millerscourt - A BA cadet course used to cost around £51K to £56K from day 1 to completion of the Jet Orientation Course. From then on the TEPs get a BA contract and undergo exactly the same type rating training as DEPs. According to the latest pay scales, in the first five years of their employment by BA the TEP will be paid £55056 pounds less than a DEP. Add to that the 25% or so BA avoid having to pay into the pension scheme by having a lower salary and you can see that the TEP scheme was very cost effective for BA. I might also add that a number of self sponsored TEPs who paid for there own ab-initio courses are employed by BA. Despite the fact that they paid for their own licences they are still paid roughly £40000 less than a DEP over the first 5 years.