If true, probably not a bad idea.
Sims are so
much better these days than just a few short years ago and teaching these guys in a multi-crew environment from the beginning is always a good idea, IMO.
OTOH, there will be those that will say...'well, they need experience'.
These young co-pilots will get it alright, provided companies will approach the subject in the correct way.
As these guys will not be in charge of anything for a
long time, incidents should not be a problem.
Wonder if the high caliber of training Captains can be found?
Was in training for quite sometime, and it can be very demanding...for sure.
In addition, if the young guy does not have the
right attitude from the beginning, it will be readily apparent, and the training funds can be applied to those that
do. 