Training + certifications

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As most of the people here know that I am not in the IM niche. I am working on an authority site on women's health issues.

After 8 months of hard work I've found an experienced Endocrinologist who has signed an agreement with me to create a training course for women who'd like to learn about a certain skill set. It's a paid course with 30 days money-back guarantee.

Now, I want to take this on to the next level. I want to give out certifications. I want a clinic or hospital to get it approved and put their 'seal of confidence' on my course. I can do the research and gather the list of the health care service providers who'd be interested in my offer but I am not sure about the legalities of this whole process.

Now, here is my question:

Q. Am I being too ambitious or over working this whole thing (I really want to make this work though) or there is some room of improvement within the process?

As always, your response will be greatly appreciated. Let me know if you have further questions.
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  • I would suggest proving your concept first before you take it to the next level. To start with why not create your own certificate. Then once you've proven your course to be successful you could then have your certificate approved by a clinic or hospital.

    Unless you're thinking the certificate aspect alone is going to be the make or break factor in your sales pitch, I would suggest waiting and implementing it after you've proven your concept with consistent sales.
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    • Sana,

      No there's nothing wrong with doing a certification of course completion - it's done all the time.

      I think the challenge is to make that certification worth something to the candidate. You have to satisfy the "what's in it for me?" question that will motivate candidates to purchase the course and complete it.

      In order for the certification to be of value, you're going to have to "test" or somehow screen candidates since if everyone that buys the course can get certified it's really not a distinction of any worth.

      For a hospital to recognize and put their seal of approval on it . . . that's going to be a battle that won't be easy. Hospitals are notorious for administrative red tape. Many are owned and operated as part of a network so you may have to get approval beyond just a single hospital. You will have a long road of work ahead and it may not be worth the effort.

      Can you just get some kind of "seal of approval" from your endocrinologist and use that as your "proof" that the course is worth the effort?

      I really believe that going after hospital endorsement is not worth the time, frustration, and effort you will have to spend.

      Steve
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    • Thank you for your response and you are right.

      When starting out, I had this idea that I'll be giving out certification under my website's name but I had this 'hold a sec' moment, a month ago...

      In a skill set training, people would like to see some accreditation from a health care providing institution rather than a website where the content is not written by M.D/ M.S. or any health practitioner.
  • The best thing to do is to contact the Local Gov Health Dept. there is not one person here on this forum tell you otherwise as this is a medical qualifications and only they can help you.
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    • Thanks for the response. And, I am in contact with some health practitioners working in the local decentralized health sector. However, the major concern for me is understanding the legal aspects of this whole process.
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    Training + certifications

    As most of the people here know that I am not in the IM niche. I am working on an authority site on women's health issues. After 8 months of hard work I've found an experienced Endocrinologist who has signed an agreement with me to create a training course for women who'd like to learn about a certain skill set. It's a paid course with 30 days money-back guarantee.