If I can add one more thing...your IF skills will be very good immediately after completing the training...but...they deteriorate with time if not used regularly.
This wont be an issue if you fly in a part of the country that consistently provides challenging weather.
However, in my neck of the woods, we get months of 8/8 clear blue followed by a week of pooh down to and below the minima.
By this stage the IF skills are a bit rusty and the first day can be quite testing until you get back into the groove.