Hi guys,
Special offer on a payroll management and systems diploma through reed. On offer for £24 with certification and cpd points. Are these kind of courses any good or should I stay away?
Thanks
All it says cpd accredited and iao approved. Just thought it may give me a bit more knowledge am weak on payroll but will save my cash and keep ploughing through level 3.
Thanks Joanne.
Try searching for the AAT, IAB and ICB qualifications on that site.
From an employers point of view they want to see recognised qualifications, such as GCSEs, a levels, edges and then recognised professional qualifications. Accreditation so that are actually worth the paper they are written on and not issued by some unheard of, unregulated authority. When looking at cvs in my former role I ignored NVQs level one and two as anyone who could write their own name could get one, but NVQs level 4 showed more commitment to learning, an ability and enthusiasm to learn, albeit some of the subjects had to be considered erm, how shall I say it....easy, but like some degrees! Not all things are equal.
Also think, I could get a crime writing diploma with the iao! Mind,think I might give that a try in my spare time. I'm looking for another career as anything has to be better than this old one
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You should check out answers with reference to the legal position
CPD is a funny old thing in that if you can prove that you did an applicable course (i.e. it comes with a certificate of completion) then it is verifiable CPD. It doesn't need to be specifically approved by a professional body... Before looking at paid courses join Udemy and have a sift through some free courses to see if any of those are applicable... No doubt you will then end up getting a few paid courses under your belt during their sales when courses are generally aond £10.
Word of warning. anyone can put courses up on places like Reed and Udemy so the quality can vary dramatically from people who really know what they are doing to someone barely comprehensible who does not understand the subject matter reading from a script. So always look at a few sample lectures before joining a paid course.
Also, many courses have bite sized lectures of five minutes or less. These are much easier to digest so look for those ones with a combination of the number of hours the course will last. Some of the best courses are 10+ hours of five minute chunks.
Good luck with your learning.
Shaun.
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