SSTR
I attended and passed a SSTR scheme early this year, there was 16 of us on the course, of which 14 are now on the line with respective airlines around the europe.
I think the line training is a complex issue, in so far as the 100hrs exsposure to the line doesnt qualify you as an experienced pilot in terms of airline requirements.
However, are you any more likely to get a position once the line training is complete, with an airline other than the training provider?
Is the line training costs not better spent keeping an already exspensive type rating current?