CONGRATULATIONS FFF
Well done on your passes!!!
I too have struggled to find a definitive answer on the FTC question of JAR approval.
I have struggled to get any concrete answers as yet, and South Africa would be my favourite option for initial flight training owing to cost / weather factors.
To FFF or anyone else out there, I have also looked into Progress Flight Academy in Port Elizabeth with regard to CPL module and how relevant it would be to JAR and the eyes of any potential future employer.
I find the whole relationship between South African flying schools and JAR relevancy a little bewildering. None of us want to spend tens of thousands of £££ to find that the "qualifications" don,t count.