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Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - High_Order1 - 01-15-2018
Ok, so...
New year. Starting to spin up the training list for work.
I have gone to OSHAcademy.com for various training, including a certificate in OSHA Instructing. Many of the classes are free; they charge you for a pdf or a snailmailed certificate. In return, they are widely known in some industries, they follow pretty good practices for training, and they keep a transcript of your courses.
I was floating through there today, and saw this: https://www.oshatrain.org/pages/csu-learning-partner-information.html
They apparently partner with Columbia Southern University. I don't know who that is, but they apparently take some of the courses from OA as credit, and offer an affiliate discount towards credit with them.
For most of you, this probably means nothing. For those of you that have to have yearly OSHA anyway, why not look and see if your employer will accept this, then roll it into something useful at Columbia Southern?
Disclaimer: not affiliated and not receiving anything if you do, except trying to pass good stuff forward.
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - Life Long Learning - 01-15-2018
Columbia Southern University is an accredited member of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). I read somewhere they are applying to be RA?
They are squirrelly on what credits?
Thanks for posting.
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - High_Order1 - 01-16-2018
(01-15-2018, 05:30 PM)Life Long Learning Wrote: They are squirrelly on what credits?
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I dunno. Like I said, I didn't know anything about them, but it sounds like a great way to work vocational training into a credit
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - Life Long Learning - 01-16-2018
The fire science degree folks seem to be attracted to CSU. I have met many fire students online at CSU.
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - rlw74 - 01-17-2018
Do you know if these transfer into a master's degree or grad certificate? Or is it only undergrad?
Edited to say: Nevermind, I just looked at their website and about a dozen pages in it mentions that they will evaluate credit that *might* transfer in for elective credit. So most likely it isn't going to save much time getting a full degree. But to add a certification for free isn't bad.
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - Life Long Learning - 01-17-2018
I have one friend with a ton of ACE National Fire Academy credits and Columbia Southern University refused most of them.
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - High_Order1 - 01-18-2018
(01-17-2018, 06:01 PM)rlw74 Wrote: Do you know if these transfer into a master's degree or grad certificate? Or is it only undergrad?
Edited to say: Nevermind, I just looked at their website and about a dozen pages in it mentions that they will evaluate credit that *might* transfer in for elective credit. So most likely it isn't going to save much time getting a full degree. But to add a certification for free isn't bad.
GREAT question!
....
Go be our test subject. I too would be down for a grad cert in something if I could transfer 90% of it in (or better)!
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - icampy - 01-19-2018
Any guinea pigs want to get specifics?
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - rlw74 - 01-19-2018
Haha... Maybe after I finish the degree I'm working on by end of the year. But that will be a pretty wacky looking resume...social sciences, theology and OSHA certs? Lol.
RE: Columbia Southern Uni / Potential Free OSHA Classes - High_Order1 - 01-20-2018
(01-19-2018, 05:23 PM)rlw74 Wrote: Haha... Maybe after I finish the degree I'm working on by end of the year. But that will be a pretty wacky looking resume...social sciences, theology and OSHA certs? Lol.
Dunno man, OSHA thinks they're divine, and social sciences... you like rules an constructs, huh? LOL
I'm definitely going to revisit this probably end of the year. Right now concentrating on finding a better job with this new piece of paper I'm hoping they will give me...