Originally Posted by
Kennytheking
You are on the right track but to clarify, it's not an airline sponsorship per se. I have been in contact with the UK CAA in this matter and they have indicated that they are quite happy to issue a validation whilst I study for the full license. They, however, do not issue validations for the sake of job hunting, so they require an employer to sign off on your application.
yep, usually it works like you get a first year validation (sponsored) and then you can get it extended to a second year if you can provide an evidence you are going or about to start going through 14 modules. This works in some countries but not all of them. I must admit I never seen validation granted on a basis you are into 14 modules without sponsorship but well we are 28 countries here...