SkillsTrain Reviews from Students

I honestly believe that No-ONE in this Country studied harder & longer that I did over the last few weeks especially last Wednesday & Thursday. With more distractions than you could possibly imagine ie: Wife in Hospital in HoChiMonh City ( Vietnam ) after a motorbike accident, major stress at work. On the day before the Exam I managed to take 6 "mock" exams ( including one from Comptia), and I Failed every one. I was extremely upset having resigned myself to failing the next days exam, and was angry at myself for taking on too much of a challenge at my age.
I decided to concentrate on the area of my study that I was poorest at = the masses of tabulated data ie: cpu speeds & speeds of Busses .
I took 3 days off of work & studied from 6.0 am to 10.0pm 16 hours solid study.
I learned as much as I could, drove to Altringham which is 36 miles away, played Linkin Park Loudly on the car stereo - and took my exams one after another.
I was shaking as I pressed the final key to reveal = PASS .
I managed to Pass both exams. No one was more shocked than I was. Thanks to all you tutors because when I telephoned you in my panic you, along with my Family believed that I could do it - where as I didn't .
So thank you .

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This month I have completed the A+ part of my course. Sitting the old 2003 exams I managed pass marks of 70% and 80% in the two exams that I sat on the same day. This is even with differences in the exam to the course work as I was working from the latest course materials. With not only the pressures at work and home increasing I feel that this was a very good achievement and am proud of what I managed.

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I have been doing really well on my tma's so far due to hard work and encouragement from the student tutor team. I shall continue the effort and time dedicated to my course to progress further around my current schedule.
Many thanks.

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WELL WHAT CAN I SAY! I AM LOVING EVERY MOMENT OF THIS COURSE WITH YOU!!! I HAVE NEVER LOVED STUDYING SO MUCH IN ALL MY LIFE AND I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THIS IS WHAT IS MAKING THE DIFFERENCE TO MY RESULTS. I WORK AS WELL BY THE WAY SO I AM QUITE TIRED WHEN I GET HOME BUT I STILL LOOK FORWARD TO MY STUDIES.

I HAVE BEEN MANAGING MOSTLY 100% ON THE SUBJECTS EXCEPT FOR THE ODD 90% WHICH ONLY PROMPTS ME TO TRY HARDER THE NEXT TIME.

I ALSO THINK YOU HAVE DESIGNED YOU COURSE IN COMPTIA A+ EXTREMELY EFFICIENTLY AS YOU LEAD YOUR STUDENTS INTO IT REALLY WELL. WHICH GIVES ANYONE WHO WANTS TO DO WELL EVERY CHANCE TO DO SO.

MY TUTOR ALSO IS REALLY ON THE BALL DONT REALLY HEAR ALOT FROM HIM BUT WHEN I NEED HIM HE IS THERE WITHOUT HESITATION HE HAS BEEN MY GUIDE SO FAR. A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO HIM.

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I have just completed my degree and now am studying PC hardware and maintenance- essentials. I have completed three of the assignments and have got 95% and 97% for two of them. I am waiting to see what I get for the third which I think I completed comfortably. I think coming out of university and doing this course straight away helps as you still are in the studying mood.

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Enrolled July 2006 for CCNA/CCNP and started my first TMA in A+ in August. Despite my busy work pattern as a hospital doctor, I've managed to finish A+ and sat CompTIA A+ public exam and had a good pass. Just received certificate 2 weeks ago. Also finished Network+ yesterday. Looking forward to starting CCNA/CCNP part of course. Been very exciting ad looking forward to second profession or change of career!

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I have been studying PC maintenance for a year now, and have had to put studies on the back burner as I worked hard to help establish the charity I work with in the UK. The summer months I have been working part time to recover lost finances from the years voluntary work, but have made the time in between shifts to crack on with my course. In the past month I have worked my way through a substantial chunk of my course achieving grades between 80 and 100%. It just shows that with a well organised and disciplined structure to your week you can excel in more than one endeavour. Enjoying the course and look forward to completing the course, now sooner than I thought possible.

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I am Dyslexic. I left school with an RSA in typing and a Gold Personal Survival in Swimming. I then went to College and trained as a Nursery Nurse, I passed my exam NNEB on the third attempt. I passed my driving test on the third attempt. In 1974 I started to trained as a Nurse SEN. I then did two Open University courses, followed by three years at Southampton University I obtained a 2.2 in Psychology with Physiology. In 1989-92 I did a two year p/t study for a Masters degree in Applied Criminal Psychology, I had to re-do the first year. In all of this I never, never got an above average score on a written test, assignment, or essay. I was expecting a score of 60 - 80 (given my past experience) for my recent TMA 19a (the revision TMA). I got 100%. I was staggered. I had managed to read the questions and work out what was asked and give appropriate and complete answers. Something I have never done before. My life has been full of frustration and failure (though my persistence has seen eventual success, if limited) and for once I got the maximum score. It's amazing.

