For anyone whos interested. If I had stayed in in my old job on my old salary (which has increased) and used the 30,000 $A (36000nz) plus all my holiday and loss of income spent on endorsement training-and used that to by a house. even with the housing market the way it is now I would still be way in front.and have a house. whats more Auckland is outrageously expensive. Try saving for a house deposit on those conditions. I'd be hanging out at least until they are prepared to pay for the training.
-remember companys still reserve the right to fail your training- not a great scenario. Checks somehow seem to get harder when theres a recession and the industry is shrinking. If they want you to invest in yours and their futures they should give you shares
A good lawyer should be able to show you are investing capital into the company"s start up costs (you too PB boys)