Since the beginning of my course I have consistantly achieved a high percentage score rate on each of my tutor marked assessments. Over the last 6 assesments I have achieved a 100% score rate. I continually revise all previous modules of the course in order to keep information fresh in my mind ready to put into practice. I have also applied to a number of different PC stores in order to get some hands on experience including PC World.
-Danny
Since starting my course in March I have submitted 4 TMA's and have an average mark of 91.25%. This May not be outstanding to many but for myself it is a tremendous achievement and one I am very proud of.
I am a married man with 2 children, and I work on average 55hrs per week, so to find the time to complete my studies and submit TMA's is something I am very proud of. I also have the responsibility along with my wife of having to look after a very ill mother in law.
I know there are many deserving ones out there who like me have to juggle work commitments, family responsibilities and studies in a very hectic schedule. I do believe that the rewards of the effort will be worthwhile, and I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all students to continue with their studies as they try to reach their goal.
It is nice sometimes just to share these things with other like minded people, and to know that there are others going through the same things. Thank you.
-David
I believe I have achieved a lot this month as I am working at a hospital full time and work nights but have still managed to study and get 93% and 100% on two of my assignments I have submitted. Also, added to finding the time to study I have been looking for a new job in Telford and looking for a house as well as being unwell. I feel I have worked hard and achieved a good two grades as I have never been very motivated until recently to achieve something and make a better life for myself.
-Stephanie
My wife and I made the decision to move nearly 100 miles away from the city we both grew up in, leaving all our friends and a fairly good job behind. The reason for doing this was to give our two children a better life on the coast and to be nearer my parents as my dad had recently suffered a heart attack.
Unfortunately I found it easier to move than to find a job as they are very low paid for unskilled people in this area of the country. I was a bit down at the time as the life I promised my wife and kids was dissapearing into the sunset and was looking a bit bleak, anyway whilst watching t.v one evening I saw a advertisment for a computer course at Skills Train. Once again I counld see some light at the end of the tunnel, maybe this is the direction I should take I thought. I got intouch and a date was made for someone to come and talk about the course. The man who came was very pleasant and informative and gave me all the information I needed and a short test, once done it was agreed that I woud start the A+ Hardware and Maintenance course in December and that it would take a average of about 12 months to complete but if needed I could take longer. I still had a niggling feeling in the back of my mind as I have attempted college courses before only to find out that they were not what I wanted or that I didnt have the spare time to go on a night and do the homework as well. I put this into the back of my mind and remained positive about doing the course and completing it.When the first section came I was over the moon that I was able to understand what I was reading and even more so when I received back my first TMA with a 98% result, so all guns blazing I set out to complete the course as fast as I could but by not skipping anything along the way as that would defeat the object. A bit out of the blue a couple of months into the course I was diagnosed with a progresive hearing disorder which affects my balance amongst other things and eventually I May lose my hearing which is not good, but knowing my 5 year old nephew Ryan is having treatment for a rare type of kidney cancer at St Jame's in Leeds, who am I to grumble and feel sorry for myself! I am now nearly 5 months into the course with quite a few 100% results to my name along the way, I am three quarters way through the final TMA with only the revision supplement to go before I take the exam which I'm dreading but fingers crossed I will pass. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the tutor team as its good to know that I can get help if needed and that it is only a phone call away and to Skills Train for giving some hope for my family and I that we will have a more stable future hopefully running our own business. My message to anyone just starting the course is if things get tough and you think about quiting 'DONT' just think of that goal you set yourself and keep going, you will be there in no time and not only will you reap the rewards but you will feel great about getting there!
-Neil
HALLO TO ALL, I WOULD FIRST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE AT SKILLS TRAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE GIVEN SO FAR, I AM A N+ STUDENT I STARTED AT THE BEGINING OF THE YEAR AND HAVE BEEN TRYING HARD TO COPE WITH THE COURSE, I GOT MARRIED LAST YEAR WITH ONE CHILD AND MY WIFE IS CURRENTLY IN THE UNIVERSITY STUDING THATS WHY I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A HOME LEARNING COURSE. I HAVE A DIPLOMA IN (MIS- management of information systems) WHICH I GOT IN 2003 BUT I HAVE WANTED MORE SKILLS AND KNOWLEGDE ON NETWORKING THATS WHY I ENROLLED FOR THE COURSE. I WORK AS A SUPPORT WORKER IN A SMALL HOME WHERE I SUPPORT 4 PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, I ENJOY MY WORK AND IT FITS IN WITH MY COURSE AND FAMILY AT THE MOMENT THOUGH SOMETIMES ITS A TIGHT SQUEEZE OF TIME. I HAVE GIVEN 110 PERCENT ON MY COURSE AND I READ THE COURSE MATERIAL OFFERED THOUROUGHLY. I AM PUTTING AN ENTRY FOR STUDENT OF THE MONTH WITH THE HOPE THAT I DESERVE IT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL AT THE SKILLS TRAIN AGAIN FOR ALL THE WONDERFULL WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING.
