Most university based 141 schools in the US employ spin training, a LOT more instrument training, and at least some aerobatics exposure as part of their primary (vfr) syllabus. Things differ a bit on this side as well. The expectation is that ppls will fly at night and people not rated to do so are the exception.
Now, on to the ad hominem portion of my screed: It REALLY comes across as grating to call pilots who may happen to fly fairly simple aircraft "spam can drivers". (I'm not one, by the way) Spend a bit of time with someone doing pipeline patrol, flying powerlines or counting ducks. Guess what, they often are not instrument rated, they may have very odd ideas about what constitutes safety from the standpoint of those of us looking down from the flight levels, but those "spam can drivers" had an instructor who taught them how to fly whatever piece of junk they were flying WELL. That's called Airmanship, and it doesn't come automatically with more seats, extra engines or bigger kerosene bills.