No Sig
Well, Jeppesen gives them some truths and mostly half truths.
It is true that it an FAA approved course, however, only in the United States where it is audited, instructors approved, and surveillance by FAA Inspectors from the local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), etc.
Jeppesen tells them that they will be unable to obtain the FAA rating as they can no longer take the FAA certification Oral & Practical exam outside the U.S. due to post 9-11 policy. That is completely true, but even if the FAA Inspectors or Designated Examiners were allowed to resume Oral & Practical (O & P) certification exams outside the U.S., the Jeppesen students would still not be eligible as their course outside the U.S. is not under the audit procedures of the FAA and therefore, technically, not an FAA approved course regardless of the materials used.
Instead in Dubai and Kuala Lumpher student's get a National license, also embossed richly with the words that it meets standards of ICAO, and Jeppesen even makes extra money in Dubai by requiring biannual refresher courses as the licenses expire every 2 years...
Now most of the third world students get the certification in Dubai, borrowing heavily or using their life savings, as a means to support their families and the UAE government requires it so they do not have a choice and Jeppesen is the sole approved provider (Why???). In Kuala Lumpher it is not so bad, the airlines themselves issued licenses until just a couple of years ago so the training is primarily for MH to get experienced airline dispatcher's, glorified office boys sadly, re-licensed under the National authority. Almost no one from the third world rushes to Malaysia to do this as unemployment is high and the Malaysian government is unwilling to issue visas.
Some go to Singapore when they read on the web site that it is CAAS approved... is it really??? The CAAS left it all up to the airlines from the very beginning and then 2 years ago stopped approving such non-employer courses, including Jeppesen, as they did want to license individuals and audit such courses. Oh no, the web site leads you to believe that it is a CAAS approved ticket to a good paying job in a 1st world nation easily reached from the 3rd world.
Their newest gimmick is to have the course in India, never mind that the Indian government does not issued Dispatcher licenses without you working for an airline and experience and training well beyond what the Jeppesen courses cover. But oh no, it is American, so naturally the 3rd world improvised people fall for it...
Any other questions my friends...