Where to go to Dispatcher school?

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MT said:
Nope. They have a special course you can take that enables you to get a job without having your ticket. You need to have the right connections at IFOD to qualify though.
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Why didn't I think of that? It would have saved months of job searching!
 
R2D said:
I mean, if you graduated, I can only assume you got your license.

If so, congrats...
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Believe what you want. Too many people have gone out of their way to say that ill be blacklisted from their company. Envoy and American are one step closer and I'm not about to let a keyboard warrior ruin my goals.
 
CRJInTheHeartOfTexas said:
I choose not to answer that question as too many people have threatened me
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Man, if you got your License, then PROFESS that S@#t!! You worked hard and this is the fruit of your labor. Some people on here may not like your attitude, but no one here can fault you for this accomplishment. We all know the work that had to go in to earning our tickets. You've proved to the doubters that you can do it. If there was ever a time to gloat, this would be it... (Only this one time tho)
 
JetCrew said:
Man, if you got your License, then PROFESS that S@#t!! You worked hard and this is the fruit of your labor. Some people on here may not like your attitude, but no one here can fault you for this accomplishment. We all know the work that had to go in to earning our tickets. You've proved to the doubters that you can do it. If there was ever a time to gloat, this would be it... (Only this one time tho)
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when im at american, absolutely, until then- mission not accomplished.
 
My apologies for stirring up whatever I stirred up.

Thanks for all of the advice and after talking with the schools and reading up on them, I found myself the most drawn towards Jeppensen for whatever reason, right or wrong.

Now I'm just trying to balance out their FOM-2 VLP (Virtual Learning Program) versus the standard 6 week course. Has anyone done the VLP and have an insight? It wasn't what I was expecting of a VLP where I just work modules, but rather a live feed which quells my primary concerns in regards to an online program. I'm trying to see a benefit to doing the 6 week on-site, but haven't really sorted that out quite yet. I have a next door neighbor who is a dispatcher that I can hassle when I get stumped as well or need clarification. Is there anything I'm merely overlooking?

I was a bit concerned when I wasn't able to get a loan through Sallie Mae so I put my RX7 up for sale yesterday and have someone coming in from out of town this weekend to pick it up so looks like I'm getting closer!

Unfortunately, when looking at the courses I missed the August start date and the next class is scheduled for Feb 13th with a graduation date of May 12th. For on-site the next realistic start date for me to attend would be October 31st finishing by December 13th. Personally, I'm not in a huge rush and would enjoy double the time to really solidify the material, but I don't know details of the industry (ie. if they generally hire in waves in the spring versus other times of year). Does anyone know if this is a real concern?

You have all be very helpful so thank you again for sharing your insight, opinions, and knowledge.
 
jinxtacy said:
My apologies for stirring up whatever I stirred up.

Thanks for all of the advice and after talking with the schools and reading up on them, I found myself the most drawn towards Jeppensen for whatever reason, right or wrong.

Now I'm just trying to balance out their FOM-2 VLP (Virtual Learning Program) versus the standard 6 week course. Has anyone done the VLP and have an insight? It wasn't what I was expecting of a VLP where I just work modules, but rather a live feed which quells my primary concerns in regards to an online program. I'm trying to see a benefit to doing the 6 week on-site, but haven't really sorted that out quite yet. I have a next door neighbor who is a dispatcher that I can hassle when I get stumped as well or need clarification. Is there anything I'm merely overlooking?

I was a bit concerned when I wasn't able to get a loan through Sallie Mae so I put my RX7 up for sale yesterday and have someone coming in from out of town this weekend to pick it up so looks like I'm getting closer!

Unfortunately, when looking at the courses I missed the August start date and the next class is scheduled for Feb 13th with a graduation date of May 12th. For on-site the next realistic start date for me to attend would be October 31st finishing by December 13th. Personally, I'm not in a huge rush and would enjoy double the time to really solidify the material, but I don't know details of the industry (ie. if they generally hire in waves in the spring versus other times of year). Does anyone know if this is a real concern?

