The national foundation for testing consumer goods „Stiftung Warentest“ published in November 2001 the test results for online courses. 14 training providers were tested and only three got the degree "GOOD", the tele-akademie being one of them with an altogether grade of 2,1 (from 1 “very good” to 5 “insufficient”). The group activities were mentioned as "unique". More information in German please follow the links below.