Interesting posts.
We have a very large training commitment, mainly overspill from the London airports where training cannot be accomodated, but also based and local operators utilising a wide variation of aircraft types.
We also have to mix this lot in with a high density of commercial traffic, so accomodating a procedural approach can be a work of art. It's not uncommon to be established on the approach in a PA28 , with a B757 12 miles behind and catching you up
We benefit from having full radar services, otherwise we wouldn't be able to fit in so much training, or be as flexible about people turning up late, early or not at all.
The main thing to remember when training, is that sometimes you won't get what you want when you want it, but we'll always bend over backwards to help you out in any situation that warrants it.
P.S.
MatsPt2 - I understand that the requirement for a procedural approach rating still applies prior to obtaining a radar rating, if the airfield you're going to work at is outside CAS.
I agree that the exemption is a bad move, and that it is almost exclusively a NATS airports thing only - several other airports inside CAS (Newcastle/Leeds/Teeside) still require their atcos to have the procedural rating.