GG know the feeling.
FA's where I work think the FO is just some dude that tags along to keep the Captain company.
The education you talk of is coming. It'll be in the form of a runway overrun a mid air or a CFIT at the hands of some poor bastard thats baby sitting some 18 year old from a third world country.
Low Cost? High Risk.
or
Low Cost? Russian Roulette.
Good Luck Joe Average.