SkillsTrain N+ Course

I started my course at the begining of May and have now completed 4 TMA's and have in my opinion done very well.I am 59 and have never gone into the maintanance of a pc before and I think that I am learning a great deal.

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In April of this year, I applied for a new job with a Local Council for the position of Supervisor in a CCTV control room. Although I already held qualifications in management of CCTV, I decided to include the fact that I was studying for 3 I.T. related qualifications in the application.

I was invited to an interview where I was able to show the course work I was currently studying and material on the next two courses. More importantly I was able to show them my TMA results, with 17 out of 21 being 100%. The Council are currently in the process of changing over from an analogue to fully digital system, utilising the latest in I.P network systems. Because of what I have learnt on the course, combined with prior knowledge of CCTV, I was successful in getting the job.

On my first day I met with the manager who stated that I was the first in for interview and set the benchmark for the rest, with no-one coming near. They attributed this to my present qualification in CCTV, but more importantly the training I am currently undertaking and the qualifications I will hopefully achieve in A+, N+ and MCSE. This, they felt, was of great use to them with the new system coming on-line in the next couple of months, with myself as the administrator. It also means I get valuable hands on training with the contractors, overseeing the installation of the system.

Although I have taken quite a big reduction in pay to get this job, I see it as a worth while investment in the long run. I now have more time to dedicate to studying, aswell as moving in to a job I wouldn't even have thought possible for at least another 1-2 years.

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I have just had the worst news of all, the hospital put a camera down my throat and found a lump in my stomach which is cancer, this means that I have to go in to have it removed, they have said it is a straight forward operation but I have given enough blood to make my arms look like a dartboard, this on top of my back operations is enough to put anyone over the edge, but instead I have decided that I am going to move to the coast. Me and my wife went down yesterday and looked at 3 houses and I also made a visit to the job center and spoke to a lady in the center and inquired about work and to my amazement when I pass my A+ and N+ she said there is a load of jobs open to me and within 2 1/2 miles there was 5 computer shops and one of them said to come in for an interview when I am qualified, this has gave me the push I needed to complete the courses I am studying, this opportunity is down to skillstrain giving me the qualifications needed to better my life and my families, and I can take the dog for a walk on the coast, what a life to look forward to.

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HAVING ENROLLED FOR THIS COURSE AND BEING ACCEPTED,I WAS OVER THE MOON.I WANTED SOMETHING THAT WOULD RESCUE ME FROM THIS DEAD END JOB AS A WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE,SOMETHING HANDS-ON,BEING A PARENT WITH TWO KIDS AND A WIFE ON A FULLTIME DAY JOB MEANT I HAVE TO JUGGLE THE SCHOOL RUN,FEEDING AS WELL AS MY STUDYING AFTER A HARD DAYS WORK AT THE WAREHOUSE FROM 6AM TO 2.30PM.SOMETIMES ITS SO EXHAUSTING THAT I MISS MY INTENDED TARGET ON MY ASSIGNMENTS.I'M STILL STRUGGLING AND HOPEFULLY I'M GOING TO BEAT THIS AND FINISH MY COURSE.

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I have just completed, successfully, the A+ content of my couse and have applied to take the public exam. At the age of 55 and having suffered 3 strokes, it has, to say the least been a challenge. It has, however, been very rewarding. I have become a volunteer home visitor for the RNIB, helping clients with their computer problems, at the same time gaining what I hope is invaluable practical experience.

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Since I started the Skill train course, I have successfully managed to complete Comptia Net+ course and Examination, although I have been under lot of pressure in my normal work with dead line to meet and taking site visit. At moment I am now also working toward ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualification Board) foundation examination and carrying on with my CCNA course. Hence for me it is all the way up hill doing my normal work and keeping my course work on target and learning new things.

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I started Network+ with Skills Train and I have had tremendous result. I did not know anything about N+, but now I can design network infrastructure, connect more than 50 PC to communicate with each other. I can configure RAP and many more network Protocols. Thanks to the Skillful trained Tutors of the Skills Train. I am now on the CCNA course with the SKILLS TRAIN.

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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!!!!!

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The last couple of months have been particularly difficult for studying as my father has been ill in hospital after his lung collapsed. Although this is not the first time this has happened ,on this occasion he had severe complications and was transferred between two hospitals after his condition deteriorated. Travelling to visit him and also to help my mother whilst he was in hospital took up a lot of time but with the family's encouragement I managed to continue with my studies and maintained my 90 - 100 % result record. Dad is now on the way to a good recovery for which we are all very grateful.

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YESTERDAY (09/05/07) I WROTE MY COMPTIA N+ (N10-003) WHICH I PASSED. I AM VERY EXCITED AND MORE MOTIVATED THAN BEFORE, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO THE DAY I WILL BE SITTING MY CCNA EXAM. I AM VERY GREATFUL TO ALL THE NUMBERS OF THE TUTORIAL TEAM. WITHOUT YOUR ASSISTANCE I THINK I WOULD HAVE STRUNGLED. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING.

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I would like to be voted because I feel that this is a massive step in my life to take I am 40 years old married with 3 kids I have no qualifications and a very limited knowlegde of computers. I also work 60 hours a week on nights and its really hard to get the motivation to complete my course and my only motivation is my family I'm doing it for them as much as me. also my first tma I sent in I only got a 60% mark which hurt but with the support of aminna I re submitted for the second time and got 100% and thats really got me going. I cant wait for the rest of the course.

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I have excelled in all of my TMA's so far, (nothing lower than a 90% mark) and I am determined to complete my course work by the end of summer. Thanks to my studies I have been able to help my other family members setup a secure wireless network. My inspiration has been my beautiful daughter who is now 4 months old. I am working towards being able to support my family in a career as a Network Administrator.

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I was first attracted to your courses, because of the flexibilty of being able to study around my commitments. Having like most people a very busy and quite often hectic life. I have been studying for some time and have received quite good marks throughout the course.The work is sometimes quite taxing, but always rewarding knowing that you have gained a little bit more of that knowledge you require. When I first started the course I was a sort of "can i" person,however as I have progressed through the course I have seen my self confidence grow and now feel that I have gone from this "can i" person to a "I can do"person. I have worked in a manufacturing enviroment all of my working life,but felt that I wanted more out of my working career, I was prepared to search for this career elsewhere if necessary. However recently a position became availiable in my company.This position was a salaried and staff rated position.I applied for for position and recently attended an interview which I admit was quite nerve racking,but with my confidence high answered all ther questions as best as I could . Well I am pleased to be able to say that I was succesful, and start my new career with my own office etc after the bank holiday. I am positive that starting and studying on this course has helped me and boosted my self confidence alot and am looking forward to my new career and it challenges.

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