Have to partially agree with DG. 5 & a bit weeks for NH's course is pretty full on, especially with learning systems. But sh$%. It does the job quite nicely.
After doing all the exams I am now convinced that CASA knows little on how to examine a candidate's knowledge of a subject.
It comes down to Understanding the FQ, not RTFQ.
A lot of questions just appear to trip you up and not test a knowledge of anything but the alphabet.
Here is a quick example from my systems exam.
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You have 4 pictures in your work booklet labelled A B C D )
The answer was quite obvious, but here is how the online choices appeared -
A B
B D
C A
D C
I mean COME ON!
At least we get to do flight planning on the 727
My personal opinion is to do the NH course (fulltime for the 4 hardies if can) for all subjects to get over the CASA hurdle. Read widely after to fill in the gaps and your interest.
Hope this helps