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I would like to thank the tutor team and all those involved. I started this course in February this year and I almost gave up at the initial stage, but thank God I did not make that foolish decision. But after I completed my TMA 08 assignment I was able to install a sound card in my PC successfully and this encouraged me to go ahead with the believe that if I put more effort in I could make it. Now I am more determined than ever before to finish the course and sit for the Exams.

Also I must not forget to mention that some of my friends now call me "PC Engineer because of the lectures I give them on PC maintenance. This course has increased my knowledge and value of PC hardware.

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This month my life has drastically changed, I have been so busy with my children and the news that I am expecting baby number 3, I fully expected my course to have taken a back seat this month but I have amazed myself by sending in tma02 and gaining 90%, I have also just sent in tma03 and am now halfway through studying or tma04. I am so proud of myself this month and I am now determined to speed my way through the rest of my course and get ready to take my first IT related job! Thank you for making this course so enjoyable!

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Getting out of hospital after my breakdown this course has helped me focus on a new life and a better job prospect.

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When I first started the course I read through the first few pages and found it hard to take so much in and remember it all as well. Therefore, I started again from the beginning and took each objective and its contents one at a time. I read and wrote notes. If I didn't understand any words, I used a dictionary, then put it in my own words and I found by doing it in this way was the best way to learn it thoroughly.
This was the best achievement of all as all the hard work paid off by being able to do TMA 01 without struggling with any questions. This was shown in my result for this assignment of 100%. This to me was an achievement to be proud of.

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Throughout the last month I have undertaken and passed exams 1D0-510 and 1DO-435. I am extremly proud of this achievement, especially as I have had to put in long hours in my current job as well as keep my studies going. I have also gained my first client, who is employing me to design a web site for their organisation!

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Firstly, I like to thank my tutor team for their quick responses to my emails even before I submitted my first TMA.

Since I registered for this training, I have notice an immense change in my IT skills. Prior to this training, as an administrator, I was able to use word processor, access, excel, powerpoint presentation, search the internet, use email etc. However, I never knew what Caches (emptying the cache ensures most current pages are loaded and also frees more disk spaces etc) and how to set Cookie handling (cookies: small text files - now knows how to view my Temporary Internet Filesetc) were, never knew the advantages of avoiding others seeing sites you had visited (deleting items on the history folder or setting number of days or weeks this can be seen etc), mostly if you are using your office pc, and how to define MIME-type definition for unknown files. I have also learnt that as I search for information on the internet, some times viewing pictures were not necessary , I disable the pictures on the pc (launch Internet Explorer/ Tools/ Internet Options/ Advanced/Multimedia/Deselect Show Pictures), I noticed that my system runs faster and of course, I reverse this process as soon as I end my session. I have also used various ways to download files which I never knew before. Right now most of my downloads are done using the Internet Explorer FTP client (very practical for my training). I also never knew the various levels of security/privacy that existed or hw to set them.

All in all, I have learnt so much in a very short period of time and not just learning these but I am using what I have learnt so far to very good effect both at home and at work.

I often study late at night, sometimes I start from about 10 or 11pm till about 2 or 3am, this is a very nice quite time for me to assimilate better. I am enjoying this training and can not praise your training styles enough.

This training is a big challenge and so far it has been wonderful.Thank you.

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I HAVE COMPLETED 3 TMA'S ALREADY AND ONLY HAVE BEEN STUDYING FOR ABOUT A MONTH, DID WELL ON MY FIRST ASSIGNMENT AS I RECEIVED 100%, NOT SO WELL ON MY SECOND THOUGH AS I ONLY HAD 76%,I HAVN'T HAD RESULTS BACK FOR MY THIRD ASSIGNMENT YET BUT I'M FEELING PRETTY CONFIDENT ON THIS ONE AS I STUDIED EXTREMELY HARD AND THEREFORE I BELIEVE I HAVE PAST THIS ONE WITH FLYING COLOURS.

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This month has not been the easiest of months to study for me; I would actually say it has been the hardest so far. Normally I am able to go through a part of the course and only have to read through the parts that I didn't fully understand again, but, nope not this month, I have had to go through all of it three and sometimes even four times to understand it, how it all fits together and how it runs as a program.

