I did the GECAT SSTR some 2 1/2 years ago..along with about 5 other guys..We all ended up with jobs.
I had no contacts at the beginning of the course, but with plenty of C.V writing and phone calls , landed a job within 1 month. It took me 10 months to get my second job back here in the UK..
GECAT were fantastic and went over the top to help me and even after the course were helpful.
The base training was organised within a week of the LPC, and it was during the base training that I was asked if I was interested in a job.. 1 month later I was flying the A320 on line training.
As said previously by others the rating is for A318/319/320/321...and information on the A321 is given during the course.
The sim instructors we had for the training were brilliant and made the LPC fun and straight forward.