WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY
I studied through Open Colleges to get my certificate 4 in Youth Work. I completed all the theory modules and only had my work placement to complete when the first wave of covid-19 hit back in 2020. I applied to so many places that couldn't let me do my work placement because of the 1 person per 4m squared rule in offices. I extended my studies twice and after the 3rd time of trying to extend they wouldn't let me unless I had to pay the full fee of over $3,000 again to renew the course. When I told them I couldn't afford it and that I wanted to have my modules that I had completed on my USI statement of attainment they told me that it would be on there. I went on the USI website to check my statement of attainments recently only to find that instead of saying I have completed those theory modules they have put I withdrew/discontinued all of them. Which was not the case for those theory modules I put my time and effort into. From what I gather I cant even use those modules, that I have actually completed, to go towards RPL if I went into another certificate, meaning I have to do them all over again.