# Evaluate microschools, co-ops and learning vendors

For families who build a learning year from several vendors: compare microschools, co-ops and home-education vendors, see red flags, compare vendors on the same facts and check them again when programs change.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 70 minutes
- Exam questions: 10, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Name the questions that a microschool, a co-op and a home-education vendor each raise.
- Find the red flags that this site's guides name, and tell a paid label or a seal from a program approval.
- Compare two or three vendors on the same facts, and leave unknown facts empty until the vendor answers.
- Know when to check a vendor again, and keep a dated vetting log.

## Lessons

1. [Microschools, co-ops and home-education vendors](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/evaluate-microschools-co-ops-and-learning-vendors/microschools-co-ops-and-home-vendors.md) (18 minutes)
2. [Red flags in vendor offers](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/evaluate-microschools-co-ops-and-learning-vendors/red-flags-in-vendor-offers.md) (16 minutes)
3. [Compare vendors on the same facts](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/evaluate-microschools-co-ops-and-learning-vendors/compare-vendors-side-by-side.md) (18 minutes)
4. [Check again when programs and vendors change](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/evaluate-microschools-co-ops-and-learning-vendors/check-again-when-things-change.md) (18 minutes)

## Questions

### Is this course for vendors?

No. It is for families and others who choose or evaluate vendors. A vendor can read it to see what families check.

### Does the course tell me which vendor to choose?

No. It gives you questions and a method. The choice is yours, and the program decides what it pays for.

### Is the certificate a qualification?

No. It is a certificate of completion from this site. It is not a professional qualification, a licence or an approval by any program.

Also on the [web page](https://esavendors.fyi/academy/evaluate-microschools-co-ops-and-learning-vendors).