07-31-2008, 02:52 PM
I found all this very interesting, so when I looked at their website--I noticed a very well developed "contacts" section--complete with pictures! Marta in Massachusetts looked like she'd be helpful, so I called--she picked up the phone and she was VERY helpful. The short story is that the bundled self-paced courses are not ACE-approved. Most only take 1-5 hrs. to complete so there's not much to review--although I suppose they could go the FEMA credit route if someone there was interested in looking at that.
In any event, I chatted with Marta for a good 20 minutes while I was supposed to be working and I directed her to our forum so she could see some of the questions. She indicated that she may be able to respond here and provide more information so, in case she can, I'll leave it at this for now.
FYI, Marta is also one of the instructors and it appeared to me based on my discussion with her that the institution itself is very well-run, conscientious and has many course offerings in different formats. One big plus--they have on-line courses with no proctored exams--and they have ACE-approved self-paced courses.
In any event, I chatted with Marta for a good 20 minutes while I was supposed to be working and I directed her to our forum so she could see some of the questions. She indicated that she may be able to respond here and provide more information so, in case she can, I'll leave it at this for now.
FYI, Marta is also one of the instructors and it appeared to me based on my discussion with her that the institution itself is very well-run, conscientious and has many course offerings in different formats. One big plus--they have on-line courses with no proctored exams--and they have ACE-approved self-paced courses.