I would disagree that you have a MUCH better chance of a job with oxford than any other training provider.
After using the numbers on
http://www.oxfordaviation.net/career/career-03.htm
In a previous thread and using there own data to say that you only had an additional 5% extra chance of a job doing intergrated APP program. They quite quickly changed the format so it wasn't so obvious that even with there own students there wasn't really much difference between Intergrated and modular. Now the data on the page is a bit miss leading the numbers are now lumped together so you can't tell if its modular/ intergrated or if a graduate is classed as flying training done or just ground school done. The year I got a job I was included in the statistics even though I had only done distance learning with them. And for the numbers to be of any use they would have to publish how many graduates a year are going through the school.
For the OAT guys that are there how many pilots are getting trained just now?
Also the fact that they now have started an enhanced modular course themselves tends to tell me that they have now relised that the old intergrated market isn't what it used to be just now.
I bet there are small modular schools out there with a higher percentage of jobs within 6 months than oxford. I would have a sneaky suspision that anyone who has got on well with the chaps at ontrack will have access to way more contacts and airline information than the OAT graduates.
Even if you do go to oxford its only the top percentage of each class get put forward for the BA, Cityexpress, BMIbaby and flybe jobs. And to be honest I know of a few other companys who have employed more low hour pilots in the last year than the last 3. And 2 of them arn't even mentioned in the OAT list.
The waypoint program sounds pretty good to me to be honest.
£25k for CPL/MEP/IR/MCC is quite a good price. Even if you don't included all the marketing bull!!!!e that they would have you believe. Should be able to get the whole lot done for 40k.
But to be honest its all hedging you have to decide whats going to happen in 2 years time. All sorts of things could happen Green taxes could come in which will knackar the jets another 9/11. You just have to decide if you want 40k's worth of debt or 70k's worth of debt if it all goes wrong. And if it all stays as it is with everyone getting jobs it means that you have saved 30k.
MJ