“In addition, this programme will support aspiring aviators from underserved communities and diverse backgrounds to pursue careers in aviation.”

Nice, they have to throw some virtue signaling in there to increase their chances!

“Collecting those hours is expensive and time consuming, creating a bottleneck in availability of new pilots that is not easily solved, say critics.”

Who in the hell pays to buy hours after you have a commercial? Other than maybe paying for a multi, you CFI or find another job.