if I read it right. 1,000 hours under a already licensed keeper or is it a licensed knowledgeable person ? I guess it would involved if that " other " licensed person had 1,000 hours to donate to his or her time allotment and it would be up to you as a wannabe potential license getter to have that same time ( both parties ). What I'm saying is it would seem hard to come together on time slots for both parties to perform in hours of what is needed with everyday life agendas. And not to mention that the burden of one seeking the hours of eventual redeeming hours needed would have to travel from say , tim buck too to a establishment where the " class " would be held. I mean it wouldn't be " legal " if the hour/s donator had to travel to your place to learn you since you wouldn't be able to have a venomous species in your possession yet. Am I making any sense out of this ? Scenario : those hours are like a part time job. Hence : 1,000 hours in one year would be about ( depending how fast you would want to get your license ), 84 hours per month for 12 months or, 19 hours. some minutes per week or, something like 2 hours and 45 min. a day. Did i calculate this right ?