"If I could give a zero star review I would"

If I could give a zero star review I would. In short, my issues come down to 5 things listed below. I am bringing the issues I have had up with legal council. This company is terrible. Do not waste your time or money.

1. Abhorrent customer service. My issues with the course, the level of instruction, and quality of learning provided was far from the stellar description they provided me. Advised Skill's lack of support throughout this process has been extremely disappointing. After 3 weeks of requesting answers or clarity to information with no avail, they offered me to resit with another instructor. I had already registered with another provider who is much much better and 1/10th the price. I requested a partial refund or access to the PMI Study Hall, which they denied. I wish I had gone with the alternative option to begin with, as I now have to unlearn the incorrect information that was provided and relearn it.

2. Lack of Clear Instruction: The instructor frequently skipped over critical topics and failed to explain key concepts in a structured or logical way. Multiple times he explained information incorrectly, which lead to mass confusion and discontent by the entire class.

3. Dismissive Behavior: When students struggled or asked for clarification, the instructor often downplayed their concerns, making remarks such as “It’s really easy, I promise” rather than providing further explanation.

4. Gaps in Content: An example of this was during the session on mathematical equations. Instead of explaining the connections between formulas, the instructor simply plugged in numbers. When a student expressed difficulty with math and requested a proper explanation, the instructor refused, insisting it wasn’t worth the time—even though he emphasized its importance for the exam.

5. Inconsistencies & Errors: At multiple points, the instructor provided incorrect answers to practice questions, further confusing students. To this day, we are still struggling to get the correct answers despite multiple follow-ups (attached email thread for reference).

In short: avoid at all costs. Advised Skills is a scam.

"I have attended the TOGAF foundation…"

I have attended the TOGAF foundation training from Knowledge Academy. The trainer Krzysztof 'Chris' presented the TOGAF concepts well and the training went well. Thank you very much Chris.

"Extremely knowlegable trainer for Enterprise Architecture"

I attended a great 4-day training in TOGAF EA. Our trainer was extremely knowledgable beyond the syllabus and made good use of different training techniques (slides, quizzes, virtual whiteboard and discussions on day 3 & 4). He was passionate about the teaching material and provide many additional references and source materials for us to follow up on (if we are so inclined) which will help us not only for the certification but also for the practice as Enterprise Architect. Now, I am feeling well prepared for the certification.

"Excellent and competent trainer"

Excellent and competent trainer, very "goal-oriented" and with a lot of hints and practical experience to share.

"Overall Good"

Good course and Krzysztof Politowicz (Chris) is really good instructor.

"Great course and great instructor Chris "

Great course, I really enjoyed it and Chris our instructor was really engaging and made it seem easy for us. I totally recommend it.

"Done a PMP exam prep training"

Done a PMP exam prep training.
Trainer was prepared, fully knowledgeable, and oriented toward the scope of the training without being boring a single minute.
Expected more automation from provider on automatically assign PDUs into PMI as the course included some, which is the only disappointing part (no automation)

"Agile PM Foundations"

I attended a 2-day Agile PM course facilitated by Krzysztof “Chris” Politowicz. Overall course quality, exercises and approach were good. The tutor was very knowledgeable about the topic and could provide practical examples from his own work experience. The study materials and resources provided were also very helpful and of good quality.

The only downside, however, was the scheduling the course itself. My initial course was supposed to take place in early/mid-October but was cancelled multiple times and finally took place in end-November. The course calendar on the Advised Skills website was not updated for the changes in a timely manner to reflect courses cancelled making it more difficult to plan around the cancellations. Advised Skills staff was very responsive and helpful with further planning.

Although the course quality is very good, I would recommend all users to keep those delays in mind during booking process.

"Great TOGAF training!"

Great TOGAF training!

"I recommend AgilePM with Chris"

I have attended a 2 days AgilePM training led by Krzysztof “Chris” Politowicz. The training, exercises and examples were really good, and I adore Chris approach regarding prep for the exam.