-Dennis
This month has been brilliant for me. I have just got a brilliant new job in Vodafone as a Customer service representitive. I tried for this job last year but I got rejected because I didnt not have any skills or experience. This year I gained the confidence to go again this time I showed them the A+ N+ course I am doing and they were very much impressed and told me that I got the job straight away and I start next month.
Furthermore my assignment results came in today I got 100% I am even impressing myself. Cant wait to progress further. I have always been work orientated and this course is so accelerating even for me.
Thank you very much to the people who make this course what it is I have gained alot of confidence in my career and in my own time under no pressure, Not like school LOL!. Its brilliant.
Thanks again.
-Simon
I think that I have progressed well in my IT course and achieved a number of key targets. I have impaired hearing and find it difficult to understand specific words in the course. However, I have worked hard to overcome my difficulties in following the course by asking my tutors questions and persevering in order to understand highly complex and technical concepts. I think I have achieved good marks in my coursework and now have a good knowledge of IT, something which I can say I did not have before. I hope the course will significantly improve my career prospects.
-Brijesh
I left university with a degree which had no real career path and left me unemployed for several months resulting in depression with no real idea of what I wanted to do ith my life. I saw an advert on the internet for IT training through skills train and decided this May be the way to go.
After the initial interview I was very excited about the career prospects and courses available. I decided I would work from the ground up and with the advice of the skills train staff, I picked a certification plan which would help me achieve this.
After starting my course I began to look for work in IT but was rejected due to lack of experience. I decided to gain an office job to enable me an entry point into the IT industry.
After completing the A+ I began to apply for jobs within IT, my first interview went well and an offer was made, I was delighted. The company I work for were very interested in the course and its benefits to myself and them. I have been given time to study during work and I am now half way through the N+. Since starting this I have been given a rise which can be accredited to the extra knowledge I have learnt from the N+.
Taking up a course with skills train has really improved my confidence and given me an excellent career path which is very clear and obtainable. Thank you.
-Matthew
Since I have started the A+ training in January 2007 I had no prior knowledge of hardware components or how to build a PC. However by fantastic support and advice from my tutors and the study materials I have been able to gain a better understanding. This has enabled me to fix my old PC back together by attaching additional memory cards and up-to-date components to the PC, in order for it to work faster and more efficiently. Therefore in the future I can apply my knowledge gained throughout this hardware course to real life situations and it will definately benefit my future IT career aspirations.
-Imran
After studying the A+ part of the course, I passed CompTIA's A+ Certification 1st attempt, this was quite an achievement for me having previously had only a very rudimentary grasp of the inner workings of the PC. Subsequently I began studying the N+ course material, it was considerably harder than the A+ material for me as I really had no clues regarding networking, other than being able to set up a simple network at home to share the internet connection between 2 machines.
I had an accident which immobilised me for quite some time and it took me a long time to rehabilitate to the point of being able to sit in a chair and use the computer. I was worried I'd not be able to finish the N+ coursework, but thankfully you allowed me to continue, even though it had been a long time since I'd submitted any assignments. I am presently studying for N+TMA 03, my marks for the 1st two TMAs were 100% and I aim to continue at this standard.
-Paul
Since I started my course with Scheidegger I have had many achievements, including passing both the CompTIA A Plus and Network Plus examinations over the course of 2006 and managing my time efficiently, enabling me to study at least 20 hours a week and work fulltime.
These achievements have directed me towards the major achievement of securing a job as a Network Analyst, earlier this month.
I have been studying towards my CCNA certification through Scheidegger for about two years now. I started from the very beginning with the CompTIA A Plus Certification, followed by the CompTIA Network Plus Certification.
