Yes, indeed, it's funny you should mention that rodan, we asked a similar question of the NATS peeps when they came to see us about the takeover.
BRS has a bit of a tradition of training up the ATSA's when possible, and I get the feeling that most of our lot (including me), want that to continue even after we get dragged into the asylum. Remains to be seen if the NATS management will let that sort of thing continue.
I fear they won't, more than likely they will parachute in a load of eejits who suffer from arse/elbow syndrome and only decided on Bristol cos that's the way the wind was blowing when they got up in the morning.