Well if our ranting on here has put you off the Electrical Trainee course, then we shall carry on ranting as we are obviouslly doing some good.
If we can save one person from getting conned into parting with thousands for meaningless qualifications out in the electrical world then we're doing a good job.
Glad you've seen the light, do it the proper route, which im sure you will - yes its longer, but you'll have better qualifications and more chance of suceeding in the long run. I welcome you to the forum Rpa07, and hope their are people on here who can answer your questions sufficiently should you feel the need to ask any.