The Hunt is on

The hunt is on - we are chasing bogus training facilities. Our first target is a so-called Christian University called Calvary University. Keep a watch on this ! This group misuses Christianity for their own purposes and we are out to uncover their modus operandi

Sunday 12 August 2012



On the website http://www.clt.org.za/intro/accred.html the owner claims to offer amongst other things through the NON EXISTENT CALVARY UNIVERSITY various degrees amongst others :


Students may furthermore register with a higher educational institute such as Calvary University (CU) to have the following qualifications issued — after facilitation by CLT:
  • Bachelor of Ministry – CU
  • Bachelor of Counselling – CU
  • Bachelor of Divinity – CU
  • Bachelor of Ministry (Honours) – CU
  • Bachelor of Counselling (Honours) – CU
  • Bachelor of Divinity (Honours) – CU
  • Master of Ministry – CU
  • Master of Divinity – CU
  • Master of Counselling – CU
  • Doctor of Ministry – CU
  • Doctor of Divinity – CU
  • Doctor of Counselling – CU
  • Ph.D. in Various fields– CU
It is the policy of Calvary Life Tutors to continuously negotiate with several Higher Educational Institutions to have agreements in place for the benefit of the students in order to facilitate their further studies at the College or University of their choice.
Facilitation permission for the above programmes is already in place.
Note: CLT does not act on behalf of any Higher Educational Institute and facilitates training as a mutual agreement between CLT and the student after the student has already registered with an HE institution of choice.


The last sentence says it all :  He does not have ACCREDITATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD TO OFFER DEGREES AND HE KNOWS IT. - It is of course all to do with that nice word GREED !

Thursday 9 February 2012

Accreditation Calvary University and Others

Following my postings on this blog I have been inundated with emails with details of all sorts of training facilities in the Christian Arena in South Africa and I would like to explain a bit about the "accreditation"  requirements as far as they are concerned.

I am not claiming to be an expert on this but anyone differing from me is welcome to give me feedback

Here are the facts :

1.  If you are a training facility claiming to be able to issue degrees in South Africa you have to be registered with the Department of Higher education and your course have to be registered as well.
2.  If you issue degrees from some international University that university have to be accredited somewhere and with some accreditation authority of good standing somewhere and you must be able to PROVE to anyone inquiring the details.  It is always a good idea to confirm the existence of this "accreditation  authority"
This is not always easy and I will be posting some details of how you can go about it in a follow up posting.
3.  If you offer short courses you should be able to explain to your prospective students what the course is worth if it is not accredited.  There are no law requiring short courses to be accredited but should you be issuing certificates (other than a certificate of attendance) you have to explain what it is that the student have learned and where this course is accredited.  Depending on what you want to do with the course and whether the intended employer will accept the credibility of content you can do the course as long as it does not claim to be a degree, a certificate or having so much "CREDITS" towards some eventual qualification if it is not accredited

4.  The existence and actual acceptance of the accreditation authority by the relevant authorities is also a problem.   It is also a good idea to investigate this.   (Google is the best tool for this)

5.  The best is to actually ask the prospective learning authority a few questions and these are the basics :

     a.   Where are you accredited ?
     b.    Could you show me a copy of the eventual qualification document I will receive should I pass the course ? This document should contain details of accreditation - If it does not they are not accredited.
     c.   Could you give me details of your accreditation _  a copy of the accreditation certificate is a good idea or just the name and address of the accreditation authority and their relevant accreditation numbers.
   
6.  Although they might have the best material in the world it is worth nothing if no one will accept the eventual certificate.     Claiming to have  good name over the past so many years and issuing illegal degrees ( Like Calvary is doing) is a total farce.
   

Saturday 4 February 2012

a new (old) website with some more bogus.........

The following quote was found on the website :  http://www.jericho.co.za/sba/courses/index.php

This is one of the other websites run by SBM .................




Every bit of training direction of accredited programmes for which we do mentoring is determined by the providers (example: Calvary Academics, City & Guilds, EDI, LCCI, etc) of the registered programmes. 


The following of course are the problems with this claim :


1.  None of the programs run by Calvary Academics has been accredited ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD...........
2.  None of its programs are REGISTERED anywhere in the world.............
3.  As of today SBM does not have accreditation from either City &Guilds, EDI or LCCI.   We do not comment further on Calvary academics as it is a non entity. 

Tuesday 24 January 2012

The lies they tell : Calvary University

We have a copy of a Calvary University Certificate called :" Bachelor of Ministry (Honours) " which anyone reading it would accept it as a Bmin degree.  Except it is not. It was issued by the nonexistent Calvary University.
The interesting parts :  It was signed by the Chancellor Calvary University  : Dr I Gray (Phd)  , The standards moderator Dr G  Alborough Phd , and someone called the Dean of the faculty whose name is not mentioned.  It has the CQA  accredited stamp on.  This is also a non entity = it does not exist.
( As far as could be determined this was also something created by the creators of the fictitious university)  It was issued by Calvary University , Chester reg no. 31881  which also cannot be traced in any way.  Should you start looking on the internet for any of these gentlemen's names you will not find any mention of them.  

