Schools and councils waste £300,000 on useless 'emotional literacy' course from faraway island in...

Tiny: The University of Action Learning based on South Pacific island Vanuatu has been stripped of educational status Schools and councils have wasted £300,000 allowing staff to study for a worthless qualification in 'emotional literacy'. The course was accredited only by an internet university based on the tiny South Pacific island state of Vanuatu. And because the university appears to amount to no more than a website and a single office, the course has been stripped of educational status. Hundreds of teachers and council staff had studied for the certificates and diplomas on courses endorsed by Vanuatu's University of Action Learning. The courses were run in the UK by the School of Emotional Literacy, based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. The postgraduate students hoped to use the qualifications for credits toward further study. But... [read full story]                    

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