Steve
Mostly Harmless
There's a major difference between martial arts and an academic course of study. When you attend school, you are enrolled in a particular iteration of the class, which progresses according to a fixed timeline. Over the course of this timeline, you are assessed at regular intervals and then given a grade to indicate how well you did at the end. In the UK model, you just take a final and that's the grade. If you pass, great. If you fail, you can (or must) take the course over again. Accreditation is also a big part of education. Colleges and Universities (at least in the USA) are reviewed as a part of a peer review process that has been around for the better part of 75 years (IIRC). So, there is consistency in the process that is mandated by a process of self policing.
Martial arts don't typically follow a rigorous timeline. People start at at all different times and progress at their own pace. There is no external, peer review, or at least, if there is it is specific to that school's affiliation to a specific organization. There is no external, objective peer review or accreditation process.
Finally, martial arts has much less in common with school than with a sports club or a gym. The business model for a yoga school is functionally the same as for a martial arts school.
Martial arts don't typically follow a rigorous timeline. People start at at all different times and progress at their own pace. There is no external, peer review, or at least, if there is it is specific to that school's affiliation to a specific organization. There is no external, objective peer review or accreditation process.
Finally, martial arts has much less in common with school than with a sports club or a gym. The business model for a yoga school is functionally the same as for a martial arts school.