From what I know it has too be longer and I know it because I have written quite a few letters of reference (the good old custom in Poland is that a student usually has to write his letter of referene himself/herself and then the teacher signs it or not). You have to base on your own (that is the teacher's) experience and state how long the course was (how many hours). But unfortunatelly I cannot help you with the details, sorry.
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