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Old 17th Apr 2015, 13:30
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Geoffersincornwall
 
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Although there is no set minimum, even the lowest-houred CFS students will have very nearly 1000 hours before they start the QHI course. How practical is this for the civ world? Not at all, I'm sure![/QUOTE]

Why not? 1000 hours of working in many markets would equate to two or three years of experience. If I was looking for a surgeon to train other surgeons I would hope he would have more than that for sure. Let's get away from the notion that what is good for the would-be FI is good for the training system. Surely it should be the other way around? What delivers good quality instructors should be good for the would-be member of that community.

There is an old saying in aviation that you 'cannot teach 'experience' ' - but surely, in order to teach you need experience.

G.
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