Misterman, I so disagree about integrated pilots being better, this is just the brain washing they tell you. I am from the modular route funded and paid for by myself. I didn't go for the integrated because I wanted to work and pay for my licence. I attended very good schools all within a 2 year period, first time passes on everything. You can prove to any employer about your training, ie hours and pass record. I work for a major airline as a captain and see both modular and integrated FOs join. You cannot hand on heart tell them apart, there are good and bad from both sides.
The only reason easyjet etc take integrated pilots form CTC is because they can be exploited. Who in their right mind would take on a £100,000 loan in order to get a unsecured job on less that £20,000? Baffles me. It's about time the caa and balpa sort this exploitation of pilots out. Experience counts for nothing now and I can see in the next decade pilots being paid less that bus drivers unless people act now.