Reinhart
I am assuming that you are not a flight test professional....you certainly do not sound like one.
You could learn a great deal from the careful and rational response from Tester 78.
Your "and she paid for it" remark sows the seeds of unpleasant implications yet your passive aggressive approach lacks the courage to state clearly and unambiguously what you mean by it.
Let's be clear: ETPS is a joint civil/military endeavour which does indeed have a commercial/business imperative behind it. That does not extend-however much you want it to-in the direction of awarding graduation certificates to anyone who pays the course fee. An ETPS course pass (long or short course) is a hard won qualification for each and every candidate and the school's standards have always been high and remain so.
If you doubt me, sign up for a course. Even you may find the short post maintenance flight test course illuminating......but you won't be able to call yourself a test pilot afterwards. Flight test jobs are for the self-motivated and dedicated.......don't dare criticise those positive qualities in someone you barely know.