Proteus

[t0by]

Has anyone on here had any experience with this corse,i would like go on it but what qualification ect will it give me would this make you a qualified herpetologist?after the course is done 1st 2nd and 3rd stage how could i use it to my advantage what are the pro's of this course what jobs or self employed positions can come from this or even help towards?
Hope that has made sence.
Billy

[Phillipl]

I'd like to know this too, to me it seemed like one of those courses where you pay your money and get the degree, like you cant fail sort of thing.

[t0by]

Originally Posted by Phillipl

I'd like to know this too, to me it seemed like one of those courses where you pay your money and get the degree, like you cant fail sort of thing.

exactly what i thought all in a few days to!!!!!!!!!

[maybrick]

Unless it has changed much in the past few years i would not bother.

Or to put it another way, if you want to spend a few days with some likeminded people and the posibility that you may learn a thing or two then fine.

If however you are serious about learning more about herps then spend that money at Amazon and get some very good books.

Don't think the certificate is actually worth anything.

[Dexter]

I thought about doing this course a couple of years ago. I went to Birmingham to re-home a snake from them, and at the time I almost enrolled in the course, but I realised it was too far away for me to attend.

I think if you have no experince whatsoever, that could be a good way to start, but of course you can learn most yourself if you research, read, keep snakes, talk to experienced keepers, etc.

[t0by]

Thanks for the advice!!

Billy

[boabloketony]

I completed the foundation correspondence course in herpetology but it took ages to come through and I could never get hold of anybody. A course that could have been done in a couple months took over 6 because of all of the waiting around. This is just my experience though. I got a distinction as the overall grade and was going to do the next level but after more trying (and failing) to get through to them I gave up. They didn't answer my emails either when I was enquiring about the next course !!!

Hope that helps

[t0by]

ive heard that alot ya know.seems like it could jus be a waste of money!!
cheers for the input though buddy.

Billy

[sami]

WASTE OF TIME.

you get no support, no FORMAL qualification at the end (ie it counts for nothing).

theyu don't answer the phone, emails, support requests etc etc. Take months and months to get anytyhing to you/back to you or to feed back to you.

Waste of time.

A quick example:

The assignment on care of burmese pythons....

Sami lost marks because she did not make a recommendation regarding what colour wood the vivarium should be made of! Sami was not pleased. Complete waste of money and her time and effort.

WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. DO NOT BOTHER.



Mason

[leogirl]

Originally Posted by t0by

Has anyone on here had any experience with this corse,i would like go on it but what qualification ect will it give me would this make you a qualified herpetologist?after the course is done 1st 2nd and 3rd stage how could i use it to my advantage what are the pro's of this course what jobs or self employed positions can come from this or even help towards?
Hope that has made sence.
Billy

dont waste your time. a lot of money for nothing. takes them months to reply back to questions so you dont get any support with anything. and its only 2 essays. a lot of money for just that? im doing it at the mo and im waiting for a reply since way before christmas. i started this over a year ago and am still doing it because they take ages to do anything