Read plenty of genuine and verifiable success stories from real people who have gone on to successful and rewarding careers after completing our accredited online courses.
Award-winning children’s author loved our proofreading course!
Award-winning children's author, Judith Brulo, completed our proofreading course recently and we think it's safe to say - she thoroughly enjoyed it! Judith came to us in August because [...]
New business launch for copywriting course graduate
CMP copywriting course graduate, Louise Davies, has recently launched her own business called Black Rose Copy. Louise, who graduated from her CMP course recently, is offering results-driven copywriting that [...]
Claire’s proofreading and editing success
CMP proofreading and editing course graduate, Claire Niven, who resides in Utrecht, The Netherlands is running her own business. Claire's freelance business offers many services, including: Content writing Translation [...]
Copywriting course graduate has first novel published
CMP copywriting course graduate, Mike Hollin, has had his first novel successfully published since passing his course back in Summer 2023. Mike met with his publisher, Lionel Ross from I2I [...]
New business launch CMP copywriting graduate
CMP copywriting course graduate, Jack Martin, has recently launched his own business called M2 Web Design. Jack, who graduated from his CMP course recently, has turned his attention to [...]
CMP course learner launches freelance business
CMP online course learner, Oliver Petts, has started his own freelance business called Crown Copywriting. He has now completed our copywriting, SEO content writing, subediting, and proofreading & editing [...]
New proofreading business launch for Rod
CMP proofreading and editing course graduate, Rod Allderidge, has recently launched his own business called Perfectly Proofed. Rod, who graduated from his CMP course recently, is here to ensure [...]
Copywriting course student launches freelance business
CMP copywriting course graduate, Camilla Ainsworth, has launched her own business called The Jovial Jotter. Camilla, who graduated from her CMP course recently, is focusing on providing copywriting and [...]
CMP proofreading course graduate launches new business
CMP proofreading and editing course graduate, Ross Stanton, has just started his own business. Ross, who graduated from his CMP course recently, is now offering proofreading and editing services, [...]
Copywriting course graduate launches freelance business
CMP copywriting course student, Randa Safieh-Angeles, has launched her own freelance business after completing her studies with us. Randa will provide professional copy-editing, content writing, and and virtual assistant [...]
Yello Media Group staff members loved our proofreading course!
Yello Media Group (formerly Yell.com) booked three members of its content writing team on to our proofreading and editing course. The two staff members have now completed their training [...]
CMP welcomes NHS staff on to its proofreading course
The NHS are the latest organisation to book several staff members onto our proofreading and copy editing course. The staff members all have admin based roles for the NHS, [...]
Eduardo launches new proofreading and editing business
CMP proofreading and editing course graduate, Eduardo Hormazabal, has launched his own business called The Typo Killer. Eduardo, who graduated from his CMP course recently, is focusing on providing [...]
Proofreading course graduate runs her own business
CMP proofreading and editing course student, Rebecca Link, is running her own successful business. She has been offering her services as both a proofreader and copy editor. Take a [...]
Copywriting course student’s business success
Successful Copywriting course student, Matthew Layton is running his own digital copywriting business. Matthew launched Rewind creative after completing his studies with us, and now employs a team of [...]
Anya’s German and US proofreading business
CMP proofreading and editing course graduate, Anya Lothrop, is a German American who was raised both in Germany and the USA. Anya launched her proofreading and copy editing business [...]
Proofreading student secures new role as a subeditor
CMP proofreading and editing course graduate, Jordan Beardsley, has landed a new job! He completed our proofreading and copy editing course earlier this year and got in touch with [...]
Manchester City Council uses our proofreading course
Manchester City Council are the latest local authority to use our online proofreading and editing course. They have booked four members of their team on to the course to [...]
George’s copywriting business continues to succeed
Successful copywriting course student, George Athanasiou, has been running his own freelance copywriting business, Simply Copywriting for almost a year now. George completed our copywriting course in 2021, and [...]
Trinity Mirror use our courses for redundancy packages
One of the UK's largest publishing organisations has been using our online courses as part of redundancy packages for the past six years. CMP first heard from Trinity Mirror [...]
New business for copywriting student Teresa
CMP copywriting course graduate, Teresa Wigglesworth-Baker, has just started her own business. Teresa, who graduated from her CMP course recently, is now offering copywriting services that make an impact [...]
Matthew launches his freelance proofreading business
Successful proofreading and editing course student, Matthew Wedzerai is now running his own freelance business, Spotless Copy. Matthew specialises in proofreading, editing and copywriting. He also offers a free [...]
Phil begins his copywriting journey
Copywriting course student Phil Nicholls has started his journey as a freelance copywriter. He joins many of our copywriting students who are now successful copywriters. Phil's freelance business, NichCopy [...]
New copywriting business launch for Robert
CMP copywriting course graduate, Robert Mather, has launched his own business called Mather Copywriting. Robert offers a wide range of copywriting services, including website, landing and sales page copy, [...]
Copywriting course graduate Jennifer launches freelance business
CMP copywriting course graduate, Jennifer Kay Davies, has recently set up her own business. Jennifer, who graduated from her CMP course recently, is offering high quality copywriting and SEO [...]
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How to choose the right online course
Online learning has grown rapidly in recent years, so it’s important to know what to look for when choosing an online course.
We’ve compiled this handy checklist to help you make an informed decision and avoid potential problems further down the line. Unfortunately, there are plenty of rogue institutions around.
This guidance is accurate and objective, and follows our accreditors’ marketing rules.
1. Accreditation
It’s important to check that any online learning provider has been externally accredited. Alarm bells should ring if it hasn’t.
2. Awarding body
Remember to ask a learning provider if their certifications have been endorsed by a recognised awarding body.
3. UK Register of Learning Providers
Is the provider listed on the government’s UKRLP? You can check here
4. Quality endorsement
Find out if the learning provider’s course materials, tutoring, and practises have been independently assessed for quality.
5. Expiry dates
Check how long you have to complete your online course.
6. Tutor experience
Find out who the tutors are, and their experience. Not all providers list this information on their websites, so you may need to email them and ask.
7. Tutor support
Remember to ask how much tutor time you get. A lot of course providers limit it.
8. Tutor marked assignments
Check how many assignments are personally marked by a tutor.
9. Ongoing support
Ask whether the provider offers support after you’ve finished your course. Some online providers provide careers advice, and help you find jobs or get started as a freelance.
Also, find out how much they charge for post-course mentoring, and how long it is available for.
10. Personal replies and response times
It’s important to check how long the provider takes to reply to an email or an enquiry, and whether you receive a personal reply, or just an auto-generated response.
It’s also important to find out their typical turnaround times on marked assignments and tutor queries.
11. Reviews
It’s helpful to check what previous learners thought about their time studying with the provider. Check how many reviews they have, and whether they are legitimate and verifiable.
12. Success stories
Ask if the provider can give you examples of job successes, and of how their courses have helped people further their careers or ambitions.
13. Clients
Check if the provider’s courses are used by respected businesses and organisations such as government, charities etc.
14. Active social media accounts
Find out if the provider has active social media accounts, and how many followers / page likes they have.
15. Check the telephone number
Most online course providers have a landline number listed on their website. Call it, to see if it’s answered.
16. History
Check how long the provider has been established for. The search feature on Companies House is usually the best way to attain this information.
Need help choosing the right course? Speak to one of our expert course advisors.
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