I'm not knocking your post at all, woldranger.

As you wanted facts:

1. Taking a Shaw Academy course is a legitimate way to get an NUS card
2. Shaw Academy has been continuously offering totally FREE courses ever since they started (i.e. the "expires in 24 hours" bit is false scarcity and a complete joke.)
3. Most of Shaw's traffic comes from discount sites (like Groupon) where they sell the same courses they give away for as little as a couple of quid
4. None of Shaw's courses are formally accredited qualifications i.e. Shaw creates a course and then provides its own "Diploma", which doesn't actually prove anything at all (it's no different to me giving you a Diploma in advanced neuroscience - it means jack didley)
5. Having said that, Shaw's courses are generally very well put together and a great introduction to a subject. So, you probably will learn useful stuff - just don't think the "Diploma" will look great on your CV (because if anyone does a Google search on Shaw, it may harm you rather than help you)
6. Shaw makes its money by trying to get people to buy a £300 subscription to all its courses. It also makes a huge amount of cash by charging £15+ for a printed (worthless) Diploma (yes, they are selling a pretty piece of worthless paper for £15 - gotta admire that, lol)
7.If you get an NUS card, you can genuinely save a small fortune in discounts and offers etc.

HTH :smiley:

Where have you been?

The NUS is currently haemorrhaging "real" students due to their ultra-left stance. Nowadays, ANYONE can get an NUS card just by choosing a University & course at random and paying the NUS card fee.

The NUS doesn't check applications at all any more, and even accepts cr.@ppy courses like this for an NUS card.

Welcome to today's capitalist student society. Just with an ultra left-wing perspective :wink:

Just read this bit of information I found:

You may receive a certificate of achievement - this isn't a nationally recognised qualification - you will not find the qualification on the Ofqual register. Those types of courses will not make you 'qualified' to work in a certain role.

They are mainly useful for people who want to learn something new without committing to a more substantial programme of study - and those types of courses are good for that because they're generally designed to be studied at home, in your own time, without deadlines.

If you're wanting a regulated qualification, you need to look for those which say QCF or NVQ in the title (or that are Alevels or GCSEs depending on what you are looking for).

Don't assume that because a provider has put 'diploma' in the title, that it is a qualification.

If the description says you'll receive a 'certificate of achievement' or an 'award certificate of achievement', it's not going to be a qualification.

If you're unsure, ask the provider for the qualification number and then search for it here: register.ofqual.gov.uk

JUST REGARD THIS AS A COURSE THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT AND KNOWLEGE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC FIELD

Follow this link: http://www.shawacademy.com/learning/?product=goodeed&lang=en

2 pounds each. Still good :smiley:

Loads of free uni courses as part of the future learn programme and these are taught by real universities.

Thanks

Bit tricky. Same courses for free or for 2 pounds. Hmm hmmmm

Looks like it's only ONE course per person/account.

Click on the link in #1, it says you can have 1 FREE COURSE. Pick the course that you want and it's FREE!

I just enrolled onto two courses with same details

Ctrl + Shift + N -> copy and paste the URL -> select another course -> register with another email address

You would need to enter another email address to register for another course.

Looks like they have only 2 dates to choose from. Hmm

I done financial trading and diet course with no problems with same email and phone number, I have got a confirmation email for both

Yeah unfortunately only two starting dates available and that's only for selected courses, most of them are starting on the 2nd of May.

Hmm I don't know how it works. I need two courses because they are both related to same topic and will both fill missing gaps in each other. It's all sorted now somehow

fantastic find! signed up to two in concurrent months. Apparently is a NVQ Lvl 4 the equivalent to a HND/HNC and you can get the hard copy of the cert if you pay £15 after the final exam!

Stunning deal for those who want to get qualified for high paying jobs

All these course are equivalent of level 4?

Can't find any free, all £2 or more

Just read this bit of information I found:

You may receive a certificate of achievement - this isn't a nationally recognised qualification - you will not find the qualification on the Ofqual register. Those types of courses will not make you 'qualified' to work in a certain role.

They are mainly useful for people who want to learn something new without committing to a more substantial programme of study - and those types of courses are good for that because they're generally designed to be studied at home, in your own time, without deadlines.

If you're wanting a regulated qualification, you need to look for those which say QCF or NVQ in the title (or that are Alevels or GCSEs depending on what you are looking for).

Don't assume that because a provider has put 'diploma' in the title, that it is a qualification.

