i suppose at the end of the day... if some lad comes to you with the ability to mix up quickly without covering the job, knowing the difference between a trowel and a float then all you got left to do is teach him how to use the broom and floor scraper 2 handed...
might even weed the wasters out, no wasters gonna spend 600 quid on a course...
but that said, the very last thing i would want is some lad who thinks because he's been on a course and got a bit of paper that says he been on a course, then he's worth more money... so, do you spend 600 quid on a course, and still earn a labourers rate and go throught the same process... or do you spend your 600 quid on a car so you can get to the job without needing to be picked up and dropped off every day...
or better still... go on a plumbers course so you can pop radiators on and off without flooding the place... make yerself bloody useful lad... :RpS_tongue:
general building company prolly best place to look for work if you just come off a course... you can be part of a team and fit in better...