The test is undefined and undermined. It could happen at any time. Pass or fail...death is the results one way or another.The you get what you pay for thing...
I’m a woman. Bargain shopping for to pay pennies for valuable stuff is what WE DO. I know value when I see it or I wouldn’t use it. Maybe it’s not valuable to you. But what I do is valuable to me.
When is the test of what it (a cheaper class, or self training) has meant to me in terms of improving my skills and by how much?
And when is the test of what I have missed out on by not taking a more costly (or valuable?) training?
How will we determine if I have passed or failed taking my responsibilities seriously and having my priorities in line? Even the result may not tell us that, as correlation does not equal causation.