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"Very good, took time to help people were needed and explain the theory very well."
RL, HBM United Kingdom Limited, 6292, May 2011
"The course content was ideally pitched for myself and colleagues needing to gain a basic understanding of networking coming from a non networking job."
DP, HSBC, Cisco Discovery, May 2011
"The trainer was brilliant and a really nice to boot. Not having been in a classroom for a good few years, they made everything easy to understand and things that we got “stuck” with were clearly explained. Im taking the trainers advice and using Dreamweaver to find out what else I need to know then I will be booking on the next course to “harvest” some more of his wealth of knowledge. I would recommend him to anyone thinking of taking one of his classes."
JM, Dreamweaver CS5 Introduction, May 2011
"I feel this was pitched at the right level and the content covered was suitable to my needs. I would certainly recommend the course to others and would certainly be assessing courses at the Training Foundry in the future."
CR, OFC plc, Dreamweaver Kick Start, April 2011
"Enjoyed subject, slight venture into programming was informative. Presenter made subject so interesting. Administration as always outstanding. Good selection of refreshments."
AK, RCAT, Leveraging Mobile Internet Devices April 2011
"A very good event, the presenter was excellent. I feel that he got his points across."
TW, Chesterfield College, Leveraging Mobile Internet Devices April 2011
"The course was for me perfectly pitched as an introduction to SharePoint. The trainer was aware that at times the discussions were very specific to the company in attendance and did keep this under control well, steering them back to the course content. This was very well handled by the trainer. Another brilliant course from the Training Foundry as always well pitched to the audience engaging and interesting."
SG, Creating and Managing SharePoint 2010, April 2011
"Really well presented and easy to follow. Great course. Flawless trainer."
PR, Sheffield Hallam University, Access Introduction April 2011
"Great tutor thoroughly enjoyed the course would have loved to spend a week learning the material. Great experience can’t think of any negatives."
JBP, 1 Creator Limited, Photoshop Introduction, April 2011
"Very impressed that the trainer could answer questions outside the course syllabus that were relevant to people’s specific queries. He also made good use of the material in the courseware."
CF, Excel Advanced, April 2011
"The trainer was very knowledgeable on the subject. Very good course, learned something new and gave a better focus to my own SM activity."
DC, Sheffield Hallam University, Social Media for Business, March 2011
"The course met my objectives and gave me the basic skills and knowledge that I require. I will certainly be using the Training Foundry again to plug my skills gaps."
PB, Strategic ICT, Microsoft 2793 March 2011
"I think the subject material was great and the tutor went through it as a good pace for everyone to keep up."
AP, Heeley City Farm, Illustrator Advanced, March 2011
"The course covered exactly what was needed in an advanced course. I’ve attended several courses with this trainer and all have been very well paced, presented and tailored to the group attending. The Foundry is a great environment to train in, the staff are friendly, the rooms are bright and open and the equipment is always top spec."
SG, Word Advanced, March 2011
"This trainer is probably the best lecturer to date."
IM, Wales High School, 6419, February 2011
"The trainer knew his subject very well. Anything he didn’t know he went out of his way to find out."
CB, HMP Doncaster, 6419, February 2011
"I thought the trainer was brilliant – he knew the software inside out and his knowledge of other Adobe packages was evident throughout the course."
SW, Sheffield Hallam University, Dreamweaver Introduction, January 2011
"The trainer was brilliant. Being a practitioner, he obviously had a good knowledge which he put over really well and he was very patient when bombarded with questions! His notes are extremely comprehensive and well written. "
"The course was excellent – I wish Id done it years ago! Because the group was small we had lot of opportunities to ask questions and the trainer was really approachable. It was two days very well spent."
"I always enjoy coming to the Training Foundry. The staff there are so welcoming and amazingly know who you are without being prompted."
MH, NAVCA, Illustrator Introduction, January 2011
"The instructor was extremely knowledgeable and an excellent teacher and a credit to the training centre. The staff were very friendly and helpful as always a fantastic place to train!"
