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becks67's review of My Distance Learning College - www.mydistance-learning-college.com

“Avoid”

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written by becks67 on 27/01/2015

I signed up for the 12 month Level 3 Teaching Assistant course in June 2014. I was very pleased with the service at first as my 7 assignments were marked in 2 days each time and all passes.

I submitted my last assignment No 8 two weeks ago, it has not been marked and a paypal payment request appears asking me to pay for extra tutor support 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE END OF MY COURSE! and also after I had been promised 3 months extra support for supporting their petition. No reply to my two week old contact requests (they promise a 72 hour response) and they are not answering their phone. I also cannot access my account to print off any of my marked work.

I am very disappointed as I wanted to start applying for jobs soon. I am looking into the possibility of sending my completed assignments to another online college so they can have it reassessed for a proper qualification as the focus award is useless. I will be making complaints about this company and I will be looking to get my money back.

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Becks67's Response to becks67's Review

Written on: 06/02/2015

Just had my review reinstated. It was actually 4 weeks ago now and my account is still locked asking for more money through PayPal. I did get a reply from my tutor a week ago to say my assignment has been marked but no mention of the result and I still cannot access the student portal to find out. No reply to my query through the portal. I have made a complaint to Action Fraud and also to Trading Standards.

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Boomerbella's reply to Becks67's Comment

Written on: 07/04/2015

Hi,
I just wondered if you ended up sending your completed assignments to another online college? Having read the reviews on here, I too am wondering whether to do a similar thing to get a QCF qualification, but it will mean more money and time. I'm a little nervous about continuing if it's not likely to be worth anything, but at the same time I have read that non-accredited courses will still be recognised by employers (Focus certification being one of them). From what I gather, a QCF is important for those wanting to go on and get a degree as the credits are recognised by universities. I really don't know what to do!

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