SkillsTrain A+ Course

Since I started the course I haven't found it difficult instead I have learned new things about IT that I didn't know. The course is a smooth process of learning which can be helped with a lot of studying

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I am pleased to say that so far I have achieved 90% or greater on my TMA's which I am extremely pleased about. But more then that I am extremely proud of myself for completing the two units on networks. I had very limited understanding of networks, but with the clear and precise text I can say without a doubt that I know more about networks now then I have ever done previously. It May seem like small potatoes but to me, the network parts of the course I knew would be hard, they were infact quite easy to understand due to the fact that it was written clearly and in a way in which I could understand. Makes me want to get the A+ done and move onto the N+ as quick as possible.

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I have never been one for studing and could never apply myself to it, for e.g I started this course in three years ago with the ambition to finsh it quickly but I never actually started until November 2007. Since then I have seen what the course work has to offer and I have been blown away by how easy it is to get my head down and actually study. The course work is fantastic and easy to get to grips with, I May only have just completed part a in the Comptia A+ section but I have learned and achieved alot and look forward to what this course holds for me not only in work prospects but what it has done for me as a person and that is all thanks to skillstrain who have made it possible.

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Since starting this course at the beginning of January I have become 100% more confident about solving promblems and maintaining computers, I have even started some part time work for a company that repairs p.c's and laptops. I have also built a p.c for a friend to his specification, which I feel is a good achievement in itself, because 2 months ago I would have had no idea where to even start. So I think my biggest achievement so far would be, having the confidence to competently build and repair computers.

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Before starting with skillstrain I was on job seekers allowance and honestly thought I would be stuck on it for the rest of my life. Since being with skills train and heading towards the qualifications I need, its opened up opportunities for me to start my own business, I am now coming off job seekers allowance and have started to build a positive future for me and my family. All because skillstrain was willing to give me a chance. I am currently liasing with InBiz and will have my own business up and running in the next few weeks. Thank you skillstrain for giving me a shove in the right direction!

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Working around my 60 hour a week job. Driving 100's of miles a week. This course is giving me great hope for the future. When I see my results it gives me great encouragement to keep going, knowing that life can get better. I'm loving it, and wish that I did all this sooner.

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I started the A+ course in late July '07 and have just received the TMA 31a back from marking (100%). I'm not going to start the N+ course until after Christmas as I could do with a break.

It's been a struggle to find the time to do the course as my mother in law has been in hospital to have part of her right lung taken away due to Big 'C'. She's at home now but as that's only down the road the phone doesn't stop ringing.

I found the course comparitively easy and have had some 'stick' from work colleagues who try to tell me that I'll not get employment as I'm too old to make a career change.

My reply is that I'll take my chance with SkillsTrain to keep their word about assisting me to find employment, and anyway 59's not old and I'm just getting started. My scoring for the TMAs is in the high 90s and my aim is to follow the A+ with similar scores in N+ and after that CCNA and complete them all within 2 years.

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We all have come a long way (SkillsTrain college, myself and all students of the college). I started off on a SkillsTrain IT programme without thinking of the implications of doing so. Now, I have realised the impact of my actions which comes with huge responsibilities IT-wise. Having completed the first two parts of my programme with the college, I almost gave up on carrying on with the third part (CCNA) due to sickness, finance, etc. I didn't give up due to support from family and friends, now I am happy I continued.

I have just made my first professional money from repairing a work colleagues PC. Hopefully, I would be tarnsferred/promoted to the Applications Department by January.

I just succeeded in configuring a router (might be simple for other people, but never thought I could ever try it in my whole life).

Most of my work colleagues and friends now call on me once their PC encounters any type of hitch (they don't want to know if I could resolve the problem or not - all they know is that Donny has been trained by SkillsTrain college).

Thanks SkillsTrain for the career and personality boost.

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Within just four weeks I've managed to complete the entire Section 2 Part B of CompTIA A+ course, having a full time job, working on shift pattern (usually 10 hours per day) and looking after my family. I've been studying very hard, pushing myself to complete this section within a week and my aim was not to get below 90%. I've achieved that. Now I'm waiting to submit TMA30, do the revision suplement and pass the exam.

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I have just restarted the course after a 2 year break. in that 2 years I have been divorced, re-married and bought a new house. The last experience I have had with studying is 27 years ago while at school. It has taken me some time to get back in the flow and trying to allocate time to study. Since restarting the course I have managed to repair and rebuild an old computer for my kids to use for their school homework. I saw an old PC but it is a Dell P4 that was being skipped by my employer. I managed to purchase new Ram and Operating system. I formatted the origional hard disk (One of the proviso's for having the PC) and upgraded the RAM from 512Mb to 1GB and reinstalled Windows XP. I also connected a wireless router to the PC and connected it to the Internet for my kids. Thanks to SkillsTrain I can now do this for my kids, which means a great deal to both me and them.

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In all my career as hardware maintenance engineer I concentrate in maintenance and managing the local area network facilities, and evaluating system performance. However this SkillsTrain programme has opened my horizons especially in the area of system troubleshooting. I can now proudly carryout the basic troubleshooting of any system. I now have full knowledge and understanding of the four models (CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network, Novell, and ASID) used in troubleshooting. This knowledge has now further developed my skills in hardware maintenance, because troubleshooting is the backbone of hardware maintenance.

Additional information and knowledge was also acquired in the area of operating systems. I now have a deeper understanding of different types of operating system (Windows, Mac and Linux). This gives me more confidence to carry out maintenance of any type of system, as now I can differentiate types of modules based on their dependability features, application failure features, security features, management and development features, desktop management features, mobile computing features, and networking features.

Finally, I can clearly stated that SkillsTrain has enhanced my capabilities as a hardware maintenance engineer even though there is still more to be learned as the course goes by. I wish to recommend this training for any practitioning hardware maintenance engineer as well as intending persons.

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The most significant accomplishment for me was my new job. After a long wait, I have moved into the IT industry. I am now working as a Technical Sales Advisor. Prior to this I was working as a part-time cleaner!

In the interview I had an assessment to complete. Knowledge and understanding, which I only got from studying with SkillsTrain, assisted me a lot. Lacking the knowledge of this course, I can guarantee I would not have been successful for my Advisor position. Before I stared this course I had no knowledge with regards to the computing environment but now I have encompassed a lot of things which has aided me to achieve my goal.

Furthermore, using the knowledge from studying the course I have helped many family, friends and neighbours with setting up their computers, wireless networks etc.

I haven't covered a great deal yet, however I am astonished at the skills I have acquired so far. My results have also been very good. I have achieved over 85% in my recently submitted TMAs. I very much like the style of the presentations, support notes and most importantly the excellent live Internet training labs, which is unbelievably helpful.

I am proud & thrilled of being part of such a great IT learning centre. I wish to convey my gratitude & appreciation to all at SkillsTrain.

Thank you and Well Done.

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It is not easy at my age (62) to admit that there is a crying need to "start again" and re-build a skill or trade, from the ashes of the old, following a double heart attack, and told after my (18) months recovery, to have to learn to learn again a new and rather alien concept of working makes me nervous, and a bit lost sometimes but very determined to prove I CAN do it, so here's hoping, and thanks anyway for the chance.

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