There are more than a few TRTO's including UK ones that don't have that interpretation.
I know 3 people personally who had to get expensive LPC's on an aircraft type that they were never going to fly again just to be allowed onto a type rating course.
One even used an extra ratings page in his license and forged a signature and then binned it after the course completion and then got the new rating issued because he was redundant and couldn't afford to get his MEP class rating & SPA IR back or a LPC on his previous type which was out by a month. If he hadn't done that he wouldn't have got the job.
Normally I would be very anti that sort of behaviour, but to get round stupid red tape I could understand why he did it even though technically he could get 5 years in prison for doing it.
Personally I agree with your interpretation Billiebob but there are quite a few TRTO's that don't and even if technically we are correct they have it in the TRTO's pre course requirements which a NAA approved and are stricter than required so therefore valid.
Which is I suspect the wall that has prompted the question from the OP.