Hi Teroc - my advice: go for the MCC courses where you are faced with heavier equipment, "full-motion" sims, EFIS, MCDU, AFDS, autothrottle etc, unless you only want a course completion certificate without the added exposure to these new systems.
As the "icing on the cake", the MCC is another thing that can make your CV stand out - important these days.
I do believe it's worth the extra £700-800 or so; I did quite a bit of research before doing my own MCC in Jan., so here are my conclusions:
- Oxford (www.oxfordaviation.net): 2 week course, £2795 inc., 20 hrs. on 737-400 sim, 10 as PF, 10 as PNF, airline procedures/checklists, good value for money. Can provide cheap accommodation/full board
- Jetlink (www.jetlinx.co.uk); 2-week, 757-200 sim at Cranebank, active trng cpts. w/ BA, Virgin, one session/month, more expensive at £3050 inc.
- Multicrew (www.multicrew.co.uk) at Bournemouth; £2820 inc, L-1011 Tristar sim, 2-week course, ex-trng cpts. w/ BA, SIA etc., but no EFIS etc.
- Flight Safety at Le Bourget in Paris (
[email protected]); 2 week course, promotional price £2500, EMB-120 Brasilia sim, but you have to go there and get accommodation. Course in English.
- AIRMED (www.airmed.es) in Valencia, AEROMADRID (www.aeromadrid.com) on A320 sims, up to 4 weeks, more expensive at around £3500, and AEROFAN (www.aerofanfto.com), 4 weeks, roughly same price, 757-200 sim or Citation V.
- BAE Systems Flight Training at Jerez (www.baesystems.es), 2 weeks course, HS 125-800 full motion sim w/ EFIS, 4000 Euros (£2700) accommodation/full board inc.
- There are also options in Ireland, but no info there.
Hope that helps.
Before you ask, I went for the Oxford MCC. Only training I did with them, but very happy to recommend it.
Cheers.