On one hand, some PPL holder is going to get very lucky. All the best to them.
On the other, there is a pile of CVs a mile high already on their desk including countless experienced instructors.
The last round of recruitment (for a proper pilot) saw a huge amount of extrememly high quality applications. This was in their own words.
The reason for side stepping all of these in order to take a risk with an unproven cadet is beyond me.
But then again, so is this entire industry.....