training / copyright issue

saintjammyswine

Your qualification is not based on the materials used to train you. Assuming you took an assessment/exma (for 3K I would hope so) that is what your qualification is based on. Imagine you self studied for the qualification (any really), the materials you read whether online or from the library are the equivalent prep. materials. Need to know what qualification it is before any specific advice can be give though.

emsywoo123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/49068043#Comment_49068043

I think this explains more.....kind of. Bit confusing really

Emmzi

I think you haven't done proper research on accrediting bodies before signing up and it's buyer beware.

KiKi

Just to add to all those saying that it's in your head so the qual still stands...

That's not how a lot of professional bodies work. If it's an academic qual with a national exam, fair enough. However, many professional bodies accredit companies and organisations to deliver training and design their own assessments. If an organisation decides to sell a course as an accredited one when it isn't, then the qualification doesn't stand.

OP, the only thing I can think you can do is take them to court for mis-selling, I don't know what else to suggest.

KiKi

The_Pedant

Might I suggest a couple of letters initially to the company issuing the qualification and to the professional body that accredited them to confirm whether your qualification is valid?

Based on the result of that you either have nothing to worry about, or you potentially have the evidence to proceed forward with a case for a claim against the company.

saintjammyswine

KiKi wrote: »

Just to add to all those saying that it's in your head so the qual still stands...

That's not how a lot of professional bodies work. If it's an academic qual with a national exam, fair enough. However, many professional bodies accredit companies and organisations to deliver training and design their own assessments. If an organisation decides to sell a course as an accredited one when it isn't, then the qualification doesn't stand.

OP, the only thing I can think you can do is take them to court for mis-selling, I don't know what else to suggest.

KiKi

But the assessments will still have to conform to the qualification standards as set out by the awarding body. If OP can demonstrate they have met these standards then the qualification is valid. The External Verifier (EV) of the awarding body should be picking these issues up, they need to know.