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Has anyone used the online training from "The Knowledge Academy"?

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    Has anyone used the online training from "The Knowledge Academy"?

    I've a bit of free time on my hands at the moment and I've been offered a reasonably good deal on all of their on-line courses (excl. exam fees).

    The Knowledge Academy

    Are they worth the effort?
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    Originally posted by wattaj View Post
    I've a bit of free time on my hands at the moment and I've been offered a reasonably good deal on all of their on-line courses (excl. exam fees).

    The Knowledge Academy

    Are they worth the effort?
    The first lesson is search the forum. Specifically the "Technical" section where you'll find...

    Originally posted by Goosefeather View Post
    Yes. What a crock of tulip!

    After discussing a package, changing a few modules and TWO confirmations later, I pay several grand for a 7 course package. When they then sorted my access I noticed that only 5 of 7 were available. Multiple emails which were ignored, I til I copied in the CEO demanding my money back. After several ping pong mails stating it is not their policy to refund online learning, my persistence paid off and I got my dosh back. The ham shankers didn't have a leg to stand on as I provided a ton of evidence showing their lack of correspondence and miselling of a product.

    I, for one, will never use again and avoid at all costs.

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      Originally posted by Zigenare View Post
      The first lesson is search the forum. Specifically the "Technical" section where you'll find...
      Why keep a dog around and bark oneself?
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        Originally posted by wattaj View Post
        I've a bit of free time on my hands at the moment and I've been offered a reasonably good deal on all of their on-line courses (excl. exam fees).

        The Knowledge Academy

        Are they worth the effort?
        Did Prince 2, ITIL, Agile foundation and ISEB BA courses - passed and got certs 1st time. Did the job for me.
        "Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon Musk

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          Learnt everything I know about Radiator bleeding and Gladiators from them. Made me the man I am.
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            #6
            Originally posted by wattaj View Post
            Has anyone used the online training from "The Knowledge Academy"?
            No, but they appear to be a high quality, well-funded operation....

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              Yes, I used it to train suity.

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                Originally posted by wattaj View Post
                I've a bit of free time on my hands at the moment and I've been offered a reasonably good deal on all of their on-line courses (excl. exam fees).

                The Knowledge Academy

                Are they worth the effort?
                So, I guess that I should report back with my own, current experience of using Knowledge Academy: disappointing.

                The CBT is pretty much what one expects from CBT insofar as it's pretty high-level stuff entirely designed to provide just enough information to pass the exams. One would need to do a significant amount of background reading in order to be proficient in any of the subjects covered.

                The KA interface is a bit rough and some of the links to things like the study "My Schedule" and booking "Exams" didn't work for me. I've had to email their support team a number of times in order to access their pre-exam/exam-prep assessments... there's a 24 - 48 hour turnaround for any questions BTW. PDFs arrived eventually, although I had expected this to be an on-line test/consolidation for the CBT.

                So, as I say, disappointing.

                Very glad that I didn't pay the ticket price.

                To be continued...
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