I would like to say that I love the style of presentations; reinforcement notes and Post Assessment Test, all of these are unbelievably helpful when it comes to submitting a PLTMA. I am proud and excited about being part of such a great IT learning centre, which includes a team devoted to helping me to succeed not only with my course but within the I.T. industry.

I would like to express my thanks to the SkillsTrain entire team for a fantastic job.

Thanks for all of your support.

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I am a mature student and all already a programmer in a number of languages I felt that I was shy on my networking knowledge and again although I have written WEB pages before I had never managed to get to grips with JavaScript.

During this month I have completed Section 2 Part A - Javascript Fundamentals and now have a good understanding of the benefits and shortcomings of the language with a pass rate of 90% and above my network knowledge has similarly been improved in previous elements of the course and I am hopeful of further improvements as the course progresses.

Despite my dyslexia I have found the course notes easy to follow and has enabled me to begin to read JavaScript code which previously had been a mystery to me.

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I am studying full time, and also working 5 nights per week so I really do not have too much time for myself. I was on holidays in the US last month and saw people reading and doing some work in inter-states commuters. My job is about 30 miles from Manchester, and at the beginning of June(when I returned from the US) I decided to be taking my work with me in the bus or go the American way. During all the 2 hours journey with the Stagecoach, I am now reading and this gives extra 10 hours on my normal working time. It has already yielded some results as I have just secured 100% in TMA 05 and 06. With this new strategy I shall secure more 100% in the future.

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I'm currently studying at home around my one year old daughter, which usually means just being able to study in the evenings! As soon as she goes to bed I start and try to complete as much as I can in the few hours I have spare. In the last 3 weeks I have completed 3 TMA's, 90% on the first, 80% on the second with the third being marked at the moment. I'm keeping motivated by checking the IT Job Sites every now and then too, its keeping me focused and its great to see and imagine just how different our future could be in just a short time if I can carry on speeding through my studies.

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This months been a really tough one, but I have still managed to achieve exceptional results on my tutor marked assignments and have just completed all of section 1 of my course....I moved to Birmingham from Plymouth in August last year, so that my boyfriend could find work after finishing Uni. It was hard leaving all our family and friends behind and having to start a new life up here...so this month we decided to take a break down to Plymouth for the week to see everyone. However while we were there I had some heartbreaking news, my grandad passed away. I was already upset as I realised how much I had missed being with my family and friends and then finding out my grandad had died I was heartbroken. My Grandad was a great man he always believed in me, even when others didn't. Even though I have been really upset I have found that getting on with my course has really taken my mind off things and I feel more determined then ever to do well and look forward to the day that I have passed all my exams and can get the job I've always dreamed of.

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TO COMPLETE CIW COURSE WITH GOOD REPORTS AND TRYING TO GET A GOOD JOB IN THE I.T FIELD IS MY DREAM AND I WANT TO COMPLETE IT. I RECENTLY START MY COURSE, AND SUBMITTED MY ASSISGMENT AND ACHIEVED GOOD RESULTS. NOW I HAVE GOT CONFIDENCED. I AM WORKING IN PHARMACUITICAL SHOP AS DISPENSER AND RECENTLY THEY HAVE INCREASE MY HOURS. NOW I WORK FROM 9 TO 7 WITH DRUGS AND DRESSING. THEY CHANGED MY BRANCH. EVERYTHING IS NEW TO ME. THE CIW STUDY IS FULLFILLING MY DREAM. I DON'T GO TO SLEEP TILL 11.30 P.M. IN MY CURRENT PHARMACY FIELD I HAVE TO STAND ALLDAY ON MY FEET IT'S A VERY STRESSFULL JOB. I DECIDED TO STUDY FOR 1 HOUR EVERYDAY ON MY CIW COURSE. EVERYDAY WHEN I START MY STUDY I FORGET MY LEGS PAIN. TIREDNESS EVERYTHING... IN FRONT OF ME I ONLY SEE MY GOAL, MY DREAM. COMPLETE THE CIW COURSE AND GAIN GOOD KNOWLEDGE AND FIND A GOOD JOB IN I.T. STILL STUDY IS BIG ACHIVEMENT FOR ME... AFTER SEEING MY RESULT MY CONFIDENCE HAS INCREASED. I ALSO DO THE HOUSE WORK COOK AND TAKE CARE OF HOME. THANK YOU.

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I have learnt many things I did not know from the first lesson. I looking forward to finish my course. I am with no dought that I will achieve my goals. I appreciate the work done by you all. TMA01 I managed to get 95% marks which gave me more confidence to continue.

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