 4 1/2 months!!

:D I'm due to start in March as well, just found out this morning. Apparently I won't get a letter for another 2 months, but I will be starting on March 7th. I absolutely can't wait!!!:) Any other March people out there?

training
 

hi all,

just wondering if anyones started training this year and if so how they are finding it. im wondering whether to apply or not but iv just seen an interview question and lets just say i havnt done maths since GCSE so am now thinking i might not be cut out for ATC