Smelly, it is the adult education industry that hurts many people full of expectations and hopes! The industry reputation is getting worse and worse! Good institutions are becoming more and more difficult to identify!
I have encountered too many sad and disgusting bad things in this industry, and now I have changed careers. Let's also make a small topic and share with you some problems we will encounter in the process of consulting academic qualifications. They are all dry goods, and of course they will be accused by practitioners, but it doesn't matter. Someone has to stand up and say something inside. Every forwarding, every praise and every collection is my motivation. So, here I am again!
In fact, the purpose of upgrading academic qualifications is nothing more than these: settling down, doing research, evaluating professional titles, job requirements, and of course, wanting to improve themselves. In fact, to put it bluntly, it is also dissatisfied with the status quo.
I don't have any data on the number of groups with these needs, but you can think that our country has a population of 65.438+0.4 billion. Excluding people of all ages and people with bachelor degree or above, the rest is the market, which is huge!
When the market is big, it is inevitable that many monsters will want to share a piece of it, resulting in uneven market. In the final analysis, there is no complete system to regulate this market, so there will be many pits. As long as consumers are not careful, they will certainly waste others' money!
1. What kind of institutions are reliable in our eyes?
In fact, this question is not easy to answer, just like everyone has a name in their heart.
My personal summary is:
1, the fee is reasonable (the fee details are written in black and white in the contract, including consulting fee, course service fee, registration fee, reference book fee, course platform service fee, registration fee, revision fee, etc. And whether the invoice can be issued and whether it can be clearly implemented)
2. Is the course service good (whether the students can get corresponding course services according to the sales, that is, as introduced by consultants and planners, such as registration guidance, application guidance, study guidance, course module, study reminder, message response time, usual interaction, etc.). Can make students feel served. After all, as consumers and customers, service quality is also a very direct feeling)
3. Clear after-sales process (this is a key factor related to whether one's rights and interests can be guaranteed. If you don't ask, the organization will not say anything. If asked, the organization is likely to be vague and perfunctory. Therefore, if you can't repay the loan in installments due to financial problems, objective factors, family opposition and other reasons, and suddenly don't want to be promoted after giving money, you must ask whether you can refund the fee, how much, how long and so on. This kind of question is the most difficult to answer, and the sales who introduce you to the consultation dare not answer it indiscriminately, because sales are the front end, and most of them are only responsible for selling classes. In this process, it is more of a back-end service for you, such as the role of class teacher and instructor. This role is responsible for after-sales issues such as refunds, and of course there may be people in other roles or positions. If you put it in the front end, it will encourage students' refund psychology, so generally don't say it. There is also a refund ratio after sale, that is, to control the refund rate, so whether you can refund the fee is not only limited by the refund rules of the agency, but also a probability problem. )
4. Less negative news (the negative news of institutions is actually relatively simple, which is nothing more than the difficulty of refunding fees, not refunding fees, and inducing loans. These are also major, and formal institutions are also common. Of course, there will also be cases where you have money and don't do things, the service quality is poor, and the money is running away. In fact, this is similar to buying things in Taobao. For example, when we buy home appliances in Taobao, the store offers 12 interest-free installment. Buyers will have various comments after using it. After use, if the product quality is ok, no return is supported. Some stores sell products at lower prices, or even close their stores. It is difficult to find first-line after-sales service at this time. But at least Taobao customer service will help you defend your rights. But the organization is independent, so you have to find an organization for everything, and it is hard for the industrial and commercial departments to count on it. Generally speaking, the less negative news you can find doesn't mean the better, or it may be that the organization is not well-known, but the less negative news from the well-known organization can at least make you feel safe. )
5, can get a certificate! Well, if you want to improve your education, the most important thing is whether you can get your diploma smoothly when you are introduced! Theoretically, only institutions that have been established for at least two years will have students with diplomas. Take the self-study exam that can get the certificate as soon as possible as an example. Self-taught colleges 12 subjects, such as preschool education major of Shaanxi Northwest University, 1 1 compulsory subjects+1 elective subjects, take the exam twice a year, with a maximum of 4 subjects each time, which is relatively smooth. Therefore, the new institution had no experience in counseling and training at first, and the last batch of students were still mice. Of course, there will also be small institutions to help large institutions recruit students instead of classes. So, first of all, you need to choose a large-scale organization with a long history to register)
In summary, the above points are very important. You can't listen to all the consultants in the consultation process, such as bad reviews and public relations, institutional strength and other information. You can verify it yourself. Of course, you have to do it again. Is it necessary? You have to do this.
Second, shop around.
When we consult about upgrading our academic qualifications, we usually follow these orders: 1. Give priority to consulting family members or relatives and friends who are engaged in academic qualifications, and their circle resources are more reliable; 2. People who have been in the local business for many years or well-known brand organizations go to the store for entity consultation; 3. Consult the business entities online;
Then these three are also the main ways for us to obtain information, and they are also sorted according to reliability.
Nowadays, the promotion of academic qualifications is more transferred to online, that is, from registration to obtaining a certificate. Many processes can be completed without leaving home, such as self-examination. In addition to confirming candidates' information and registration information and examinations on the spot, information such as study registration and examination selection is carried out in official website. Then let's take these materials as an understanding first, because no matter which way we consult, it is almost the logic, not too complicated, and the organization will give complete and detailed guidance.
I don't want to say the first one in the order of consultation. Familiar people don't trust them. If you have to take the risk to consult other institutions, it is difficult for these friends to trust other institutions, so it is not suitable to spend money on academic upgrading.
