Tom Adcock
NATCA National Training Rep.
OKC Updates:
FAA Has dual hiring sources -
1.) Experienced Bid - Closed last week (2200 applicants) to help bring people on board by May 1st. 700-800 likely candidates that mostly will go directly to the facility.
2.) No experience - Announcement opens March 23rd, uses validated BioQ data from current controllers, first pass BioQ then ATSAT
1st class to report Aug 2015
Appx 1000 slots for FY15
Appx 1300 for FY16 (Class Makeup 55% Enroute, 45% Terminal)
BioQ is to reduce the amount of people taking the ATSAT that requires $200-300 pp cost
Currently about an 80% pass rate in OKC
Curriculum changes:
AT basics optional for CTI and military
Tower Sim Using PV and cumulative grading method
Travel MOU for new hires adding time
Recurrent Training -
Hoping to differentiate modules for terminal vs enroute
Allow facility managers discretion regarding material possibly
OJTI redesign -
OJTI course was determined to be outdated and needed to be updated with new ideas and techniques to assist OJT's
A collaborative workgroup has been developed
OJTI supplemental has been completed and should be rolled out summer of 2015 with an expected completion in early 2016
CIC Redesign -
Collaborative Workgroup formed to develop new training
Expected completion Dec. 2015
FDT-
2014 - 2674 FDTs completed
2015 - 294 FDTs to date
Working on electronic filing of FDTs to help in reduction of lead times. Hoping for rollout this summer.
IPG (Instructor Program Guides/Stage 3 and 4) Rewrites-
Working to eliminate disparity among like type facilities
Workgroup formed to establish uniform grading for qualification training
ATCOTS/CTC Contract expires Sept. 2015, bid is out and should be announced shortly.