I'm now way out of touch with jump flying. Guess we were just lucky years ago in Oz. Lightie jump training consisted of a discussion brief over coffee, usually one observation ride - two if the newchum was a bit slow .. and then, away you went on your own.
Subsequently the jumpers were very good at training the new pilot over the course of a couple of sorties by briefing afterwards - and none too gently if the new chap was a bit slow on the uptake. By the time one had half a dozen jumps the basics were well and truly under the belt.
Mind you, jump flying in the DC3 was much more interesting when the occasional jumper would climb out on the tailplane and then refuse to jump but that's another story.