11th July 2024 • The HERALD • Page 69 v READ THE HERALD ONLINE: www.herald-publishing.co.uk v ASK A PROFESSIONAL Helen Sparks Mortgages & Financial Services Offering professional advice since 1985 Mortgages Residential Life Time Equity Release Buy to Let – first time landlords Property Portfolios Help to Buy Insurance Buildings & Contents Insurance Life Assurance Critical Illness Income Protection YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS This firm usually charges a fee for mortgage advice. The amount of the fee will depend upon your circumstances and will be discussed and agreed with you at the earliest opportunity. Some forms of buy to let mortgage are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 023 8084 4108 enquiries@helensparks.com Helen Goodall T/A Helen Sparks Mortgages & Financial Services is an appointed representative of PRIMIS Mortgage Network, a trading name of First Complete Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority NATS Launches Search for Next Generation of Air Traffic Controllers e air tra c service provider, NATS has recently launched a nationwide recruitment campaign to identify and train the next generation of air tra c controllers. is exciting opportunity o ers individuals the chance to play a vital role in ensuring the safety and e ciency of the 2.5 million ights that y through UK airspace each year. Claire Burton, Head of Operational Excellence and Transformation at NATS, said: “We are thrilled to be reopening applications for our Trainee Air Traffic Controller programme again this year. Air traffic controllers are the foundation of the aviation industry and with travel booming again, there’s never been a better time to join our teams across the country for what is a hugely fulfilling and rewarding career.” Candidates don’t need any speci c quali cations beyond ve GCSEs at Grade 4 or Scottish National 5’s Grade A-C, including English and Maths. According to NATS, being successful is much more about aptitude, with teamwork, good situational awareness and adaptability all cited as important qualities. Successful candidates will go through around 12 months of initial simulator and theory-based training, before being posted to an airport tower or a NATS control centre at either Swanwick in Hampshire or Prestwick in Ayrshire. Once there, students receive on the job training towards becoming fully edged controllers, working as part of a team to keep the skies safe every day. Trainee controllers receive a salary of £21,330, with some fully valid controllers working in the busiest operations eventually earning more than £100,000. Air tra c control training is now also an accredited apprenticeship scheme, with some trainees able to work towards an L5 recognised apprenticeship quali cation. And for the rst time, NATS is o ering a bursary fund to support applicants from lower income backgrounds or with carer responsibilities, with money available to go towards travel and medical costs. ese changes are all in aid of encouraging applications from a more diverse range of people, especially women and those from ethnic minority communities. Claire continues: “Great controllers come from all walks of life and all backgrounds and while we have many outstanding women controllers, they constitute only about 30% of the workforce. We want to attract talent from the broadest possible pool, and I’d really encourage anyone who’s keen to go for it. It really is a fantastic career.” NATS currently has around 1,600 controllers whose job is to safely manage the ow of aircra through the UK’s busy and complex airspace, as well as at 15 of the country’s busiest airports. Visit: nats.aero/ careers/trainee-air-tra c-controllers to apply and for more information.
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