Do us all a favor and name-and-shame the culprits!

You're absolutely right, there IS too much of this about! My advice is check TRAINER credentials (experience and qualifications) carefully. A track record counts for a lot. Beware too of "exported" courses expanding very quickly (lots of bogus locations). It's unlikely that they are properly staffed (however slick the website might be!) I'd want to know that there are REAL people with expertise behind the glossy front.

Good luck with the job search & I hope you didn't throw away too much money...