Future Academy

What Future Academy is

Future Academy is an Italian-language online training school that sells video courses one at a time, from short skills courses to 400-hour professional masters. The home page describes it as "una scuola di formazione che punta su contenuti video multimediali, docenti qualificati e professionisti del settore" (a training school built on multimedia video content, qualified teachers and industry professionals) and invites visitors to choose from "più di 300 titoli" (more than 300 titles). Its contact details give an address on Viale del Lavoro in San Martino Buon Albergo (VR). The catalog is split into professional online masters, online video courses, holistic courses for people who want to become a certified operator, and free courses.

How the courses work

Every course is built on recorded video lessons plus digital study material. The home page promises that lessons and materials are "sempre disponibili, da rivedere tutte le volte che vuoi, per sempre" (always available, to review as often as you like, forever), and that there are no timetables or classrooms to reach, so students follow lessons where and when they want. Teachers are described as qualified and specialized in their subjects and "disponibili come tutor da contattare per ogni esigenza" (available as tutors to contact for any need). The site also mentions an online system for internships and exams using its own internal test platform.

The certificate model is spelled out on each course page. Once all the video lessons are complete, the student can take the final test at no extra cost and receive a certificate of participation (attestato di partecipazione). The certificate included in the price is digital and, in the site's words, "privo di loghi certificatori" (without certifying logos). A printed certificate can be bought separately, at the time or later, for 39.97 € on the masters and 19.97 € on the email marketing course.

Quality certification and recognitions

Future Academy says it holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system, and it is careful about what that means: the course pages state that this recognition concerns the academy's quality management system and "non costituisce un accreditamento specifico per il singolo corso" (does not constitute a specific accreditation for the individual course). The same section describes EADL, the European Association for Distance Learning, as an international organization that exchanges information on distance learning and recognizes schools, institutions and individuals in more than 20 European countries.

The holistic courses carry extra recognitions. The Operatore in Ayurveda page says Future Academy is an ECP (Educazione Continua Professionale) provider and that the course earns 37.5 ECP credits through recognition from FENOOP, the Federazione Nazionale Operatori Olistici Professionisti. It also says the course is recognized by IPHM (International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine) as a certification to practice as a certified operator. The page explains that under Legge n.4/2013, professionals without a professional order or register are expected to keep up continuing education, and that ECP applies to fields such as holistic operators, yoga teachers, counseling and coaching, for members of trade associations that follow that law.

The business masters

The two flagship masters show the depth on offer. The Master Management Business Administration is listed at € 499, with 404 students enrolled and 45 reviews, and is structured as 400 hours of training. Its program runs through business organization, the economics and management of commercial firms, microeconomics, meeting management, managerial accounting (cost analysis, break-even point, safety margin, make or buy), marketing fundamentals, services marketing, effective communication, social media strategy (Facebook, LinkedIn, blogs, Hootsuite and crisis management), personnel selection, soft skills, emotional intelligence, leadership, practical leadership for managers, time management, team building and a 25-lesson Business English module.

The Master Assistenti di Direzione, also € 499 and 400 hours, has 177 students enrolled. It opens with a 12-lesson module on the executive assistant role, then shares many modules with the MBA and adds self-esteem and positive attitude and body language. Both pages name management, administration and secretarial roles in public and private organizations as career outlets.

Video courses and holistic programs

The shorter courses cover practical skills. Vendi con le Email (€ 99, 161 students enrolled) runs 26 video lessons on email marketing, from spam rules, ROI, target lists, autoresponders and follow-up to specific tools: the MailPoet and Newsletter plugins, Mailchimp, Sendinblue, Emailchef, Mailster, Sendblaster, MailStyler, Gmail and Wix. The home page lists a Microsoft Office package and an SEO Specialist course at € 199 each, GMAIL per tutti at € 79 and a course on learning disorders (Disturbi Dell'Apprendimento) at € 49.

Operatore in Ayurveda (€ 499, 502 students enrolled, 49 reviews) teaches physiology and nutrition, Ayurvedic medicine, marketing for practitioners and the relevant regulations, and explains how to open a practice and find the first clients. The teachers' page lists fitness instructor certificates (brevetti) at € 499 each for gentle gymnastics, aerobics, GAG, aquagym, postural gymnastics, Pilates and yoga, plus hobby courses: makeup levels one and two reduced from € 79 to € 39, a hairstyling video course reduced from € 199 to € 49, cooking courses at € 50, floral arrangement at € 35, and free courses such as 9 Metodi Scientifici Per Studiare, Marketing Virale and Deep Web. The site menu also offers discount codes and Groupon redemption.

What students say

The reviews on the course pages are detailed and mostly positive. One MBA reviewer wrote "Tutor cortese e veloce nelle risposte" (courteous tutor, quick to reply) and "Segreteria sempre disponibile" (office always available). An Ayurveda student noted "Nonostante sia un corso interamente telematico, devo dire che funziona molto bene! Si può comunicare via telefono anche WhatsApp." (Although it is a fully online course, it works very well; you can communicate by phone and WhatsApp too.) A student of the executive assistant master praised the tutor who supervised the "Field project di fine corso" (end-of-course field project). Some feedback is critical in useful ways: one MBA reviewer found "alcuni argomenti ripetuti in modo simile in diversi moduli" (some topics repeated in similar ways across modules), and another suggested adding case studies.

Who it suits

Future Academy suits Italian-speaking adults who want a structured, self-paced course with lifetime access to the videos: employees aiming at management or executive assistant roles, small-business owners learning email marketing, SEO or Office, holistic practitioners who need ECP credits, and fitness enthusiasts working toward an instructor certificate. Prices are clear on every course card, and the free courses offer a low-risk way to test the format. Because the included certificate is a digital certificate of participation and the ISO certification covers the academy rather than each course, buyers who need a formal qualification should look at the specific recognitions named on each course page.