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I saw a mobile developer resume that had some certs from "The
Cambridge Certification Authority", are they related to The University of Cambridge? I can't find anything on their website that says this. If not, that would seem deceptive.
https://www.the-cca.org/
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It's not related to the university.
https://www.the-cca.org/about/
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(12-18-2022, 03:32 PM)rachel83az Wrote: It's not related to the university. https://www.the-cca.org/about/
They say "The CCA is an independent body, set up to certificate students of Codestars courses", so I looked up "Codestars", they are a "digital publishing company" that was "Started by globally best-selling instructor Rob Percival". So a popular Udemy instructor has a teaching company (Codestars) and another company that offers "Independent" certification on the material in his courses. I've heard of Rob Percival, and he is a respected teacher, but this "CCA" business looks like they are trying to be deceptive. Like the now defunct "Packard Bell" computers, that were not related to HP or ATT.
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(12-18-2022, 05:36 PM)pluggingalong Wrote: (12-18-2022, 03:32 PM)rachel83az Wrote: It's not related to the university. https://www.the-cca.org/about/
They say "The CCA is an independent body, set up to certificate students of Codestars courses", so I looked up "Codestars", they are a "digital publishing company" that was "Started by globally best-selling instructor Rob Percival". So a popular Udemy instructor has a teaching company (Codestars) and another company that offers "Independent" certification on the material in his courses. I've heard of Rob Percival, and he is a respected teacher, but this "CCA" business looks like they are trying to be deceptive. Like the now defunct "Packard Bell" computers, that were not related to HP or ATT.
There are a few "colleges" and schools that have "Cambridge" and even "Oxford" in their names that have NOTHING to do with these famous Universities. Anything that DOES have a real tie to such Universities will clearly display the fact.
I've even seen a couple of "learning" companies that use Oxford and Cambridge in their names that are actually located in Oxford or Cambridge, UK. Hence their use is legitimate -- and they do not claim connection with the universities. It doesn't stop some people making the association that isn't there, though...
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(12-18-2022, 05:36 PM)pluggingalong Wrote: They say "The CCA is an independent body, set up to certificate students of Codestars courses", so I looked up "Codestars", they are a "digital publishing company" that was "Started by globally best-selling instructor Rob Percival". So a popular Udemy instructor has a teaching company (Codestars) and another company that offers "Independent" certification on the material in his courses. I've heard of Rob Percival, and he is a respected teacher, but this "CCA" business looks like they are trying to be deceptive. Like the now defunct "Packard Bell" computers, that were not related to HP or ATT.
What a waste of a good name, that, even if unrelated to the actual Cambridge, would do wonders for an English School or a credit provider like Saylor or the like...
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Yes, it's all a gimmick they use for name association for marketing and sales purposes, it's essentially used to get peoples attention... You'll see that all over the place with legit and also degree/diploma mills...