elafrican: would you please stop all this "I guess I'm actually great" stuff at least until you actually have an ATCO licence??? FYI being on OJT doesn't mean that you made it... Many people are chopped on the OJT, so please don't be so overconfident or may I say arrogant, by telling people big truths (invented by yourself, I presume?) about being "born to do ATC" and things like that.

Thank you and good luck with your training.

Well said V!

For those who haven't seen already, Eurocontrol have started a recruitment process to take on just 8 ab-initio trainees, to start in Spring 2015.

Become an air traffic controller | Eurocontrol

Im surprised the above post hasnt garnered more interest.

8 vacancies for 2015. Initial course in Toulouse.

Next recruitment will be 2017 at the earliest.

Grab it whilst you can!

Any info on how Toulouse is working for Maastricht? Are the trainees coming out better or worse than from Lux? People in Muac satisfied? What were the pass rates for the last two AI courses?

The 2015 course will be the 1st complete AI course in Toulouse.

Its the test AI for the future 2017+ recruitments (which if predictions stay true will be 20+ student controllers per year).

Be warned if you are thinking of applying that the Toulouse course is expected to have a VERY high failure rate. It has almost half the amount of simulation time than the Lux course with much less complexity. The pass rate at Toulouse will probably be 100% so that ENAC can impress EUROCONTROL but those students will be well below par to start Maastricht training.

To be honest the failure rate from the last few years of AI courses has been worryingly high, so the risk of transferring it to Toulouse is somewhat reduced.

Its a shame political BS gets in the way of doing the sensible thing - this would have been the perfect opportunity to bring the whole thing in house @ MUAC.

If you are good enough, you should make it. If you are borderline, ill admit your chances of 'getting through' are reduced..... everybody @ MUAC wants trainees to pass, so if you make it through the front door in Beek you have a strong chance IMO.

Hey guys, If I understood correctly, the recruitment will be held in Toulouse, correct? Why is that? I thought it will be held in Maastricht. Why the change? Anyway, I applied too,, and would like to ask you sth, will some preparation do me any good for the FEAST? I mean, I am only preparing solving some logical math problems, and studying something from the AT-SAT book. I know that for FEAST there is no real preparation, but will the mentioned things do me any good?

Tnx,,
p.s: I am an ATC student at Faculty of Aeronautics in Slovakia, but it is not certified by any institution, it is just for preparation.

Hey guys,

I'm new here and I just wanted to see if anyone else has applied for the new training at Eurocontrol and if they got any feedback yet.

And I just wanted to check if anyone has any information about changes to the selection process (there are no group tasks etc. mentioned on eurocontrol.int) and if anybody knows something about the training at ENAC in Toulouse.

Thanks guys (and girls)

@maumau92 - I applied earlier in the week and got a "Thanks for applying - we'll be in touch soon.." email shortly after.

Quite excited!

Soon after sending your application you should receive a certificate of visual performance that needs to be completed by an optician/ophthalmologist. You then send it back and wait for an invitation (I believe this hasn't been announced yet, as I haven't personally received anything).

@mbucholski - I assume the certificate is by forwarded post and not electronically (by email)?

It's a Word document via email. Returned electronically (fax/post/in person also possible).

Yeah I got that a few weeks ago and last week another message just saying that they received my application and will be in touch soon. So lets hope the best

@mbucholski

Luckily just been sent the certificate of visual performance sheet by EURM about 30 minutes before my scheduled eye exam.

Visited MUAC on Friday (thanks Ellen and others)

Apparently budget considerations mean that there will be a planned reduction in the number of controllers (+/- 50 was the number mentioned) in the next few years. Also a reduction in investment and system development.
It's always been feast (no pun intended) or famine concerning the provision of ab-initio courses. There will be a peak in retirement at the end of the decade again and it is expected that about 100 new controllers will be needed by 2020. So more courses should be scheduled in 2016-2017.

Allright everyone, I need a little help.

