when I took a certification course it was about 5 hrs long. Keep detailed notes on the loading,advancing, etc of the quilt on the frame--that is so crucial. hopefully that part will be hands-on. the work with pantos, rulers, FMQ is probably not going to be lengthy if 9 are sharing one machine and that's probably ok as you will need time to work individually on those things anyway.
takes lots of pictures and videos if possible.