Keith
Do you really want me to explain how I came to see the advertising leaflet sent out to some of our students, the one that had a footnote saying "per module. Conditions apply"? Considering where your employer obtained the address of the person it was sent to, and the copyright and data protection laws of this country? Had I not seen that I would have assumed correctly that the reduction was connected with continuing the course, as such a "loss leader" is common.
Your description of what the student may do is identical to a student sitting in whatever lectures he feels he needs, except in the case of one going over the 18 months who would need all 14 resits which we might not look so kindly on. Since I know only one student who has done this (except where FTOs went out of business), and he had already sat all of the exams three times this is not a great benefit.
Where is my vested interest in having larger classes? It is in the interest of my employer, but I get the same pay whether there is one student or a dozen.
P.S. Can we calm this down? I have nothing against EPTA - it is good for Bournemouth to become known for flight training. I initially answered the question asked in the best way I could see, suggesting a couple of questions he should ask, certainly not discouraging him from contacting EPTA - I always advise people to visit several different FTOs.