One thing i forgot to mention:
I was talking to the oxford aviation sales rep and she mentioned something about a new course coming out called the MPL- Multi Pilots Licence in full i believe. She said it would commence within the next 2 years but there are no complete details availble as of yet.
Apparently in this new scheme you train more hours in a simulator so you sort of come out type rated and more suitable for a jet job. I'm not sure how accurate this info is, just from my conversation with the lady, it all seemed a bit new to me.
She also mentioned that some 'modular schemes may disappear'