I believe the immediate requirement are guys airbus rated and available on very short/immediate notice that can go straight on a refresher course. This appears to be where they are placing the priority on getting people in for assesment - who can blame them.
Means that non-rated will have to wait out longer to get a foot in the door once the immediate requirement has been attended to. Of course by then there may be fewer places going - but with ongoing expansion and attrition I'm sure there will still be more jobs to come in the future.
Alvin