Many thanks for the various replies.
Julio I would be coming from a civilian assistant background. I can see why the college would be reluctant to drop the course prices. The main reason for wishing to condense the course is to cut down as much as possible on accommodation, living costs and possible time outside of a job. My main concern would be validating, which I believe is where the real hard work begins.
I suppose the tolerance of the unit training you determines how much pressure is on to validate the peace of paper presented to you on passing the course.
Could anyone tell me how long most units allow a trainee for ADI validation?