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The Learning People

1.9 Rating • 32 Reviews

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Varun Nagrath

06 Aug, 2022

I enrolled in prince2 project management. The course materials are so low quality they dont even help In the exam. I took the exam 2 times and still failed. When asked for more practice questions they simple say sorry we cant do anything. I paid 5k aud for the course. Pls do not enroll in it. They're completely useless.

John-Dave

21 Jul, 2022

Seems like the issue that most people are having with the learning people is their own fault? Reading the terms and conditions that they sent before I signed up was not a hard task. Seems like the only people complaining are the people who are too LAZY to do the course! Ive completed 3 of my 4 certifications and the Careers adviser has already helped me land a job as a cyber security consultant. Couldnt be happier...

Sam Allsopp

24 Jun, 2022

Sales process - Missold. I took the Change Management and PMP programs, they didn't tell me this was provided by two separate suppliers, which absolutely should have been revealed to me more explicitly, as should some of the requirements. Course Content - BEWARE they are a course RESELLER, not a provider in their own right. This means they have NO control or say over any of the content issues arising from said content are 'smoothed over' rather than dealt with, so good luck getting any joy from their support team. My course content was actually provided by Skillsoft and Balance Global, neither one I would say provided coherent, well designed and produced learning content, though the latter was at least in a manageable set of learning that tied to the examinations and is delivered by an instructor who knows her stuff. The former was a total shambles of huge swathes of padded content, that bore little resemblance to the examination at the end, if you pack that with the ridiculous requirements the PMI load on top it becomes a fairly toxic mix of time wasting and money grabbing. I'd also advise nobody go through the PMI/PMP unless you REALLY need it. Student Support - Not knowledgeable, at times rude. Occasional random calls from a disinterested persons who seem to be calling because they have to, rather than expressing any real care. Numerous occassions passed where if I'd been less on the ball key deadlines for live class subscriptions etc would have flown by without any mention. There's no 'true' support here, only relationship management to mitigate the likely frequent complaints they field about their courseware. They do have a career service, which I could see having value if you're young, but for me at 40 it's less valuable.

Alexander Matinyan

24 May, 2022

This people dont care for you, for your situation or anything, and the only thig they offer is low quality videos that you can EASILY find on youtube or just by googleing the topic. I had to send 3k GBP for my grandfathers operation, i even send them the paperwork from the hospital ( cancer on the intestine).... the only thing they sed is "sorry for the bearden but we still need the money".... . DO NOT NEROLL WITH THEM.... is the best advice i can give. They could easly given my spot to someone but NO....

Sabrya Sanchez

30 Mar, 2022

Useless Education company. Didn't offer much help especially as i have come out of hospital facing various health issues. They have not been very clear from the start and now i can see they were only interested in making the sale initially. Provided very low support during covid times and couldn't care less about your position as long as you're paying for the course monthly. I wouldn't recommend them again. Some of the courses are good (but they are independent to The Learning People, but their service is a disgrace.

George

08 Mar, 2022

For lack of better words, these guys are mad SUS. They will pressure you to buy their course ON FIRST PHONECALL and all i wanted to know was the price. Their marketing guy comes from a long line of greasy used car dealers, (BUY THE COURSE, BUY IT NOW!! IT'S A GOOD DEAL I PROMISE!!!) private scam company, don't fall for it! Absolute scum of the earth.

Salvador Lorenzo Neri

02 Feb, 2022

Poor service they just let you watch the videos without any direction. Also slow response time

