A long time ago, before I knew anything about forums, I tried one of these online programs. It was the biggest rip off I ever experienced. A ton of money for a bunch of general information on copied hand outs. Let's not forget the "free professional" punch set that comes with the course. This is only my opinion, but as far as I'm concerned, they are all BS. Like it's already been said, you can have any paper/certification you want to earn or buy, but you will still have to make your own name in this game before anyone will let you build for them. It's damn hard to do, and doesn't pay big dividends. Agian, not trying to discourage you, but want you to know what you're in for. There are several ways to about building precision rifles, such as tools and methods. I show just one way to do it which works just fine in my videos, and it's free. If you understand, and have machining experience, then you should have no issues. Forget the paper. No one ever asked me if I had one, nor do they ask any of the reputable smith here either. Best of luck.