Harry Monk:
Cheers Jim, it’s obviously changed since I did mine (late 2011).Out of interest, does anyone know if TCs still require an external TM to be located in the same geographical area as the operator? It seems to me that most, if not all of a TMs duties can be carried out electronically nowadays.
Afaik it is not required, for pretty much exactly why you have stated.
I know of a PI case with a operator midlands ish based and scotland based TM.
(edit) As harry said, the OCPC is imo a good and informative course and you will learn a lot and it will ansewr a lot of questions youll have.
£300 a month for a grey operator is cheap imo, specially if your going to get all his compliance stuff set up and then hes going to do it himself once hes qualified.