Pure CBT was seen ten years ago as cutting edge but it is now largely discredited in the training world.
The problems are that:
- It doesn't encourage you to think through problems
- It's very expensive to produce, £10,000 to £12,000 an hour.
- Because of that it doesn't get revised as often as it should
- From a sales point of view it looks dated very quickly
This doesn't mean it doesn't still have its place. It still works fine for factual subjects like type rating training and revision courses, electronic testing is very effective and animations and graphics often explain concepts much better than text and drawings do.
Most people find that CBT is best used alongside traditional training methods. Use CBT when it helps, use traditional written text and manuals when they work for you.