According to the records of the ATA, the organisation that sponsored the Level 5 NVQ in Piloting Transport Aircraft, those who claimed Vocational Tax Relief (VTR) for the PPL were outnumbered, by a factor of around 30:1, by those who claimed VTR for professional licence courses and did not, subsequently, complete their portfolio of evidence. Thus, the real 'bad guys' in the whole, sorry NVQ saga were the likes of 'Boeing Freak and little red train' who, by their own admission, took the 23% discount and ran. It is due solely to the self-centred and thoughtless attitude of such people that Wannabes are now finding it so difficult to fund their training.
For the record, the 'Virgin Captain', still the only person to complete the NVQ, decided that he wished to gain a masters degree in airline management. Since he had not attended university and had not, therefore, obtained the necessary first degree, he completed the NVQ in order to gain the entry qualification to the masters course (A level 5 NVQ is, of course, equivalent to a first degree). I am pleased to report that said Captain is within an inch of gaining his MA and so, despite the cynical and selfish attitude of most of those who, like Boeing Freak and little red train, registered, took the money and ran, the NVQ did achieve something.
Those who registered for the NVQ and failed, subsequently, to complete their portfolio of evidence should be in no doubt that they are held in the deepest contempt by the many who gave willingly and voluntarily of their time to set the whole thing up, not to mention those who have now been disadvantaged by their arrant selfishness.