Shillington Education - worth the 7k?

Of course my personal experience is a few years old now and the industry is changing. There are a lot more under-qualified, under-experienced people calling themselves designers without having done any of the hard yards, which is why I would be wary of hiring anyone with so little experience, be it educational, or practical.

Likewise, not to decry your experience – and after all, that’s all any of us ever has, which is why this place is so good, to get a cross-section of different experiences – but, naturally you are going to be championing something that you are part of, otherwise you wouldn’t be part of it. All, I can say, is I would be very unlikely to hire someone with so little experience – unless I didn’t have time to make my own tea. They would need a lot more experience and knowledge before I would let them anywhere near any clients.

All that said, from what I can see from the site, it looks a whole lot better than many other non-accredited university courses out there, in terms of calibre of work – and certainly, a lot better than, ‘I’m a pro designer and I learned everything I know from YouTube.’ I have to agree, some of the work does look far more polished than some I’ve seen with a degree.

I maintain, though, that three months is just not enough time. Still, I’d more look at a portfolio that looked like this, than many I’ve seen.

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