Victoria Millinship

21 Dec, 2021

I previously left a review but removed it because I was harassed by the advisor, who kept on emailing and ringing me despite the review and in spite of leaving a voicemail 'gently' informing me that she knew about it. I am someone who is vulnerable, who has previously applied for the Learning People and have felt this way about similar courses that lead with effectual sales calls rather than being in any way upfront about the course, its content, broad expectations of what they can provide and what learning outcomes will be. As an enquiry, you aren't really able to disclose anything. What makes me most cross is finding out that their partners are Code Institute, a company I had similar observations about and didn't want anything to do with two years ago, I really wouldn't have bothered if I had known. On top of that, the advisor sent me a link to her Linkedin, and told me that she was doing her counselling qualifications. Great. I'm not a guinea pig she's found, so good luck with that but my business with her is education and training. I don't know if she wanted payment for these services but it was inappropriate to say the least. So, it's for some people I guess. If you're anything like me, and you've got a poor background of education and especially if you feel like that's through no fault of your own, I would avoid it and find other avenues that are more transparent, or something in the vein of more traditional long-distance organisations like the Open University. I am posting this review here because they're trying to elicit more information from me to nuke it from TrustPilot. So I'm leaving it here instead.

Sanjeet Kumar

16 Dec, 2021

Signed up to the Cybersecurity Course for $8999, Got access to the course account, the only provided 1 unit, out ouf one chapter, from one on certification, and it was time with a maximum of 100mins, then account was never updated with the rest of the course content, rang student support, was told they would fix it, it never got fixed the course was a 18month course and they never supplied any of the actuall materials to do any of the 15 certifications. They are only out there to rip people off and steal their money. Keep Away from these people they are a scam.

Mitesh Naidu

22 Nov, 2021

Worst experience i have ever had with any company, i had got a job at the NHS and was very busy and also had to take care of my grandad, i called them up and they essentially said you signed the contract tough luck. I was just asking for some more time and to swap courses and i was essentially yelled at over the phone

David

10 Nov, 2021

Signed up for Cyber Security Course and 2 months in I couldn’t continue due to personal reasons. Contacted Learning People and was told can’t refund anything and complain if you want but will get the same answer end of story. No options offered even to put course on hold was not an option. Terrible customer service and quality of material is questionable. If considering them please stay well clear.

27 Oct, 2021

Aggressive sales & marketing. Trying their best to push into their course bundle by infringing insecurity into our mind. I realized it is a fraud company from their marketing strategy itself not sure if it was that sales person's issue. Definitely not recommended for any learning or career advice help

niko

09 Sep, 2021

stay far away from these guys !!!!

Ella Murche

04 Mar, 2021

The Learning people sold me a course (with the save £500 or £1000 push to sign up quickly). After failing the 1st exam I quickly found that their mock exams in no way are similar to the actual exams and when I complained, they told me to study harder. I would need to pass 5 exams in one year to complete the course they sold. As a beginner-ish I was told if I studied 4 hours a day, I would pass all exams in 6 months. I have tried all options to try and get my money back and have asked for their mediation service. No reply. No response even after repeated requests. I am going to take them to court (small claims court). Has anyone else done that? What was the outcome?

Rachel

19 Feb, 2021

I signed up for the ethical hacker course. The sales guy really pushed me to make a decision quickly. He said that there was a deal where I would save £1000 if I signed up in the next 24 hours (do they say this to everyone?) so I had no time to think through the decision. I signed up to the finance option and am now paying out about £100 a month for three years... even though the course only lasts for a year. I was told that the course was totally suitable for beginners and that if I studied for 10 hours a week I would complete it in 6-8 months. Sounds too good to be true because it IS NOT TRUE. There's a 14-day cooling off period but it turns out that once you open a single lesson, you can't use the cooling off period, and you're committed. So once you open it and see how poor the content is, you can't get your money back. The content is essentially just powerpoint slides with a guy speaking over them. There are no photos of real parts of a computer, even though you are supposed to identify them in the exam. I thought I was getting on well with the course as I would get 100% on the test after each lesson and felt my knowledge was growing. Then I came to do the practice tests. You need to get 90% on these to be able to take the real exam (although the sales guy had said 80% which sounded more possible). The practice exams are IMPOSSIBLE. The questions are often on things that are not covered in the course material, and many are multiple choice, but you're not told how many answers to select so you fail on these each time. Basically, I could never get anywhere near to 90% despite having done well on each lesson, feeling that I knew the material, and being able to do well on other practice tests online. So how am I ever going to get to sit the real exams?? I have a horrible feeling that this is their business model. They take your money for the exam fees up front knowing full well that you're unlikely to take the real exams (because you can't get the 90%). Your time will run out after a year and then they will either charge you for an extension, or you'll just give up and go away.