JS, Private Individual, Photoshop Introduction, January 2011
"The trainer was excellent in all ways. Friendly, knowledgeable and clearly knew the product inside and out. He helped me answer many work related questions that I found very useful."
CA, Brinsworth Comprehensive School, Microsoft 10135, January 2011
"Everyone was very friendly and accommodating. I have dietary requirements and every time I come everyone makes an effort to make sure I have everything I need. Thanks again."
AK, Tribal Education Ltd, Dreamweaver Level 1, January 2011
"As there were only 2 of us on the course and we picked it up quickly the tutor adapted and covered relevant topics in more detail – the sign of an adaptable, extremely knowledgeable and an excellent teacher and a credit to the training centre. There was a hitch with my sandwich order and the staff were brilliant and didn’t make me feel awkward at all! Very friendly and helpful."
JS, Private Individual, InDesign Introduction, January 2011
"Very good course, useful and enjoyable. The trainer is a very knowledgeable trainer and answered questions on how I could implement knowledge learned on the course in real life working scenarios."
MG, St Lukes Hospital, Microsoft 6292, December 2010
"The trainers attitude towards my objectives for the course was extremely flexible and very helpful. He made sure that we covered all the topics needed for some project work and was able to spend less time on areas I was already familiar with. "
HF, Empathy Design, Dreamweaver Level 4, December 2010
"As usual the trainer was excellent and very knowledgeable about Excel. I just wish I could remember it all! I have taken a few courses at the Training Foundry now and compared to other venues it is the best in Sheffield."
KW. Private Individual, Excel Advanced November 2010
"Great news about CCNA-Security already put my name down for that course I think it’s going to be a great addition to your already spot on CCNA training."
JPW, ATI Allvac, Cisco CCNA, November 2010
"I was happy with what I came away with. The instruction was very friendly and accommodating and I have come away confident to start using Illustrator – thanks you! The trainer was very patient and explained clearly – did not mind going over things a few times if we were struggling – good knowledge and approachable – thanks!"
EY, Private Individual, Illustrator Introduction October 2010
"The course was very useful and I would definitely recommend it. "
BH, Sheffield Hallam University, Web Page Design with HTML October 2010
"The trainer was very proficient at setting a good pace, was very interested in why we wanted to do the course and he added in areas as he went along to make it all very relevant to each of us. He kept the content interesting, the visual presentation was excellent, the time flew by and I felt I really absorbed the information clearly and easily due to this."
"I have done 2 Illustrator courses elsewhere previous to this one and left feeling bewildered and frustrated due to the lack of care of the trainer and their uneventful and irrelevant presentations. The Bezel pen is a very difficult area to pick up, I was amazed at how easy it “clicked” with me on this course and I am confident I’ve now learnt it due to the trainers very clear method of putting it across. "
"Lovely atmosphere in the relaxing area, to have a break and take 5 minutes. The staff at the desk are friendly and pleasant and very professional. More than happy. "
MC, Private Individual, Illustrator Introduction October 2010
"This was really well put together – engaging subject, right numbers of delegates, excellent presenter and great value for my organisation. The trainer was excellent no gimmicky style – perfect!"
ND, Derby Hospital NHS, Cloud Computing Seminar October 2010
"This was a bespoke course so all content was relevant and has been applied since the course. The trainer was excellent, she could answer all questions, adapt our data and examples were relevant and demonstrated the functionality well. I felt confident to ask questions."
WW, HSBC, Excel Pivot Tables, October 2010
"I can’t think of a single way the course could have been improved. It was well-paced, comprehensive and easy to follow."
LD, DWP, Dreamweaver Level 4, September 2010
"Dave was a very nice gentleman. He made me feel very welcome and relaxed. It was the best training course I have been on. The staff are very nice and polite and nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Nice clean environment and lovely food."
TK, Abbeydale Grange School, Word 2007 Introduction, September 2010
"Trainer was brilliant – knowledgeable with very good presentation skills, able to explain and clarify the issues and suggest a lot tips. The environment was excellent as usual."
JS, Sheffield Hallam University, Access Advanced, August 2010
"I thought the course was very helpful and since attending I have been able to use Microsoft Project on a regular basis. The trainer was excellent. As we were on a one to one training basis her knowledge was a great help to me."
