Quite correct.Indeed:
"When my partner first came to the UK, her country wasn't in the EU/EEA yet.
She had to jump through all sorts of hoops to get a study visa."
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It was vocational training for which a wage was paid and taxes/NI deducted...
Hence the requirement for the type of visa that "She had to jump through all sorts of hoops to get"
It's of course something UK citizens of all ages and those not already born will have to go through after the end of the year if they wish to study/work in the EU/EEA.