What should I verify before paying for a career certificate whose job-placement claim is vague?
Education"Most of our graduates are working within three months," the admissions adviser said. I asked whether that meant jobs in data support. She said the careers team would explain after enrolment.
I'm in the US, working at a warehouse, and considering a private provider's $6,400 evening certificate. The quoted schedule would fit my shifts. A community-college course I found costs less, but its lab starts before I finish work. My sister can cover two evenings of childcare for the private course; changing to daytime study would mean asking for much more.
The private provider sent a timetable and a list of software, but no sample assignment or explanation of who is included in that placement claim. Its website says 'industry recognised' without naming the recognition. The adviser wants a $500 deposit by Friday to hold a seat. I haven't paid or signed anything.
I want training I can actually attend, not a folder of promises. At the same time, I keep finding reasons to delay changing jobs, and my sister thinks this may be another one. What information would make this a decision I can stand behind, and what is still missing even if the adviser sends a more impressive-looking employment percentage?