Doom and gloom all said, those of you starting training at the moment may just pop out as things pick up and jobs slowly start to become available. While it’s not an ideal time I do think that you will have a much better chance of getting a job through CTC than on your own. You might find yourself waiting but some people through other schools etc might be waiting longer!!! It is in CTC's interests to place you and they are going to be doing their best to find you a job (though it may not be in the UK).
It is definitely a time to think very carefully about starting training, where you train and what you are going to do once you finish (finance wise). I have to be honest when I started I didn't think a great deal about what I would do if the wheels came off! I was fortunate that times were good.
Enjoy your training guys and good luck.