No problem, you’ve done a lot of research into this on behalf of our hypothetical student.
Does your research include food and rent in the country where he/ she will study, include in this the possibility of an extended stay if the course drags on longer than expected?
Will he/ she pay up front for the course, are there protections in place for their money if the training school folds in the middle of training?
Does your research allow for a contingency (say 10%) for extra hours and partial/ full skills test retakes?
If you can honestly answer yes to these questions then our student can go for it with the risks mitigated somewhat.
Obviously if they get into Ryanair they’ll be forking out almost 30k euros for a type rating but at least there’s a job providing they perform to Ryanair standards.
I believe that licence conversion to IAA is a paperwork exercise plus a few hundred euros.