Alison: Online Education App 12+

Of the information, I have needed in my current endeavors. I discovered this app when I was “discovering” the internet. It almost got lost among many others, but I had already started signing up for the course I am taking (which I have rediscovered recently). I have been floppin’ around the internet for some time now, attempting to navigate different platforms with absolutely no structure or skills. When I opened the app, it went straight to a course that has a lot of valuable little tidbits of knowledge which I have been desperately lacking. I feel like my knowledge base has already improved vastly in just two days.

Hi Mojo2nyte, we really appreciate the time you took to write such a detailed review! We are really glad you are enjoying Alison. Continue learning on Alison and empower yourself!

For free, i cant complain! easy to follow modules and testing to get your certification, which does come at a cost!!! depending on how you want it, youre looking at a little over $25 to a little under $100 to get it. that is PER course certification. I dont know how credible these are yet, but its nice to have to show you did something at least. only thing i didnt like was how particular you have to make your answers or they mark it wrong. so be warned! i used "anti-freeze" instead of "antifreeze" and got marked wrong for it. that and i wish the coverage of courses covered more per topic so the price of getting these certs wasnt going to break me after completing all i intend to. bright side is it makes for a short course and test to have to do so if you only need it for some specific parts in a career, then its perfect without having to do everything else you dont need with it, as well.

We are so sorry you are facing this issue, RefusedNickname. Could you send us more details about the issues at support@alison.com? We will address the problem immediately.

I’ve started a course and read some of the questions and answers. I like what I see so far so gave it a 3 until I get through more of it and answers to my questions then I will edit this.

I’ve been doing my own handy work since I was a kid. I always read the lowest ratings first and have some questions.

They mention this is created in the UK. The principles of plumbing, electricity, etc are universal. The codes may be different so it’s up to each of us to use our local codes. Is that a fair statement?

Can I get completely through a section for plumbing as an example and complete the entire course without paying the certificate fee or will the course stop short or leave out parts until I pay?

I don’t mind paying for good training and if the certificate is $40 and I learn a lot in the course I’ll pay that even though I may not need the certificate. No one should expect high level training for free even if it’s offered. If I get a benefit.

Are these recognized certifications from some accredited institution? If so, which one.

My main concern is I don’t want to spent 2 hours on a course only to find it stops before it gets to the end unless I pay. If so that should be plainly stated up front.

You are very good at responding. I appreciate that and look forward to your responses to my questions.

Hi Newbie, thank you for bringing this to our attention and we want to apologise for any inconveniences or problems that these issues caused you. Could you please let us know the name of the course to support@alison.com? We will notify our course publishing team about this and we will get this fixed as soon as possible.
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