Acadium: Courses, Internships

I’m updating my review to 4 stars since the last update, the app has significantly improved in functionality and is much more reliable than the older version. Great job!

This company is an absolute scam. After being “matched” with an apprentice, you are no longer able to get a refund. Even if the apprentice never does any work for you! I’ve been jerked around for 4 months. A waste of my time. I’ve literally paid $500 to be introduced to unqualified interns. I could have done this for free, and paid the intern. Don’t waste your time or money.

The company doesn’t hold up its end of the bargain nor protect the best interests of its users. I’ve spoken to many past users with complainants of company lies, matching users improperly then leaving them to fend for themselves, and offering “rewards” that it never pays out.

Federal Regulations on Working Hours “Apprentices must receive at least the minimum wage specified by the Fair Labor Standards Act for hours they spend working” Only during training periods are employers in the US permitted to pay less than minimum wage to apprentices. This is the difference between most internships and an internship. Businesses on this app are most often based in the US or places with similar laws, meaning they are taking advantage of people that often already have experience and an education while opening themselves up to lawsuits from apprentices that catch wind of it. I’ve been a part of this app for at least a year and a half. They used to make it so that apprenticeships on their site had the options to be paid (though heavily discouraged and every business rejected you). They recently changed this and force you to re-apply as an apprentice and make you agree to working unpaid if you want to use their app to connect with businesses. There are even ‘micro tasks’ apprentices can do to get noticed doing free labor for very specific work. Everyone deserves to be paid, even if it is low, for work that they do. I don’t care if people are willing to work for free, it’s they still deserve to be paid. And businesses HUNDREDS on this app. They’re already paying, and this app is for profit, benefiting from the free labor of people in desperate situations. And this isn’t even an internship - directly violating the law and encouraging businesses to do so is not a good look. Maybe the app is based overseas, maybe they’re free from liability. But the businesses and those behind them are not.

My only complaint about the app is that I can’t do everything in it. I thought getting the app I’d be able to do the course on the go but nope it opens another window. Other than that it’s perfect

I love this platform! However, there definitely should be thorough checks on the businesses reaching out to apprentices. Some of these “companies” seem sketchy & very homemade. Some businesses don’t look legit at all & we should be able to see mentors credentials before blindingly agreeing to work with them. Some of the mentors just want someone to pick up their slack & exploit because of the free labor. Also, whenever I try to click on my profile through the mobile app, the app just goes blank & I'm forced to start it over and view my profile from the website itself. Also Acadium should give apprentices template messages when we either want to decline certain mentors or introducing ourselves to others. Also please create a space within the platform were apprentices can be social amongst each other & connect to share helpful information.

I’d love to continue with it but the app won’t let me finish my profile starting from the adding a profile pic section.. the idea is awesome but the execution is not good at all

Acadium App does not work on the latest iPhone. It either doesn’t open, or closes randomly. I’d love to be able to communicate with my apprentices from the app, but sadly I have to open safari & do it the old fashioned way.

Business owners beware. This may be great for apprentices but once you give them your money, the customer service is awful. I was having issues with the platform that I emailed about for the first 2 weeks, took just about that long for someone to answer me. I’ve also emailed and began conversations with numerous apprentices and when you go to schedule an interview, none respond. Not to mention 90% of these candidates have zero qualifications. It’s been such a waste of time trying to schedule an interview, I requested a refund, and they will not give you one.

I am learning digital marketing through this app and it is amazing! It’s simple and packed with marketing gems to learn from. I do want to know what happened to the old content that was there last year. Overall it’s one of the best platforms to learn digital marketing