I think it is time that the South African authorities start going after the local marketers of this program.  The more we dig the hairier it gets.  Apparently most denominations of churches in South Africa have students studying through this "University" and being good Christians do not question the authenticity of their mentors ?   What will they be preaching once they have finished their courses ?  

The irony is that there are properly accredited courses available in South Africa by institutions accredited by the Dept of Higher education. 

Monday 23 January 2012

Daai beroemde graad ( Calvary University)



Kommentaar deur Me Bruwer : ( kommentaar op hierdie blog veronderstel om deur haar geskryf te wees)




 Ek het my grade deur Vision University 
(Kaapstad) gedoen, en nie Calvary soos jou
onfeitlike halwe waarheid weergee nie. Ek is 
tans besig met my Dubbel D. (Jy kan ook 
baatvind om jouself bietjie "op te lig dmv
onderwys... Daar is niks soos 'n bietjie 
inligting om die lewe weer rooskleurig te 
maak nie).


( alle pogings om "Vision University" in Suid Afrika op te spoor was sover vrugteloos - Ons het nou navrae aan die Amerikaanse instelling met n soortgelyke naam gerig en sal ons bevindings later hier publiseer)

Haar webblad verklaar egter dat sy die volgende grade en kwalifikasies deur Calvary Universiteit gekry het.

(Onthou dat Calvary Universiteit n "non entity" is en wie dit ookal bedryf geen grade kan uitreik nie)


 B.Min. Theology – Calvary University 2004
17.     B.A. Counseling – CQA 2005
18.     M.Min – Calvary University 2008
19.     M. Min Endorsement – Nutrition 2008
20.     Doctorate in Counselling Nutrition and Sexology endorsement– Calvary University – 2009


You can run but you cannot hide ! 


Inligting wat ons kon bekom oor Vision University :


Vision International University is an unaccredited institution in Ramona, California offering academic degree programs designed to prepare men and women for professional service in Christian ministry. The university offers distance education and online learning programs.


Dit beteken basies dat hulle kurusse in die Christelike milieu aanbied wat nie ge-akrediteer is nie en kan jy nie n graad of enigiets soortgelyks daar verwerf nie.  Die fokus is baie duidelik op "Christelike" en is ons van mening dat "Seksologie" in niemand se wildste drome as "Christelik" geklasifiseer kan word nie 



It is coming a long way - Beeld 2009

Tienduisende rande vir ‘nikswerd’ grade

2009-06-07 21:48
Gloria Edwards

Die nasionale onderwysdepartement ondersoek ’n pastoor van Pretoria se onderwys-instituut wat nie geregistreer is om hoër- onderwyskwalifikasies aan te bied nie.
Dit kom ná ’n voormalige student Beeld ingelig het sy was onder die indruk sy studeer vir ’n graad deur die Sunray Beauty Academy International.
Die naam is vroeër vanjaar verander na Sunray Business Mentoring (SBM) Centre International.
Beeld het ná ’n ondersoek die onderwysdepartement ingelig dat SBM voorgee hy bied verskeie internasionaal erkende kwalifikasies deur die Londense City & Guilds (C&G) aan, waaronder hotelbestuur, kursusse vir sjefs, rekeningkunde en inligtingstegnologie.
Volgens mev. Joleen Rugg, C&G-bestuurder in Suid-Afrika, het SBM slegs goedkeuring om twee kwalifikasies (skoonheid en haarstilering) aan te bied.
Volgens C&G moet sy goedgekeurde sentrums ingevolge wetgewing sedert Desember 2007 by die departement as private instellings vir verdere onderwys en opleiding geregistreer wees.
C&G het bevestig hulle ondersoek SBM nadat Beeld hulle ingelig het oor die bewerings.
SBM erken op sy webblad (sunraybusiness.com en jericho. co.za) dat hy nie geregistreer is nie.
Sy aansoek vir registrasie is glo in 2003 onttrek omdat SBM nie sy studente wil opsaal met die hoë koste van regeringsgoedkeuring nie.
Mev. Tienie Heyneke van Boksburg beweer egter sy het meer as R43 000 aan haar dogter, Martlie (21), se skoonheids- en B.A. Berading-kwalifikasies bestee wat “eintlik niks werd is nie”.
Volgens Heyneke het haar dogter van 2006 tot 2008 deur SBM se Boksburg-kampus studeer. Sy het in 2006 en 2007 ’n skoonheidskursus geloop en voltooi.
“Sy het klas geloop, eksamens geskryf en ’n gradeplegtigheid bygewoon. Ons het hulle nie betwyfel nie, want die hoof is ’n pastoor en die dekaan/eienaar van die (Boksburg-)kampus ’n prokureur,” het Heyneke gesê.
Martlie het verlede jaar met die B.A. Berading-kursus begin. “Hulle het my nie ’n keuse gegee nie en my by Calvary-universiteit (’n Amerikaanse internet-opleidingsinstelling) ingeskryf. Toe hulle skielik sê dis self-studie en dat ons geen praktiese klasse het nie, het ek agtergekom iets skort,” beweer sy.
By navraag is Martlie deur die departement ingelig dat nóg SBM nóg Calvary geregistreer is om in Suid-Afrika hoëronderwyskwalifikasies aan te bied. Sy het toe haar studies gestaak.
Beeld het self ervaar hoe SBM die indruk wek dat hy ’n hoër-onderwyssentrum is.
Kursusgeld beloop tot tienduisende rande en volgens ’n personeellid het SBM “ ’n slaag?syfer van 65% en word daar jaarliks vier eksamens geskryf, waarvan die laaste een internasionaal is”.
Past. Celeste Bruwer, hoof van SBM, hou egter vol SBM is ’n “mentorsentrum” en “hoef dus nie te registreer nie”.
“Ons bied nie kwalifikasies nie, ons mentor programme en kwalifikasies.”
Sy beweer alle studente word in onderhoude hiervan ingelig.
“Die Heynekes het genoeg vorms geteken wat bewys hulle is ingelig. Ons tree nie namens universiteite op nie.”
Volgens Bruwer gebruik SBM kenners wat studente mentor.
Martlie ontken dít egter. “Bruwer het gesê hulle ís geregistreer.”
Mnr. Granville Whittle, die departement van onderwys se kommunikasie-direkteur, het bevestig hulle ondersoek die bewerings.
- Beeld

