Pogie
It wasn't Steve that said that it was me. I've been a trainer for a while, both civil and military. In my post military career I have seen some pretty shoddy civil operators. Cathay's training is not perfect, but in my opinion I think it is fair to say that it is one of the best.
I believe that most of our trainer's at Cathay subscribe to the big T and little C concept of check and training. I have heard of a couple of exceptions....on the other fleet....but you would probably find exceptions like that in every airline.