Apex Learning
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Looks like a scam judging by their own criteria.
I was referred to these by Reed in Partnership who this company pay to advertise for them. The website looks like a scam, there is a permanent 98% discount, a offer timer (stock alert timer) and they use stock images. The course I have been doing (IT support tech) is embarrassingly low level and 10 years out of date referencing windows 8 as the latest version. Much of the information is incorrect and the video quality is terrible (VHS quality). They do not test on each module and the "exam" is made up of template questions from teaching websites. Their customer support is slow but well organised and they respond personally if you have any problems by email rather than a ticket system. The website says they are accredited but the company is not a registered awarding body and some investigation revealed that this company isn't recognised by any awarding bodies, educators or employers. Further, no one at City & Guilds, MEG or any other body has heard of them and my contacts in the local industry (Cambridge) haven't heard of them either and said they wouldn't consider it valid if seen on a CV. The only reason I am continuing this course is because Reed in Partnership is paying for it and I said I would do it. This will not be on my CV I am doing this to pass the time and to keep my advisor from giving me a hard time not out of choice or from expectation of any benefit or useful results. Many of the reviews for ApexLearning on this website have the hallmarks of paid-for reviews. Avoid avoid avoid! EDIT: The Awarding body listed on the website does not list them. The Learning material is out of sequence and most of it doesn't relate to the subject of the course. The section titles "hardware" has 5 short videos talking about hardware at a high-school level and the rest are relating to security. The videos in the security section start with some basic reminders to install an AV and anti-malware tools then goes on to discuss some topics that can be covered in 10 mins of watching a decent YouTuber. The "basic IT literacy" section has little to do with IT literacy as anyone would recognise it and is mostly about the medical industry doesn't mention the basics. Videos in this section talk a lot of about paperwork and legislation. These videos are the longest in the section where they think that topics like "troubleshoot basic IT issues" is a 15 min video compared to the previous section where you can expect to be told about "acceptable use" for an hour. This is not a course for anyone who wants to a "qualification" in IT support. Very little is about IT support (almost never mentioned) and is obviously designed for elderly CEOs. The "mock exam" is dead and brings up a 404. And the final exam includes questions not at all related to IT or IT support such as questions about the American medical insurance industry. The questions feel like they are random.