Why should the CAA ban TRTOs from selling type ratings just because a lot of people don't like it. I thought the CAA's job was to regulate safety. What's dangerous about paying for your own type rating?
There are enough complaints about the CAA interfering in industry. Now some of you want them to interfere more.
"TRTO's that sell them to wanabees with little or no prospect of employment at the end of the training course." Why restrict this argument to type ratings? Why not ban CPL and ATPL courses to wanabees unless they have a job lined up at the end? Where do you draw the line?
Paying for type ratings is not popular with a lot of wanabees but while there are still some who will go down this route it will happen. You cannot regulate against it. It's a free market economy.
Sits back and waits for the flak!