My background is Marine Fisheries Science, so when I started on the CompTIA A Plus course, I was really starting from the beginning, i.e. that there is more to a PC than just a monitor and keyboard.
I really do feel that the structure of the courses; the Tutor Marked Assignments; up to date Literature and Interactive Media has provided a great framework to study around and has given me a realistic edge to the industry.
My achievement has not been at all easy. I have worked really hard and been very dedicated to the courses. It is possible to start from the beginning, as I have found out.
My next achievement will be to pass my CCNA in July and start the CCNP.
The Scheidegger courses work for those who work for it.
-Nathan
In April of 2006 I was diagnosed with cancer, this was after suffering for almost 12 months with back pain. After numerous tests and scans it transpired that I had a tumour in my lung which had spread to my spine. This meant surgery to remove the tumour in my lung which was carried out in May of that year. Unfortunately nothing could be done about my spine, surgery in that area could very likely lead to paralysis. I was told then that I would have to retire early because I was no longer fit for my work. What does a “young” 60 year old do, I have always had a physical job so to be told—“THAT'S IT”— is devastating to say the least.
That's when a leaflet dropped through my letterbox advertising SKILLSTRAIN and I thought “WHY NOT”, after all I had nothing else to do. I didn't want to just crawl away into a corner and give up that would have been far too easy. After meeting one of Skillstrain's representatives I decided to sign up, I had to keep my mind alert and what better way than studying. I knew little or nothing about the workings of a PC, how to turn it on and off was about my limit. So the course I chose, PC HARDWARE and MAINTENANCE, seemed to be my best option. When all of the course material arrived I thought “surely this can't all be mine” but it was. I decided then and there that, come Hell or high water, I would give it my best shot. As they say “When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going”.
At first I found it hard to concentrate, after all it had been a good few years since I last studied. I was never very good at school but I set my stall out and got stuck in. After a while I found I was managing really well and decided to try my first TMA. Nail biting time, but when I actually did submit one and got my marks I was over the moon. For the Foundation test I got 80% but when I did the 1st. actual TMA I scored a remarkable 96%. Needless to say I was elated my wife included and it made me resolve to keep with it. I have maintained a consistent scoring rate since then regularly getting the MAGIC 100% and I now consider myself an “A GRADE” student even though I have a long way to go yet. I have managed to help out a few friends with various problems on their computers, so that has spurred me on even further, this coming from someone who had never before seen the insides of a PC. All this helped me gain more and more confidence.
My friends and more especially my wife have been a tremendous help to me, always ready to listen to my troubles. Whenever I have felt like giving up and crawling away from it all, my wife has given me that extra nudge I needed to keep me pointed in the right direction. I know it can't have been easy for her and as I say there is still a long way to go before all the fireworks and streamers, (if any). I am now more determined than ever to complete the course and maybe even go on and take the exam. The very thought of taking the exam is daunting to say the least I know it's not going to be easy, nothing in this life ever is, but with the help of my wife and friends, I know “I CAN DO IT”.
I hope other people May read this and take heart, just remember, there is no such word as "CAN'T" especially in my dictionary. Take the bull by the horns and just do what I did “GO FOR IT”
Chris.
-Christopher
At first I thought I should be the student of the month because my birthday falls on March, thinking again I think it's about making a statement, looking back then and then looking now here, at where you are.
My Dad was assassinated while I was in Africa(I guess politics would never change) then my Mum came a year later and took me to Belgium(she's a Belgium national),I did my orientation , l studied the language(as much as I could) and then moved to the United Kingdom to school.
In January, my sisters friend told us about SkillsTrain.If the truth be told, all this time I wish I could say or was certain about what I really wanted to do but in the mist of everything and starting all over again without friends mentors and Families I think I just lost it.
I had wanted to become a doctor but in reality I could see it wasn't going to be possible, not anymore and the reasons are ...Complicated, Let's just say using the smart acronym it was specific, attainable, measurable and Time bound but not realistic, not anymore.
SkillsTrain has kept me back on track,My sister and I are student with skillsTrain and I read and have to understand for Me and her as she goes to University and I have to explains things to her as she has little or no time and we're doing just fine or rather we're doing too well.
At this point I would like to thank you guys at SkillsTrain for breaking down your books and the whole study materials, it's made study really easy.
Skillstrain helps me look forward and the month of March has made me understand more than ever.
The month of March!!!It's been good but schooling with SkillsTrain has been better.
Thank You.
-Misan
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