TRSS is not a new thing just a different phrase, cast your memories back to early 90's when the market was quite depressed and no employer would look at you unless you had modern flight guidance or jet time.
I bought myself a 757 rating in 94 trying to escape turbo-props costing £10,500 out of my net salary but i had a jet job offer within 6 weeks of completion. The difference now is that with certain operators, you sign for a loan, the company pay you back monthly for the rating from gross salary but at gordon browns expense, i.e. upto 40% tax break.
I am not saying that i agree with the system but thats the way the market is and i dont blame the guys for signing up.
If you were faced with flying a turbo prop for £16 K (apparently Air South West) a year or TRSS fly a jet and get circa £30 K what would you choose?
MF