I'd be interested to compare the syllabusses (syllabii?) of CATC and their counterparts in places like the west country and that place in Luxembourg, likewise other European institutions that will inevidably come under the jurisdiction of JAR (when it finds ATCO licences). It seems, from where I'm standing, that the ATC syllabus is very relavent (and, dare I say it... interesting?). However my knowledge of the JAR ATPL syllabus (albeit a little sketchy) suggests that it contains huge swathes of irrelevant material. Is the UK ATCO syllabus akin to that?