Hi there,
ATSA's are recruited locally on a unit by unit basis. The best person to contact at each unit being the personnel manager but be warned, new ATSA jobs these days are rare-ish!
This is a good way to get your foot in the door so to speak and to gain experience and knowledge. You will still have to go through the same ATCO application process as external candidates though if you choose to apply thereafter. You will of course have an edge over those candidates in that you'll know EXACTLY what's going on. Hopefully
You don't mention to what standard you are educated - I think NATS insist on you having studied (not passed) at least two A-levels to a good standard for the ATCO cadetship scheme. If, however, you have good aviation experience, such as a period of time as an ATSA, this will be waived.
For formal details of the application procedure and such-like see here :
http://www.nats.co.uk/recruitment/index.html
or even, to work abroad for Eurocontrol, here :
http://www.eurocontrol.int/dgs/activ...en/become.html
If you want any more info just yell
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