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Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:48 pm
by atcguy98
v3sper wrote: ↑Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:06 pm
I got a call this very morning, an offer for FSS, starting in september, I'm from Montreal. Things ARE getting better ! I did not believe it at first ! However, I gotta sleep on that one, hoped for VFR ...she said FSS(september) and FIC courses were planned. Yup, things are getting better !
Big congrats, this is great news! I presume you had just finished the FEAST examinations and were in that pool of candidates waiting for offers before they shut down recruitment? Also seems like they are indeed hiring for FSS first (as noted earlier), although a sample size of 1 leaves much to yet be seen. All the best moving forward
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:00 pm
by v3sper
Yup waiting since feb 2020, just before covid and thanks !
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2021 9:30 pm
by ProfessionalATC
I have good information from reliable sources that there will be an FSS course starting in Edmonton in August. So training is starting again.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 5:04 am
by jcf182
Got a call as well on Friday for FIC in Quebec for September.
Had to refuse since I am from Montreal, cannot move and wanted IFR only anyways.
So yes things are moving! Good luck!
FYI passed interview in Feb 2020.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:18 pm
by outflying8
Can confirm. Got a call for FSS in YEG which I politely declined. Here’s hoping!
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:39 pm
by Mayday200
outflying8 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:18 pm
Can confirm. Got a call for FSS in YEG which I politely declined. Here’s hoping!
Just curious where you were in the application process. As I had received an offer and was about to start the IFR training in YEG a couple weeks before COVID shut everything down.
Wonder if they are reaching out to people who had started training or had been given offers first or if everyone is back on the wait list now.
Did they mention when that FSS course in YEG would be starting? Just looking for some kind of insight.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:14 am
by evilgravy
late aug for the FSS course. I also turned it down.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:25 am
by atcguy98
I was curious for those who are turning down FSS courses, are you hoping for VFR/IFR offers later down the line or reapplying from the start again?
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:27 pm
by outflying8
atcguy98 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:25 am
I was curious for those who are turning down FSS courses, are you hoping for VFR/IFR offers later down the line or reapplying from the start again?
Yup, FSS is lower pay, and not as interesting to me, but most importantly it would require me to move my wife and 2 young kids to some pretty awful places…. VFR the worst that could happen is Yellowknife so I can make do, hoping for IFR but VFR will also be an instant yes, always dreamt of VFR
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:28 pm
by outflying8
Mayday200 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:39 pm
outflying8 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 12, 2021 8:18 pm
Can confirm. Got a call for FSS in YEG which I politely declined. Here’s hoping!
Just curious where you were in the application process. As I had received an offer and was about to start the IFR training in YEG a couple weeks before COVID shut everything down.
Wonder if they are reaching out to people who had started training or had been given offers first or if everyone is back on the wait list now.
Did they mention when that FSS course in YEG would be starting? Just looking for some kind of insight.
Late august start date if I recall. And I had been put in eligibility pool in 2020 and it’s been extended to 2022 last I was told
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:28 pm
by evilgravy
outflying8 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:27 pm
atcguy98 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 11:25 am
I was curious for those who are turning down FSS courses, are you hoping for VFR/IFR offers later down the line or reapplying from the start again?
Yup, FSS is lower pay, and not as interesting to me, but most importantly it would require me to move my wife and 2 young kids to some pretty awful places…. VFR the worst that could happen is Yellowknife so I can make do, hoping for IFR but VFR will also be an instant yes, always dreamt of VFR
pretty much the same boat for me, but with only one kid
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:50 pm
by pupelarajaka
Got an offer for Montreal ACC, but had to turn it down because mon francais n'est pas fort lol
For reference, I took the FEAST around fall 2019. They told me my application has been extended to be valid until next summer.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 2:49 am
by Braun
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:50 pm
Got an offer for Montreal ACC, but had to turn it down because mon francais n'est pas fort lol
For reference, I took the FEAST around fall 2019. They told me my application has been extended to be valid until next summer.
Just out of curiosity, did they say for when the offer was for? I.E. Course start date?
