I have just passed the comptia A+ 2007 exams with the high scores of 760 (pass 675) and 800(pass 700)!
-Rick
Last week I managed to get myself in touch with an association named LG technology inovations. Before that, I had an interview with Microsoft computing, and was called back for a second interview. I am currently working at LG as a part-time employee and have started a job with them as an administrator working on there systems. Microsoft had no issues with me working for them except I complete the training course and then can apply for an MCSA administrator within there company. I since was fishing for employment to get a "start up foot" in, so I could progress and be able to get used to the environment. Luckily, as mentioned, I did get in to LG and now hope to progress within there company so I can get hands on experience. I can see my career pushing forward, and can see were I hope to be in 10yrs time, and its a great thought! Once again, I would like to thank everyone at skills train and advice everyone who is out there on skillstrain programme, to keep it up, its all worth the effort!
-Rahat
I am a qualified nurse who works in a nursing care home. I deal with residents with dementia and frail elderly. I have been here for 18 months from Botswana Africa, a country hardest hit with HIV/AIDS. But through hard work and dedication in a new environment I manage to succed through the odds. I have been promoted to a post of a sister from 13/08/07 at a local care home where I'm currently working.
I feel honoured to be given that challenging role but at the same time I find time to do my studies with skillstrain.
One day at work I assisted a colleague to operate a computer, and despite limited knowledge, I was confident enough. I helped because she was about to call a technician out which was going to cost a company a fortune.
Generally I think I have achieved more than I expected and am currently encouraging my friends to join skillstrain.
Thank you!
-Topoyame
I have over the past few tmas got 100% so I am very pleased with myself. I am currently looking into starting my own business so I am trying to find the best reliable places to get pc parts, many many people are now asking my advice instead of going to the local pc repairer, they are telling me I know more than he does. That I am not sure on but if I dont know I tell them and I also tell them my advice is only a phone call away as a result they are letting other people know who I am
-Roy
Whilst continuing my studies with the MCSA course, of which I have nearly completed, I have in the last two weeks passed BOTH my A+ Certification exams (220-601 & 220-602), and am looking forward to taking my N+ exam soon!
-Andrew
Thank you for giving me the exposure to the LIT, I am very delighted that I have made it to the class and I would like to thank our teaching department. It was fantastic, easy and clear though I got one answer incorrect but I am happy. My other weaknes was not being able to use the icons but next class I will. I have gained a lot about security as I nearly made mistake of signing on phishing thinking its the right thing and luckily I just ignored it. Thank you once again.
-Topoyame
I have completed Unit 1- 4 of my Network+ and Unit 1 of my A+ 89-90% on all :) .
The skills I have learned help me to configure my uncles router and fix a display Ratio problem with a media centre PC :).
Now I am watching and listening to Tech Podcasts like DL.TV, Cranky Geek, Twit and pc mag.
A month ago I never new what firmware was lol. Now I am so much more aware. I think I found my calling thank to this course :)
-Ricky
Its been a very strange month in many ways, I started the month very commited to the course (July), I embarked on reducing my time in my job to concentrate more on studies and believed at the time it would play dividens, however strangely thru July with time on my hands I had a few wobbles, accompanied to restless nites and even questioning "why" I had chosen to go down the route of re-training myself at 41..particulary as my schooling had never been so great..I even sent an email questioning the eventualities of the course.....
but then other things albeit very minor happened, my step-brother asked for help with his printer, the PC was not recognising the print job amongst other things and after simple review, look and surmise, I got him up and running, in the scales of things this May not mean a great deal however to me at the time it made me sit back and actually appreciate what the last 7 months have been... on the same day my next door neighbour came knocking I had help her before setting up however she had bigger issues in trying to establish a back-up procedure for her personal and work things, what pleased me quite simply was without opening the books and I actually felt confident in giving direction and to point her in the right the direction....
I have today place a very simple advert locally offering simple assistance, more so for others within the village, I've done this because in the last 72hrs my confidence and more importantly "why" is coming back..
I am currently nearing the end of my first section on N+, ironically I have started to re-read the manual and the penny is now dropping were as three weeks back it was merely a "need to must do read" for the course....
this has been a strange month, I started this course with huge expectations, I hold my hands up to wobbling mid way, buts is amazes me that something simple has help re-coup direction..
in closing I am also thankful for the email from the team..every little bits helps as my friend at T says..
