This doesn,t sound right! If you are in a "holding pool" that is normally prior to training and the airline call you out of the pool when your training program has been decided, both type rating, occ and line training. For them to say do the type rating before Feb sounds like you are not in a pool just being considered for selection. Even when people are in a pool, there is no guarantee of a job as they might mess up at any stage. The airlines always state subject to performance.. which is a get out of jail card. some additional training can be possible but they will not take on anyone that is a potential trainimng risk. By the time you leave the pool you should have a full program setting out what happens when..if not ask for one.. if you don't get one you run the risk of having a TR and no hours and NO route to get line training..WHY ,,because there is so little available capacity that you will not be accepted unless you bought the type rating with the line training . The other consideration is that IF you are going to work for this company, they will want to do some of the sim... continuous assessment and the LST to avoid doing another OPC session .. if not smell a rat. Anything to do with Asia is bad news as the agencies are not telling the whole story. Lastly to all.. beware line training packages that just state a cost for XX hrs.. if you get a delay, they may say your costs included " admin" and OPC/ OCC etc.. which can typically eat up 5K and if you get a better offer and jump ship you wont get a refund.. sadly.. Having sounded like the grim reaper! best of luck anyway