Exactly, base training, while great fun is simply outdated and CX would have got rid of it years ago if they could. The HKCAD is in the dark ages as expected of a post '97 civil servant operation.
The amount of crew who end up back in the simulator post base training is testimony to the fact that belting around in the sim for what's needed is the way ahead. If that's 100+ circuits then that's that sadly. Base training can't fix it.