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:59 pm
by pupelarajaka
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 2:49 am
Just out of curiosity, did they say for when the offer was for? I.E. Course start date?
Sorry I didn't ask for more information.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:06 pm
by Braun
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 12:59 pm
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 2:49 am
Just out of curiosity, did they say for when the offer was for? I.E. Course start date?
Sorry I didn't ask for more information.
Did they specify if it was for IFR or FSS, or VFR?
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:59 pm
by pupelarajaka
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:06 pm
Did they specify if it was for IFR or FSS, or VFR?
ACC so IFR
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
by Braun
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:59 pm
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:06 pm
Did they specify if it was for IFR or FSS, or VFR?
ACC so IFR
Yup, thanks. I work in the ACC. Apparently it is easier to get information on Avcanada than at Nav. Thanks!
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
by Braun
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:59 pm
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:06 pm
Did they specify if it was for IFR or FSS, or VFR?
ACC so IFR
Yup, thanks. I work in the ACC. Apparently it is easier to get information on Avcanada than at Nav. Thanks!
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:44 am
by Braun
Braun wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:59 pm
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:06 pm
Did they specify if it was for IFR or FSS, or VFR?
ACC so IFR
Yup, thanks.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:19 am
by aircanada333
Braun wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 5:59 pm
Braun wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:06 pm
Did they specify if it was for IFR or FSS, or VFR?
ACC so IFR
Yup, thanks. I work in the ACC. Apparently it is easier to get information on Avcanada than at Nav. Thanks!
Can anyone confirm if any of the trainees have been recalled? it seems odd Nav is sending out offers to candidates but trainees haven't been recalled yet
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:20 am
by Braun
aircanada333 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:19 am
Braun wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
Yup, thanks. I work in the ACC. Apparently it is easier to get information on Avcanada than at Nav. Thanks!
Can anyone confirm if any of the trainees have been recalled? it seems odd Nav is sending out offers to candidates but trainees haven't been recalled yet
This is the info I was looking for more specifically. Was it an actual offer or just to see if the candidate was interested.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:20 am
by TheGooseIsLoose
aircanada333 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:19 am
Braun wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
Yup, thanks. I work in the ACC. Apparently it is easier to get information on Avcanada than at Nav. Thanks!
Can anyone confirm if any of the trainees have been recalled? it seems odd Nav is sending out offers to candidates but trainees haven't been recalled yet
I am a former IFR trainee from the YVR region. I have not been recalled and neither have my former classmates. I cannot speak for people who were in Specialty or OJT though. No official word on courses running or start dates yet either. From what I've been reading/hearing unofficially it sounds like training is being rolled out in a regional manner so hopefully we will hear something soon.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:09 am
by Braun
TheGooseIsLoose wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:20 am
aircanada333 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:19 am
Braun wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 2:55 am
Yup, thanks. I work in the ACC. Apparently it is easier to get information on Avcanada than at Nav. Thanks!
Can anyone confirm if any of the trainees have been recalled? it seems odd Nav is sending out offers to candidates but trainees haven't been recalled yet
I am a former IFR trainee from the YVR region. I have not been recalled and neither have my former classmates. I cannot speak for people who were in Specialty or OJT though. No official word on courses running or start dates yet either. From what I've been reading/hearing unofficially it sounds like training is being rolled out in a regional manner so hopefully we will hear something soon.
Thanks! Unfortunately every ACC/FIR seems to be running things very differently. Hard to follow.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:40 pm
by pupelarajaka
Nav told me they were hiring only for Montreal (which I assume has a smaller pool cause French). Each region is handling differently and they weren't looking to hire for another area right now.
Re: Any updates on training?
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:36 am
by Braun
pupelarajaka wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 2:40 pm
Nav told me they were hiring only for Montreal (which I assume has a smaller pool cause French). Each region is handling differently and they weren't looking to hire for another area right now.
I work in Montreal. I am pushing to get training started but have had no updates from Nav so I was asking because of that! Thanks.