Electricfence
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Im not disagreeing with you in theory, I agree this make sense for the success of the training, but not in terms of employee wants and needs. also, veterans don't always make the best trainers strictly based on experience.Your argument of creating a hurdle is the exact same argument low level facilities make when a four level cap is suggested by anyone in the union. However, these low level facilities aren’t the ones dealing with this inability/inexperience and working non volunteer six day work weeks due to staffing. They feel it is almost their right to be able to transfer from CSG to ATL simply because they’re at a facility that can release them when they aren’t anywhere near qualified. The best methods forward would be to have all new hires go to a 4-7 facility (based on background or aptitude at academy), a four level transfer cap, allow CPCs from higher level facilities to transfer down (say after being CPC for 10 years), save pay, and train the next batch of controllers to move up. The mid levels should be the heart and soul of movements.
also, what do you do when you no longer have applicants to the high levels from the mid levels? How do you then staff those facilities?
the entire workforce does not put the same emphasis on success in training as you are. Because most people think they will make it at the place they put in for. Trying to convince people your way is better for their success will never work. That would be a very heavy handed way to say the faa knows best so now go to Indy after going to Billings before you can get back to home, especially when there still would not be a timeline and no guarantees.