- I'm relatively new to crypto, I want to / still have to learn a lot
It is OK that you are newbie. I am sure you can learn anything here if you really want.
- I see a study group, a wing man, a buddy, call it what you want, as highly and mutually beneficial: learning something new in a (small) group goes a lot faster
They are mostly scammers. Watch out! It maybe dangerous.
- I also want to work in crypto eventually and this will help me "sell myself": a certification by a 'consortium' is better than no certificate at all; it will look good on my CV
As I said before, there is no platform that you can give you a certificate. Bitcoin and most of cryptocurrencies are decentralized. So there will be no cerfiticate thing ever officialy.
- I don't intend to stop here, I intend to get more certificates (Andreas is working with the university of Nicosia, he retweeted something about a course today)
I hope you won't but you possibly will be regret with this decision. Sooner or later someone will fool you. They will take your money and give nothing to you. I assure you that you can learn anything here!!! Just ask it and expert will answer to you. This forum full of helpfull people.