SkillsTrain Reviews from Students

I am currently studying Computer systems engineering at Birmingham University and hoping to graduate this year. What I have learned at the University so far has got nothing to do with PC installation and maintenance. So I don't really regret joining Skills Train. I must say the course has broadened opportunities for me especially that I am a lady. I had the confidence to make my own PC which I am currently using. Last week I had to apply my N+ skills even though I am still doing Part A of N+, to put RJ45 connectors into cables and then connect PCs to the internet. This was fantastic. Well I must say your material was useful to me because I just had to recall the notes and did the job. I am hoping to finish N+ and cannot wait to start CCNA

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I enrolled to A+ certification four months ago with no idea about computers.At the moment I am on TMA 17 and I have done the installation of Windows 98 and XP.I find myself climbing the IT ladder with no problems at all, I do not know if this is because the course is easy, or the booklets are well simplified and uderstandable with the help of tutors, or probably its just my overflowing intelligence.All I know is the climb is smooth.

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I am working full time at the moment but my best thing is that I give the maximum output to whatever I do, whether it is a work or study...As you can see in my tutor marked assignment results.. success is reflected on my assignments. In lots of pressure in work, I am giving the great results..I consider it is an achivement that I made only by hard work

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I have completed my CCNA Intro section 1 folder in 1 month, this has been a massive acheivement for me, as I am interested in the course and would like to develop my skills further in the Cisco career. I have also won the best striker award for my football team Brentford Football Club, for this month which I am really pleased about. I started the cisco course in September 2005 with the A+ and the netpro and have successfully finished this and now I am working towards the CCNA. This would of been finished along time ago but I am also a final year student at Brunel University studying BEng Computer Systems Engineering, so at this time you can imagine I am very stressed.

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Well what can I say, Thanks Skills Train and the tutor team,with your help and a lot of hard studying I've passed the CCNA INTRO exam. I took it on the 7th Feb at Lewisham College. To say I was a bit nervous the night before is a bit of an understatement. I always had the thought at the back of my mind that 'had I learned enough, had I gone over and over my course work enough times for the relevent information to sink in?'. And the answer was yes, at my age (44) it proves that you still have the ability to learn and retain the important information.

Thank you all, I am now firmley on my way to a new career.

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Since November 2006, which was the last month I handed an assignment in before a large gap, I had been in constant pressure not just in my full-time employment but the pressures that are involved in the arrival of a new born baby. Indeed as time passed I kept thinking about this course and started to ask myself questions whether I could find the time to complete it. This question was further interrogated when I successfully managed to land another full-time employment with a large company in leicester. This news came just before the arrival of our baby and the constant pressures, including stretched finances, just kept telling me that I should quit the course. But I just kept telling myself and prayed that I can make it work which was largely down to the potential rewards if successful.

Indeed just recently I have managed to find some time to get some assignments finished and I must admit handing in 4 assigments in just over a week is an accompishment considering that I have not done it before and the little time that I have at my disposal and also the fact that I do not have a computer at home hence all the submission is done at work. I just hope that I keep working in he same vain as I want to make this a success.

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During the last month I have managed to complete 2 written modules scoring 100% in both whilst juggling a busy army career.

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I was realy surprised at my first score in TMA01. I did not expect to score 100%. This surprised me and inspired me to just dedicate more time to my IT course as a promising career in the making already!!!. I can already see light at the other end of the tunnel in this carefully chosen career in IT. I wished I had started this course 'Yesterday'. I hope for the best and want to do all I can to keep a record score in my TMAs. Give more time to the course and therefore see my dream Job in this career come sooner.

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Having completed the a+ section of the course I have applied the knowledge aquired and successfully saved my friends £100 's by accurate diagnosis of their problems. One constant I have notice is unscrupulous pc repair shops always tell people the motherboard needs replacing when the fault lies solely with the PSU.

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In April 2006 I was diagnosed with lung cancer after many visits to doctors and hospitals.I had been complaining of a pain in my back for several months but nobody could pin it down,naturaly I was devastated,after all I was complaining about my back not my chest.I went into hospital in May of the same year where they removed one of my lungs (along with the tumor).Unfortunately it transpired that the cancer had spread to my spine and they daren't operate on it for fear of leaving me paralized.I then had to start Radiotherapy treatment on my spine to try and reduce the tumor there.This has been relatively succesful,but obviously it is always on my mind.When the doctors told me I would not be able to carry on working,I thought that I May as well curl up and die.When you have been as active as I was it's not easy to give it all up,even at my age, 60 years young.That was when I saw an advert for Skillstrain.I knew very little about computers much less on how they worked,but I thought "WHY NOT".I arranged an interview with one of there representatives and HERE I AM.I started studying the course and found it very difficult at first,after all,it's been a long time since my school years.A couple of times I thought about giving up thinking "what's the point" but thanks mainly to my wife and a couple of close friends,I stuck at it.They have given me the support and encouragement I needed,through all the bad times(and a few good ones).I have surpassed all my expectations as my marks reflect.To get reasonable marks would have been an achievment for me,but I am reaching marks of 100% on a regular basis.I can now hold my head up and say "I CAN DO IT".At the onset I didn't envisage taking the exam,but that is now very much a part of my plans.Don't ever let anybody tell you it can't be done,because I have proved,at least to myself,that it can.It has been a very difficult couple of years for myself and my wife,but I can go on knowing that nothing is impossible,it just takes a bit of working at.Maybe some of the other students May read this and take heart from it.REMEMBER,NOTHING COMES EASY,you have to work for it.

