1 year free - edx Verizon Skill Forward

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  1. Rachel83az

    Rachel83az Well-Known Member

    It doesn't sound like there's any way to confirm this requirement except maybe by finishing one of the certificates within 30 days.
     
    Rachel83az, Oct 20, 2023
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  2. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, I went through all the menu's and I don't see anything in regards to where they track the 30 minutes. To be on the safe side, just complete one of the courses or programs of your choice within the 30 days and you're set for the entire year. What I am doing is the 'programs' of interest first and then work my way down that list... 365+ days left for the program, there are less than 300 courses, if you're speedy and can get one course a day and you're done all of them! But I wouldn't rush it, just work at your own pace and maybe do only the ones you are really interested in before working on the single course options... I would do a few programs that interest you most.
     
    AsianStew, Oct 20, 2023
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  3. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Well, um, OK.... unless your religion has "academic gluttony" in its "Compendium of Sins." Then y'all might be facing the "Everlasting Lake of Fire," or sump'n. :) But I dunno much about these things -- your decision, folks, not mine.

    I'm just wondering, though. 300 courses in one year - how much would actually "stick" vs. learn-and-forget? I think it's counter-productive.
     
    Johann, Oct 20, 2023
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  4. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    Other providers I've used do track my time-on-course. And days when I don't log in. They display the stats and I think it's there as a reminder, to keep me on track, or get me back on, if I've been slacking off. It's never been an issue.

    I'm sure any supplier COULD track it and not display it (to you) if they wanted to. It'd just need a counter in the program. Simplest thing going. Or they could give you a warning in the last few days of the month. Either could be what's happening here.
     
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    Johann, Oct 20, 2023
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  5. Rachel83az

    Rachel83az Well-Known Member

    Grr. I hate how some courses aren't very clear about how long you'll have access. I signed up for a Marketing certificate, saw December, and got concerned. Oh, it's December 2024. Next year. So I signed up for the Harvard Data Science certificate. Well, that one's due December of this year. It's so stupid.
     
    Rachel83az, Oct 20, 2023
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  6. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    You signed up for the one with NINE courses -- and it expires in Dec. 2023? That's TOO stupid, even for Harvard! Are the young rascals of Cambridge MA playing Halloween pranks a little early? They should stick to what they know - tipping over outhouses etc.
     
    Johann, Oct 20, 2023
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  7. Rachel83az

    Rachel83az Well-Known Member

    Well, you sign up for one course at a time. I think they give you a 2-month deadline for each course. Frustrating.
     
    Rachel83az, Oct 20, 2023
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  8. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    I see, I think. So the first course must be done by end of 12/23 and the second by end of 2/24 etc? You'd actually have to do slightly better than one course every 60 days to finish by 12/24. Not very flexible, are they? If you find one easy and do it in 3 weeks, you can't stockpile the five weeks you save, for a course that turns out to be super-difficult -- or take the weeks as "time off" somewhere down the line, to devote to anything else.

    Certainly not an "own pace" thing... If you could just "bank" unused time, it'd be considerably better. One size just doesn't fit all. Sometimes it doesn't fit anyone. Yet another lesson from Fashion School. :)
     
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    Johann, Oct 20, 2023
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  9. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    On the sister board, as examples, I mentioned the following certs here: edX Verizon Skill Forward (degreeforum.net)

    Coursera/Google offerings (Professional Certs):

    Data Analytics
    Digital Marketing & E-Commerce
    IT Automation with Python
    IT Support Professional
    Project Management
    UX Design

    Amazon/IBM/Meta offerings:

    Cloud Solutions Architect
    Cybersecurity Analyst Professional
    Social Media Marketing Professional
    Front-End Developer
    Back-End Developer

    edx offerings, all free for those who have this edX Verizon Skill Forward:

    EC-Council Cybersecurity Essentials $348.30 96 hrs
    ISCEA Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) $987.30 96hrs
    W3Cx Front-End Web Developer $895.50 196 hrs
    HarvardX Data Science $1332.90 216 hrs
    NYIF Stock Trading $299.70 24 hrs
    5 Various NYIF Professional Certs $1K+ each 40hrs
     
    AsianStew, Feb 26, 2024
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  10. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

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    AsianStew, Apr 24, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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