Send Clowns makes a very very valid point.
The modular route if conducted at a well established FTO's is no different to the fully intregrated course.
Over time Chief Pilots will come to realise this.
At the moment we are in a hangover phase because for 20 years you either had CAP509 or Self Improver 700hr CPL'ers.
The association between integrated and modular with the old two routes is fundamentally flawed. It will take several years though before that registers in the airlines.
When that does indeed happen it would be far more useful to see the following advert rather than the usual Fully Integrated, or, 1000hrs+ TT minmum requirements for application:
"Applicants should hold a JAA CPL with Current IR <note no MCC required> and have passed either their CPL or IR skill test at the first attempt whilst achieving an ATPL examination average pass mark of 85%"
Same syllabi, same training standards, same tests so therefore select on results rather than which system best suited your purse/lifestyle commitments at the time.
WWW
ps things will be alright once I am the Chairman of the CAA.
pps I am not joking.