I've just read the August article.
"...they help you land a job. In essence, that's what you pay for. To go through a process that puts you in a position in which you can land a job on a big shiny airliner."
Paying £80k for training and £20k for a TR is just not worth it. He said he spent £100k in total which is approx. €150k. I know a few people who spent €55k on training and €30k on a TR (usually for FR) which amounts to €85k. They are working for an airline for around the basic course price of OAT. Are they in the same position as the OAT chap? No, they are better off.
Congrats to him on landing his first job, because that's a difficult task no matter where/how you train.