First of all I would like to thank the Tutor team and skills train for helping me with my studies. As maybe you can see/notice that for the past months my entrance to the student world and assignment completion have been rare because of the circumstances beyond my control. My grandad passed away in January after being sick for some time. I was very low at the time as I couldn't go home and at the same time my mother was diagnosed with heart problems. This really put pressure on me financially and hard to make ends meet. During this time I couldn't focus on my studies always on the phone to my relatives making sure my mum was doing well in hospital(Zimbabwe) doctors were on strike. It was very hard to keep calm and put my mind to anything I tried to read from course material. Again, with the help of tutors after having problems with Live Lab I managed to start with loggin in to live lab and practice trying to keep myself strong and to try and forget about the problems. It was a big mountain to climb on my own and took a lot from me. My mum is still in hospital but doing a bit better.

I would like to personally thank Myra helping me continue with my live lab and I've managed to finish CCNA TMA 07 without any problems. Thanks for the opportunity to talk/tell someone about my problems. I feel much better now as I'm achieving something and I have now joined CISCO SYSTEMS CCNA PREP CENTRE (CCNA TV -VideoOnDmand) for more assistance.
Keep up the good work. Thank you.

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Its been a real challenge making out enough time to give to my studies, but the interesting part of it is that all my nights of staying up late to study and do my TMA's are very fruitful. My score in the N+ part A course has been outstanding as far as I am concerned, out of the 10, I have scored 100% in 5, 90% in 2 , 80% in 2 and 76% in 1 (which is my last score), like I said, I think that is really excellent, particularly when my circumstances are put into consideration, and to think that I submitted 2 TMA's a week on the average (I think that is a feat!). Additionally, based on the knowledge I have gained so far, my approach to work has remarkably improved. the lesson on troubleshooting become a handy tool for me, and as a result, I got a promotion at work. I really think every part of this course has been worth it.

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Very interesting to actually feel that the students are supported 100%. I was very satisfied and had a better understanding. Thank you for your support. I am very confident with the Live Internet Training. I know I am not alone, you are there for me, and thank you.

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Firstly, I would like to thank the tutor team for a fantastic job they are doing. I really cannot believe those who criticise Skills Train because I have been studying with you since 2004 and I am very satisfied with everything especially the response by a tutor team if you are facing hardships with certain things with regards to your course work.

In the past months I have had difficulties in doing any work as I lost my Grandad and my mum was battling with heart problems. I found concentration and studying very difficult and even focusing on anything was a daunting task. I spoke to a tutor team and they encouraged me very well to get on with my work as well as helping me to access my LIVE Labs and Live Internet training.

So for the month of March I had to get my concentration and focus on line and tried to do my course work the best I could. I was amazed by the efficiency of the tutor team with regards to marking and sending TMAs.I managed to send four TMAs in one Month which was something I did not manage before and my average score for March was a massive 96% which made me feel proud of myself and to be a student of SkillsTrain and value for money. Things look very positive for me because I have managed to plan my work better than before because of the encouraging speedy response by your Team and I hope things stay the same.

from a very satisfied student...

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I am not trying to say that I am the only one that has gained from the college; all I am trying to say is that, " I have immensely gained from being a student of the college". I don't know of other people, but I guess I might be speaking for other students as well. First,I got my first major skilled IT job. Next, I was shifted to another department (SQL)-though I don't know much about it. But just for the fact that I already have A+ and N+-all completed from skill train college and studying CCNA in my company cv, I was chosen out of 5 staff to move to the new department.

Four days ago, my manager convinced me to apply for a new vacancy in a new department and new branch within the company. The money associated with the new post is 3 times bigger than what I am currently receiving. Quoting my manager, "You are a talented young man who has the right skills and the right qualifications. That position will suit you".
In two weeks time, one of my work mates will be registering with the college because they have found out my secret(skill train college).
I have made up my mind that once I finish my IT degree from university this year and equally finish the CCNP programme, I will enrol for further courses with the college. If the college could provide me with the training that helped me get to this level now, then, I want more(sorry that I sound greedy-but I want more training from the college).

"SKILL TRAIN COLLEGE"- tell me a better IT college other than SKILL TRAIN COLLEGE?

SKILL TRAIN COLLEGE,-You are the first in IT-KEEP IT UP

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They always say word of mouth is the best advertisement and it is true . My mother in law mucked up her internet connection not knowing what she was doing she deleted all the files needed to connect to the net. My wife very kindly offered my assistance to repair her pc. Ever since then I have now had several of her friends now contact me to either repair or up grade their computers. I even get my family ringing saying " HELP I have done this and the PC have done this and I can't return to what I was doing".

Until this time I had put the course to the side for a while due to our first child coming along. and taking all my time. I must admit it is so easy to stray away and get interested in something else but I have got myself back on to doing the course with the help of my wife. I have boosted me TMA scores up with two of my latest results being 100% . I have even upgraded my own PC by putting another stock of RAM in as well as getting a bigger graphics card and fitting it.
At work I have been successive. They brought in a new computer system to help us to complete our work faster and easier. Every department has had some one selected as a system champion ( Someone who knows the system and can sort out any problems ). Due to this course I have been chosen to do this task for my area.

To anyone who is slowly loosing interest in doing their course. My advice is keep plodding on, set yourself a goal and try setting up a study time table. I lost at least nine months and fell well behind. I am now regretting it and am now trying as hard as I can to catch up.

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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 have a degree in Computer Science but I applied for the CCNP course because I just wanted the certificate to land myself a good job. I did not expect it to be very different from what I covered during my degree and just after two months into my course I found this really bad review of the training online. I actually thought I had just lost my money but I just thought I should continue with my studies since I had already registered.

I am now a year into my course, I am about to finish CCNA. Sticking with the course is probably one of the most brilliant decisions I have ever made. The course content is brilliant, far from what I covered during my degree, the live labs are fantastic and make me confident to face real world situations. The support that I get from the tutors is marvelous; the work gets marked really fast and the emails are replied to almost the same day I send. This has encouraged me a lot. Combining full-time work and studying has not been very easy, I really appreciate your encouragement. My average mark since Network + is above 87%. I will be sitting for my Network + exam next month and I am sure I will do very well.

My boss is very supportive and because she knows the course I am doing she lets me sort computer related problems for anyone in our team before she refers the problem to our IT team. I am confident that after this course I will get a better job than I have now, I am working as an Information Room Assistant at the Careers Service of Oxford University.

For all those who have come across bad reviews and feel discouraged, don't lose heart, the courses are exactly, May be more than, what you are told before you start, just concentrate on your studies, submit your TMAs, ask your Tutors when something is not clear and you will find that the course is all you were looking for and you are on your way to a brighter future.

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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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I have achieved 100% in my written revision aswell as 100% in my previous TMA; this is alongside woking full time and looking after my 9 month old daughter! Since taking this course I have become a head trainer at work for my department, and have managed to train all new and existing staff to a very high standard whilst using our companys' new computer system. I have managed to upgrade a friends desktop by adding a larger RAM and installing a faster graphics card.

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I must confess that my course with skills train that is A+, N+, CCNA & CCNP has given me alot of confidence to face the future as an IT professional.
IT has always being my dream, little did I know that, that dream will come true some day.I never had the resources for the course but thanks to career development.I now pay in bits for the realisation of a dream career.

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