SkillsTrain Reviews from Students

First of all,I do not have any knowledge about pc hardware colours,but after I started my course, I have learned a new skill which has help me alot,about my computer and as well as my internet experience I have gain from this course.

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I have completed two assignments and have two great results from them which I didn't think I would have got straight away. I hope I can carry on with the same results and if I don't manage to keep acheving high results then I know that my tutors are there to help me as much as they can.

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As a student of skillstrain you don't really know what you made up of until you are confronted with challenges.
My first challenge was choosing a computer for my uncle and being responsible for maintaining and ensuring that the computer is in good condition, I almost refuse knowing as I am still a student not yet a certified pc specialist. The pc came with a security software installed in it, he wanted to replace the security software with another which I advice him not to do. Few days later he told me about an error message that keep popping up, it has not made him enjoyed using the pc. After a brief questioning he finally told me he removed the anti virus software that came with the pc which I warned him not to remove. The bad thing about this error message is that even when you click ok it appears within the next few seconds, but with the knowledge I gained from my course materials I was able to solve the problem even when the manufactures support department could not do any thing about it. So far I have been able to solve two more problems due to human fault on the pc. Ever since then I suddenly developed this confidence of carrying out maintenance on his pc and my brother's laptop. As PC specialist confidence is a must have , if you don't have it then its not there but with skillstrain you are assured .

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One thing I must say I had some knowledge of networking and computing before starting this course. But after throughly studying the study material, my concepts are so clear now on this bases I have start working as Computer Network engineer and free lancer. Some times I need to work till late nights to fix the network problems. There are times I have worked for 14 hours a day to solve the problems related to severs and computers. At the same time, it is every important to continue study and submit TMAs time to time.
Actually all the hardwork pays off and I am continuously getting score above 90%. It was my dream to work as a network engineer, before starting this course, I was thinking that I haven't got enough confidence with my networking ability but now after just finishing half of the course, I am capable of working for myself which is amazing. I would like to say this is a significant achievement for me. I feel like I would continue to excel in the networking field.

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I've found employment already within the IT industry with scope to further my career and working full time, and currently submitted 5 tma's with 2 test scores of 85% and 3 of 90%, so I'm loving the fact that I'm getting the experience of being on the job as well as training.

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I started with skills at the end of January. During this time I was also looking for emplyoment within the IT inudustry. With great pleasure I have now found myself a job with a electronics company. With this great advantage I am able to work and study for my A+ at the same time and get the neccessary experience I need. Thanks to skillstrain I am able to study and work full time and achieve my full potential.

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I have achieved an understanding of how to make my computer run faster, I've taught other people how to download plug-ins, designed a myspace website for a friend. I find it easy to search for the specific information I need using different search engines, I have improved my knowledge of basic computer skills and intend to become very good at it .

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THE SESSION I ATTENDED WAS GETTING MORE OUT OF STUDENT WORLD. IT HIGHLIGHTED AREAS THAT ARE VERY USEFUL AND SHOWED USEFUL TIPS I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT OTHERWISE. THE SESSION RAN VERY SMOOTHLY AND THE SOUND LINK WAS GOOD. I RECOMMEND THESE SESSIONS.

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My wife gave birth to our daughter on 25th March, which has caused me not to be able to study anywhere as much as I need or want to, especially as our 2 year old son requires lots of attention. So it has been very gratifiying that I have done fairly well on some of my Tma's ( not 2 say that my thick head still holds all the info ......... )

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This last week my course material has come in handy on 3 occasions. 1st, at work we needed a new user account setting up on the server due to a new member joining us. I called the help desk and under the contract they do not support new user accounts free of charge. So I decided to log on to the server computer myself, access the Active Directory and create a new user template and e-mail account. I then went to the new terminal, logged on then went through the motions of telling the computer that it would need to be logged on via a domain not a workgroup. This worked a treat and so far is working 100%.

2nd, My old PC would not power up and after reading the section on motherboards and CPU's I narrowed the power up issue to be with one of the two. I purchased a new motherboard installed it, put my old CPU in and connected it all up, and it powers up well, But I needed to reinstall Win XP so I had to go into the start up menu before the XP logo is on screen to tell it to boot from the CD drive. I now have a spare fully working PC.

3rd. This morning I arrived at work to find that the e-mails were down. The internet would connect but not the mails. I told all users to log out so I could reboot the server. This fixed the problem and we had emails working before the IT support company got back to us with possible solutions.

All in all I am really pleased with myself and it just proves that if you want to learn something anything is possible.

