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National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI
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A "National" Certification Mill Expelled by BPIBPI's requirement of Video taping proctored tests appears to have scored if not its first, but its Biggest Culprit. A well known, if not respected,…Continue
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew Redmond Aug 22, 2012.
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Susan Dee replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"As a BPI certified proctor and an accepted trainer perhaps, I can shed some light on the relationships. Training provided for BPI certification must have an approved curriculum. While BPI does not use the label "approved" on either…"
randy tolowski replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Leslie McDowell wrote on Linkedin
"It’s important to note that all training organizations that offer classes to prepare for BPI exams offer them independently of BPI, so BPI’s decisions regarding its relationship with proctors and…"
Geary Morris replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Yes, a very interesting choice of wording. He uses the word "elected", ...while BPI uses the word "Terminated". I too found it odd that this post was removed so quickly. Hmmmm!? "
Sean Lintow Sr replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"& now Clean Edison's:
As the CEO of CleanEdison, I want to shed some light on this forum's discussion. It is correct that as of August 31, 2012, CleanEdison will not continue as a BPI Testing Center. CleanEdison is first and foremost a…"
Matthew Redmond replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Congrats to BPI on upping the game. Which company is it that got booted? Send me a email if you don't want to go public with the info.I'm super curious to know what certification mill got booted. Thanks "
Tom Conlon replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Here is the latest BPI press release, including this excerpt:
"...BPI has been able to pinpoint and document problem areas, leading to the decommissioning of one test center and one proctor in order to maintain the integrity of…"
randy tolowski replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"I just spoke with someone from clean edison in new york. They said they were still testing training etc. I then directed him to the discussion on Linkedin and said I did not want to see their business affected if this were not true. He said he would…"
Sean Lintow Sr replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"It got confirmed via David Butler about 2 hours ago after he called BPI directly (Linked In discussion). With that said it would be nice if BPI would comment or release a statement, especially for one of this magnitude. Along those lines I have to…"
randy tolowski replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Only BPI can confirm or deny the allegation. BPI we're waiting Don't pull a romney we want to know"
Sean Lintow Sr replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Well it appears to be Clean Edison as they are no longer listed but... I don't see any press releases or any other confirmation so is it just a computer error & an overactive imaginations or legit? Of course even if true, just because they…"
Tom Conlon replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Agreed. This is either a leak or a rumor until BPI confirms. Who is your source?"
Bud Poll replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Geary, in fairness to all of the companies doing things correctly, you need to find a way to identify the company or you shouldn't have mentioned it in the first place. As you have it now, ALL are suspect and that's probably not what…"
Geary Morris replied to Geary Morris's discussion National "Training Mill" Canned by BPI"Can't say right now. It is a "National" company and I'm sure you can figure it out.
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