Jet2 Fully Funded Scheme

[bombaydude]

Does anyone know if it is actually fully funded..... or like, the TUI scheme, clawed back through salary sacrifice for a few years?
Thanks

[Chris the Robot]

I'd have thought declaring previous applications shows honesty and a passion for aviation. During a recent interview for a funded cadet programme I was asked if I had applied elsewhere and whether I would continue to apply in the future. It was clear that answering "no" to either question would have resulted in a follow up of "why not?".

Additionally, anyone who made the AoN stage elsewhere would presumably have some sort of profile with AoN, so I'd assume they'd know if people answered dishonestly and got to that stage with Jet2.

[Upintheaironeday]

Originally Posted by bombaydude

Does anyone know if it is actually fully funded..... or like, the TUI scheme, clawed back through salary sacrifice for a few years?
Thanks

well I’ve read somewhere else they usually pay their second officers something like 50-60k and this programme states minimum 35k and you have to be tied in to jet2 for 5 yrs (if you leave before the 5 yrs you would have to pay a certain amount back, it probably reduces over the years) so based on that, I am assuming that the lower salary for 5 yrs is to cover a good chunk of the cost of the training. I’m just speculating though and only going on what I read somewhere else but it seems likely

[bajanelite123]

Originally Posted by bombaydude

Does anyone know if it is actually fully funded..... or like, the TUI scheme, clawed back through salary sacrifice for a few years?
Thanks

The FAQ has this information. If you leave within 5 years they will want the training costs back (the balance probably reduces every year). Starting salary is also less but super vague. It will shoot up quickly though. It seems pretty normal for a funded programme like this.

[DomMar195]

Originally Posted by FlyingGirlsMum

Hello everyone.
A question to those who have previously applied to Speedbird/TUI/etc:
Did you declare on the Jet2 application that you previously completed an application with another airline?
I was wondering if perhaps by answering honestly, it could be why my daughter has not progressed past 'under review'.
There are bound to be tens of thousands of applications, but I imagine this stage is automated.

I never got asked this in my application. Only whether I had applied to Jet2 / Jet2Holidays in the past.

[FlyingGirlsMum]

The application asked for the name and date of any pilot assessment that had been completed. It was one of the final questions.

[PPRuNeUser485134]

Originally Posted by bombaydude

Does anyone know if it is actually fully funded..... or like, the TUI scheme, clawed back through salary sacrifice for a few years?
Thanks

there’s no such thing as free, training bonds are the norm in the industry

the BA cadet scheme used to start their SOs on substantially lower salaries

Financially speaking you would be better off self funding, getting into a jet, getting 500+ hours and then you have many more options. That is if you can support the training costs.

[Upintheaironeday]

Originally Posted by FlyingGirlsMum

The application asked for the name and date of any pilot assessment that had been completed. It was one of the final questions.

well yes I suppose if someone had got to the end of the process and completed the pilot assessments at the day down in Heathrow then you might put it down, but if it was just an application and the initial basic assessments that were done and then not progressed then I wouldn’t put that down so I suppose it depends what stage you got to

[VariablePitchP]

Originally Posted by KSINGH

there’s no such thing as free, training bonds are the norm in the industry

the BA cadet scheme used to start their SOs on substantially lower salaries

Facially speaking you would be better off self funding, getting into a jet, getting 500+ hours and then you have many more options. That is if you can support the training costs.

And that’s the only slight issue with your plan, you need to have Ł100k knocking about

[JurassicPilot]

Originally Posted by VariablePitchP

And that’s the only slight issue with your plan, you need to have Ł100k knocking about

Ł100k net, which is anywhere between Ł120-Ł150k gross. Is the difference in salary that substantial with/without the bond?

[SKM222]

Originally Posted by FlyingGirlsMum

The application asked for the name and date of any pilot assessment that had been completed. It was one of the final questions.

that's strange that some were asked this.. but it sounds like others haven't got this question.

[VariablePitchP]

Originally Posted by JurassicPilot

Ł100k net, which is anywhere between Ł120-Ł150k gross. Is the difference in salary that substantial with/without the bond?

Irrelevant if you don’t have six figures gathering dust in your bank account.

The question of whether to do it or not based purely on differences in pay is a problem for surely less than 5% of anyone applying. For everyone else this scheme is incredible as it takes away the financial barrier.

[Mustang123]

Originally Posted by Senna19

Applied on the 14th - all criteria met. still no reply. anyone in similar situation?

