First of all, Congrads on being hired. You should give yourself a pad on the back.

Now get down to business, training is breaking down into 4 parts:

1) Indoc (Getting to know the company, couple free lunches, CRM, Self-defense class, cool-aid feeding sessions It is 2 weeks worth.

2) Then you will be loose for the next 3 weeks or so, while you'll be using the computers across the hall to study for specific a/c systems (CBT). You will be very familiar with the mouse, and the right click button. There will be quizzes, exams, and there's no grading.

3) In the middle of your CBT training, you will also start your VPT (Virtual procedure trainer) alternatively with your ongoing CBT training. It is a 4 hour block, 2 students- 1 instructor setting, in a touch-screen mock-up of the a/c you've been assigned. Also, it will teach you the necessary skills to work the FMS. It is to reinforce what you've learned or not learned in CBT, and also teach you the various flows/checklist usage in your next stage of training, SIM.

4) You will have 6 sim sessions (i may be wrong on this), 4 hour block each. You will be given a stage check, and then oral exam, sim check by an APD.

You may have heard horror stories about the training dept, but rest assured, if you keep a good attitude, willing to learn, they'll work with you to get you through. Basically you should be done from first day of indoc to checkride in about 8 weeks or so.

Don't worry too much about the details, your indoc instructor will explain your whole training schedule.