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I have managed to keep up with my coursework and achieve good results which has increased my confidence and determination to complete the course. A recent change of job has thrown me a bit, I now work nights which I have never done before and it takes a little getting used to, so keeping up with the studying can be tiring as my body clock is still adjusting. Also my 18 month old nephew recently had open heart surgery to correct 3 problems with his heart. It was tricky but successful and is now crawling around like a good 'un!
-Michael
I think my biggest achivement would be starting the voluntary organisation I run, It's called Ladywood youth and youth and I started it from scratch. I work with young people for example, I have a local football team, I have a young dads and lads group and although my career is destine to be with computers, I still enjoy working with the young people. To have the chance to do so in my own community is my best achivement to date.
-Christopher
I've just completed my 7th TMA for April - this is not the normal pace but as I must complete the exams in JUNE I've had to step it up. Normality will resume after that time.
-John
HALLO TO ALL, I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE AT SKILLS TRAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE GIVEN SO FAR, I AM A N+ STUDENT I STARTED AT THE BEGINING OF THE YEAR AND HAVE BEEN TRYING HARD TO COPE WITH THE COURSE, I GOT MARRIED LAST YEAR WITH ONE CHILD AND MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY IN THE UNIVERSITY STUDING THATS WHY I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A HOME LEARNING COURSE. I HAVE A DIPLOMA IN (MIS- management of information systems) WHICH I GOT IN 2003 BUT I HAVE WANTED MORE SKILLS AND KNOWLEGDE ON NETWORKING THATS WHY I ENROLLED FOR THE COURSE. I WORK AS A SUPPORT WORKER IN A SMALL HOME WHERE I SUPPORT 4 PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, I ENJOY MY WORK AND IT FITS IN WITH MY COURSE AND FAMILY AT THE MOMENT THOUGH SOMETIMES ITS A TIGHT SQUEEZE OF TIME. I HAVE GIVEN 110 PERCENT ON MY COURSE AND I READ THE COURSE MATERIAL OFFERED THOUROUGHLY. I AM PUTTING AN ENTRY FOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH WITH THE HOPE THAT I DESERVE IT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL AT THE SKILLS TRAIN AGAIN FOR ALL THE WONDERFULL WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING.
-Dennis
Since the beginning of my course I have consistantly achieved a high percentage score rate on each of my tutor marked assessments. Over the last 6 assesments I have achieved a 100% score rate. I continually revise all previous modules of the course in order to keep information fresh in my mind ready to put into practice. I have also applied to a number of different PC stores in order to get some hands on experience including PC World.
-Danny
Since starting my course in March I have submitted 4 TMA's and have an average mark of 91.25%. This May not be outstanding to many but for myself it is a tremendous achievement and one I am very proud of.
I am a married man with 2 children, and I work on average 55hrs per week, so to find the time to complete my studies and submit TMA's is something I am very proud of. I also have the responsibility along with my wife of having to look after a very ill mother in law.
I know there are many deserving ones out there who like me have to juggle work commitments, family responsibilities and studies in a very hectic schedule. I do believe that the rewards of the effort will be worthwhile, and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all students to continue with their studies as they try to reach their goal.
It is nice sometimes just to share these things with other like minded people, and to know that there are others going through the same things. Thank you.
-David
Since I started the course I knew nothing about the mechanics of a computer but in the past couple of weeks I started to encounter problems with my cpu and I have now solved and rectified the problem.
-Jane
After a long break from studying I decided it was time for a change. So when I found student world I thought id give it a try . getting back into studying wasnt easy at first but I found that by picking up my folder for an hour a day that the course started to get easier. by increasing this by another 15 minutes a day I managed to complete my first part in a month of receiving the course material. this means that I am now only waiting for access codes for the next tma thank you very much to skillstrain for giving me this oppotunity and let me tell all the other students out there I work 12 to 17 hours a day as a taxi driver at the moment and am looking forward to a new career at the age of 46 keep going you can do this.....
-Alan
I have achieved 100 per cent in two of the three Tutor Marked Assignments I have submitted in April, in the N+ Part A part of the course, with the other Assignment still waiting to be marked.
In addition to this, I am also very close to being ready to take the Comptia A+ exam 220-302 (Operating Systems Technologies) having previously passed the Comptia A+ Core Hardware 220-301 exam.
This has been achieved despite a hectic year of hospital operations on my left leg and hip, together with holding down a full-time job, and also helping to settle in a very dificult to handle Foster child who has now improved immensely both academically and in her personal behaviour since being placed in the care of my wife and I.
-Clive
I had just received a pass mark of 100% in TMA. I am proud as punch that I am finding the time to study my course between working during the day and also learning to bring up my baby daughter who will be 11 weeks on Friday coming, she is the driving force for me to push myself to achieve great results.
