Only ONE gets their training paid? But everyone pays 147 quid to apply.
"How many apply?" is my first thought, because if there's enough it would be a self funding scheme along with a profit margin for the 'sponsors'.
If only 200 apply it pretty much breaks even for an approx. 30,000 quid course.
Add in the 15,000 to be repaid & only 100 need apply.
Bear in mind these are only rough figures and I haven't included any admin/selection/additional costs to the company but even so it still sounds more like a profit making exercise to me. One at the expense of all the other hopeful applicants.
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Just had a better look at their website.
They make no claims about just how many they expect to sponsor. Could be no-one, one, two or (unlikely) everyone.
The 'successful' candidate(s) then have to repay "around 50% of the total cost we spend on you" (my emphasis). That would included training, accommodation, pocket money, travel & uniforms etc etc
Then theres a mysterious 'Clause 4' that refers to some other contractual arrange, no details of which seem to be available. Hmmmm....
I certainly would be thinking long and hard before applying for their scheme. Sound more like a lottery financial model only one where the winner(s) have to repay half the winnings.
Last edited by Tinstaafl; 23rd May 2002 at 21:42.