-John
I believe I have achieved well since starting the course. Firstly when I started I thought I would not be able to have the self motivation to study enough to pass the tests, I am already acheiving more in my results than expected. Secondly I feel I am getting so much from the course I introduced a friend who is now also doing the same course as me, and he is very happy he chose to do it. Thirdly since starting the course I left my job doing meter reading which was really soul destroying for me, and was leaving me feeling depressed at the end of each day, and now I have just started a new position at Sony doing 1st line support to customers regarding electrical product connectivity. I feel this is a big step forward as later I May be able to gain a role as 1st line support in IT. I have added the knowledge I have learnt to my CV and I have had responses for jobs in IT, though I have not yet passed the first interview stage, I am getting experience in interviews that I might not have got before this course. Lastly and most importantly I feel my confidence in my learning ability has grown enormously and I feel I am finding the more I study and complete, the easier I am finding it to take in the information. I no longer feel depressed with problems or feel that I am not going anywhere. I feel really good about myself and this is the most rewarding thing for me.
-Sacha
Where ( all around me ) things in life were not going as planned - I can now see a spec of daylight at the end of the tunnel , and for that I can thank Skills Train . This course has helped me start the cycle that will eventually change my life , and remove me from a job that hasn't produced any form of work satisfaction ( over the last few years ) , and little financial reward for the long hours that I continually put in . The happiest working days of my life will be when I set off - for a Networking career change .
The Recent Exam sucess - in passing the Comptia A+ was a significant milestone for me , and this has given me the confidence to start the next part of my course with Positive results in the first 3 TMA's . I am thoroughly enjoying this Networking course , and I have invested in a few Networking tools ( bought on e-bay ) , and have started to set up a Home Network lab - using my companies old network Hub & a couple of (permanently borrowed , and unused ) ISA NIC's . The network course notes have helped me , as one of the NIC's had a fault , and after referring to the correct section - I managed to change its IRQ , and away it went .
-Robert
After giving up my regular job as a postman due to an injury I have taken up a CCNA course to assist me in understanding, within my curent job in the mobile industry, the systems we use and why and how problems arise relating to software /hardware and general IT issues that occur on a regular basis.
Not only have I been able to solve a lot of these issues myself without the need for them to be raised to our IT department, I have also developed a skill that seems to be sought after and deemed very useful within my workplace.
I have since been offered a role within our IT department that consists of diagnosing and resolving issues raised on a daily basis, reducing the workload within my department.
I feel the course has had a definate impact in me achieving this position as I mentioned my current studies and what it consists of. I was selected from a shortlist of employees within my company and am now progressing closer to reaching my goal to become a fully active member of the IT team within one of the biggest network providers in the world!
All good, and thanks to me taking the initiative to partake in a skills train online learning course.
Many thanks skills train, I only wish I had done this years ago!
-David
I am a Cisco student and a mother of two aged 20 and 6 months.
Before joining Skills Train, life seemed to be very dull and boring. I adopted a routine with my 2 children that wasn't particularly exciting, and almost everyday of my life looked like the one before. I didn't feel that I was achieving much.
I then joined Skills Train. At first I hadn't a single idea about dealing with computers. I wasn't really fond of them. Actually I thought using PCs was a complicated thing to do. After I started to study my course materials, I realized that studing I.T was an easy and exciting thing to do.
Joining Skills Train really changed my life to the better. Now I am enjoying my course to the full especially when I started the CCNA part of the course.
I recently sat for the A+ 2003 objectives exams, CompTIA A+ core hardware exam and CompTIA A+ OS technology exam. Because the 2003 objectives exams were about to end, I had only three weeks to study each of them. That was a very difficult task to do, and I wasn't sure that I will pass the exams, especially that I have my house and children to take care of. But fortunately I passed both of them, and now I am looking forward to take the rest of my course exams.
I encourage each student in Skills Train to take his or her exams because I know it is not a difficult thing to do, and you will have a qualified certificate added to your CV.
Last but not least, I would like to thank my tutor team for their endless efforts and for being very helpful and supportive.
-Nassrin
I was a serving soldier for 24.5 years up until Mar 2004 when I was medically discharged with (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression Re occurring, a common psychiatric injury of war.
The symptoms I had were insomnia, aggressiveness, depression, dissociation, emotional detachment, nightmares and potential memory loss, with all that suicidal attempts.
February this year I decided to do something with my life I discovered skills-train and arranged a meeting with one of their representative in Feb2007. After spending some time with the representative, I was convinced that this company can give a boost to my knowledge of the PC and will help me to get into a well paid job. I have joined the course of PC Hardware and Maintenance (A+) and (N+) and since I started my course, it has given me a lot of self confidence.
I have managed to help out a few friends with various problems on their computers, so that has spurred me on even further. All in all I am really pleased with myself and it just proves that if you want to learn something anything is possible.
I intend completing both A+ and N+ and looking forward to taking the A+ professional exam later on in this year. Keep it up Skills-Train you have gave me my life back.
-William
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