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All that I knew was how to turn it on and if there was a problem I would have to look around for some help now I am able to understand a lot more and when I read about computers I dont have to skip the jargon, I am and will get there

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I started this course in August 2006, I was not sure I would be able to keep up with the course and also achieve a reasonable result.

The reason for this being that due to my Job as a Goods in Warehouse operative I had to travel 58 miles a day and work up to 14 hours a day.
Also I am a carer for my Girlfriend who suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitis, which is a very painful deabilitating arthritis of the spine and it can also affect other joints.

Even though I have all of these issues to over come including reacently changing my job so I am closer to home I achieved on most TMA's 90 to a 100%, with a few exceptions being between 80 and 90%.

Hopefully once I have completed my course I am able to find a job which I will fully enjoy.

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I feel because I have managed to pass the first part of the course 80% and above with two scores 100% I have outdone myself because I didnt think I would get this far until a much later date. Even though I have re-submitted a couple of Tma's a couple of times, I beleive that I have the ability to even better through the rest of the course.

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BEFORE I started this course I didnt have much knowledge about computers.but starting this course I have learned alot and gained more knowledge..I could work under pressure.am happy with my results .I have woked really well to achieve tem grades but hopefully aim for 100%..I revise through my old assesments so I dont forget anyting..

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I have just recently finished the first part of my course - A+ certification during the month of January. I scored four of my better results to date - 87%, 93% and two 100% results. I am very happy with these results as I work full time in a solicitors office which I can tell you does not have the most relaxing atmosphere but with perserverance I have continued to study hard whilst travelling to and from work on the bus, within the few hours I have to myself during the week and at the weekend after I finish my part time shift at the local hospital. I am now looking forward to sitting my exam and I hope that the hard work and effort that I have put into my studies over the last few months pays of and I can then carve a career for myself in the IT industry.

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I started a course with the Skills Train half a year ago. I will have the A+, N+ and finally the MCSA. Since I started and I listed the course in my CV I have much more opportunities around the city where I live. Now I can apply for an IT job and I won't have any doubts if I can do my job correctly. I am really pleased about the course and the Student word. The tutors and the phone help... its amazing. :) I am planing to do the CCNA course, as soon as I am going to finish with the MCSA. Its a challenge and a life time opportunity.

Thank you for all of you

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I think pesonally I have achieved so much in this course, I'm 30 years old and thought I was past learning anything new. I have done really well with tutor marked assignments, the lowest percentage I have received is 80%, I'm no sure if that is great to anyone else, but it is to me!! I used to spend a fortune on pc repairs until I started the mcse, now I can fix things myself, even though I dont know everything yet, I just take my time and use what I have learnt so far. I'm also very busy at the moment what with having a full time job, and organising my wedding!! I'm really happy, and will continue to work very hard to continue to get good pass rates!! Thank you.

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This month a had very busy time in my job. Every day I was working from 8 to 16 hours . I thought I wan't have time to finish my N+. I used to take my skillstrain books to my work and study as I had time. I've spent few nights studying. I was very hard time. Now I'm very pleased because I've just received MCSA 2003 materials. Thank You

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I successfully completed my other exams in DECEMBER 2006, and am very grateful for having chosen this course CompTIA A plus 2003. I was able to do my other studies and at the same time study this course.
Through hardworking, Jan2007 alone , I managed to successfully study and submit four(4) TMA ,which is unlike the previous months. All This is against a background of being ; a parent(family man), full-time student(other course), part-time worker. Despite the pressures, my pc confidence have tremendiously been boosted through studying this course. I am now able to make an informed pc choice (memory size,upgradeability,troubleshoot etc) when next I am buying or upgrading a pc. I now know many of the specifics and finer details of my home pc.
The course is an eye opener in its own right and I intend to continue building on it. Jan2007 has been superb for me and I hope it continues like that.

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I PASSED MY A+ AND N+ EXAMS WITHING A MONTH AND GOT 100% IN MY LAST N+ TMA AS WELL AS SUBMITTING MY SECOND MSCA ASSINGMENT ALL BECAUSE I HAVE DECIDED TO PUT EVERY EFFORT TO MY STUDY AS WELL AS WORKING OVER SIXTY HOUR A WEEK. NOW I HAVE GOT MORE RESPECT OF MY FRIEND BOTH AT WORK AND AT HOME AS THEY CAN ASK ME TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR PC RELATED PROBLEM AND GET A GOOD RESPOND. AM ENJOY THIS COURSE AND THIS CAN ONLY ENCOURAGE ME TO ANOTHER LEVEL OF STUDY.

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Have submitted 1 TMA a week since Dec and have acheived a pass of 94% or better on each TMA as well as studying and doing my TMA's for my N+ I also hold down a full time job and am a father of 2 young children. so I have to split my time between studying, children and housework, but the rewards for both are above expectations

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When you reach a certain periode of your life, it seems sometimes difficult to challenge yourself in taking new studies. I have been in this country for over 8 years, all these years working hard in the catering industry from simple kitchen porter to chef. I decided two years a go to study again in order to improve my social life and I have to say it's an everyday challenge, from the long hours spent in the kitchen to the ever demanding, but always supporting, familly needs. Since I began studying the MCSA curriculum, I have started realising the bennefit it and really looking forward to benefit for my familly of those long and hard labour time.
The truth is "PERSISTENCE ALWAYS PAYS!"

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