Certus provides technical and compliance-related education, aiming to help professionals and organizations stay current with industry standards. We offer a variety of online courses and training in areas like workplace safety, food safety, and technical maintenance skills. We also help organizations with workforce management and performance tracking. Certus provides its training through dozens of brands, such as:TPC Training: An industry leader in workforce management, industrial skills, and workplace safety training.StateFoodSafety: Educates food and beverage industry employees on skills to protect public health.Metrix Learning: Provides online education solutions for public workforce development.Workforce180: Works with Metrix Learning to serve professionals in workforce development.Paulson Training: Offers digital and instructor-led training for the plastics manufacturing industry.OSHA Education Center: Delivers training and expertise for OSHA compliance.Notaries.com: Offers notary commission and renewal services.Online Traffic School (OLTS): Provides state-approved training programs for driver safety.Builders License Training Institute: Offers pre-licensing and continuing education for the construction industry.
Certus (certus.com) has 534 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.0 out of 5.
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A complete time waster. I took the OSHA 30 hr course and even reading at the same speed as the narrator, I wound up finishing ahead of their clock that requires you to spend a certain amount of time in one chapter. I'm bright and a good, fast reader. I don't need Certus Fusion deciding how fast I can read, especially when I'm passing module tests with 100 percents. Then to make matters worse they only allow you to use so much time in a day to take the course and lock you out when that time expires. So you sit and wait for each module while the timer ticks on what you can effectively get done in a day. Totally useless waste of my time. I will never use this clunky product again. Period!
Response from CertusOct 13, 2025
Hi David,
We’re sorry to hear you found the course timing frustrating. We understand how it can feel restrictive, especially for fast readers. The time requirements for each section and the daily limits are part of regulatory guidelines that all approved online OSHA providers must follow. These standards are designed to ensure learners of all comprehension levels have sufficient time to review the material.
That said, we truly appreciate your feedback and understand your desire to move through the content more quickly. We’ll continue working to improve our course design to make the learning experience as smooth and engaging as possible within those required limits. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience.
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Ulrich T.
BAD BAD BAD, SCAM SCAM SCAM
Yes, it's scam. Avoid them with all cost
Response from CertusOct 13, 2025
Hi Ulrich,
We're sorry to see that something did not go quite right with your experience. To help get this sorted, we just need a little more information so that we can understand what went wrong, and so that we can review your account. We've sent you a private request to gather more information, and we look forward to helping you out, soon!
LN
Linda N.
CERTUS IS A SCAM!! I used this Company for online renewal…
I used this company for online renewal for my Florida Cosmetology license. They DID NOT send in the results to the Florida Board of Cosmetology a month after I took and passed the test. Naturally, you can't reach them for questions after they have taken your money. Looked legit BUT IT'S NOT. DON'T USE FOR LICENSE RENEWALS! IT'S A SCAM!
Response from CertusOct 13, 2025
Hi Linda,
Reviewing your account, we can see that we reported your completion successfully to the DBPR on 08/04/2025 (two days after your completion on 08/02/2025), You may validate the reporting success by looking up your credentials at the DBPR site online; we show that your license status is currently active. We're unclear why there seems to be a concern, so we will have an advanced support specialist reach out to you within the next business day to look into this matter directly with you to learn more.
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baseballcity
Do not use certus
Do not use certus. My 40 hr sst card for nyc buildings expired 9/1. I completed the 8 hour refresher by 8/30 and was even sent certificates of completion. Little did I know they take up to 5 days to renew. I was denied. So not only am I out $245 for the refresher that was sent in on time. Know I have to pay 400 and something bucks for a new 40 hour course and can not work on a nyc jobs item till I complete
Response from CertusOct 13, 2025
We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and understand how stressful it can be when a renewal deadline affects your ability to work. We’d like to learn more about your situation so we can review what happened and see what may be possible to help. We've sent you a request for more information so that we can begin researching this concern more thoroughly, as soon as possible. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention and look forward to doing what we can to help make things right.
PJ
PJH
**UPDATE See Below!**Will not advance! Deadline is not flexible--for any reason
I was temp laid off from a position for 2 months. I returned to work and to the OSHA 1910 Module and only had 16 days to complete it. I requested an additional week and they declined. Now it is Saturday 8/30, I have 4 modules left(each takes about 90 min) I completed a module and it is stuck on "Section Completed," and will not advance. It is Labor Day weekend and there are no Customer Service Agents available until Tuesday, 9/2. The course expires on 9/1. It is a $400 course and this place has zero flexibility. I will pay someone else to take their course. DO NOT USE THIS PLACE!!!!
**UPDATE** The company was able to reboot my training due to these circumstances. They originally reset it but because of the outage they were able to let me start back up where I left off!
Response from CertusOct 13, 2025
We recently gained access to our Trustpilot review portal and wanted to reach out in case you still need assistance.
We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating it must have been to encounter an issue so close to your OSHA Outreach course deadline. Unfortunately, these courses are governed by strict federal guidelines that prevent any provider from extending access beyond the original expiration date.
