SkillsTrain Reviews from Students

I can study lessons which is discribed as easy to understand even a school children.the topics are highly standard.I just getting started c#.net.When the begining it was so difficult to concentrate.But after the first part I got a very much confidence and a feeling as am a IT professional.It is highly appreciable to skillstrain and its great tutors.

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I feel that I have achieved more than I thought possible this month. I have just got a new job as a Teaching assistant, supporting children with special educational needs, in their ICT lessons. The knowledge I have gained so far in this course has been so valuable to me and has enabled me to gain new skills to pass onto children and young people. It feels great to be able to use what I know to help others, even though I'm still learning myself.

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This month I started the CIW web design course. Being in the building trade I have a bit of time on my hands at this time of year (rain stops play!). Since the 28th of last month I have submited 4 TMA's with only TMA03 having to be resubmitted! Considering the fact that until last month if something wasn't made of brick or timber I didn't know what to do with it, I feel quite chuffed!
My partner is on the last year of her degree and doing a full time job, so I am having to do the lions share of the housework at the mo' also!!!
Its all good stuff and the thought of working hard to ensure the kids have a good future has spurred her on for the last five years of study, so know its my turn!
Wish I had done it sooner! Thanks skillstrain

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Came from 62% to 100% & partner gave me a baby daughter named Isla & Iv'e done it for her & partner ISLA & SARAH-JANE Thanks to all the team as well

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With the knowledge that I have acquired so far in this course I managed to help my sister connect to the Internet as she was having problems with connecting. I also completed my first book of the course and I have already done two assignments in the second book

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I am currently working from 8.30 till 4.30 Monday to Friday and have little time to read through my documentation for my course. When I do have time to do the course I read as much as possible to gain a decent mark. I have just submitted my first assignment and received my mark this morning. The course that I am doing is a web design course and is something I am really looking into as a long term career. I am currently doing an apprentiship as an IT Technician. When I received my email this morning from skillstrain regarding my mark for my assignment I was really nervous as I thought that I May have to redo my assignment. When I opened the attachment to my mark, I was overjoyed to see that I had got 95% and am really looking forward to doing well on my chosen course.

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I have managed to put into practice some of the skills learned through this course in my current job, not only setting up a linux web server but also finding problems and solving them with a collegues SSH access to a CVS website for our annual report, (having had to teach myself how to use both CVS at nescforge to access the report and also LaTex in order to actualy write it). This involved a lot of coming to terms with using Linux on a daily basis which has gone so well I must say that I am now looking to run a linux computer at home. It has been a rather steep learning curve through March as I came to terms with this new information at work while trying to push on through my coursework but seem to have coped better than I thought I would.

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Hello I have been doing the CIW course for over a year now and have only achieved to get to section-1 part-b of the course.It was a very busy year for me in 2006 and I had to contend with moving home and moving jobs, not only that I had to put my course on hold because my computer broke.I told myself that in 2007 I will progress with my course work like never before but on Jan the 3rd I was made redundant so yet again the course was put on hold,what a great year this is turning out to be I said with disbeleive, I've already wasted a year and still on the first folder.
The end of Feb came and I had secured a job, great so before I was due to start my job I again started with the course finishing the first folder and flying through the next, we celebrated the birth of our daughter on the 13th of March but I was determind to carry on the course without another break and I am.I have achieved more in a month than I have in one year submiting at least a tma a week now and I know I won't slow down.It just goes to show that even with 2 kids and full time job you can achieve things if you put your mind to it.

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I am 'bored to my death' as your tv ad states with my current profession. Electrican - I glad I am practical with my hand & thinking but it bores me so much. I've never takening a intrest in IT or any type of office/suit waring job as us 'construction workers' have nothing nice to say about 'suits'. But I find this so intresting & fun even creative that so far it does'nt seem like work, I'm have'in trouble with the abbrivations but my intrest is keeping me going. Also as I'm sure your've noticed my spelling/grammer are a problem - but with all the wizards that pop up & help I seem to be getting by. To end I am very impresed with how the learning process is taking place - I hope I can soon fill out a success story which takes me away from Construction.

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I am trying to turn my career around as my contract is coming to end in July unless I can find someway to sustain my position. I have felt alot of pressure to completing the foundation level, particularly the last lessons of Section B. I have had to push myself to study, research alot and ask quesitons from people who are already in the field that I want to go into. At last I have submitted the assignment and now am waiting to hear the results and move onto Seciton C. I feel it has been quite an achievement to reach this far in the face of still completing the work program and wondering what is up and ahead for me in the near future.

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I have found this course extremely hard going as I have to do a physically demanding full time job to help pay the mortgage,the bills and my course fees and so I only really get a chance (and have the energy!) to study at weekends.

But I have to say it is worth it,after finally getting my head around the coding I got 100% on my last TMA,an achievement of which I am very proud.

I only study these long hours,giving up my only time off work,to improve the lives of my wife and I,knowing that I will be able to provide a better life for us both is what keeps me going and I'd like to thank Skillstrain for the opportunity to do so.

