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Training Department Q1 2020

Afternoon Folks! I cannot say that 2020 has been a very nice time for any of us so far, nor can we even begin to understand how some people are being affected by these terrible times. But what I can do, is reflect upon the amazing work that you have all made possible through your contributions as pilots, students, mentors, instructors, chief tea maker, you name it and I guarantee you will have helped somewhere.   ATC Training We saw the beginning of the end for our Central Tr
Daniel Crookes

Daniel Crookes in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Division Policy 7.3.0

Division Policy 7.3.0 is now in effect.   This policy is changed to reflect adjustments to the S1 training process as well as to introduce appointment limits to the position of Division Director and Deputy Division Director.   Chris
Chris Pawley

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Member Services

Member Services Department - Introduction

Hi all, I hope you enjoyed today's Cross the Pond. A big well done to everyone who was involved in organising, controlling and flying in it! I just wanted to make you aware of a few changes happening within the Member Services Department. Firstly, Member Services will be taking over a lot of the Training Department's administrative tasks from this evening at 23:59BST. These include the following: Answering general enquiries about becoming an ATCO in VATSIM UK through the Helpdesk
Tom Earl

Tom Earl in Member Services

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ATC Training

British Summer Time (BST) begins Sunday 29th March at 01:00

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring At 1am on Sunday 29th March the clocks will advance one hour. This means that 1am will immediately become 2am, cruelly stealing from us an hour of our day. <insert traditional joke here> For those of you
Oliver Rhodes

Oliver Rhodes in ATC Training

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Pilot Training

VATSIM Pilot Ratings 2020

Hi all, Yesterday, VATSIM.net announced that the pilot rating system will be restructured from June 1st. The new system will more closely emulate the structure of ‘real-world’ pilot training, and will increase the consistency of training provided by all Authorised Training Organisations (ATOs) through more strictly defined course syllabi. P0: Basic VATSIM Member An eLearning course, hosted and administered by VATSIM.net, which all new members will be required to complete before co
Daniel Crookes

Daniel Crookes in Pilot Training

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ATC Training

S1 Examinations - from March 31st

Hi all, We announced in November that we would shortly be introducing S1 examinations. Since then, members have been working to produce an S1 syllabus which was published to OBS mentors and ATC examiners two weeks ago, and the web team have worked their usual magic to set-up S1 examinations on the CT System. S1 examinations will be introduced at 23:59z on Tuesday 31st March. Until then, students will continue to progress through the current system, receiving a rating upgrade once
Oliver Rhodes

Oliver Rhodes in ATC Training

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United Kingdom

VATSIM UK Live! 2020

We are pleased to announce the return of VATSIM UK Live! for the 9th edition. We will return to Conference Aston (in the same room we used in 2019) in Birmingham on the 8th and 9th August 2020 (both days 0900z-2100z). Our website will shortly be updated to enable you to make bookings for the event and for car parking only - we will not be offering an option to book accomodation with us this year. If you require accomodation you can book via Conference Aston directly or via one of the t
Chris Pawley

Chris Pawley in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

New Division Director

The last few weeks have been busy, as you can imagine, but even so, this message is well overdue. Firstly,  thanks to those people who have taken a moment to welcome me to my new job. I have agreed with Simon that my appointment should be of fixed term, lasting no later than the 1st February 2022. At this moment there is an opportunity to terminate the appointment or to re-appoint me as division director - but this is a choice to be made by the regional director.   I am grateful to Simon
Chris Pawley

Chris Pawley in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

New VATSIM UK Division Director

Folks I am delighted to announce that Chris Pawley is the new VATSIM UK Division Director. Chris's near 2 decades of experience on the network and staff positions made him the ideal candidate to lead the Division into a new era. I will be doing a handover with Chris in the coming week and he will let you know when is in running solo. I would like to wish Chris, and you all,  the best of luck and thanks again for your support over the past 4 years.  
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

DSG Changes

Nathan Donnelly is standing down as Deputy Division Director with immediate effect. I would like to thank Nathan for his support and friendship over the past 2 and a half years that he has been in the role.  As Dan had indicated last month, Nathan will also be relinquishing his TG1 Instructor role.  
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in United Kingdom

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Marketing

Midweek Madness - Feedback Wanted!

