There is no longer a surplus of people able (and wanting) to fund the training. It used to be the case that unsecured loans were available and employment prospects (with training bond being returned and a proper contract) were very good and hence competition very high. Nowadays neither of those points are true and thus there are less people walking through the door hoping to be 'selected' by CTC. Logically it follows that the standard required to get in has plummeted as CTC want to continue pumping out students to easyJet on their flexicrew contract in order to make money off of them.