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Hello and thanks for letting me express myself. My last TMA results were 100%, my previous ones 90% and the first 2 were 100% each. Unfortunatelly, I couldn't go as fast as I wanted (or as I should) because of work. I understand that it is not an excuse but the lack of time went against me. Nevertheless, I am trying to cach up and I started studying much harder. I managed to arrange some time off work in order to dedicate myself to my studies. I've realized how important this is for me and I'm determined to do it.

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I know quite abit about computer hardware as my last job was in a private pc shop. I dont have much knowledge of software. I have always wanted to learn web design and when my 1st tutor marked assignment results came through I was amazed. I got 82% which is alot more then what I anticipated.

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I started this course work way back in November 2005, and I my motivation declined increasingly for the next year. However, in December of 2006, with my wife almost at full term with our first child, I decided that if I was ever going to finish my course, I should do so immediately, as I would need a career that would help me in supporting not only myself, but my soon to be family. Since then I haven't looked back and have been religiously studying and submitting my TMA's. I even started over from scratch as the coursework had been updated, (thankfully!) to include pertinent information on computer networking in today's workplace. I have received 100% marks on almost all of my TMA's and I plan to finish my coursework before the end of the summer. It's amazing how much inspiration your own child can bring to oneself, and I am the more determined than ever now, thanks to my family!

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I feel my biggest achievement was taking the decision to enroll on the course. At the age of 53 the prospect of changing careers was daunting. After listening to your representative and finally deciding that you are never to old to learn I believe that I have made one of the most important decisions of my life.

Although computer literate I would say that I am far from being an expert, however after analyzing your teaching methods I am more than confident that I can complete the course and change to a complete new career.

I feel that achieving 100% marks in both the foundation and TMA01 was more than I expected when taking on the course.

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I was having very busy time at work cause I work in Supermarket and Easter is coming out but I still tried to study. Other thing is that I know a lot of things written. I gained this knoledge by experence now I can see it from other site filled with more details. My goal is to take this exam in June and rock it. Not tooo much time but pressure is giving me extra motivation.

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As a sufferer of "Depressive Psychosis" I find it very difficult to concentrate on learning. With thoughts of harming myself and others going through my head, I can get very distracted. It is, therefore, very impressive that I am maintaining an average of one work unit completed per week, with no scores below 90% so far. Most of my assignments have yielded 100% top marks, and my median average is also 100%, which I am very proud to have acheived.

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I am studying MCSE, I found books and other materials realy useful and gives me a massive knowledge in IT industry, by completing the A+ section I am ready to book my test for A+ exam, and I am quite sure to pass it at first time as the materials and books Skills Train provide are excellent and fantastic.

A friend of mine bought a new PC and he was using that for couple of months, so one day he phoned me that his PC is running very slowly and it is always stacks in for more than an hour, so I been to his house I checked his PC, he didnt have an update antivirus programe, his computer was fully targeted by viruses.

So I reboot the PC in safe mode, and run an Norton Anti Virus programe and scan his hard disk found lots of viruses, so I delete all of them then reboot the PC and updated his aniti virus programe and it was working absolutly perfect, so he was realy happy and thanked me for my work and his partner told me, she was realy embarrced that their PC was working very slowly and one day her partner was nearly to broke the PC as it was not working as it was before.

So thanks for your help, that made us happy.

When I was returning back home so in my way I was realy happy and pride of my hard study and thanked Skills Train for their excellent course materials that they facilitate for us and we do appreciate it.

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This month has been a difficult one as I have been under a lot of pressure at work trying to meet deadlines etc, also I have been having a lot of problems at home since my husband had his accident at work we have been under stress from his work at the moment. Therefore I feel that the results that I am managing to get on my course work have been etremly good with the fact that I am under so much pressure.

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Getting a 94% for my first TMA, for me that is an achievement that surpassed my expectation. I therefore put this as a goal to always achieve or more so improve on.

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Since I started my course with Scheidegger I have had many achievements, including passing both the CompTIA A Plus and Network Plus examinations over the course of 2006 and managing my time efficiently, enabling me to study at least 20 hours a week and work fulltime.

These achievements have directed me towards the major achievement of securing a job as a Network Analyst, earlier this month.

I have been studying towards my CCNA certification through Scheidegger for about two years now. I started from the very beginning with the CompTIA A Plus Certification, followed by the CompTIA Network Plus Certification.

My background is Marine Fisheries Science, so when I started on the CompTIA A Plus course, I was really starting from the beginning, i.e. that there is more to a PC than just a monitor and keyboard.

I really do feel that the structure of the courses; the Tutor Marked Assignments; up to date Literature and Interactive Media has provided a great framework to study around and has given me a realistic edge to the industry.

My achievement has not been at all easy. I have worked really hard and been very dedicated to the courses. It is possible to start from the beginning, as I have found out.

My next achievement will be to pass my CCNA in July and start the CCNP.

The Scheidegger courses work for those who work for it.

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On The 13th of this Month I took, and passed both the A+ Hardware and the A+ Software exams --- Yes!!!!!!!!!
I have started on the N+ course and have already submitted 2 assignments and got both with 100% submitting another in a minute! (Should also be 100%)
I have used what I have learnt with Friends and Families computers repairing and upgrading, I have also fixed my own computer when the PSU failed with relative ease!

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