@rq4globalhawk
let me rephrase what I said...
It was ICAO that has anticipated the shortage of pilots and access to new technologies which paved the way to develop a new training program. And in which Clark Aviation has ventured in.
ICAO did not have any crystal ball (I hope so) and based this new program on facts.
1. A global shortage of pilots is an eventuality.
2. A predicted fleet growth of 17,000 aircrafts is anticipated by 2020
3. The last ICAO review of pilot training standard occured in 1948
4. Technology advances have facilitated changes in training standards.
..and with you're comment of Clark Aviation being lucky? I dont think so. The company and the students also struggled to make these things work also.