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I've been studying for my CIPD Level 5 with StaySharp for the past year, and I can't recommend them highly enough. The course content is really clear, well-structured, and easy to follow, which ma... See more
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Great learning provider.
I want to express my deepest appreciation to Staysharp as i have concluded my study with them with the opportunity to make instalment payments.
Also, the materials and videos for CIPD Level 5 in people mgt. are well tailored to meet the needs of learners.
In terms of feedbacks, they respond within the time frame.
I never had a reason to regret my studying with them and i'm looking forward to studying my level 7 with Staysharp.
Keep the good work.
July 5, 2024
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Reply from StaySharp
Hi Aghomi
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review and congratulations on completing your CIPD Level 5 - a fantastic achievement.
We work really hard to provide a great platform and learning content to help your studies and its great to hear that this has worked well for you. Our team work tirelessly to make sure any queries you have are dealt with promptly and you have the support you need.
We don't currently offer Level 7, but this is something we are looking at introducing. BPP (our parent company) offer Level 7 courses too
Best of luck as you move onto Level 7.
Thanks
Kate
Not great but what can you expect for the price
Lots and lots of cons including:
Customer service - they don’t really reply on live chat feature
Resources - not printable meaning you can’t follow along with the videos and do the practice questions without actually paying for hard copy books
Website UX - they’ll randomly update the website (2 weeks after planned update) and make you lose all your progress
Lots and lots of other issues which makes studying with StaySharp an absolute nightmare BUT you won’t find anything cheaper so if you’re broke like me I’d recommend it :)
June 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Mustafiz,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review - we do value all feedback.
I can see you reached out to the team at 9.23pm on Monday evening, when our customer service team was offline. We will investigate why your query was not passed over to the team to respond to the following working day on this occasion, as this is the usual process. The team are online from 9am-5.30pm, Monday to Friday, so please do reach out to them with any queries.
As an online provider all material is online, but you can purchase hard copies or interactive eBooks if this is required.
There were some updates to the learning platform a little while back and these changes were introduced so we could enhance the platform features. More recently, we have updated all courses in-line with the new 2024/25 syllabus updates. We did notify students to inform them of this update, but apologies if this caused any inconvenience.
We work hard to ensure students have a great experience, so please do reach out to us and we'll do our best to help answer any queries and make sure you are off to a flying start.
Thanks
Kate
The acca courses
The ACCA COURSES ARE WELL ESTABLISHED AND VERY GOOD,THE ONLY DOWNSIDE THAT THERE IS NO DISCOUNT ON BPP BOOKS IF YOU HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION
June 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi AD,
Thanks for taking time to leave a review. We're glad you are enjoying the ACCA course subscription. Thanks you for feeding back re the BPP books, this is something we will feedback to the product team.
Best of luck with your studies.
Thanks
Kate
I feel really grateful to have found…
I feel really grateful to have found StaySharp. It has made independent study so much easier. The curriculum of the course is laid out in a clear way with lots of practice questions and some drop in sessions (though I haven't had to use this yet) and the lectures are also structured very well. I would highly recommend StaySharp. I plan to stick with them for the rest of my studies.
June 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Rachel,
Thanks for leaving us a review, it's great to have you onboard.
We do try to structure all the content in a way that is manageable and easy to use so it's great, it is helping your studies. The live drop in sessions are optional so if you do ever have any queries or want to chat to the Programme leader then please join - you'll always find a friendly face there to support with anything you need.
Thanks
Kate
Lessons were easy to follow
Lessons were easy to follow, you can do it at your own pace however fast or slow that is. They were able to offer me a private coaching session, where we were able to iron out some of the issues I had with assessments. Once we had those I passed the assessments with ease. Six Months Start to finish - CIPD level 5!!
June 19, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Alison,
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review and congratulations on completing your CIPD Level 5 - that's a fantastic achievement.
We design our courses to allow you to take control and fit your studies around your own commitments, so if you have time to allocate to study, as you were able to, then it is possible to complete the qualification quite quickly as you have done. We're so pleased it has worked for you and you had the support you needed with the assessments.
Kind regards,
Kate
The explanation of topics are…
The explanation of topics are nice,short and to the points.
.I whish there are more video answering more exam question.
May 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Osamah,
Thanks for leaving a review. It's great to hear that the topics are working well for you - we have designed the programme to be in short bitesize chunks to make it more manageable to study. Re the video debriefs - we do provide lots of these in each course (where appropriate) and students always feedback they find them super useful. If you're struggling to find them then please do reach out to the team on live chat and we'll direct you to where they are.
Thanks
Kate
Every thing about the course is great
Every thing about the course is great. The lessons are available all the time to you. The explanations are simple and very easy to undestand even for the ones who are not natively English speaker. The staff are always available to help you.
June 7, 2024
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Reply from StaySharp
Hi Aazam,
Thanks for taking time to leave us a review. We're glad you're enjoying the on demand content which provides a flexible study solution for you. I will share your feedback with the team.
Thanks
Kate
CIPD Level 3
It was an easy learning platform with great resources and online sessions. Past module recordings were available, and working at my own pace was a great advantage.
