Hi all, I really want to become an ATC. To get myself prepared for this, I'm planning to form a study group. Drop me a message if you are interested to join. Let me know if you want to create an whatsapp group or telegram group.
cheers

what are you going to study?

Im intrested but wouldn't be better for NATS to tell us about them re opening its recruitment before we start studing for anything.

I am interested in joining the study group. Happy to PM my phone number for setting up the group on WhatsApp or Telegram :-)

It's a nice idea to do a study group, but the application process doesn't reward prior knowledge - it's really based on aptitude and personality. You could have read every book on air traffic control and still fail the process, while someone with no prior knowledge at all could pass.

Also bear in mind that things are very uncertain in the industry at the moment - I'm currently awaiting a start date for training (it was supposed to be in April) - nobody knows if/when it's going to go ahead, given the current situation.

liamdavis What are you going to study? Tried to PM you but your inbox is full, you need to delete all messages (sent messages too) as we are allowed only one message at the beginning (if nothing has changed).

"liamdavis has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."

Assessment reschedule
 

those who’s assessments were cancelled and due to reschedule has there been any update ? I was last told September possibly, but I am not sure if this is 100%

I was supposed to have a Stage 3 Assessment back in March but haven't had any communication with them since they said it was cancelled.

Same mine was in March they told me possibly September

Nats have a voluntary redundancy process open at the moment. Although that's not affecting operational jobs at this stage, I'd be surprised if ab initio recruitment is going ahead at the same time.

And with that there is a pause on external vacancies. The training college and its trainees are also under review.

yes but what are they reviewing? It’ll be the number of trainees they will need from the college over the next few years

I took it as meaning current college trainees (and those due to start - e.g. me) are at risk. I hope I'm wrong on that one, but I can't say I'm confident...

Trainess that have just finished at Global ATS have been posted and joining units. I know that one of those is joining a unit in November.

Have they had good postings?

I only know that 1 has been posted to Farnborough. Aside from that I dont know.

What do you define as "a good posting"?

Only 4 have been given postings, the other 9 of us are in airport holding for potentially up to a year :(

As in, the unit the said trainees wanted to be posted at

Where did the 4 get posted?