Hi Everyone,   As most of you are aware, we've been a trialling a weekly staff up event at Gatwick for the last couple of weeks. So far it's been a great success, in fact it has already exceeded our expecations on just the amount of traffic we're able to attract on a Wednesday evening. We've had some valid feedback so far, including: Making the event banner clearer - i.e including 'Gatwick' in the title Moving the event around, so it's not just held at Gatwick every week
Ben Wright

Ben Wright in Marketing

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United Kingdom

Member Services Director Appointment

I am delighted to announce that Tom Earl will be joining the DSG as the new (and first ever) Member Services Director. Tom's real-world experience and enthusiasm for the network made him the perfect candidate for the role.  As this is a brand new department, Tom will take the next few weeks setting things up. Congratulations Tom!!  
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in Staff Changes

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Marketing

- Harrison Grose

Hello everyone. Having embarked upon the final year of my secondary education (year 13), I have found myself with limited time on my hands to commit myself fully to the marketing manager role that I occupy. Therefore, Loui and I have made the decision that it would be best, for all parties, that I step down from my role within marketing. It's been a special opportunity to work with @Loui Ringer and @Ben Wright, all the DSG and everyone who's been involved with graphics and live streaming -
Harrison Grose

Harrison Grose in Staff Changes

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United Kingdom

VATSIM UK Division Director Vacancy

Applications are now being accepted for the position of Division Director for VATSIM UK. I have attached a copy of the job description. Please send an application detailing your VATSIM experience and your vision for the role to [email protected]. The closing date is 2359z on 19.1.2020.   VATSIM UK DD Advert.pdf
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in Vacancy

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United Kingdom

Merry Christmas....and other news

I want to thank everyone who has helped the Division this year whether it be flying in for an exam, mentoring, helping with sector files, document writing, staff roles, the list goes on.  You have all had a part in making this a great year for the Division. 2019 was another great year for the Division with more training, some great events and fantastic member engagement meaning that documentation and sector files were up to date and we were at the forefront of the testing for Audio for Vats
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Christmas 2019

Hi all, Believe it or not, Christmas is just under one week away, so it is inevitable that activity on and around the network will reduce. From Friday 20th December to Thursday 2nd January (inclusive), training staff will not send out the normal session request/availability reminders. Students will not be required to maintain a session request or availability during this period. Reminders will be sent on or shortly after Friday 3rd, and students will have until the end of Friday 10th
Oliver Rhodes

Oliver Rhodes in United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

Pilot Training

Good Evening! Please join me in congratulating @Tom Sirett who will be stepping into his new role as General Manager of Pilot Training! Tom has been a member of the Pilot Training team for several years and has played a key part in bringing Pilot Training to where it is today. Keeping with the theme of appointments, @Freddie Charlesworth will be joining the team as the IFR Flight Instructor who will manage our recently released virtual Instrument Rating course, the vIR(A). Tom’s c
Daniel Crookes

Daniel Crookes in Staff Changes

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United Kingdom

Training Group Instructor TGLL

Hi all, Please join me in congratulating @Nathaniel Leff who will be taking over from @James Yuen as Heathrow TGI. James has patrolled the fort of Heathrow for over a year and has now completed his move goal on his apple watch. I think we will all agree when I say James has always put 95% into his role...  (for the reference see the Heathrow Ground Moodle exam pass mark!). On behalf of the entire Training team, thank you @James Yuen for all of your hard work and please don't be a st
Daniel Crookes

Daniel Crookes in Staff Changes

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United Kingdom

Member Services Director

This is notification of the beginning of the application process for the position of Member Services Director. Application Closing Date: 7th December 2019 2359z. Details about the role and how to apply are in the attached PDF. memberservices.pdf
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in Vacancy

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United Kingdom

Member Support Department

Over the past few months, you may have heard some rumours about a new department in the Division (known to some as Department X ?).  I am pleased to say that I can give some more information on our plans. Since we disbanded the Community Department we have been looking at ways we can best serve you, if you are looking for help and support in the Division. The new department will deal with most of the administration that we deal with in the Division allowing the other departments to concentr
Simon Irvine

Simon Irvine in United Kingdom

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ATC Training

S1 Examinations

Hi all, In order to improve and standardise the quality of our S1 training, and in response to feedback which we have received from mentors, students, and controllers, we will shortly be introducing S1 practical examinations, in line with the process followed at S2, S3, and C1. This will not change the process of training, whereby members initially attend in introductory group session, complete eLearning courses, and receive one-to-one practical training. However, instead of being reco
Oliver Rhodes

Oliver Rhodes in ATC Training

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United Kingdom

Training Forums

Evening Guys! The below concerns all members currently training with us for an ATC or Pilot rating! We are very happy to introduce a new Training area on our forums. The Training Department forums are accessible to any current student training, mentors and training department staff. Upon being assigned to a TG for the purpose of training or mentoring, you will automatically be given access to view your TGs forum. The purpose of this forum is to provide students, mentors and staff
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