Thanks for all the replies. Glad to hear I seem to be on the right track. The trouble I've found is that I just don't know how to guage advice I receive from training academies. (They're after my money after all...)
Whirlybird: Yep, I agree on the medical. I'm doing that later this month and aren't committing myself financially in any way until I (hopefully) get that.
Cheers,
Si