I can say with 100% certainty that I won't be going for one of these tag-schemes. I live in Australia and the cost of going over and back just throws it out the window.
Going the self-sponsored route; by the time I start an FTE course (optimistic, yes) I'll have around 200hrs total, including ~30hrs command single and ~80hrs command twin (BE76 Butchess) + an Australian CPL with night rating.
Does anyone know if this will help in making myself 'stand out' for employment among the other graduates, who usually only have the basic course hours?
For me, it's either this, or a QANTAS cadetship here in Australia, which costs about 1/3 the price of FTE's integrated course.
But I've heard good things about FTE.
Cheers.