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hash8511

5 Jul 16

Courses now £1

Can also apply for a student NUS discount card (£12) which opens the door for many other discounts etc.... enjoy!!

Shaw Academy via GoGroopie

Top comments

backinstock

5 Jul 16 13 #1

Does that include inter courses?

harryg001 to corred1964

6 Jul 16 4 #16

I agree completely regarding accreditation and potential false advertising of 'original' costs, but if you would like to learn more about a subject you're interested in they are well worth it at £1! I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of teaching and interaction.

Towards the end of the course they will try to promote the 'reduced' lifetime membership option. Just don't be taken in by it (I'm sure no true hukd-ers would be that gullible!), and all will be fine.

hash8511 to harryg001

5 Jul 16 4 #5

Agree... done it last time round. Service was really good too.

harryg001

5 Jul 16 3 #4

The photography course is very good, and the student card a definite bonus for the extra £12.

Latest comments (76)

sandrag10

22 Sep 16 #76

Thanks to op for the link.....have started a course and own an NUS card .....yaaay!!!.....did not need an academic email......and since shaw don't do membership number I put in an old ref number......many thanks

malcyplop

6 Sep 16 #75

Signed up for this to get my NUS Extra Card. I've previously had then via Endsleigh but that doesn't work anymore as they post them to the Endsleigh office. So this works well as a way to get your NUS card. More ethical too, as you are genuinely now a student:-)

jamiefisher86

29 Jul 16 #74

And £5 spotify :wink:

hash8511

29 Jul 16 #73

No worries... glad to help. Enjoy!!

smanet

29 Jul 16 #72

In the end I put my email in the student no, just in case they want to check that I'm an actual student at Shaw Academy.
Nus card is on its way and I'm going to have my prime soon :smiley: Thanks again!

smanet

27 Jul 16 #70

Thanks OP! I'm going to buy the Photography course too and as well get my NUS card.
Just wondering what should be the duration of the academy course, course level and course discipline.
Can't you use your email as student number?
Thank you! :smiley:

hash8511 to smanet

28 Jul 16 #71

I think i left the student no. Blank and just use standard email.

Don't forget to sign up to 6 months free amazon prime.

Wars16

25 Jul 16 #69

Just started lesson 1 of the photography, looks good so far still lots of talking and introducing at the moment but feels promising!

jonyfive

23 Jul 16 1 #68

Awesome. Thanks for this.

AndyRoyd

21 Jul 16 1 #67

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?docId=1000741813...please send an e-mail to [email protected] from the e-mail address associated with your Amazon.co.uk account. In the message, include a scan, photo or screenshot of one of the following:
• A valid NUS Extra or NUS Apprentice Extra card (must show your name, institution, and date of expiry)...

hash8511

21 Jul 16 1 #66

You send Amazon an email with a pic of your NUS card. No ac.uk email required.

jefster

13 Jul 16 #47

Do people remember the last time Student Card was mentioned it went to about 5000 degrees..... The benefits are unreal heavy discounts on virtually your whole life, cinema, insurances, shopping, Amazon prime about 30 pound... Check it out peeps....

jonyfive to jefster

21 Jul 16 #65

How do you get Amazon prime for £30? Are you talking about Amazon Prime for students? If so, I thought you had to have a .ac.uk email address for that? How do I sign up with just an NUS card?

Student12345

15 Jul 16 1 #63

Does not work unless you have a valid (presumably .ac.uk) e-mail address. Go through the whole shebang, get to the end process and won't let you submit unless you have filled the field, highlighting in red "Please enter a valid email address"

AndyRoyd to Student12345

17 Jul 16 #64

.ac.uk e-address is not a requirement for that datafield.

sandrag10

14 Jul 16 #60

....does the nu s extra card run only in years? So Once bought can use for entire year or only for the four weeks of the course?

hash8511 to sandrag10

14 Jul 16 #61

Entire year

AndyRoyd to sandrag10

15 Jul 16 #62

Depends how much of a bung you throw at NUS. Card validity £12=12months, £22=24m, £32=36m.

alexanderthenotsogreat

14 Jul 16 #59

Very well done :smiley:

alexanderthenotsogreat

13 Jul 16 1 #50

I'd love to hear from people that actually have the time to complete one of these courses in 4 weeks, because I can tell you, it's rather tricky. And good luck getting them to give you the course for anything less than £329 or whatever it is because it's not gonna happen. Voted cold because this is a misleading deal. I promise that this is not meant to be against the poster of this deal, but the fine print is typical of companies, so I just thought I'd 'add my 2 cents' so to speak.

