Methodology and Independence

1. How scores are calculated

Every verified review scores three things from 1 to 5: Training Quality, Cost/Value, and Support & Mentorship. Each is calculated separately with a Bayesian average, which pulls small samples toward the site-wide average so a few early reviews can't push a program to the top or bottom:

score = (C × m + sum of ratings) ÷ (C + n)

• n: the number of published, verified reviews.
• m: the site-wide average for that score across all published reviews.
• C: a confidence weight, currently 5.

• Scores appear only after 3 verified reviews; until then we show “Not enough reviews yet” and the count.
• Each listing also shows a last-12-months score, the 1–5 distribution, the share who would recommend, and what reviewers most often paid.
• A school's scores combine all reviews of all its programs and courses.
• Scores are recalculated whenever a review is published, edited or removed.

2. How results are ordered

• Most relevant (default): when you search, how well a listing matches your words; then learner scores, the number of verified reviews, and a neutral tie-breaker (recency for programs, name for schools).
• You can also sort by rating, a single score, review count, cost or newest. The rules are the same for every school.
• Reviews on a listing are shown newest first by default; you can sort by highest or lowest rating.

3. Independence rules

1. No payment, subscription or partnership changes a score, a review's visibility or the default order.
2. Paid placements appear only in slots labeled “Sponsored”, separate from organic results.
3. We don't own, operate or share ownership with any training provider.
4. Affiliate and referral relationships are disclosed on the listing and here.
5. The default order uses only the published rules above.

4. Ownership

AI Training Finder is owned and operated by [Legal entity name], which has no ownership interest in any school we list. [Owner to confirm.]

5. How we make money

Some links to schools' sites are affiliate links: if you enroll after clicking, the school may pay us a fee. Those links are labeled on the listing. Future paid features for schools, such as labeled sponsored slots, will never affect ratings, reviews or default order.

6. Where listing facts come from

Our research team enters facts from each school's official site, recording the source and date. Schools that claim their listing can update it; sensitive changes are checked first. Every fact shows whether it was checked by us, supplied by the school, or found in public research, and when it was last verified.

7. Review integrity

Only verified completers can review, every review is checked by a moderator, and decisions are published in aggregate in our transparency report. See the Reviewer Guidelines and Content and Moderation Policy.