Max, the guys who will be doing the training are all ex-mil who I have had the pleasure and privilege of flying with - I know the paramedic will be getting the best instruction and mentoring.
This guy will be a trial case and it might go well or not so well depending on his capabilities and guess what - this concept of training on the front line has been done before - by the military - and although it can be done in isolated cases, it is not sustainable.
You need a properly funded, manned and structured training system which costs money - trying to cuff it by using spare hours on the operational SAR flight is tricky and in the end takes longer - we know we have done it at Chivenor.