Simon

16 Jan, 2021

Deliberatly miss sole the course I asked twice "would 18 months be enough for the course, to be told without confirming the length of the course that I would have enogh time to complete the course, only to find out it was a 12 month course not 18 month. No support no help but a bunch of crap emails on the selling point that this course would increase your value is utter shit false advertising at its best DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT PAY THESE SCUM BAGS ANY MONEY yes that's right you are complete disgusting rip off scum baggs.

Peter Grey

13 Jan, 2021

Just passed my Core 1 and 2 Comptia A+ exams. Looking forward to getting through the rest of my exams the next few months. Very happy so far with everything.

James Russell

01 Dec, 2020

Completed my CEH and CompTIA training last month, very happy with the course and LearningPeople. not the cheapest option, but a friend recommended it to me and I feel it was a good decision.

Julia Prior

09 Nov, 2020

Just passed my PMP exam. Delighted and looking forward to beginning applying for a new job with the help of the career services team.

Mark Lindley

20 Oct, 2020

Doing an IT set of exams with Learning people. Have passed my CompTIA A+ 2 exams already. Career services department showed me how to update my CV and I've set up a Linkedin. Had a call with them and I'm going to begin looking for IT jobs now, while I do the rest of my exams. Very happy so far.

Alex Stander

13 Oct, 2020

Just finished my Prince 2 exams and CAPM. It took my 10 months to get through them all, and I'm currently speaking to career services who have helped me with my CV and LinkedIn and are now doing interview prep with me. The training was split on two different platforms, one for Prince 2 certs and one for the CAPM. I started with my Prince 2 Foundation exam, I found the videos easy to follow and they sent me out the coursebook for additional material, student care showed me how to use the training, and explained how to test myself using the mock tests to ensure I had covered the material properly and was adequately prepared to sit the exam, which was my fear of studying alone. They booked my exams for me, and I just had to choose the date and time and could do them all from home, which was handy given covid. I passed all my exams and received my official certs to show employers and also a badge from LearningPeople for my LinkedIn which I thought was great.

Ghjkk

02 Aug, 2020

Way overpriced and you are just given course material that is too vague. I got talked into spending $8000 on a course I know I will not be able to complete in time. AVOID!!!

Gus Wieland

05 Jun, 2020

I had a strange experience with the L People. Bought a Comptie A+ course which they pushed for sale. It is way too expensive for what they are offering. Anyway it?s late when you still have to pay them. Even if you don?t complete the course. It was more than ?1000 wend down the drain.

Gary

19 Mar, 2020

Great people

Amir Ali

01 Feb, 2020

Mis-sold a course, help and motivation offered but only until direct debits were successfully setup. Got none of the benefits I was promised at time of sale, totally fraudulent and zero student care. When I complained, I was promised help from customer services department but after the third broken promise, I stopped receiving contact altogether, no refund offers made even after proving the dishonesty of their company. £3,500 down the drain. Fraudulent and money grabbing company. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

Ismal

26 Sep, 2019

Waste of 4k

Andy

25 Sep, 2019

In legal proceedings as refund wont be given for mis selling

Runner08

25 Sep, 2019

Saw on crimewatch - Scam company

A800

25 Sep, 2019

AVOID!!

Sian

25 Sep, 2019

Cold calling sales company, not a careers service, Oper priced and course that people dont finish.

Clive

17 Jul, 2019

Awful place, the lies they said and the money wasted. Fake advertising, was told anything so they could get a sale.

Glenn

11 Jul, 2019

AVOID Over priced for their profit, no support. This is a sales company - not professionals in this area. Go direct to course provider for lower prices and proper courses.

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