Here in Australia, each school has the Department syllabus to operate from, but it depends on what the operator adds to the Operations Manual in addition to the minimum requirment that may make all the difference.
Most schools conduct ongoing training such as aerial photography training and sling endorsements as part of a Commercial licence syllabus. Power line survey introduction also helps with the students basic training standard, but most other ongoing training is best left till after the completion of the licence. After all, a person can only be so preprered after around 125 hours.
If the school has it's smarts, then they will inform the prospective student of all the training that they shall recieve at that particular training organisaton, as most people that inquire to fly generally contact several schools prior to their decision as this gives them a idea of what they are going to recieve. The game is competitive in training so the one's with the better offerings will get to eat tonight.
There is a lot for a raw student to learn in a short number of hours, so content in the correct order will make a better prepared Commercial pilot.
The cheaper deal may not necessarily be the better deal in the long run...... but in the civil world the bank is generally a touch smaller!
Safe Flying,
FF.
