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Turn to Tech Scam

I recently had an interaction with a company called Turn To Tech, who are offering to train people and then postponing payment until after you've gotten a job. Standard, right?

Except their pitch is heavy on the sales and less on the info.  I filled out a simple, online form and their first email response was:

"Are you available to come in to discuss the course?  The class is a pay after you receive a job type of course, however it will require some pre-work assessment , etc.  That can be gone over with you when you come in.  "

 Of course? Standard grammar not required. "A-Pay-After-You-Receive-A-Job-Type" of course.  Of course, you could call it an "Income Based Payment".

I had to ask 3 more times how much the class would be before and after.

"It is $6,000 before the course is complete if you do not want to approach the pay after you receive a job, which is $9,000." 

This makes the government look good. Get me back my 6.7% rate, baby!!  None of this 50%!!
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