You have all be very helpful so thank you again for sharing your insight, opinions, and knowledge.
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You didn't cause a stir. There's some people here who can't seem to offer anything positive no matter what gets posted. They like agitating people for no other reason than just to do it.


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MT said:
Sheffield and Jeppesen go beyond what is mandated by the FAA and introduce concepts that are considered Disptatch 101 by airlines. Things that you will run into on every basic knowledge test you will take at every interview you will have.

IFOD instead sticks to the script and does not teach beyond the part 65 requirements and thus leaves their students at a disadvantage in this area. I figured this out when I saw a correlation between common questions missed by IFOD applicants, so I asked one of their grads and got a confirmation that they were never taught that material.
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This isn't entirely true. IFOD does teach beyond part 65 requirements, but it is up to the student to open the book they give you and read what is there. They specifically tell you to do this, and it is emphasized after you earn your ticket. The examiners they use, who are active dispatchers at American and Southwest, don't want OpSpec being used, so IFOD simply focuses on the basics. I can understand why they don't want to do this, the classes are often filled with a lot of foreign students who have trouble following along in English, they don't want to confuse anybody. I can already see somebody failing because they used an OpSpec when they were not supposed to.

I would have liked it to be taught in class rather than a self study thing, but in the end how much does it really matter? The 121 carriers are going to teach that stuff regardless of it you learned it already or not.
 
flynryan692 said:
This isn't entirely true. IFOD does teach beyond part 65 requirements, but it is up to the student to open the book they give you and read what is there. They specifically tell you to do this, and it is emphasized after you earn your ticket. The examiners they use, who are active dispatchers at American and Southwest, don't want OpSpec being used, so IFOD simply focuses on the basics. I can understand why they don't want to do this, the classes are often filled with a lot of foreign students who have trouble following along in English, they don't want to confuse anybody. I can already see somebody failing because they used an OpSpec when they were not supposed to.

I would have liked it to be taught in class rather than a self study thing, but in the end how much does it really matter? The 121 carriers are going to teach that stuff regardless of it you learned it already or not.
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It's hard to be taught that by a 121 carrier when you fail a dispatch 101 exam that has those type of questions on it and thusly are not hired in favor of someone who does know the material.

I wholeheartedly disagree that self study only of such topics is a good thing. That topic is one that is used in every 121 dispatch office and can be a quite confusing one the first couple of times you are exposed to it in training. Even with guided instruction I've seen students not quite get it the first time and ask even more questions.

The point of self study is to brief yourself and gain a basic familiarity of the subject matter to be discussed. It is the responsibility of the school to go over the information in further detail and clarify. Shame on IFOD for letting their graduates down by choosing to let hem fend for theirselves on this one.

Shame on those examiners as well for forcing IFOD to not teach those subjects and putting all of their grads at a disadvantage, Company Manuals is one of the items that is required by the appendix to part 65. It should be fair game for an examiner.
 
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MT said:
It's hard to be taught that by a 121 carrier when you fail a dispatch 101 exam that has those type of questions on it and thusly are not hired in favor of someone who does know the material.

I wholeheartedly disagree that self study only of such topics is a good thing. That topic is one that is used in every 121 dispatch office and can be a quite confusing one the first couple of times you are exposed to it in training. Even with guided instruction I've seen students not quite get it the first time and ask even more questions.

The point of self study is to brief yourself and gain a basic familiarity of the subject matter to be discussed. It is the responsibility of the school to go over the information in further detail and clarify. Shame on IFOD for letting their graduates down by choosing to let hem fend for theirselves on this one.

Shame on those examiners as well for forcing IFOD to not teach those subjects and putting all of their grads at a disadvantage, Company Manuals is one of the items that is required by the appendix to part 65. It should be fair game for an examiner.
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Shame on Sheffield for spewing this false narrative that a graduate is far superior to his or her peers from other schools.
 
CRJInTheHeartOfTexas said:
Shame on Sheffield for spewing this false narrative that a graduate is far superior to his or her peers from other schools.
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Did he say that Sheffield or Jeppesen spew that? They both have well respected reputations for a reason. They have proven it. What matters in the end is if you get a job after you attend a program and get your license. That might have something to do with the school, but the individual in question as well.
 
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