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I am very happy and would like to say thanks skillstrain for the good experience, I have been very busy with my family cares and I have a 4 year old son. I am a coach driver. I do shift work when I have time I study learning about the computer. It is not very easy with work and family commitments this will give me opportunities for a new skill to a better job. Thanks.

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As a new starter in computing career the skills train has given me a full moral support to start the career in IT. The IT sector is completly different subject to my bachelors or masters degree subject. It is a little bit difficult to get into the course. But I gained 97% in my first TMA. I worked hard for that, by doing a full time job in the food processing sector.I have finished my second TMA aswell in the same pressure. I hope I will get a better result compare to the first. I would like to thank you for providing such good material, that is easily to understand for the everday people like me.

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I am currently doing CCNA course now. I am full-time worker in one of the telecommunication company. I already finished an university degree but CCNA is very helpfull for my long team plans. I have completed A+ and N+ and will be finish it on time. Working and studying is very hard but I can do it. Thanks to skills train, they are doing a fantastic job.

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I HAVE BEEN DOING VERY WELL JUST SENT MY TMA 8 IN, AND I HAVE ONLY BEEN DOING THE COURSE 5 MONTHS. I AM STARTING TO HELP MY FRIEND WITH BUILDING PC SO THAT AS HELPED ALOT.

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I have been under a lot of pressure as the month begun,so much so that I have wanted give up,pressure from work and family {because I need to support my other half and our new born baby}. Anyway I finally made up my mind to keep up with the course inspite of the pressures,now here I am keeping up with my assignments,it was a tough decision, but it was worth it.

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I think this Skillstrain course is the best thing I have ever decided to do. So far from a slightly slow start mainly due to finding my way around the system (as I have never done anything remotely like this before) I am managing to achieve very good results 100% and I intend to keep to that from now on. Thank you to all at Skillstrain your courses are well structured and I believe anyone with enthusiasm and determination can achieve amazing results.

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I was in IT training back home(India) but since I have been in the U.K. I haave lost touch of my technical skills. I started working in the retail but its really not my cup of tea working in retail has never given me any kind of satisfaction. Finally I found skills train .... and now I am back in to the field I love to work and this is giving me a great satisfaction.... I am hoping to pass my A+ as well as CCNA with great success with the help of Skills Train...

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I am happy for being a part of Skills Train group. I just want to share my experience with you all. I work for a MNC, I started this course to fined a right job for my skills. I was good in Programming but had a long break. I thought of restarting in the same field. This course helped me to restart in a proper way. To make a big story short I realised that I was good when I helped my colleague who is in his 70's, that had a problem with his system I sorted the problem out. I was very happy about that, since then he started praising me. Fingers crossed I am getting free publicity for a very small thing and this May at some point lead for bright start.

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Coming along nicely with the coursework and tma's. At the same time as being a single parent. Getting good results and waking up every morning eager to pick up my books and learn more.

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I enrolled with Skillstrain believing that I already knew what I needed to know in Information Technology as I already had a Diploma Certificate in Information Technology and was on an ICT Degree Course with the Open University, but I was proved wrong. I had been struggling to get a skilled job since, but now, I am proud to say that I just got employed by one of the biggest energy companies in the UK and worldwide. All thanks to Skillstrain for helping me to brush up my IT skills. I was able to pass both the written and oral interviews, which were mostly IT based. I am currently undertaking the N+, and soon, I will be starting the CCNA and CCNP. I intend completing them and sitting for the professional exams. Keep it up Skillstrain.

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When I started with this course, I lacked directional focus and couldn't submit my assignment regularly. With an ardent determination to finish the course within the normal stipulated time, I resolved last month to submit at least one assignment within a week. Currently, I am doing just that and now have to wait on my tutors to finish marking the previous assignment before submitting the next one which has been done few days ahead of submission.
I am completing the first part of the course this week, passing each of the assignments with good grade and with only one attempt!
I am so excited about this.

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I moved here from South Africa last year and got work in a warehouse. One night I was sitting and thinking to myself how much in life I took for granted. When the opportunity to study was there I never took it. Now I am thirty two years old, married and have two children. Life is going past me and I have nothing, but then I got the skillstrain leaflet throught the door and I signed up for the CCNP course. The beginning was hard but now I have done seven assignments and it is going very well. I always thought that a working man will have trouble studing, but to my suprise its not. It is more fun to study than to sit in front of the telly. Thank you skills train for giving all of us working people the chance to make some thing of our life and for showing us that there will always be a opportunity.

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