chejar have a look at: National Rail Enquiries - Official source for UK train times and timetables

Chejar, depend if you're flying to Heathrow or Gatwick

From Heathrow, you need to take the Underground to Waterloo and you can then get a train to Southampton from there. If your test is at the Novotel, then Southampton Central station is only a few minutes walk.

From Gatwick, you can get a train to Portsmouth and then change to go to Southampton.

National Rail Enquiries is good, but you can also use Cheap train tickets, get UK train times & fares | thetrainline

hey guys, i wanted to know after the stage 1 test, how long do they take to reply back with a yes or No. and after how long do you go to stage 2.

Been seeing a few nervous faces around CTC recently so it's nice they're getting some new applicants through again. Best of luck to everyone! It took me 18 months to get from the first online application to my stage 3 interview and I know other people on my course were waiting even longer so you have to be pretty determined! Seems like things are progressing fairly nicely however.

It takes up to 15 working days, at least that's what they told mea fter all my stages, sometimes they were quick and sometimes it took the full 15 days. My guess is that it all depends on how busy HR is at the time.

First I'd like to say congrats and good luck to everyone applying :)

I've booked my Stage 1 on the 20th Sep and will be flying into Gatwick then getting the train to Fareham to spend the night on 19th,

Is there anyone else from the Glasgow/Prestwick Area going down or anyone else going the night before?

Aaron

Online tests
 

Hey everyone, I've been sent the online link to do the online test before stage 1, can anyone shed a little light what the inline test is and if or what I need to study/prepare for?!?!
Many thanks and good luck to you all

hey guys, new here created this account when i was younger, finally old enough to retain a license, jus done the online test on on the 2nd still no reply..patiently waiting (who am i kidding, ive been on the edge of my seat for the past week waiting for this email). read through the forum pages great help thank you to everyone posting informative information and replys to question

Much Appricated

Fizzle91

Times
 

I've re-arranged my interview to the Novotel, and the confirmation email says it will start at 10am and end at 12pm.

Does anyone know if this will be for both parts (assuming i pass the first)? I'm sure the original times lasted around 3 hours.

I'm wanting to book my fight home for 4.15pm, and as long as I'm finished by by 2pm i should be ok.

Thanks

Hello
 

Hey Everyone. Just wanted to say hi, since im also applying for the trainee ATCO position, and I'm hoping that I will pass the stage I assesment, which I have on 26th of september. I'm pretty sure we will have a lot more to talk about the further into the recrutation process we are. For now good luck to everyone applying :)

Hi,

The ManyTentacles and Crazy Voyager, thanks for the help with those links ;) it reallyfacilitate. I already booked my flight and a night at IBIS that is only2 minutes walk to Novotel.

Again… Tanks ;)

Hey
 

Hello everyone. I just wanted to say, that im scheduled for day 1 assesment on 26th of september. Basicly im writing just to introduce myself. I'm hoping that I will have a lot more to write about after and if i get to the 2nd day assesment :)
I can't wait to do these tests, can hardly focus on uni's exams because of that...
Good luck to everyone and see you hopefully in ATCO college someday.

TR24: I'm from Liverpool too lad...but I'm a bit worried about you organising a 'fight' home!! I did ask your question a page before...I am led to believe that the whole deal will last 2-3 hours...including if you need to take the further test! Im going national rail...if you can afford the flight then good on ya! All the best!

Chris,

I've decided to fly because its 'slightly' quicker than the train, and i get far too bored on the train. The prices of flights from Manchester to Southampton (with Flybe) isn't much more than the train if you don't want to take a bag in the hold.

My Stage 1 started at 11:15 and I was out bang on 1pm, and I stayed for all the tests :ok:

nats and Spain towers
 

Hi
I'd like to know if someone has informations concerning the exam to pass to obtain the ICAO level 4 in Spanish. I haven't found nothing about wher, when and what is the content of this test.
Thanks
FWED

Hi Kimmikins.
How was?

Could you tell us something about the questions??

Thanks :) :ok:

Hello everybody! I'm Cátia, I'm portuguese and I'll be at stage 1, in 13th September, 8h15.

I wish good luck to everyone that applied for this stage.

kisses :)

Nats 1st test
 

Hi all ive made it to the 1st test down in fareham i will be going on thursday the 20th at 13:45 anybody on here going at the same time???
If not good luck anyway

Day 1 assessment exercises
 

Hi everyone

I'd just like to know if anyone has some exercise examples about "calculating headings and directions using the 360º of the compass" (feeling really dumb right now :ugh:) cause I haven´t really understand wath they mean, and try to find some exercises on the web and I have been unsuccessful.
I'd appreciate if anyone could help me!