Newbie008,
I don't think the MAPS scheme is pants as such. Any scheme with an offer of a job at the end is great and very rare these days. But I think this particular scheme is incompatible with my personal circumstances. I don't like the thought of giving up this opportunity but I just cannot support my family on £500 a month after the training. If FTE had answered my questions sooner, then I wouldn't have pursued it this far.