Hi Chippik,
Darn if I can find that article. It was in
http://www.producer.com/ last year, I think.
Anyway, it definitely said that at least one of those schools hired some of its students right after finishing the course with no previous experience. And I seem to recall that Battlefords said the same thing in its advertising. I used to do some spraying myself but I 've been out of it for some time now so I cn't offer much help. Anyway, good luck.