We've been in touch with you and it looks like we were able to place you into a new course instance, and help you get back on track. Please let us know if there is anything else we may do to help resolve this matter for you.
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TWO BROTHERS K.
Ordered the Driver Safety Course as…
Ordered the Driver Safety Course as mine has expired after three years. This was the least expensive one that I found after searching for this in New York State.
I'm a retired professional driver of fifty plus years. My last full-time job was at a local trucking firm as a Safety Supervisor. I ran the CDL-A ELT program for that company in NY state. I was the formal class instructor and still am a registered FMCSA ELT provider. So, I'm VERY familiar with this subject matter.
I managed to muddle through their wonky app for this course. It was constantly timing me out and I had to answer the security questions and do the voice recording thing. Some of the questions were not on my original list that I set up at the beginning. Other times I answered the question correctly and yet it stated that it was a 'wrong answer'. Go figure!
After about nine or ten hours I finally completed the 'five-hour course'!
I got the congratulations page, etc. click for the next move and it only takes me to an auto insurance search site. That was after fighting through my firewall security that did not want me to use this web site and warned of ‘phishing’, etc. I ALREADY HAVE INSURANCE. I don't let my insurance lapse like many do so I don't need this page anyway.
Back to the course and it just gives me options to PAY MORE to get the certificate??!! (Nothing about waiting 7 to 10 days for them to send one.) $12 for a two-day shipping or $40 for overnight! I already paid for my course and don't want to PAY MORE!
Sent an email to driversafetysupportatcertus.com and received this answer minutes later:
Hello!
Thank you for reaching out to us!
I'd be happy to help. We generally estimate about 7-10 business days for certificates to arrive after they are mailed.
If you have still not received your certificate after that time, please let us know and we can request a duplicate. If you would like your certificate faster, you can purchase an expedite option; simply let me know what date of delivery you are needing and I can advise which expedite option would be best.
Thank you and have a great day!
Kind Regards,
Kie
So, I guess the jury’s still out on this one. If I get my certs and they also contact the DMV as promised, then I will upgrade this to five stars. If I have more problems I will downgrade this to join the multitude of one-star reviews wishing they could be zero-star reviews. Then I guess I will have to do a stop payment on the credit card I used to order this course.
I was going to go with two stars but added one since Kie’s auto-answer was prompt.
Meanwhile it stays at three stars for not showing me the facts about getting the certificate, trying to mislead me (scam) into spending more $$ and making it VERY difficult to find out the process for getting the certificate. It ‘s up to you, FUSION Certus, to complete the agreement that I paid about $25 for, regarding getting my certificate and contacting the NY DMV to update my driving record.
BTW: Thank you Kie, for getting right back to me (even though this was most probably a preset auto-computer response).
TIME WILL TELL!
Response from CertusOct 15, 2025
We’re sorry to hear that parts of your course experience didn’t meet your expectations, but we appreciate your detailed feedback—it helps us improve.
You mentioned reaching out about your certificate shipping estimate. We’d like to confirm whether you’ve received it, but we weren’t able to locate your account with the limited information provided. We’ve sent you a private request for more details so we can verify your record and ensure your certificate was successfully fulfilled.
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Alexandra Tercero D.
I purchased the New York 5-hour online…
I purchased the New York 5-hour online pre licensing course and have already completed everything the page asks for. I have already set the required time and interacted with everything. It won't let me advance to the next chapter. It's stupid how you don't have 24/7 customer service. I've been trying to contact you and nothing works. Also, the service is terrible. You only have customer service from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. It's incomprehensible. If people are searching for something online, it's because they have little time available, and you make your platform unusable and lacking in customer service.
Response from CertusOct 15, 2025
We’re sorry to hear that you experienced difficulty progressing through your course and for any frustration caused by the limited support hours. We understand how inconvenient that must have been, especially when trying to complete a required course on a busy schedule.
After reviewing your account, we can see that you were able to successfully complete your course on 09/05/2025, so it looks like the progression issue was resolved. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback—it helps us identify ways to improve both our platform and support availability.
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Vincenzo P.
For starters even when you complete a…
For starters even when you complete a section for the five hour, it still doesn’t let you advance and then you have to call them up and have them advance you. Then I finish my five hour and I get no confirmation. So I called and they give me a confirmation number to schedule my five hour and then when I get to my five hour, they never sent it to the DMV and then when I call them, they tell me they don’t know anything about numbers and I should’ve gotten it when I completed the course but they literally gave me a number to put in at the DMV or else. How would I have got my road test scheduled customer service is the absolute worst. This place sucks and I would not recommend it to anyone. Now they wanna tell me I gotta take my five hour all over again because they gave me a confirmation number that didn’t work and they never sent it to the DMV. Straight scamming people
Edit: they got back too me and solved my issue super fast
Response from CertusOct 15, 2025
Thank you for your feedback, as well, thank you for providing an update to let us know that we were able to get your issue resolved!