- NO job guarantees
- Can be let go at any point during training period/after training period if no placement found with no compensation
- unpaid during training
- low pay after training
- No benefits (sick days etc)
- Miserable overtime rate (~£2/hr)
- People trying to place you are very forceful, and will try to make you switch tracks to suit their needs
- Can be placed anywhere in the UK for up to two years, regardless of your commitments (i.e. having 6 months minimum left on a rental contract was forced to apply for a job in another part of the country)
- £20k "cost" for training that must be paid back pro-rata if leaving early.