The numbers are deceptive
Metroman
The thing that worries me the most about the numbers you posted is the fact that of all the CPL's issued in 2007, I would say that less than a thousand went to Australian residents.
The school down the road from me put through close to a hundred foreign students last year alone. This year they will put through only about sixty but this is because of the rise of the dollar more than anything else.
Metro, please tell me I'm wrong and that those numbers for CPL's were local students only.
Alot of schools seem only interested in training overseas students now so even if you wanted to get in to it, your a low priority.