Lab Monkey
The case I am making here is, of course, not airline specific, it is about the adoption of an internationally recognised minimum standard of training for an airline operations officer. And it is not 'my' course it is ICAO's recommendation.
Who gets paid what depends on the attitude of the airline you work for to qualifications and training. Expereince is of course essential. Just because you have passed a course in flight ops studies is no guide to your eventual competence in the ops room, what it does do however, is ensure you have a foundation of knowledge to build upon as you gain expereince. It is a starting point, just as the FAA licence is in the states, only difference is, in the states you don't get a job without it.