I wouldn't take it, especially not as PADI advertises it. Just have a look at the presentation video, anyone who then wants to take that course must have terribly poor skills. The video is old? Update it, it takes half a day to do and would maybe make us feel like there's any reason to do the course. But well, anyone that wants to promote diving would make that course as part of its first level certification...
What I would do:
If I have no money to spend, and think I can bring something to others, go do a few training dives with someone that knows. Some of them are out there, many of those who think they are are completely worthless (I've seen hypoxic trimix certified divers unable to do a half-decent frog kick). Not saying in which category I am, I'll sometimes hit the ceiling in a swimthrough, like many. I do my best to not damage anything, but it'll happen sometimes, unexpected surge, ... and then I'll hate myself for the rest of the dive.
If I have money to spend, I'd look up one of the really good instructors in the area (if there's one), look for UTD, GUE, or simply someone that is known to be really good from other agencies (I wouldn't hesitate asking a good cave/wreck diver either), give him a call "Hey, I'd like to book a day or two to get some work on my fundamental skills, would that be possible?". I highly doubt any instructor that is in there for the sake of promoting safe diving would refuse. A day with such an instructor might be as expensive as a full PPB course, but at least it's guaranteed to be good and focused.
Those certification cards don't bring anything, so there's no reason to want one. (or do people really care about the "master" scuba diver?
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When I say "training dive", I mean 10-20 minutes working in front of a camera, demonstrating the skills, then going for a shallow dive where you focus mainly on proper diving. Review the videos either by yourself or with your buddy afterwards, look at the issues and try to fix them. You can ask online what people would do to improve it as well...
I personally didn't take the course, doing it with a good instructor would probably make things go faster than learning "by yourself" (as with everything). But if you can only get piss poor training in your area, it is a waste of money to do a course.
I don't think I missed out on anything by not taking the course, at least not in my area...