Way back at the end of my ATCO Cadet course in 1974, we had completed our 2 week courses (how to fly a Trident) with BA; I had the audacity to suggest the maybe cadets from the College of Air Training at Hamble (now closed) might benefit from a similar course ie 2 weeks of ATC Instruction. I was howled down with the usual cry 'who's going to pay for it?'.