If the description says you'll receive a 'certificate of achievement' or an 'award certificate of achievement', it's not going to be a qualification.

If you're unsure, ask the provider for the qualification number and then search for it here: register.ofqual.gov.uk

JUST REGARD THIS AS A COURSE THAT WILL GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT AND KNOWLEGE ABOUT THE SPECIFIC FIELD

This does seem to be an ongoing, stretched out 24 hour offer as it was also posted a week ago http://www.hotukdeals.com/freebies/free-online-courses-limited-time-offer-2435077 The time left never seems to expire, which is a good thing. I am signed up to start the fitness nutrition course on the 1st of May.

Ah right, so as these aren't genuine, registered "qualifications" then I guess you can't get a nus extra card once you start?

As per some of the other comments, their "Certified" and "Diploma in" courses don't result in genuine certifications & diplomas and their counts of "Graduates" implies a level of attainment way beyond the content on offer.

The courses may be good, regardless, but just be wary of the glossy cover.

​Wow, thanks for that.

How about someone reply but with answers and facts please? I've got an NUS extra card through a paid online course I found through this site, but i thought it might be helpful for other hotukdeal members of they could get one through this.

I'm not knocking your post at all, woldranger.

As you wanted facts:

1. Taking a Shaw Academy course is a legitimate way to get an NUS card
2. Shaw Academy has been continuously offering totally FREE courses ever since they started (i.e. the "expires in 24 hours" bit is false scarcity and a complete joke.)
3. Most of Shaw's traffic comes from discount sites (like Groupon) where they sell the same courses they give away for as little as a couple of quid
4. None of Shaw's courses are formally accredited qualifications i.e. Shaw creates a course and then provides its own "Diploma", which doesn't actually prove anything at all (it's no different to me giving you a Diploma in advanced neuroscience - it means jack didley)
5. Having said that, Shaw's courses are generally very well put together and a great introduction to a subject. So, you probably will learn useful stuff - just don't think the "Diploma" will look great on your CV (because if anyone does a Google search on Shaw, it may harm you rather than help you)
6. Shaw makes its money by trying to get people to buy a £300 subscription to all its courses. It also makes a huge amount of cash by charging £15+ for a printed (worthless) Diploma (yes, they are selling a pretty piece of worthless paper for £15 - gotta admire that, lol)
7.If you get an NUS card, you can genuinely save a small fortune in discounts and offers etc.

HTH :smiley:

It's not exactly clear when you sign up that if you cannot make the live classes, a recording is available. I hesitated signing up because I can't commit to being free at those times but a recording is great.

Can you get UNIDAYS card or account with these courses?

None of this is true.

so would the account be avalible a year from now or would it expire and has a time limit for the videos and classes?

Course Deadline - Monday July 4th like what dose this mean?

Hi, sorry I just realised my comment isn't very clear! What I meant to say is - recordings are available! It would have been nice if that is clear before you sign up, but it only tells you once you've signed up. So, in short, yes, recordings are available!

I enrolled on the photography course and have now finnished it.
I found the course was more for people with a Cannon Box camera. They went all around how each button worked. Moved on to light and darkness. Depth of photos taken.
I have a little pocket camera which I spent a long time choosing and love dearly. They kept on about a more £ Cannon. Bit dissapointed.
When it got to the last weeks they started to promote the paid lessons so I stopped tuning in to the free photography lessons.
Paid £0

Thanks for the share!

joined up for a course, but NUS would not
let me register, any help

so at 7pm I got an email from them telling me my course starts in 24 hours. They sent me the following list of times and dates underneath! only a month out lol

Mon, Apr 4, 20167:00 PM UK
Time Wed, Apr 6, 20167:00 PM UK Time Mon, Apr 11, 20167:00 PM UK Time Wed, Apr 13, 20167:00 PM UK Time Mon, Apr 18, 20167:00 PM UK Time Wed, Apr 20, 20167:00 PM UK Time Mon, Apr 25, 20167:00 PM UK Time Wed, Apr 27, 20167:00 PM UK Time

I have been doing Shaw academy cources for about 7 weeks very impressed so far.

Done a couple of them ( Photography & Photoshop) and signed up for another couple. Ignoring the certificate which appears to be pretty worth worthless (and the selling bit which is in each video) the courses themselves are highly entertaining and you do learn something from them.

Well worth it for free or even at £1.99.

big question, do you get NUS cards from this??? Yes Or No???