UPDATE: Old Training Has Been Sunset.and Our NEW Approach to Training!
Hey Everyone!
Today marks a sad day, and a happy day....well mostly a happy day. We have just sunset all of the OLD training from Wealthy Affiliate. This means the old OEC (Online Entrepreneur Certification) and Affiliate Bootcamp training.
And this was for good reason. There were many outdated components to it, and as of December 4th (with the release of Hubs and our NEW core training), it was our old, legacy training.
This update isn't just about replacing old videos with new ones; it's about elevating the entire educational environment here at WA.
The efforts to replace outdated content with modern, targeted training are central to WA's ethos, and moving forward we are going to ensure that every member has access to the tools and information crucial for thriving business in today's fast evolving landscape.
Out With the Old: Embracing Change at Wealthy Affiliate
We have always strived to provide top-tier education to our community here at WA. However, part of maintaining high standards is recognizing when certain content no longer serves our educational objectives adequately. This is exactly why you're going to find out about the removal of the old 'OEC' and 'Affiliate Bootcamp' training to be a necessary step to ensure the quality and relevance of the learning experience at WA.
The only real critique that our competitors has was that SOME of our training was outdated...when you have 1,000's of training resources, this can happen.
Despite the most current training through weekly classes, vlogs, and blogs, some portions of the OEC and bootcamp runs of training just weren't cutting-edge anymore. We addressed this head-on, and have recently unveiled our entirely "refreshed" 2024 Core training.
The "Niche" run of training is 3 series, and 20 full classes of updated content. This can be found directly within your Niche Hub.
Same for the Affiliate Bootcamp. It is 20 lessons in length, and is found within your Hubs if you choose "Promote WA" as your niche through the Hub creation process.
During the transition, we made sure to support those who were in the middle of their learning journey. We provided a grace period on the OLD, allowing for the completion of existing courses to ensure that users could move forward without losing any of their hard work. This period was essential to a smooth transition, but it also allowed the older training to linger.
As of TODAY, when you click the "Training" button you will notice it takes you directly into your Hubs platform...with each one of your Hubs training operating and being tracked independently of each other.
When you click on "View Hub & Training" after clicking the Training button in the top menu, it will link you directly to your training section within that respective Hub, with your last visited class highlight in PINK (see below)
This new core training is going to be updated every 6 weeks moving forward, ensuring that is current with the state of Wealthy Affiliate and our constant changes (we have rolled out 20 updates in the last 2 weeks!)...along with the most current processes to help you achieve maximal success online.
And of course that just brushes the surface of the training here. There are several new Expert Classes rolled out weekly, many vlogs and blogs that are highly educational, and 1,000's of conversations taking place at any given time.
You are well equipped here with the most current, forward thinking training in the world and we have an awesome slate of training (and 100's of short form videos) planned in the coming months ahead to help you round out your skill sets and scale your success within the online world.
Lots to look forward to! Thanks for being part of our thriving community, and I'll see you in the Hubs!
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One thing I like the most about the core training is that it comes in digestible bites. It's easier to spare +-15min from a tight schedule than taking the whole chunk hour. I find this motivating me to actually go through the lessons.
Thank you so much for this well-thought-out delivery of training👍.
Yes, that is something that you are going to see happening with much more frequency, we are going to be offering a lot more shorter form content. You are going to see a healthy dose of training through vlogs moving forward. :)
Hi Kyle, great innovations and an abundance of fresh trainings sounds great.
You say; "Same for the Affiliate Bootcamp. It is 20 lessons in length, and is found within your Hubs if you choose "Promote WA" as your niche through the Hub creation process."
So far I only see the core training in my hub, where can I find the affiliate bootcamp in my hub? I created my new site for promoting WA in december, so not sure if I choose "promote WA" as my niche through the creation process.
Yeah, that is because you don't have a "Promote WA" hub.
If you create a Hub for the purpose of "Promoting WA" then you will be assigned the bootcamp training. If your choose to build a Hub for another niche, then you are granted the niche training.
If you click on the Search icon in the header, you will be able to see both runs of te training within there as well.
I hope this clarifies for you. ;)
Wow Kyle.
You and your team "brought it on" Full Force, no filters! ✌️
You took the bull by the horns! Kicked everything up a few notches X 10!
Now all we have to do is eat the elephant one bite at a time (Metaphorically). The Time, Efforts, and Ingenuity you and your team put in is INCREDIBLE. This is going to be an amazing meal. YUM! We will never be the same.
Congratulations on landing the Upgrades plane.✈️
We are pleased and very impressed. 💯
Rachele❤️
Hubs Enthusiast
One bite at a time. We are just getting rolling here with the Hubs & Training environments, you are going to see a lot of exciting change and innovation on both sides here, and generally speaking some big leaps with the technology here.
Lots going on, and lots to look forward to.!
Thanks for such an effort Kyle. I was stoped at one point of training so I could write a couple of posts, and now I must seriosly dedicate to training and mastering all steps so I could figurit out how to succsed in blogging and for real earn some money.
Thanks once again both of you and whole your tea. I am proud to be part of this platform.
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Hi Kyle,
Sue and I have been inactive with our business development. We were fighting health issues. Things are better now and we are excited about moving forward and upward.
The new training program is perfect for us as we are going back and retaking the OEC, (maybe Boot Camp too, but later on) this will be perfect. So thanks for the Hubs it sounds wonderful
Bill
Good to hear things are better for you now Bill (and Sue), I was wondering where you guys were!
Glad to hear you are back in the swing of things and I know you are going to love the new training, and the new format. The Hubs is a big positive shift in the right direction, as we are now able to centralize all of the core components of building a business.
Keep in touch! :)
Hi Kyle.
Thanks so much for your words of encouragement. I briefly looked a Hubs and it looks very exciting and a positive way to go.
We will be going forward and upward.
Bill & Sue