Money he plans to spend on books, trading courses, paid groups would be better to spend on trading itself.
It's OK to check how others are trading, info about that is completely free. There are traders who share their
analysis and trades here on forum, other forums and social networks. You provided him with the key words and
the rest is on him.
   Nothing beats experience! Money spent on learning is well spent money. It can be rough in the beginning,
in rough times you are capable to check are you up for that or not. Anyone should try to trade, later it's easier to
develop skills with at least some basic knowledge about trading.