How does one go about getting sponsorship for ATC training?

[DIAF]

Say you go for the training alone...IE no NATS or Eurocontrol. How does one get somebody to guarantee you a job once you have your license?

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Unfortunately your profile reveals nothing about you so we don't know where you live or anything about your background. In the UK there are (at least) two organisations providing paid-for ATC training but, so far as I know, neither guarantees a position at the end of the course. Another option might be to obtain employment at a non-State airfield as an ATC Assistant and then hope that the company sees your potential and pays for you to be trained as a controller. It's a rocky road and NATS remains the very best option in the UK IMHO.

Hopefully someone with experience will advise you further.

[DIAF]

Thanks for the quick reply. As for my profile. I'm currently living in Spain. No college degree as I've been working since I was 16. I've had a variety of proffessional jobs and speak English and Spanish fluently. Don't relly know what else to add. How difficult is it to get a job as an assistant?

Thanks