-Peter
I have started my course with SkillsTrain just over a 6 months now, only 6 units left! Although I have had previous computer knowledge from completing my GCSE and A-Level ICT exams, I must admit though that studying the N+ has given me exceptional knowledge about computer hardware/software and computer network which is what I enjoy doing, hence why I decided to embark on this course. The main reason for me to achieve my goal ( completing the course and gaining a successful career), is so that life can be made easier for me and for my mum who works hard for me and my sister to see us do well. If you could ask any one in my family/friends they will both tell you that iv got a fixed mind on what I want, and thats to be successful in life and not just 'make do' but be a somebody that makes a difference. Im not exactly aged with experiance, being 19 years of age you would think I would be doing something totally different to earn a living, but iv always known from early secondary school that IT was the way forward for me.
At the moment for a regulary income to the house, I work night shifts at the local supermarket, its not glamorous but it brings in the cash although balancing work and the course can some days be difficult, I seem to carry on and pull through knowing what will be ahead when I finish. I just cant wait to finish and carry on my dream, though I have to slow my self down sometimes and concentrate on the coursework first, for some reason I can really feel the knowledge gathering together in my head, I was sceptic at first but now it is clear that it is achievable if you stick to studying. I would recommend skills train to any one looking for a change in career or even just a hobbie or what ever, I think its brilliant. Iv already got some friends to sign up!
-Jamie
I have been studying for about 3months now and although I can only commit to once or twice a week due to work commitments. I have still learned so much more in that time than I did in 2 years at Uni .
-Muhammad
I am working full employment with T-Mobile(UK) Greenock as a Business Advisor and been doing this job for 6 years now and am doing good achievement in the fqac of adversity. I do work under pressure but I still manage to continue with the course work and I have been working 1 step ahead in completeing the course and I use the Student website mor often now but I am still enjoying this. I am hoping to move up in employment and I have put my application in for TDMS (Technical Data and Multimedia Support) within my work place and have submitted my CV to also include this course that I am doing which looks good for viewing and I will do my best in getting that job and I will keep up on this course that I am doing.
-Scott
After being forced to take time out to sort out personal problems I have managed to catch up on my work load and get back on track in preperation for my A+ exam.
-Philip
I had to leave my home and family and move back to England with my 2 year old son where we had to start from scratch. I had no formal qualifications in IT but with self taught experience I enrolled with skillstrain and started to turn things around, I am now powering my way though my A+ juggling life as a single parent and hoping to start work in an IT field within the next few months. Thank you skillstrain!
-Peter
80% IN MY FOUNDATION WORK AND 100% ON MY FIRST TMA!! THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!!
-Michael
Today, I have single handedly configured 2 Cisco Wireless Bridges for a customer of my employers. The wireless bridges needed to be configured so that the SSID was hidden (i.e. not broadcasted so that a wireless Network Adapter could pick it up). Both bridges needed an indentical 128bit WEP Key. They also needed to be configured so that only my employers could gain remote access to each bridges console.
-Christopher
I AM START WORKING WITH BRITISH TELECOM.THEY SEND ME EVERYWHERE (STAY AWAY FROM HOME) IN THE COUNTRY FOR TRAINING PURPOSE .THERE IS SO MANY LESSONS ,EXAMS AND PRACTICALS NEED TO BE DONE. THIS TRAINING WILL ENDED UP ON MIDDLE OF JULY2007. AND I HAVE A FAMILY WITH TWO KIDS TO SPEND CERTAIN TIME WITH THEM.BETWEEN THESE COMMITMENTS,I AM DOING MY CCNA COURSE WITH SKILL TRAIN.I HAVE DONE TWO FULLY WRITTEN ANSWER (NOT M.C.Q) ASSESMENTS (ACHIEVED 100% MARKS) AND ONE M.C.Q ASSESMENT (WAITING FOR RESULT) DURING THIS TIGHT SCHEDULE.I HOPE I AM DOING A REALLY HARD JOB.
-Panchadcharam
WELL, WHAT I CAN SAY ABOUT ME?! PERHAPS NOTHING. I TRY MY BEST BY BUILDING MY OWN FUTURE IN IN I.T. SECTOR!
-Justinas
I have been messing about ( yes messing is the right word for me) with computers for quite afew years now without ever really getting into them properly I found the first lesson to be very enlightening and the second which I have completed helped me understand an e-mail problem I have been having but now fixed THANKS ENTIRELY TO YOUR BRIL COURSE and this is just the beginning THANK YOU!!!!!
-John
COMPLETED FOLDER 1 OF THE COMPTIA COURSE IN AMATTER OF 2 WEEKS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR EXTRA HELP WITH A GOOD AVERAGE PASS RATE BETWEEN 80 - 100 % HAVING SUFFERED THE LAST 6 WEEKS WITH A LEG INFECTION CALLED CELLULITUS AND NT BEEN ABLE TO DO MUCH ITS A GOOD JOB I HAVE THE USE OF A LAPTOP . ON THE MEND NOW AND LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING MY NEXT SET OF COURSE NOTES WITH MUCH ENTHUSIASM.
-Alan
Using the skills I have been Learning on this course, I have managed to fix a friends computer that would not work, or recognise HD drives, by using what I had learnt and reconfiguring his BIOS.
-Matthew
