Billie Bob, that's accepted - however, how on earth could 10 hours of MCC training realisically be incorporated into a type rating without adding more than 4 hours to the length? If a non-MCC type rating takes, for example, 40 hours and that is required to cover the type rating, where does the 10 hours of MCC training fit into 44 hours?
An MCC is a non-technical course, quite the opposite of a type rating - JAR FCL makes a point of stating this, saying that it is intended to develop NON-TECHNICAL skill. It is just not possible to do the MCC bit in 4 hours without something getting cut elsewhere - either the tech side suffers (which I doubt) or a token effort is made at the MCC (much more likely). To do a whole MCC in 4 hours is, in my opinion, just paying lip service to the requirements.
However, I agree wholeheartedly about the 25 hours of groundschool. Even if you leave out the discussion of SOPs, stanbdard calls etc which would reasonably form part of thr TR, the MCC theory is still about 2 1/2 days worth. Still, the CAA lets them get away with it - just as they let BMA (as was then) get away with not doing proper 737-400 TRs at the time of the Kegworth crash. The fact that something is approved by the CAA and meets minimum standards (possibly!) doesn't mean that it's actually appropriate or effective.