If anybody manages to complete one of these courses in a month however, very well done to you :smile:

AndyRoyd to alexanderthenotsogreat

14 Jul 16 #58

Completed my first course in 5wks. Obtained high-90s in final assignment. Now on my 2nd course but I expect that to be more demanding. Cost £2 + optional 5EU for first course; £1 + optional 9EU for 2nd. Both CPD level, so "foundation" or similar. No interest in the lifetime membership rubbish at silly money.

corred1964

5 Jul 16 2 #10

The courses are pointless & the "qualifications" absolutely worthless as they are more introductory courses & they are not accredited by any approved examination board......

By all means do it if you want an NUS card but the courses will not achieve anything....these courses are always being offered at this "discount" or even free....they have never been £199

AndyRoyd to corred1964

5 Jul 16 1 #11

Fair observation, but credibility is attempted by most of the course certs showing the CPD logo https://cpduk.co.uk/

harryg001 to corred1964

6 Jul 16 4 #16

kotr to corred1964

13 Jul 16 1 #52

what else did you expect for a pound. A bachelor's degree in science?

Gop_allan to corred1964

14 Jul 16 #57

Incorrect!
I attended the course for the knowledge they provide (not for a fancy Certificate) and for the money I spent, it was well worth it. I only paid £2 so whether the original price is £199 or £99 don't bother me

nancy81

14 Jul 16 #54

have some heat!! I just went on the nus website and it's asking me to pay £32.00 not 12.00 can anybody,
please clarify why this is , and what I am doing wrong.
many thanks. :smiley:

hash8511 to nancy81

14 Jul 16 #56

Thats possibly for 3 years.

Select one year and it should come down to £12

malinky1

14 Jul 16 #55

I think a lot of the posters here are missing the point, the purpose of signing up for the course is to get a student card that gives massive discounts on all sorts of places (Spotify, etc.). No one cares about learning anything!

wacky_blonde

14 Jul 16 #53

I singed up for two the other day and can't get either to work

kibethewalrus

13 Jul 16 1 #51

I think these courses are free through the free postcode lottery site, don't know this link will work in isolation Shaw Academy

MarkT1967

13 Jul 16 #49

I paid last time but due to caring commitments couldn't do the course! Might try again this time, I'd like to do the course just to try it

SillyFencer

13 Jul 16 #48

Is the NUS extra card the same as having a student card? For example, can I use it to buy stuff at a "concessions" price where available? I thought it was just like having a discount card and you only get the advertised promotions that come with the card.

batista

13 Jul 16 2 #42

I enrolled on one of these courses , then NUS rejected the course supplier, they weren't one of their registered teaching institution.

check with NUS first to see if course qualifies

redarrowrules to batista

13 Jul 16 #43

This one does, my NUS card has been posted today and I'm due to start the course in the next week or so.

Will actually give the class a go as I'm trying to improve my photography skills.

AndyRoyd to batista

13 Jul 16 1 #46

Lol. "The Shaw Academy" is included in the dropdown list of selectable recognised institutions within the NUS sign-up page. If the NUS rejected your application, it was because you did not select "The Shaw Academy" from the NUS-provided dropdown list or some other issue.

JohnOFarrell

13 Jul 16 #45

Looks good for £1, there are several good websites online that offer free courses if you are looking to learn new things, Alison and Coursera come to mind and Khan Academy is fantastic for learning maths. They won't entitle you to an NUS card as far as I'm aware but fantastic resources nonetheless! :smiley: Oh and shout out to YouTube as well, some great tutorials on there for almost everything!

HereKittyKitty

13 Jul 16 1 #44

I signed up for an NUS card using these details and it's been dispatched today

marzzluigi

12 Jul 16 #41

Even though you only get 4 weeks free access? Thanks for the response btw

AndyRoyd

12 Jul 16 #40

Course content is typically available up to six weeks after the course commences.

marzzluigi

11 Jul 16 #39

I mean as in if u only get 4 weeks free access to the content but the course lasts approx 6 weeks; will I still be able to access the content after those 4 weeks for that particular course?

marzzluigi

11 Jul 16 #38

I mean as in if u only get 4 weeks free access but the course last 6 weeks; will I still be able to access the content after those four weeks for that course?

marzzluigi

10 Jul 16 #36

Signed up for one but the start date is on the 25th July, so do I only have 2 weeks to complete the course? Cause some lesson are only released months later?

AndyRoyd to marzzluigi

11 Jul 16 #37

Don't understand the Q, but typically a course lasts 6wks from the date of the first live lesson. If you login to your SA account and look under "Course Details" it should state the date and time of each live lesson. A video recording of each live lesson is typically available the day after the lesson. The closing date to take the optional final assignment is typically two weeks after the final lesson, which should be 6wks after the course started. HTH.

mattbrfc

9 Jul 16 #35

Yeah I ended up signing in to see that. But cheers for the reply. I've used an old number so should shouldn't get any calls and can just ignore the emails.

mattbrfc

9 Jul 16 #33

Thanks op I've ordered the photography and the web development.

