That expensive "training" is only needed for people too lazy to read the Help Section and do the Tutorials. Anyone who won't exert some effort on his own time to continue learning about his craft is not worth hiring.
Dave
Dave,
Your assertion that only 'lazy' people need training is a bit offensive.
Over the years I've met a great many very smart and motivated
people, that were still able to benefit from class.
The tutorials and the help file only go so far, and then you start needing
to do stuff that is beyond the scope of those tutorials; which are
at best only foundational.
Some of the people that have been in class have had years of working with Civil 3D,
yet there were still some remaining issues, or questions whose answered had eluded them.
Further the issue of time is not a commodity that all persons or companies have.
Their clients are not paying them to sit and read the help file, and after work ends
many have families and or other social engagements.
A project manager has far more cost effective things to do that read the help file.
And I would hate to hear the conversation should a person enter 40 hrs of non-billable
time under the entry of READING HELP FILE.