starshiptrooper,
Sorry but I hadn't seen this thread when I replied to your comment in the 'Pilot Shortage' thread.
If you do your rating with PDG in Scotland (they've got the largest AS350 fleet in the country, IIRC), then you'll probably get a job with them afterwards! Or, if you apply for the job first, you might well get the rating thrown in for free.
re the minimum time. Your best place to look is LASORS, Section F, Appendix F. But if you already have a SET (single engine turbine) type on your licence, the minimum training is 3 hours plus a test.
HTH,
B73
PS Before you start looking overseas, make sure that the school concerned is a JAA TRTO. I don't think that Quantum is...