DavePa Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 We are looking at training for our IT team (including me) and wonder what others do - instructor led or self study? If self study then single course at a time or annual pass for access to a range of materials? Cheap option: https://www.microsoft.com/learning/en-gb/volume-licensing-program.aspx Expensive option: CBT Nuggets Very expensive option: Microsoft - Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (M10747) - globalknowledge.co.uk Somebody passing a server administrator exam brings additional value, do you recognise that financially?
Edu-IT Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 Worth a look here for training at a centre. You can get a grant too. NEOS IT Training Ltd Tech Partnership Training Fund - The Tech Partnership 1
Sagima Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 We prepurchase some training from QA then pick what instructor-led courses we want at a discount depending on the course until the amount is used up. There's normally a small amount left over which we get rolled into the next year's. we've always been very pleased with them but one of my colleague seems to have a knack for ending up on a course with people who don't seem to know the prerequisites and ends up spending half the course going over stuff he's quite familiar with.
DavePa Posted March 12, 2015 Author Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks for the replies, I like the idea of instructor led training and it tends to have a higher success rate although it could be argued that at £1995 per person it should! Do you get much discount from that? I'll certainly look at NEOS IT Training, their prices seem more reasonable than QA so more chance of it being passed by senior managers - as long as it is comparable quality.
EvLPhenom Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I have done 4 Courses with NEOS and been very happy with the content and the training on all of them and would highly recommend! 1
sted Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 depends ive done both. For the ms exams for me i find i just read the book for the one i passed and did it quickly (for various reasons he company i worked for needed someone tp pass an ms exam in about a week so bought the book on my kindle and spent the next 5 days reading it took the exam and passed. Diddnt work on the 70-686 because stuff on the exam wasnt in the book. More recently i did a 2 day powershell course that i enjoyed and one day i will make more than basic use of from IT masterclasses expert technology training - IT Masterclasses and they do courses to pass ms exams and now dont just work in york and aparantly if a course is over 3 days long there are funds avaliable to part fund these things at the moment
Edu-IT Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I have done 4 Courses with NEOS and been very happy with the content and the training on all of them and would highly recommend! Do they provide any resources?
FragglePete Posted March 12, 2015 Posted March 12, 2015 I've done several courses also with Neos-IT. I do recommend them, it's just getting into Worcester that can be a PITA. Pete 1
Edu-IT Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Does anyone know the new address for the Neos Training centre?
StevieM Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I'm there now! Well, not NOW...I'm in a pub NOW...but this week. They've moved to County House, St Mary's St. As of this morning, they were waiting for BT to reconnect their phone line. It's a good job you posted in the wrong forum first or I wouldn't have seen this. Serendipity rocks!
Leeoakley Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Steve what were you doing down the pub and where was my invite As Steve mentioned we are now located here: County House, St Mary's St, Worcester. WR11HB. The grant mentioned above will give you a 50% discount (once the course has been sat and the money paid back to the school). This effectively gives you a £50 day rate on WS2012 courses and for something like an SCCM course, a rate of £100 a day.
StevieM Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 @Leeoakley - Will you be running the AD and GP courses anytime in September? I've had a look on your website, but the schedule is currently only showing through to August. While I didn't mind doing the Server Admin course during the Spring Break, I'd prefer not to take a whole week out of my Summer Holidays (unless I can get paid overtime of course!). As for what I was doing down the pub, well it was a lovely evening so I took Jess for a nice long (5-mile...ish) walk from the B&B in Hallow along the River Severn into the city centre. Had a couple of pints in The Pheasant followed by a couple more in the King Charles. Jess tried to drag me into the Wheatsheaf on the walk back, but they'd stopped serving. You're all more than welcome to join us next time.
Leeoakley Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 I used to live in hallow, if you go the other way there is a nice pub on the river that does some cracking beer and cider (be careful with the cider). I will do you a map when you head in next As for September we don't run an awful lot of the popular schools course as a lot of the schools technicians can't train due to the new school year, October we have: Active Directory 12 - 14 October Group Policy 15-16 October
StevieM Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Hmmmm. Decisions, decisions. It might be getting a bit dark and murky by October to be doing a full week in a remote B&B. I may hedge my bets and split the dates. Thanks, Lee. I'll email you when I've made up my mind.
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