June 6, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Cecilia,
Congratulations on completing your CIPD Level 3 - a fantastic achievement. Our flexible online approach is designed to let you work at your own pace so we're thrilled this has worked well for you.
Best of luck for the future.
Thanks
Kate
Ideal platform
Ideal platform, makes picking a study plan easy and plenty of material to work through. Probably wouldn’t have started the course if the study option via staysharp wasn’t available.
May 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Steven,
Thanks for taking time to leave a review and great to have you onboard. We're pleased you're finding the platform easy to use with lots of material to support your learning.
Thanks
Kate
StaySharp has really improved my HR…
StaySharp has really improved my HR career life. I happened to know about StaySharp’s online CIPD course in August 2023 via an online advertisement while browsing webs. At that time I was at the edge of leaving my recruitment job when there was not much recruitment needs in a company and was thinking of a way to continue my HR career path in the UK. The idea of studying a CIPD Level 5 course totally online via monthly subscription method and the programme was credited by BPP really attracted me of its flexibility, cost-saving, and a promising high-quality BPP course, which was totally a new idea in comparison to other online CIPD centres I used to research about in the past. I started the course with the 14-day trial and the experience with StaySharp was so great and user-friendly on both mobile and computer that I could easily study whenever I wanted (which I often spent time in the early morning, on the train, or weekend time to study). The teachers at StaySharp were amazing and knowledgable, especially Helen Minor. She was really an inspiring teacher who could explain every difficult terms in a simple, meaningful way that I could understand and remember. Her ability to connect everyone in a virtual class trying to give learning and interaction opportunities for everyone helped me not feeling lost. Besides, the feedback that I received from Helen and other assignment assessors (McCarthy, etc.) was so valuable that I learned more from my weaknesses. Furthermore, I received continuous support from customer care team. When I failed my first assignment because of not giving reference to one answer, Nazma was always there to kindly instruct me how to improve from it and resubmit the assignment. She worked day and night even at weekend I guess as whenever I asked for support, she always replied quick even after working hours (I hope this doesn’t affect her health) but overall it was so great to receive her support. There was once time that my assignment was delayed to get scores for about two weeks due to assessors resources but the center sorted it out quick and even emailed me to apologise and reimburse me with one month free. Wasn’t it brilliant? I could say that without these support I could not ever think of completing my CIPD Level 5 in 7 months, which I am now only waiting for the certificate to be arrived. The decision to study CIPD level 5 also supported my job search so I could move in to a new senior HR role smoothly since Jan 2024 and can now practice what I learnt from StaySharp in my people practices. Thank you so much StaySharp team for giving me this chance to upgrade my career life! Wishing you to expand further in the near future!
Hermi (Thi Thanh Thuy) Tang.
May 3, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Hermi
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a detailed review, we really appreciate it and know it will help other learners as they're thinking about CIPD Level 5 qualification.
We're thrilled you have completed the Level 5 in 7 months, we know how hard you have worked and how dedicated you have been to your course. We've built the programme so it is really flexible so if you want to focus and complete the programme in a shorter period, this is possible as you have shown!
We'll pass the feedback on to the tutor team, marking team and customer care team - we're are lucky to have a fantastic and dedicated team who really do try to help students achieve their goals.
It's great to hear that doing the Level 5 qualification has helped your career goals with you new senior HR role - am sure you'll make a huge difference to the team and it's great to hear you're able to put into practice what you have learnt on the course
We're always looking to expand our programmes and services so stay tuned!
Thanks
Kate
Terrible
Terrible! Just terrible! Watching lectures and they keep stopping, rewinding themselves from beginning to the end, voice keeps breaking. Unbearable! Impossible to understand the topic and therefore impossible to learn. AVOID!!!!!
April 27, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi,
Thanks for leaving a review. I think you reached out to us on Live Chat on Saturday to explain you were having issues with the videos. A member of the team has checked the videos and we have been unable to replicate the issues raised. We have also not had anyone else raise a similar issue.
We think the issue may be at your end and most likely due to connectivity. The team responded to your chat on Sunday morning with some things to try - please try these and hopefully you'll be back up and running.
Do not hesitate to contact us on Live Chat if you have any further questions.
Thanks
Kate
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Helene,
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide a review.
It's great to here that you are enjoying StaySharp. Wishing you the best of luck as you progress through your studies.
Thanks
Kate
Excellent training provider
Excellent training provider. The course is broken down into bite-sized lectures and in such a way as to be easily understandable. Learning is checked at regular intervals.
The subscription model appealed to me as I want to do several courses in quick succession. Other training providers will charge you for each course. This way I am able to self study at my own pace and move onto the next course without incurring additional fees. AND the course materials (e-book versions) are included in the price.
March 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi,
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide a review.
Our programmes are designed to allow you lots of flexibility to study at your own pace, in your own way, with support available as needed. Really pleased this is working well for you and the best of luck as you progress through your courses.
Thanks
Kate
HR Level 5 Associate Diploma in People…
HR Level 5 Associate Diploma in People Management.
A well structured course - which is very well supported by tutors and staff throughout the duration of the course...Highly recommended.
