Some years ago, my last company introduced a "touch and go" session in the simulator immediately after the skill test and before going base training in the real aeroplane. Each trainee was allowed two hours of sim time for this purpose.
At first I thought that this idea was a bit over the top but it proved quite invaluable in showing up weak areas and undoubtedly saved quite a bit of aeroplane time.
From the trainee's point of view, it gave them good exposure to the high work load involved during base training.
Do all companies/training organisations nowadays do dedicated "touch and go" training sessions in the simulator?