As a conclusion to what we've been talking about for quite some time, I'd submit this paper by Capt John Bent, ex Cathay Pacific Training Manager.
It was written in 1994 when CPA received the new Airbuses, after a long experience with Boeing and Lockheed products. At CPA, they sensed that the whole training philosophy had to be re-thought and this is what he wrote for a CRM symposium :
Training for New Technology It is about training philosophy, new concepts and flight safety, mainly.
John Bent later set-up with a colleague two TRTOs in order to cope with the need of new pilots for China and was involved (still is ?) with the GEcat school in Hong Kong.
If anyone could be credible on the subject, he certainly is one of them. (Chris, need your input soon on the subject, too)