757manip - go do your homework again. My wife is a solicitor and we had to pay postgrad lawschool fees ourselves, and then they work for 2 years on very lowpay. (called articles on about 10-12 grand a year). Barristers pay for law school and work UNPAID for 2 years. These days they have to pay the undergrad costs aswell.
Stop bloody whinging, or make sure that your arguments actually hold water.
Every industry that has good pay has high entry costs. Business school 101. A business / job with high pay has a high bar to entry.
I don't really think it matters how the ratings are paid for. either you pay up front, like ryanair, or the good old sponsership ,that you all seem to think is a great panacea, will come back and the 'free' training gets taken back as lower salarys for 10 years. I bet 10 years down the road your net position is exactly the same.