Please remove SkillFront #272
Description
SkillFront is promoting and issuing bogus ISO certifications despite not being an accredited certification body.
They are not listed in any legitimate accreditation directories, including:
- IAF CertSearch
- Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) — which would be mandatory for a Swiss-based certification body
- Global ISO Register
Moreover, SkillFront provides no traceable certificate numbers, audit documentation, or independent verification—each a core requirement of legitimate ISO certification processes.
Their legal details, as shown on their contact page, are misleading. While they claim a Zurich location, their registered entity according to both the Swiss Central Business Name Index (Zefix) and the Canton of Schwyz Commercial Register places them elsewhere. This discrepancy raises further concerns.
Their certification offers are also highly suspect, for example, this ISO 9001 company certification offer claims to provide full company certification for under $500. In reality, such certifications typically cost several thousand dollars and require multiple phases of auditing, none of which are mentioned or evidenced on SkillFront’s site.
This is not just a personal observation, here's some articles reporting on SkillFront’s activities:
- Turkish Couple in Switzerland Run Shameless ISO 9001 Certificate Mill
- Certificate Mill Scammers Targeted US Veterans, Granted Credential to a Dog
- Skillfront / Scrum Institute Scammers Obergfell and Sutculer Engaged in International Credit Card Theft
- Skillfront Scammers “Liked” Post Revealing Their Credit Card Fraud
- User testimonies on LinkedIn
I urge you to remove any references to SkillFront and prevent them from being added again in the future, in the interest of protecting users from deceptive and potentially harmful practices.