Hello! I have never heard of them, but apparently, they are RA and certify courses from Shaw Academy. See here: https://learning.shawacademy.com/validation So, you can get a diploma that is certified by a RA university AND the at least somewhat doubtful IAO we have already mentioned several times here. Weird. Best regards, Mac Juli
For some reason, I am always confused "Austin Peay State University" with "Stephen F. Austin State University"
Arrangements like this kind of confuse me. The certificate clearly says Austin Peay State University, but I'm not sure anyone would accept "Diploma in Project Management, Austin Peay State University" for something with "Shaw Academy" plastered on the top
Same here. This is something like a yin-yang-bomb... which might not erase all life in a 5km-radius, but all credibility within the borders of the diploma!
Same here! I really like the specialty certificates at Columbia, Harvard, Oxford, and MIT. But adding Coursera, edX, Emitirus, GetSmart makes me feel it does not have any value in it.
OK, while I get your point, I think the thing is even worse with the Shaw Academy thingy. At least coursera, edX etc. are somewhat reputable, but I am absolutely not sure if this can be said about IAO!
No, IAO is most likely an Axact invention, and rather good at marketing their product, the unique Points Profile System. Shaw Academy is not the first legitimate school with IAO accreditation.
Thank you. Since I didn't actually do any research on Shaw Academy, I'll take your word for it. As for Axact, I've been following them for more than 15 years now.
Good thing. If it's not too personal - is there a special reason for it? Were you fooled by them, or are you a prosecutor or something similar?
Not too personal, no worries. No, neither fooled by Axact (you're not the first one asking that question though), nor a prosecutor. However, I have seen more degrees (including "original" ones) from Axact schools than most people. When I started following them they were operating out of P.E.C.H.S. (Pakistani Employees Cooperative Housing Society), one of the so-called Union Councils in Jamshed Town in central Karachi. Of course, at that time I had no idea that Axact was behind all the "universities" in Room 202, Block 2, Almas Heights, PECHS. Karachi. People with degrees from Axact's competitor West Coast University (Karachi, later Perth, now Panama), were doing their stuff in Room 216. And no, I'm not a former employee either. I've just collected information throughout the years that I have happily shared with media in the US and Canada, as well as LEOs.