You go to trainer in weapons or armour, you say I need to train please, NPC what level sir/madam. Stat level. [ooc message, you need x PP] NPC That will be x tria please. Players agrees, NPC Holds out hand, player pays, NPC when ready challenge me. At this point you fight, when you have fully reached end of training, [First stage, same as is now] NPC yields. Of you go and fight monsters, to Finnish that stage.
Magic same as above.
Crafting skills, same, but instead of fight, player has to make a item, on giving this item the level is trained up. [First stage of training, same as is now] Mining, this is a tricky one, only trainers are in town, no mines, so. possibly a rock is placed by them, player then has to dig for stone, on reaching end of training the player gets a stone, he has to give this to Trainer. [End of first stage of training].