well said JR..
I have been looking at the VET FEE HELP route to complete my instrument rating.. it too is around the $25k mark.
it is obvious the 2 or 3 schools that can offer 'fee-help' in this country are charging a premium for this. this extra $5-7K (really, extra 10-12K- see notes below) is a lot of money, but may be enticing for a lot of students who cant afford a rating..
Time Will Tell,
Also note that with FEE HELP, a 20% premium (govt charge and not the schools fee i believe?) is added to the course cost which will need to be paid back. so that $24K course as advertised, turns into almost $29K. is almost double what you could possibly do a rating for elsewhere on your own terms..
For me, I've decided to just wait a few more months and save the $$ and do it on my own terms, at a non-sausage factory type setup, and at a reasonable price.
Why is it that only a couple of schools offer this VET FEE HELP?
i could probably answer that with my thinking that there is alot of bull**** to go through in order to provide..
More competition would provide a better outcome for the student.