Go For It!
Hi Clintonb,
In my opinion, if you want to get into training ASAP what you may do is goto the US spend $.40,000 for ab-initio training including CFI rating teach for 12 months (try PEA in Florida) after 12 months of internship you will get 700-900 hours , you have to spend another $.12,000 for a jet type rating (A320/B737/E-jets/CRJ rating) for this you may want to try Flight Training International (Denver) or PremAir (Seattle) or Simcenter (I forgot where it is based) . Once you return to your home country do the conversion.
Airlines are hiring in other parts of the world.
So, you will have to spend roughly $ 55,000 plus living cost but in return you will earn your CPL IR/ME + 700-900 hurs + Jet type rating.
I got my pilot license in the US back in 1997/98 so I knew what it was like to train there.
I hope this may help.
Safe Flight!