P.c.d.i. Tutorial assistance drops ball

Enrolled in the "Professional Electronics Specialist Program" and was very excited to do so. The course material was well written and arrived promptly. As I advanced through the chapters the course material obviously becomes more complex.
I called the tutorial department on 5 or 6 different occasions for help and received no assistance what so ever. The tutors I spoke with had degrees in math and science, but had no training specifically in electronics. On two different occasions the tutors actually gave me the wrong answers to my questions. This caused problems with course comprehension due to the fact that the tutors answers contradicted the course material.
When I tried to address these issues with P.C.D.I. they seemed to have no desire to address the problems, but rather give me the number of the accounting office for a potential refund.
Searching for another online campus to take the same program, hopefully with a fully trained tutorial department.

 

Does PCDI mean Ashworth College or something else?

 

From the Ashworth site:

"Ashworth College evolved from a humble start in 1987, when it was a family-owned school offering a single course in real estate appraisal. The course was so popular that the founders knew they had filled a widespread need for high quality, career-focused distance learning. Thus, Professional Career Development Institute (PCDI) was born."

But in my sprint through the website I did not see a "Professional Electronics Specialist" program. Maybe I just missed it (but I don't think so).

 

Go join a Ham Radio club - Search for ARRL Affiliated Clubs . Go to a meeting and tell them you are looking for someone to ask questions about electronics. You can also try asking your question on eham.net forums.

 

I know we've discussed this in other threads at other times but exactly is the market for an electronics technician (or specialist) these days?

I've discussed with many older folks how they went to trade school to become electronics technicians and were immediately gainfully employed. My own company eliminated the position and rolled it up into regular production associates.

So part of the problem, I would imagine, is that they probably have a rough time finding anyone qualified to tutor this particular subject to the degree you need.

 

I'm interested in this thread because:

(a) I'm interested in electronics myself - not that I can claim very much knowledge - yet. Read a beginner's book or two - built a couple of radios that actually work - nothing remarkable.
(b) I can't find a current course with this name from Ashworth/PCDI - and that includes their Canadian subsidiary. Only one called "Basic Electronics" on the US site.
(c) The course certainly does /did exist. There are many people out there with this specific course on their resumes.

I think edowave's advice is very good and that Neuhaus makes an interesting point:

if that is so - and I can readily believe it is at least somewhat likely - should a school with that problem be offering this particular course?

J.