Beeld Vandag 22 Jan 2012

Ouers vies oor private ‘skool’

2012-01-22 21:16
Die huis in Sinoville, Pretoria, waar verskeie leerlinge verlede jaar “skoolgegaan” en hul matriekeksamen gedruip het. Foto: Theana Calitz
’n Groep ouers van Pretoria is woedend oor ’n private instelling wat glo voorgee om ’n “skool” te wees waar gr.12’s die nasionale senior sertifikaat-eksamen kan skryf.

Minstens ses leerlinge wat verlede jaar matriek aan die Sunray Business Mentoring Centre International (SBM) in Sinoville geskryf het, het gedruip.

Hulle het die Eksamenraad vir Christelike Onderwys (Erco) se eksamen geskryf.

Me. Corine Fick, ’n ouer, het gesê: “Ons het elkeen omtrent R20 000 se skoolgeld vir die jaar betaal en ons kinders het niks om daarvoor te wys nie.”

Die ouers wil ander waarsku en doen nou stappe om die SBM gesluit te kry.

Van die talle probleme wat Fick en ander ouers uitgewys het, is dat hul kinders nooit rapporte gekry het nie.

“Ons was heeltyd onder die indruk dat die kinders goed vorder.”

Fick het gesê sy was wel by tye onrustig omdat daar ’n hoë personeelomset was en dit geblyk het van hulle nie onderwyskwalifikasies het nie.

Dit blyk ook nou die skoolkurrikulum is nooit behoorlik gedek nie.

Beeld het in 2009 ook oor die instelling berig wat ondersoek sou word omdat dit nie geregistreer is om hoëronderwys-kwalifikasies aan te bied nie.

SBM bemark steeds sy kursusse en dienste op die webwerf www.jericho.­co.za/sba/courses.

Op die webwerf waarsku SBM dat hy of enige van sy ander “mentorsentrums” nie studente vir ’n program of kwalifikasie kan of sal registreer nie.

Volgens die webwerf is “pastoor” Celeste Bruwer die hoof van SBM.

By Beeld se besoek aan die huis in Sinoville vanwaar skoliere onderrig gekry het, het Bruwer se man, Wikus, gesê hy is nou hoof van die “mentorsentrum” en dat sy vrou haar “met ander sakebelange besig hou”.

Voor dié huis is ’n bord wat die dienste van Sunray Beauty Academy bemark waar enigiets van modulêre kursusse tot kursusse in skoonheid, haarkappery, teologie en berading gevolg kan word.

Bruwer het ontken dat hulle ’n “skool” is.

Volgens hom kan leerlinge enige “tuisskoolprogramme” volg en dan na die mentorsentrum kom waar hulle “gehelp” word.

Hy het gesê die leerlinge wat by hulle uitkom, pas nie baie goed in hoofstroomskole aan nie.

SBM keur ook nie leerlinge nie, maar evalueer hulle en beveel aan watter vakke hulle behoort te neem.

Mnr. Panyaza Lesufi, nasionale onderwyswoordvoerder, het gesê die ouers moet ’n klag by die spesiale ondersoekeenheid van die polisie indien, wat op bedrieglike instellings toeslaan.