:D I just got an email containing the invitation for Phase 1 for 20th May 2014. :D

The thing is that I'm currently working on my bachelor thesis ( I study comp sci ) and I am getting truly busy until the end of june.

Is trying to reschedule a good idea, or should I just go for it? I am afraid I will not be in my best shape at that time, lots of stress is accumulating on the way.

Thanks for any piece of advice,

Paul Anton

Paul I also got invited but on the 19th :)

hello everyone

I also got an invitation for the selection test on 19th May!
How do you guys prepare for the test? if you even do?! does anyone use skytest?

cheers:)

Nice one all - how long have you been waiting for your invitation? I.e. when was your certificate of visual performance in with HR? :D

I got one as well for the 21st, but I did need to reschedule because it was right in the middle of my university exams... but good luck to all of you ;) I think I waited like 2 months or so?

phase 1
 

Hey,
I also got an invitation for the 19th :)
do you guys prepare yourselves? with skytest or any other things? I'm wondering if i should do it or not...they won't give us any preparation stuff will they?:confused:

it's been a long long time
 

Thanks,

I just checked my email and it says I sent it on the 14th of February.
On the 20th I followed up with an email inquiring the receipt of the visual performance certificate and I was confirmed and thanked for my patience :)

Good luck,
Paul

Got invitation for 19th of May. It will be way to hard to make it, so that's why I am asking. You think that 1st time is always better and with more chances? They told me that if they have enough candidates in May, there won't be any other dates, and the opening will be closed. So, what do you think?

but all selection tests are in May, aren't they?

Guys, does anybody know when does the 2nd Phase takes place? is it like after 3-4 months, or it might be one month after the 1st phase. Anyone? at least approximately. Tnx.

Asked a friend who passed the FEAST at Skyguide, and told me tha Skytest helped him a lot, he knew exactly what to expect. Any comments on that?

Who is travelling from Budapest? i'll be going on 18th from Budapest to Brussels, then via train to Maastricht. Anyone else??

Not from Budapest, but from Brussels direct to Maastricht.

Hi guys.
Going to take FEAST at Maastricht on 16th June...
I've already passed it and work as an ATC in Ukraine...but our authorities don't care about english part in feast test...so we did'nt do it the best...
But in Maastricht everything is important...could you give some advices about english phase of the test...i've got the 4'th level of ICAO...but i think it's not enough...
Thank's a lot

slamdoneck1991, do MUAC know that you have already taken FEAST (as specified in the e-mail) and are working in ATC already?

Hey,
I'll be there on the 17th

I did the FEAST test a while ago with NATS in the UK, the English part wasn't really complicated. It's just general understanding of written and spoken text, filling in words etc. If you understood the rest of the test, then the English part shouldn't really be a problem.

ANyone who had an experience in Eurocontrol, please, will there be a problem if you can't come on the suggested date for phase 2? any consequences? I am just afraid that will not be in Europe for the summer, and if I get a call for phase 2 that time, someone else will take my place.

And for the phase 1, I see that different dates for mostly everyone, didn't know that. that's good, at least we won't be 100 people all together at once.

maumau92, I presume you have also advised MUAC that you have taken FEAST previously? Did you pass?

Yes I did ;) Luckily they give me a second chance =) I got to Phase 2 with NATS

so you are going to take feast at eurocontrol too? on the 17th of June or? I see all of us got different dates, I see that phase 2 will be later, so I'll have a chance to go in september or october for the phase 2, if I pass the feast, which I hope to.

Got an invitation to phase 1 on the 17th of June yesterday. :)

Yes I'm there on the 17th. I personally hope that it doesn't take too long for the second phase, but I guess we'll have to wait and see ;)
Congratulations CoolOff, see you there !

GlobalJourney,
Of course...i mantioned about it, and they told me, that i should pass the FEAST test again, also like my friend, we both an ATC in Ukraine already, and did feast in 2012...