BoeingDreamer,
As the above have said, the cadet schemes offer arguably the best opportunity and route for aspiring pilots with little or no experience. Intergrated students are currently getting offered heavily subsidised TR's through airline placement programs, albeit without many permenant contracts being signed at present as I understand it, but this is clearly better than nothing. Attaining this is something that is impossible for the modular student as I understand it. The only option available is to self-finance or take a loan for the full cost of a type rating. Subsequent employment for a 250hr modular student is still (according to the posters on this forum) virtually impossible at the moment, though hopefully this situation will change when the market inevitably picks up again.
I am sure that yardmaster has hit the nail on the head with his last post.