CW,
Good point. At the presentation that I went to, the presenter was given a really hard time by the 250 hour brigade. The answer was reinforced time and time again, if you don't have 500 hours, don't apply as they are not interested. Took several iterations of that message before it started to seep in. Makes you wonder.
The only way into the big O with less than 500 TT is via the CTC scheme.
S