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Old 25th Apr 2012, 10:43
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Chief Willy
 
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Joe86, look out for CityJet too, they tend to run a mentored scheme down at FTE most years. TCX may run theirs again soon.

I would strongly advocate holding out until you get onto a mentored scheme, even if it takes longer than 1 or 2 years to get on one. Only the very brave, wealthy (or financially foolish?) would take a £100k gamble on an integrated course. There is a chance you will not get a job at the far end. With mentored schemes this risk is substantially reduced and often the cost of training is lower than if you were to pay for an integrated course and type-rating. In the mean time you can be saving as much cash as possible to reduce any loan you might need to take. It took me many years of building my CV and building up financial resources to be able to get on such a scheme - so be warned you may need to be patient!
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