Courses Direct is a highly respected institution offering a range of courses across various disciplines globally.
Our faculty comprises renowned educators from multiple countries, who maintain partnerships with prestigious institutions in France, Ireland, the USA, Australia, England, and New Zealand. Courses Direct’s credentials are notable, including approval from IARC and affiliations with approximately a dozen other colleges worldwide, many of which hold government endorsements.
Let us try to explain as recognition can be a complex concept. There are hundreds, or possibly thousands of awarding and certification bodies around the world, which makes it very difficult or impossible to map any course or qualification into one single system. Simply, there is no worldwide standard. Not even degrees are always accepted from one region or country to the next.
The news is not bad though, for online learners, in fact all students today, we are pleased to say there has been a shift to recognise all forms of learning. That means all short courses and training completed or attended over years of an academic career, may now be included in formal RPL applications. This means students no longer need years of degree or postgraduate studies to be deemed educated, skilful or knowledgeable.
So NFIFL (Non-Formal and Informal Learning), an abbreviation coined by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, is seen as completely valid in everyone’s educational or academic career. We also see micro-credentialing and ‘enrichment learning’ gaining the attention of trade, education, and political departments. A move in the right direction for anyone passionate about learning.
There’s no doubt, there’s a long way to go to help more people understand the evolving educational landscape. Many people continue to assume a course is credible if it is “recognised” or “accredited”. We would like to highlight that accreditation schemes vary enormously in their standards. Going back to the higher education sector, let’s consider how many of the unrivaled, preeminent courses are not ‘accredited’ at all. Many institutions running courses are self-accrediting and self-awarding.
We offer hundreds of courses, below is just a small selection of our most popular courses that our students have enrolled on.