I used to be an instructor on the Bristow course in the old days and it was a good deal. They used to pay for everything and then during the subsequent 6 year bond a small amount was deducted from the salary every month. The requirements then were for a PPL(A) or (H), 5GCSEs to include English and Mathematics and no more than 26 years old on commencement of the course. Their training is now being conducted for them by HAI in Florida, where the Principal and several of the instructors are from the old Bristow school in Redhill. George Bedford who is out there was the Principal of the Redhill school for many years so the course is still to the same standard.
The prospects for work after are not brilliant in the North Sea, but if you can get a job there and are then prepared to work overseas there are possibilities to get on and build up some useful experience. Many of the overseas jobs available call for some fairly high experience levels, but that will have to change as many of the pilots now working in countries which most people don't want to visit are in their 50's, so keep plugging away and good luck
