Training New ABAP Team Members

Hi All -

Will be required to identify training for ABAP team members for fresh install of ECC/BI NW2004s (EP and XI out of scope for Phase I). Is the content of these intro/intermediate courses (E.g. BC400, BC405, BC411,...)now drastically altered to the current release of NW2004s, or, as I have experienced in the past, is the change in these courses to consider NW2004s technology minor compared to the same courses as presented when current to say 4.6C? I.e. is the incremental change in course content for the intro/intermediate level ABAP courses vast between the releases or rather minor? Also, would the current version of these courses actually present NW2004s (AS 6.40) material?

Additionally, comments on best approaches to training new ABAP developers appreciated.

Thanks,

Pat