Thanks for the excellent reply On the Beach,
Radar sounds fun, although I don't actually play games for a living, I make 3d art for them... although the former would be good...
I know the NATS route is the best route, but I really don't think financially it would be possible for me to be in Bornemouth and my wife and son up in Liverpool and be able to finance it all. It would be a massive pay hit as a trainee ATCO earns a third of what I do now, if I could stay up here in Merseyside it could be a possibility.
I'm going to get in touch with some airports in the Northwest and see if I can go visit them, see what the options are, as in any career path there are many variables and ways to get to your final goal, everyone has a slightly different story.
Again anyone reading this please chuck in your two-penneth..
-ATC-wannabie