Yep there is no such thing as an airline sponsorship these days. By that I mean you get paid a cadet salary, get your accommodation and training fees paid for and have a guaranteed job at the end. Subject of course to passing the tests to the required standard.
Instead we have a mix of "semi" sponsored schemes - and I use that term very loosely. Invariably they involve either a salary sacrifice or working for free to get a foot on the ladder. Most can be lumped into the misselling category.