Hi - yes I applied on 15th and still “under review” yet it seems others have been sent the tests almost immediately

[Darkghoul91]

Originally Posted by Mustang123

Hi - yes I applied on 15th and still “under review” yet it seems others have been sent the tests almost immediately

I have the same, I’ve tried emailing but had no response.

[AdamSt205]

Originally Posted by FlyingGirlsMum

Hello everyone.
A question to those who have previously applied to Speedbird/TUI/etc:
Did you declare on the Jet2 application that you previously completed an application with another airline?
I was wondering if perhaps by answering honestly, it could be why my daughter has not progressed past 'under review'.
There are bound to be tens of thousands of applications, but I imagine this stage is automated.

I would take absolutely zero notice. You are bidding against 20,000 people for 60 slots. The odds are breathtaking in all honesty. The great news is that everyone is starting these schemes which means the market is good at the moment.

[flash8]

You are bidding against 20,000 people for 60 slots.

Those that are truly motivated and put huge effort into the process likely 1 in 20, and by that I mean many hours/days crafting an application or finding another way to move ahead no matter the cost/effort, the other 19 likely 50% are unmotivated/automated/didn't read the requirements such as nationality (zero chance) and 50% have an interest in aviation but are simply not focused/hungry/motivated enough to do much else and won't cry if they are rejected.

It's not a straight probability question/answer here at play.

[DomMar195]

Well I just did my Arctic Shores assessment. Very tough. For those that are interested, you get instant feedback on various elements they examined. My scores were:

Understanding Others 4/4
Respond to Change 4/4
Identify Patterns 3/4
Attend to Tasks and Decisions 2/4
Approach Challenges 4/4
Work with Numeric Concepts 4/4

Very happy with those scores and glad I paid for practice runs, seems to be worth it. Lets see if Jet2 thinks it is good enough. The 2 score could let me down, but no point fretting about it. Just have to wait and see.

[Dopsonj]

Originally Posted by DomMar195

Well I just did my Arctic Shores assessment. Very tough. For those that are interested, you get instant feedback on various elements they examined. My scores were:

Understanding Others 4/4
Respond to Change 4/4
Identify Patterns 3/4
Attend to Tasks and Decisions 2/4
Approach Challenges 4/4
Work with Numeric Concepts 4/4

Very happy with those scores and glad I paid for practice runs, seems to be worth it. Lets see if Jet2 thinks it is good enough. The 2 score could let me down, but no point fretting about it. Just have to wait and see.

I'm not sure you've read and fully understood your results, these aren't "scores", they're scales. This information is provided to you when you first click through to your results, and then again listed under their FAQs.

[DomMar195]

When you drill into the explanatory text of the results of each dimension, you can see the kind of language they use and infer the meaning. For the dimensions I where the dot was rightmost (what I called 4/4) it uses words such as "highly persistent", "highly likely", "high level of self-confidence". In the dimension where the dot is 3 along from the left (what I called 3/4) it uses "likely". In the dimension where the dot is 2 along from the left (I called it 2/4) it uses "fairly focused" and "may be able to".

So as you go along the scale from left to right the language becomes more strongly positive. Therefore, you can infer that further along to the right on each scale represents "better" or "higher performing". Given that it is natural for English speakers to read from left to right and assign numbers from left to right, it does make sense to talk about 4/4 being best performance and 1/4 being poor performance.

Its an interpretation based on my specific feedback report, sure. If you see it differently then fine.

[future_pilot_di]

Originally Posted by DomMar195

When you drill into the explanatory text of the results of each dimension, you can see the kind of language they use and infer the meaning. For the dimensions I where the dot was rightmost (what I called 4/4) it uses words such as "highly persistent", "highly likely", "high level of self-confidence". In the dimension where the dot is 3 along from the left (what I called 3/4) it uses "likely". In the dimension where the dot is 2 along from the left (I called it 2/4) it uses "fairly focused" and "may be able to".

So as you go along the scale from left to right the language becomes more strongly positive. Therefore, you can infer that further along to the right on each scale represents "better" or "higher performing". Given that it is natural for English speakers to read from left to right and assign numbers from left to right, it does make sense to talk about 4/4 being best performance and 1/4 being poor performance.

Its an interpretation based on my specific feedback report, sure. If you see it differently then fine.

You would be correct. There appears to be a cut off of 18/24 (those that progressed towards the next stage). SO although FAQ may suggest that it is just a 'scale' there for sure are picking those that are scoring higher.