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What NATS says about its Stage 2 situational judgement and listening tests, what it does not publish, how proctoring works, and a free practice clip and scenario of our own.

NATS Stage 2 Listening Comprehension and SJT: What to Expect (2026)

NATS names a knowledge test at Stage 3 and a part 2 at Stage 4 but publishes no syllabus. Our suggestions: aviation fundamentals from CAA documents, and a two-week plan.

NATS ATC Knowledge Test: What to Study (Our Suggestions, 2026)

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NATS’s four assessment stages from online ability tests to the practical exercise, the eligibility rules, proctoring, the reapply rule, the apprenticeship pay and when applications open.

NATS Trainee Air Traffic Controller: Eligibility, Stages and Pay (UK)

NATS recruits trainee air traffic controllers onto a Level 5 apprenticeship that requires no prior aviation experience. Applicants must be 18 or over, have indefinite and unrestricted right to work in the UK, hold five GCSEs at Grade 4 or Scottish National 5s at Grade A to C including English and Maths (equivalents accepted), be able to pass security clearance to SC level, and be able to pass an initial Class 3 medical assessment. NATS describes four assessment stages: online ability tests, then an online situational judgement test and an online listening comprehension test, then a virtual assessment centre with an interview, an air traffic control knowledge test and an observed retest of earlier tests, then a practical exercise and a second knowledge test. A candidate who does not pass a stage is notified by email and cannot reapply until the next recruitment campaign.

NATS Trainee Air Traffic Controller Selection (UK)

Our listening and judgement practice for NATS Stage 2

NATS Stage 2 Practice Test: Listening Clips and Judgement Scenarios (Independent)

Aviation fundamentals for the NATS knowledge tests

NATS ATC Knowledge Test Revision Kit: Aviation Fundamentals

NATS interview prep

NATS Trainee ATC Interview Prep: Questions, Why NATS and Your Own Examples

Our NATS practice for Stages 2 to 4, in one purchase

NATS trainee air traffic controller practice bundle: Stage 2 listening clips and judgement scenarios, the knowledge test revision kit and interview prep in one purchase.

Everything we make for NATS Stages 2 to 4 in one purchase: the Stage 2 practice test (six listening clips, 12 judgement scenarios), the seven-page knowledge test revision kit, and interview prep included at no extra cost. Independent practice; nothing for Stage 1.

NATS Air Traffic Controller Practice Bundle: Stage 2, Knowledge Test and Interview

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NATS Trainee Air Traffic Controller Selection (UK) — Practice tests

Stage 2 practice

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