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Heard nothing here either.
Hopefully soon!! |
Originally Posted by Quilt
(Post 10557856)
Has anyone heard from NATS recruitment recently? I got in on the last batch of the old process and we were due to hear about course dates in August but nothing so far.
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Same for me, nothing yet - as I was told August, I was expecting something by the end of the work day yesterday...
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Has anyone waiting for course dates emailed and had had a response?
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Originally Posted by Whris
(Post 10568359)
Has anyone waiting for course dates emailed and had had a response?
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Well, it’s certainly an interesting interpretation of “early August”... It would be helpful if HR could send round a brief email letting everyone know that it’ll be another few weeks, as opposed to leaving us in limbo, and presumably it would reduce the number of enquiries I imagine they must be getting! Oh well... |
Originally Posted by Topcat47
(Post 10568410)
I was told on Tuesday that it's still being arranged and will probably be another few weeks of waiting.
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Originally Posted by Quilt
(Post 10568625)
Did they say why there had been such a long delay? |
Does anyone have any links for any online pre-learning material that could be useful for people (like me) waiting for course dates to be released?
I'm just eager to get started! |
Have you logged into the Induction portal ("Boarding Pass") that you will have been sent a link to when you had the job offer? If you click on the hamburger menu icon in the top right there should be a link to "Learning" which has some stuff in it (at least it does for me, but YMMV).
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Originally Posted by idloveit
(Post 10570437)
Does anyone have any links for any online pre-learning material that could be useful for people (like me) waiting for course dates to be released?
I'm just eager to get started! There are also some courses you can self enroll on for free on the Eurocontrol training site (they actually seem a bit more recent/higher quality than the NATS courses tf412 linked above!) A few books I've seen recommended earlier in the thread: Air Traffic Control by Graham Duke Aircraft Recognition Guide by Janes Air Pilots Manual vol 2: Air Law and Meteorology by Trevor Thom Worth looking around at eBay and second-hand stores for those as you can get them for next to nothing. There are also 2 ATC reference manuals that I believe we will use throughout the course. A bit dry on their own though, I think they should become more clear with the benefit of context from our lessons and teachers. CAP 413 - Radiotelephony Manual CAP 493 - Manual of Air Traffic Services Part 1 |
Do you know which study route you’re going down yet in respect of Aerodrome or Area? I’d suggest the air traffic control handbook by David Smith. Don’t bog yourself down too much with the CAP publications although there is a lot of useful info in MATS pt1 but by the end of the course you’ll be regurgitating it word for word anyway. If you’re going into Aerodrome perhaps flick through section 2 of the 493 but don’t get hung up on anything you can’t get your head around due to the way it is written in parts |
FAO the above two posters
Thanks for your help! When home this evening i'll take a look at the info you've mentioned. Not sure of any route i'll be taking yet re aerodrome/area etc - still waiting on a course date.. Thanks again. |
Originally Posted by idloveit
(Post 10571397)
FAO the above two posters
Thanks for your help! When home this evening i'll take a look at the info you've mentioned. Not sure of any route i'll be taking yet re aerodrome/area etc - still waiting on a course date.. Thanks again. |
Originally Posted by Runway26
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oh that sounds about right. I presume they haven’t told you where you will be going yet either then? |
Originally Posted by idloveit
(Post 10571472)
Correct - been a month or so now since any correspondence from NATS end. All we've been told thus far is we've been successful in the Stage 3 process.
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Originally Posted by idloveit
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Correct - been a month or so now since any correspondence from NATS end. All we've been told thus far is we've been successful in the Stage 3 process.
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Just my two pence, coming from a background where you have to also learn a very large rule book in a safety critical environment, pre-reading can be detrimental to your learning as you may interpret and learn things incorrectly to begin with. Courses like this are usually designed to teach people everything in a structured manner, for which you need no prior knowledge. Pre-reading of times and regs, in my opinion, should only be done if the course dictates it. However reading up on a general level of how things work probably wouldn’t be a bad idea? Each to their own! |
If you search ATCO Common Core Content Initial Training you can find the syllabus of what should be delivered to you during your training.
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I've had a call this morning from NATS - my course is 27th Apr @ CTC. Anyone else heard anything? :)
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