Anyone know how long I have to do them. Can I do one then 4 weeks later start the other one. Or does it expire.

AndyRoyd to mattbrfc

9 Jul 16 #34

Via the GG offer, you're normally given an option of two or three start dates over the coming months for each course. Once a GG-sourced course starts, you have about 6 weeks to complete it before it expires from your SA account. You can study any number of courses concurrently. If you pay the hefty and aggressively-promoted fee for lifetime membership of SA, you can start, attend, revisit, take final assessments (obtaining certificates) whenever and as often as you wish at no additional cost. Basically you are paying £1 to be inundated with marketing designed to relieve you of £300-£400 to buy lifetime membership, any benefit you can obtain in the meantime from the brief courses is a bonus.

skellyness

9 Jul 16 #32

Good for intros (I've done the photography), but as previously stated they do hard sell at the end..

nablor

8 Jul 16 #30

As others have said be prepared for the hard sell towards the end of the course, I didn't even bother with final exam as got fed up with them badgering me about the life time membership, understand they have a business to run but boy do they get on my tits.

anglo to nablor

9 Jul 16 #31

I didn't think the 'hard sell' was excessive, two phone calls to me that were part feedback to them of the course I took and partly to try and sell the lifetime membership for £300 that, to be fair to them, also includes 3 other family or friends that can access any courses via your membership. I didn't sign up though
PS. There were also around half a dozen 'hard sell' emails over a week or so near the end of the course.

mrkaroshi

8 Jul 16 #22

Applying for an NUS card requires that you provide an 'academic email' address and 'Shaw Academy Student Number' ... I don't have either ??? How do I obtain these ???

fishmaster to mrkaroshi

8 Jul 16 1 #29

I imagine you'd find some way of committing fraud to achieve this.

JordUK

8 Jul 16 #28

Thank you OP, gonna take on Photography, Foundations of Mobile App Development & Social Media Marketing & Online Reputation Management.. gonna be busy I think, can't really complain however at the price of a cup of coffee!! :laughing:

hotshot

8 Jul 16 #27

These courses are very good and can build confidence anyone sitting on the fence just do it the tutors are very good and make you feel part of the learning process.
I have really enjoyed the photography course and Im currently doing the Wedding Photography Course it has lots of useful practical information that I have yet to get anywhere else.

schnide

8 Jul 16 2 #26

So the photography course is great and the support is too.. however, be aware that their business model is to call and email a lot to try and get you to sign up for their lifetime membership at ~£300. That gets you access to all their other courses. They'll push it hard.

Which I guess is fine as long as you know that in advance. Something to be aware of.

ethypops

8 Jul 16 #23

Just had confirmation that my nus extra card is on it's way. I followed andyRoyd instructions. Put in any 10 digit number. No academic email address and it's on it's way. I didn't bother with the shaw academy course. Saved £1!

redarrowrules to ethypops

8 Jul 16 #25

Any idea if they have been known to revoke cards?

craigthackerx

8 Jul 16 #24

This will do for my CPD at least, saves me the bother from going out my way for it.

Hot, I guess

Shozer

8 Jul 16 1 #21

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8 Jul 16 #20

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amour3k

8 Jul 16 #19

Interesting observation's that?.

Interesting point ..... lol. :-)

ethypops

6 Jul 16 #18

Thanks andyRoyd. Sorry dont know how to add a quote!

AndyRoyd

6 Jul 16 1 #17

The misspelling makes it sound like some after-gig "entertainment" !

ethypops

6 Jul 16 #14

@andyRoyd I have done a dummy run on the nus website but it asks for shaw academy student is number so you must have to get that first .

AndyRoyd to ethypops

6 Jul 16 1 #15

SA do not issue a student number. If you wish to raise legitimacy, quote your 10digit GoGroopie order number at that stage - that's as near as you will get to a student number, otherwise enter a random 10digit number and you will be able to progress.

fozed78

6 Jul 16 3 #13

To complete the final exam in the photography course, I had to pay (I think) €5.00. Still cheap though and a great course.

corred1964

5 Jul 16 #12

CPD is the equivalent of company in house training (continuous Personal Development) but that is little more than a certificate of attendance

AndyRoyd

5 Jul 16 2 #9

No. TBH, the only requirement appears to be that you say you are a student (in this instance: at "The Shaw Academy"). You can do a dummy run by entering any email address at the NUS card sign-up page and progressing an application up until the payment stage. All seems far too casual and open to abuse.

ashok

5 Jul 16 #8

Perfect, But Do I need to show a student ID card as well...?

AndyRoyd

5 Jul 16 #7

Become a student at SA, then apply for card here: https://cards.nusextra.co.uk/

ashok

5 Jul 16 #6

How can I apply for the Student card....?

harryg001

5 Jul 16 3 #4

The photography course is very good, and the student card a definite bonus for the extra £12.