Have a search around this forum, particularly the Sticky / Announcement at the top of the
Professional Pilot Studies forum; it is a collation of the most frequented info.
The issue of flight training is a maze of subjectivity in that everyone's view is different in some way and there are many different ways to do it which makes for some pretty dull threads when it gets discussed over and over again.
That said, some perceived benefits of an integrated FTO like CTC is that 1) high standards that are recognised in the industry 2) a 100% placement record after training (so far, could well change in this economic climate). A third used to be the favourable finance system (unsecured loan) which has now been revoked by HSBC when the credit crunch tightened.
I'll make clear that they are just 2 of the
perceived benefits....there are also many benefits for the modular route or another integrated FTO.
Don't rush into it...look at all of the info available here, do your research and then make your own mind up...ignoring the "I-did-it-this-way-so-it's-the-best-way" crowd.
Lastly, take note of the economic situation at the moment...there are a few useful posts here:
http://www.pprune.org/professional-p...n-upon-us.html that you could look at. Take some with a bucket of salt, though. You don't want to rush through training to end up in a stagnant market with a load of debt. When will things pick up? Nobody knows but there are a lot of guesses floating about in that thread.
Good luck!