Okay the older style was harder & tougher , got it
It just seemed a bit ridiculous to suggest ATPL is in the same league as an Engineering degree (& I am talking about first year)
I read recently a former UK cadet stating the 6 month EASA ATPL is like doing a three year degree in six months
She obviously believes that , but come get real , get your hand off it - you are dealing with high school grads - you can only do so much with them first year out of HS
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Aviation degrees way too much of a risk atm, all eggs in one basket in an industry which is devastated & nobody knows when it will recover & what the structural changes might be
IMHO I would say other degree plus a few years solid work exp , or trade/technician & work exp - consider ADF
The one exception might be a cadetship , such as Rex which articulates directly to a job
Even the QF Cadetship looks dicey atm - QF began talking about it in 2016 - took 3 years to get it going - missed the boat