The International Wine Center in New York City runs the WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) programs in the USA. They claim this is a program that will train you to be a wine professional. The claim is totally bogus. They are not certified to run a school for sommeliers or wine professionals. Their claims violate New York state laws*. This means their certificates and diplomas are illegitimate. Hundred, if not thousands, of people have been suckered into believing the WSET was a professional certificate that would get you a job in wine. That is completely false. Now that its well known that the WSET diplomas are fake, many employers are firing employees who claimed to have a WSET certificate on their resume.
You cannot legally use a WSET certificate to gain employment, not only in New York, but anywhere in the USA.
This company has been defrauding
students for at least ten years!
*The IWC/WSET have violated the following NY laws & regulations by claiming they offer professional training for the food & wine industries:
New York Laws: Education : (5001 – 5010) Private Trade And Correspondence Schools
“Schools required to be licensed or registered. No private school or computer training facility which charges tuition or fees for instruction and which is not exempted hereunder shall be operated by any person or persons, firm, corporation, or private organization for the purpose of teaching or giving instruction in any subject or subjects, unless it is licensed or registered by the department. ”
See also:
Section 126.10 of the New York State Eductation Departement Regulations
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October 16th, 2009 at 10:25 am
I was just cruising and saw this. I felt like congratulating you because a unique point of view is welcome anytime in my world.