How EK does it
Someone posted a few pages back that this is how the Emirates cadet program is run. Well not exactly. The cadets, after passing the initial selection course, are schooled in a number of areas i.e. Aviation English etc. after which they are sent to Adelaide. They return from Adelaide with a frozen ATPL and about 250hrs total flight time, both single and twin.
The next phase is a bridge course that consists of ground school, procedures trainer, fixed base and full flight sim. This takes between 4 and 6 months to complete. Only on successful completion of this do they begin the type-rating course, either B777 or A330. On completion of full flight sim they embark on line training which involves base training (circuits and bumps) and no less than 80 sectors with an instructor on varied routes worldwide.
What hasn’t been mentioned is the wash out rate. Only the very best ever make it to the line training. The wash out is ruthless and has the full backing of the Chairman. Out of every 100 potential cadets who apply to the scheme only +- 10 ever make it onto the line. Emirates is proof that this type of training can be effective but the overseers must have absolute authority to remove any underperformers. Knowing affirmative action and South African politics I doubt that this element will be incorporated which renders the whole scheme flawed and dangerous.