SkillsTrain A+ Course

This course has changed my perception towards life. I was into business earlier and very unfortunately had met with serious losses and had to quit the business. I had tried all possible options to find work but was unable to get any work with future or career prospective. I then started looking for an option that could give me a career which has growth prospects and I was willing to learn from scratch. In my quest for such an option, I came across the skills train training programme and made an enquiry. After a detailed discussion with the career advisor, I felt that this is the right option and this is the only way I could get my life back on track. But I was a bit indifferent and skeptical as to whether I will be able to undergo a studying phase at this stage of my life. But I was determined to do this and made an effort to study even though I had a bit of delay with the initial start up. I have been an end user of computer for a very long time but didn't know anything about how it works. On commencing the course, there were initial difficulties with concentration on the course work but eventually, with my determination and hard work, I improved and things got much easier. Now I find the course very interesting which is well reflected by the submission of my TMA's and the pace I'm to doing them. I think this achievement of mine have paved way in gaining my self confidence back, which has made things easy for me and plays a major role in motivating me to complete the course as soon as possible and to succeed in life. My level of concentration has also improved and I have proved that in active submission of my TMA's.

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To overcome a year of depression and to start this course with very high hopes as I have a goal to acheive and I have all ready took the winning kick.

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I have just received my 1st student progress report= 90% :) This alone was a great achievement for me.
I have had the worst 6 months ever for me and my family. My father was diagnosed with a brain tumor in August 2006. He was given 6 months to live, we did not hesitate but to have him live with us so we could care for him. He died in February.
I am under a lot of pressure from work I am a hgv11 driver/machine tool installer. I travel all over the country and work up to 14hrs some days.
So taking on this course with skilstrain was a big decision for me mentally and physically after all I went through the past 8 months,but to my surprise it has given me new hopes for the future.

I really love studying although I can hardly keep my eyes open most of the time, thats me worn out, not the course lol . And my family are behind me 100%. I wish everyone on their chosen courses all the best for the future.

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Since last year I was diagnosed clinically depressed and thought about nothing and did nothing and I knew in the back of my mind I must do somthing before its to late and my psychiatrists sugested trying the course that I am now doing and to try to give myself a lift in life and to focus my life on somthing positive to which I attempted and now I have been discharged from the dr's and I only need to see a counciler every two weeks as I am now on the road to recovery thanks to taking up this course and otherthings as well. I was always interested in computers before I got ill but it went away now its back and as they say onwards and upwards.

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During my time of Employment at PC Service Call, which is now renounced as 'The Tech Guys', I managed to gain excellent experience, confidence within myself and achievements on my own grounds which have proven to be of great help in motivating me to expand my knowledge in my skills and intrests i.e in resolving problems with desktop computers, laptops, hardware, software etc.
My job title was 'CPA' which stands for Customer Product Advisor. The products that I had to give advice and solutions over the phone for was desktop computers, laptops etc that were brought from either PC World, Dixons Group or Currys/Currys digital. I once undertook a call that lasted me for over an hour and a half. It was a customer that had a fair amount of knowledge about what a PC is and how to operate it(thank God for that). It was a case where one problem after another arose which can get REALLY annoying. I know for 100% if it was someone else that had taken that call, he/she would have given up after a very short while and have had the customer an engineer booked to come out and see to the problem, but I really took to it to make sure this call ends with a customer satisfactory telephone fix. I really enjoy giving advice, and helping others to resolve computer/laptop problems, and that is what motivated me to stick with the frustrated customer, also it is what's motivating me in doing this course today and to make use of/enhance my skills and knowledge. I, in my opinion, regard that as an achievement, because it actually made me realise what I am capable of and how far I can go with the potential I have, and how patient I can be because of the passion I have for what I know and would like to further. I look forward to give 100% in completing this course fully and grasp every bit of information I possibly can from the courses I am undertaking.

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ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A TMA FOR A WHILE , THE REASON FOR WHICH IS I WAS PUTTING IN A WHOLE LOT OF REVISION TIME WHICH HAS REALLY PAYED OFF AS I HAVE TAKEN AND PASSED MY A+ OS TECHNOLOGIES EXAM, SO I AM NOW A+ CERTIFIED, SO I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE WHOLE OF THE TUTOR TEAM AS YOU HAVE HELPED ME ACHEIVE MY FIRST GOAL, IM NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING MY TEETH INTO THE N+ AND MCSA. THANK YOU ALL !!

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I have been doing the PA course for less than two months now and I wish that I had thought of this years ago. The course is hard, I work nights and also have a two year old daughter who can't understand why daddy needs to sleep during the day. Despite being a low income family we found the money to pay for it all, so that in the (hopefully not so distant) future, I will be able to repay their faith in me. At present just done TMA 03 and still averaging about 95% on my scores. He hoping what the future May bring.

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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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I have started my course this month which is a huge achievement for me having been stagnant and unsure of my future direction for some time. I have completed the first two TMAs and got 100% and 97% respectively and have just submitted my third TMA. This is a massive achievement for me as I am so busy working and have also played several gigs with my band in the evenings and been rehearsing twice a week for an opera performance. I'm not actually sure how I've managed to fit studying in to all this but my personal determination has found a way and I have been rewarded with good results which have motivated me even further to suceed with my course.

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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 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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