Other path is to just do your basics thru someone like QAC and then apply for jobs.
this path doesn't work fullstop,don't waste your time,you must have practical experience to become a LAME,also a 1 year intense coarse is not much chop either.I have seen people come out of this coarse who don't know which end of a spanner to hold.
The best way is through a traditional apprenticeship.