Second, if you go to a physical business organization for consultation, look at the size, working environment and business hours of the organization after you arrive at the store, then talk to the organization teacher, that is, the sales staff, and then refer to the five points mentioned above to judge whether the organization is reliable. All things considered, don't rush to sign up right away. Sales, there will always be many sales skills to attract you and encourage you to sign up. Calm down and think about any problem. Of course, you can also add contact information to consider. Just go to the store for consultation twice without thinking clearly.
Focus on the third one, online consultation!
Now that the network is so developed, if you want to know anything, you can know the answer by opening the search engine. Convenience is convenience, but it is often difficult to find effective information. I obviously want to know what colleges and majors Guangdong self-taught college can apply for, but what I found is
There are several pages advertised by organizations, and some keywords similar to the information you are looking for will be used to induce you to click in. Therefore, in most cases, effective information can't be obtained for search problems on search engines.
Well, since these institutions have spent so much money on promotion, they are rich enough!
There are many well-known institutions here, and there are also unknown institutions. Almost all well-known institutions are promoted by advertisements. Well-known institutions have money and capital, and there is nothing wrong with promotion funds. Large institutions such as Zhonggong and Hengqi have already been listed, which is also the result of years of hard work in the industry. But many people want to eat cakes as soon as they enter the market and are willing to spend a lot of money to promote them. In fact, the education industry pays more attention to service quality, products that reassure users, and dependence on R&D and curriculum services. So much money spent on advertising promotion will have an impact on the amount of money invested in teaching and scientific research, especially the newly established institutions. Promotion funds will be very high, and it is conceivable that it will really fall into the place where consumers serve. So be sure to polish your eyes!
Those who occupy Baidu's homepage all the year round are regular customers.
Usually we can't avoid it in the search process. There will be a few in the first few pages, and then there will be many institutions such as further education, Henderson Land Enterprise and Normal University.
The sales system of large organizations is very mature. Basically, you can easily pay for consulting. Coupled with the brand effect, someone will pay for the first consultation. Then we might as well consult a few more before making a decision
At the bottom of each advertising link, there will be basic information about the promotion organization. Don't bother shopping around.
There will be a lot of gains in comparison! It will also save you a lot of RMB, don't believe it! Give it a try and you'll know.
The products of each organization are different. What is different here is the cooperative organization, course guarantee, terms of service and so on.
As we all know, the most profitable thing for institutions is self-study. Because it is pure training, the tuition fees collected by students are the pockets of institutions. Unlike adult examinations, remote networks and TV universities, they all cooperate with schools, and institutions are more intermediary roles!
The self-taught majors offered by different institutions are different. Majors that generally do not exceed 10, such as administration, Chinese language and literature, pre-school education, accounting, business administration, human resources, etc., are basically standard for each institution. Others are regarded as unpopular majors, and enrollment is not allowed, because the self-study major of big data analysis is relatively simple, easy to test, easy to get a certificate, and it is also chosen by many people to reduce the training cost. If you major in pharmacy, law and civil engineering with low pass rate, it will definitely be thankless, and there is no way to guarantee that you can get a diploma. No one wants to do such a business, right? But salespeople generally don't say no. Once they say no, you basically don't talk to him, do you? Sales will use the words given by the company to guide you to learn these majors, tell you how good this major is and how it suits you, or convince you to choose these majors, otherwise there will be no stories later.
So in essence, you should compare these majors recommended by several institutions, including information such as course service, course module, course guarantee, service cycle, fees and so on.
As for the joint entrance examination, remote network, TV University (National Open University) and other forms of academic certification, each institution cooperates with different institutions, and the enrollment major of each institution will be different, so it depends on what major you are interested in, and then choose an institution. Of course, we must choose those institutions that have cooperative relations with well-known institutions. Therefore, in these academic forms, in the process of comparing institutions, we should pay attention to what school diploma and tuition fees we take.
To sum up, shopping around, goods must first belong to large institutions, and small institutions have little protection, facing the risk of capital chain breakage, bankruptcy, and running away. Large institutions are judged by their size, years of operation, registered capital and number of branches!
Third, check institutional information and evaluation.
This institution is unreliable. The first thing that comes to mind is the information of the organization, so how to check this?
First of all, institutional information can be reported by official website through eye check or enterprise check. Personally, I think eye examination is more comprehensive. After asking the full name of the organization and the company address, you can find out the detailed information of this company by knowing these two information!
No advertising, just send a litchi.
Moreover, everyone reported it in official website through the Internet, which is actually a lot of stains. Negative information is still easy to find. Weibo, Zhihu, Web pages and other social software can be found, and the most convincing is the black cat.
Black cats give good things and defend their rights online. Although it may not be successful, it can at least give institutions some public pressure and help regulate the academic market. Of course, this platform not only accepts institutional rights protection issues, but also reports complaints about online rights protection!
By 7: 00 pm now, the black cat has had 24 complaints. Every day, a large number of such students consult for the first time, and then they are enthusiastic by the sales staff. They immediately pay for registration, do a good job in staging, and wake up the next day. Then you will encounter all kinds of evasive lobbying! Of course, I have experienced many such things. Maybe some readers were poisoned by me. . . Here I kowtow and apologize!
So it is necessary for everyone to know about this part of the survey. After all, the situation of many people may be that you paid the money hastily, and the next day you began to go through a long process of safeguarding rights and ended in failure! The losses range from several thousand to one or two thousand.
So how to judge whether an organization is reliable, in fact, tell the truth. I can only tell you that these methods and steps should be done as far as possible first, at least you won't be subjected to so many routines, but I don't know if they will be treated well by the organization in the end.
Good institutions may be buried because of vicious market competition or poor management, and of course, because of the power of capital, deceptive institutions may become great people in everyone's minds, like it, like it!
Most of the friends who have improved their adult education are below high school education. You deserve to be treated well. You deserve better. I hope you keep your eyes open, not rolling in the deep!
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