March 27, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Michael,
Many thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We're delighted you have completed your CIPD L5. Well done - a fantastic achievement.
We work really hard to provide flexible and affordable programmes so its great to hear that it worked well for you and you found the structure helpful, with support as needed
Thanks again for taking time to leave a review, we really do appreciate all feedback. Best of luck with your HR career.
Thanks
Kate
Best plaform to study your CIPD qualifications (and others!)
I had the pleasure of studying my CIPD Level 5 Diploma in People Management with StaySharp. To note, I am a very self motivated learner and do not need much guidance but if I ever did need it the resources were there. The lectures were mostly good and watching them whilst working on the specific assessment criteria meant you really couldn't go wrong. Customer service was 10/10, rapid responses and very helpful, shout out to Nazma and Toni!
I passed my course on the cusp on the payment renewal and requested a refund for the month as it was not needed and with zero problems they completely understood and refunded me (every little helps in this climate!).
I also want to highlight, this is one of the most affordable platforms to complete your CIPD course and benefits those who have the time and will be quick to complete the course (I took 8 months) as you pay monthly and cancel once you pass your final assignment.
Another postive, they recently changed their website layout and it is easy to navigate.
Thank you!
March 18, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Jillian,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're thrilled you have completed your CIPD L5 in 8 months - that's an amazing achievement, well done.
We work really hard to provide flexible and affordable programmes so its great to hear that it worked well for you.
We will pass on your lovely feedback to Nazma and Toni - who work super hard to help support students whilst on programme
We recently upgraded our website and learning areas so it's great to hear you have found these easy to use.
Thanks again for taking time to leave a review, we really do appreciate all feedback. Best of luck with your HR career
Thanks
Kate
Fantastic course content
Fantastic course content, easy to navigate platform and a pay as you go option which, in my opinion, is the biggest selling point of all. Great if you want to take some time out and pick up your studies at a later date. Overall, a really positive experience and am plotting my next course already! Thank you.
March 4, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for leaving us a review. We're really pleased you're enjoying the platform so far and that you are finding the monthly subscription useful.
Hope the studies continue to go well.
Thanks
Heather
I just completed my CIPD Level 5 with…
I just completed my CIPD Level 5 with StaySharp. The course is mostly self-study with live sessions available which worked well for me and I was able to complete the qualification in 7months. However, if you think you'll need lots of support and regular tutor contact this might not be the best format for you. The subscription payment model was good as it gave me an incentive not to procrastinate! Nazma was great on live chat, with quick and helpful replies, sorting out any issues. I'd have liked the marking time frames to be shorter (as I am impatient) and the feedback could have been a little more detailed but other than that I'd recommend StaySharp.
March 1, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Gina,
Many thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, we really appreciate it. Congratulations on completing your CIPD Level 5 – Well done!
We'll pass your feedback to the programme team as they are always looking for areas of improvement, so thanks for this. We will also pass on your feedback to Nazma - she works really hard to support students on live chat so its lovely to share this feedback with her.
Thanks and best of luck with everything.
Kate
Pay as you go can be improved.
I think the worst thing that the Company does, especially with the pay as you go lessons, they take about a month to respond to a submitted essay/assignment. This means that intentionally they are taking more time so that the pay as you go extends. It should be no less than a week, given that our essays are pretty standard.
November 27, 2023
Reply from StaySharp
Hi
Thanks for taking time to leave a feedback - we do appreciate all feedback.
We experienced an unexpected issue over the last couple of weeks, which meant that for one module there were some delays in returning assignments. Our standard turnaround time is 10 working days from the Monday you submit, but for a small number of students this was not met. This issue has now been resolved.
We apologise for this and any inconvenience this may have caused. If you would like to reach out to us directly on our live chat, we can investigate your specific situation and see how we can help to support you.
Thanks
Kate
There are reasons to the relatively low price.
The learning contents rely heavily on external materials such as YouTube, newsletter, whitepapers, etc. and therefore lacks the sense of consistency. Progress is also not accurately captured on the online platform (constantly resets itself). Many of the video recordings are also poor in either video quality, presentation, or both. The evaluation of submitted assessment is quick and provides personalized feedback.
January 28, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Hi Ken,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review – we value all feedback as it helps us to continually review and improve our programmes and services.
Our CIPD programmes include interactive online resources, supported with live online tutor led sessions. We incorporate a range of sources such as whitepapers, videos, podcasts and useful articles to provide a richer and broader learning, which is essential for this type of programme.
We will review the video recordings of live sessions following your feedback. Our tutors are experts in their field and we get lots of great feedback from students who really enjoy them and find the recordings useful if they are unable to attend live or want to recap.
We’ll review the course progress settings to ensure they are working as expected, as your progress should be captured as you work through the qualification.
We are glad to hear that the assessment feedback has been useful. The marking team work hard to provide timely and personalised feedback so we will pass this feedback on
Thanks again for the review.
Kind regards,
Kate
Excellent website for a student journey
January 27, 2024
Reply from StaySharp
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Good luck with your studies :-)
Kind regards,
Kate
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