Assessments are end of July and into August, first with AFTA (compass test, sim test, basic HR interview) and then interviews with Stobart direct. Successful candidates will be offered a contract with Stobart on completion of the course, that bit we know.
The funding required is €75k for the training with AFTA. Stobart will then cover the full cost of the type rating and will bond you, not sure how long for but expect 4 to 5 years. If you already hold a PPL or beyond you can apply for the course and they will credit you back something against the cost of training. In this case my understanding is that you can jump straight into the commercial training, ie it's not a defined schedule for all 24 candidates - if you skip the PPL for example you could be finished all training in 12 months and ready to start work.
The bit I don't know is salary and benefits at Stobart for a brand new FO - anybody got those figures?