Thomsonfly FTE Scheme

[bigmustard]

What else would you expect

It looks like once you're on the approved course you're committed to Thomsonfly?

Sul
Thats how the scheme works! You can't expect to be 'recruited' by Thompsonfly and FTE, be mentored by both and then have FTE tout you to other employers.

The tagged scheme is designed to grow your own pilots, in the knowledge that provided they do as expected after the fairly rigorous selection, you have a supply of pilots for your vacancies.

Thompson, Flybe and others are not running these schemes to recruit and train pilots for somebody else. They are running the sceme because they anticipate a need for you when you have finshed.

[ppl_student]

Sul,

Don't apply if you don't want to be "committed" to thomsonfly!

I'd imagine that if at the end of the course thomsonfly's recruitment needs have changed and they don't have jobs, then you will be allowed to apply elsewhere.

[Grass strip basher]

But TFly effectively promise you nothing on completion of the course so surely if you wanted to approach another airline there is nothing to stop you?? Although you would hardly expect FTE to recommend you to another airline for obvious reasons

[ppl_student]

yeah you probably can, but I doubt FTE would help you. Also, people at thomsonfly will know people at other airlines, and it may not go down too well if you tell them you don't want their job after they selected you and thought they were getting a pilot....

Also, why apply to an airline approved scheme if you don't want to work for the airline? Why not just go non-tagged (same price, same course) and then you have a choice of where you apply to for jobs...

[ppl_student]

thought I'd bump this up a bit...

anyone heard anything?

[Sul]

Not heard anything yet, wouldn't expect to anyway, they're probably still sorting out Phase 2.

It's not that I don't want to be committed, I was just exploring my options (which I think is important to do), before I applied. What I really meant was would names be put forward for recommendation if the airline pulled out saying, for example, "no jobs at the moment, sorry".

[ppl_student]

Does anyone know thomsonfly's basing policy? I'm guessing that initially you are based wherever they put you, but how long until you can apply for a transfer? And how likely are you to get it?

[Bambe]

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That's a good question... Keep it for the interview, they always apreciate candidates who ask for specific points at the end of the interview.

Does anyone get some news...Sent my application more than 2 weeks ago and still no answer...!!

[ppl_student]

Applications have only been closed for just over a week, give them a chance!

Using timescales from last years tfly scheme, we should have heard last friday. Using flybe maps timescales, we might hear today, so fingers crossed! We should certainly hear this week I think.

[yoda1]

Just to let you guys know that they have begun to send out the dates for assessment.

[ppl_student]

woohooo! I'm going on saturday. anyone else? I'd be interested to hear if how many other sessions they are doing.

[yoda1]

bit of a tight timescale to get all prepared and stuff

[revilo_rehsif]

im in as well

they have said wednesday for me, however i have an exam that day . hopefully they might be able to reschedule it.

[ppl_student]

wow, so they're running it at least from saturday to wednesday... maybe longer... that means 5 days of 2 sessions per day... 4 people per session... 40 candidates... they only did 24 last time. guess its because they are recruiting for 2 courses this time.

[AJMcC]

Congratulations everyone. Mine is Tuesday morning.
I was hoping someone might be able to clarify for me - am I right in thinking that 16 PF Tests means 16 personality factor tests? I did a quick search on google and that's all I could come up with!

[Potential]

AJMcC,

I've been for the OAT tests and they used 20PF, which was a personality test. (I'm moderately positive btw!) I didn't know what PF actually stood for but personality factor seems reasonable. No idea about the significance of the number though. It is certainly not the number of questions as there were hundreds of them.

[Bambe]

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hi,

Good for me too..sunday 6th.. hope I could reshedule it as I come back in Europe in June!!!
Is someone can tell more about the personnaly test...Is it writting questions?

Good luck guys!

40 candidates and how many seats?

[yoda1]

Most likely:

6 people per session. 2 sessions per day. Running for one week. At least 60 people.

With the PF tests, i did the OAT ones and Mike told me that i had perfect crosses in each box so i am not too woried about that part.

[femaleWannabe]

When I went last time there were 4 people per session. This meant 1 got interviewed, 1 did pilapt and 2 did tests... then we swapped round. We didn't have the pf tests last time though.

They're recruiting for 2 courses this time so I think there must be 12 places. Last time there were 6 places for one course.

[revilo_rehsif]

although it doesnt say in the email, but im guessing that we will be doing the pilapt test as well