And if they are able to get students through the course and out the other end with enough knowledge to be able to move on to unit training, so what?
Spitoon, I agree with you entirely
but (playing devil's advocate here) this thread is all about the failure to achieve that!
Personally, I am sure this is not the fault of the instructors - the shortness of the course and the intensity of learning/lack of time to digest and consolidate the lessons, are where the finger has to point.
DD