PE, VG Electronics, Microsoft Project, August 2010
"We covered quite a lot of areas during the course which gave a good insight into using InDesign. Thanks to the trainer and the team."
NB, InDesign Introduction, July 2010
"Excellent trainer who broke topics down and explained them in great detail, Thanks!"
MA, Bramall Construction, Microsoft 2273, July 2010
"The subject was presented clearly and concisely and I was more than happy with course contents. The trainer instructed this difficult subject extremely well I recommend him to any learner."
RB, Microsoft 10135, July 2010
"I really enjoyed it. I hope I will be able to do the next Dreamweaver course. The trainer gave very useful/relevant background information that helped me understand Dreamweaver."
CR, Sheffield Hallam University, Dreamweaver Level 1, July 2010
"As the course was tailored especially for our needs I found all topics and useful and nothing had been omitted. We would consider the Training Foundry first when looking for course providers."
SO, HSBC Fundamentals of IP and Security, July 2010
"The agenda was perfect. Very well delivered and tailored for our needs. The trainer listened to our comments and adjusted the pace accordingly."
MR, HSBC, Fundamentals of IP and Security, July 2010
"I really enjoyed this course and will definitely look to do more courses here. The small groups are good so that we can learn at a good pace and not feel intimidated about asking questions. Content was good and really interesting. The trainer was very good and clearly explained all topics. I would recommend this course and the trainer to others."
CS, Dearne Valley College, Dreamweaver Level 2, July 2010
"In the two days of training I was productive which made the learning more interesting. Courses I have attended elsewhere didn’t offer as much practical exercises."
NB, Dreamweaver Level 1, June 2010
"Nice to see handwriting on whiteboard for points instead of “death by PowerPoint”!"
AH, Dreamweaver Level 1, June 2010
"I’ve used MS Project before, sort of self taught. This course helped to answer questions and fill in those “how to do” gaps. The course made me realise that there were more efficient ways to do tasks and show useful aspects of project that I didn’t know existed. The trainer is a clear and concise trainer with a good use of project examples and showing the effects that change would have. Many thanks."
AJ, Sheffield Hallam University, Microsoft Project Introduction, June 2010
"I found the trainer was very competent with the subject matter, very helpful and had a sixth sense when it came to knowing when I or others were struggling. "
KW, RAPT, Photoshop Introduction, June 2010
"The trainer made it an enjoyable day and had a good rapport with the group."
EK, Development Education Centre, Illustrator, June 2010
"The trainer is outstanding. The environment was excellent and friendly service, very good food."
ME, Minsthorpe Community College, 6422, May 2010
"The trainer was great at adapting the course to a number of different levels and software knowledge. In comparison to my Quark training at XXX in London I felt I walked away with a much better understanding despite there being 3 more students in the class. Again in comparison, the Training Foundry was a much more comfortable, spacious and suitable learning environment. "
VM, Radius Systems, InDesign, June 2010
"Having been unemployed for a considerable period I heard about the ECIF scheme through a Higher Futures careers adviser at Sheffield Hallam University. The scheme provided most of the finance for a number of IT courses. The theoretical concepts and practical skills I obtained from the Dreamweaver Level 4 - PHP and MySQL Web Application Development alongside my additional IT courses in (Foundation level ITIL, Practical Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Business) helped me to secure a new job. I would like to thank all the staff and lecturers at the Training Foundry for their help and assistance".
DU, June 2010
"A superb trainer – thoroughly enjoyed this course. Superb training facilities."
SF, Sheffield College, Dreamweaver Level 1, May 2010
"Very well planned sessions, carefully prepared resources, real tasks, and brilliant communications."
WM, Sheffield College, Dreamweaver Level 1, May 2010
"The content was very useful, there was nothing really that was missed out. The trainer was more than happy to answer any questions we had in depth and didn’t make us feel like we were wasting his time. Very good. "
HP, Alcium Software Ltd, Web Page Design, May 2010
"I thought the content of the course was very appropriate. It enabled us to make a website and amend it to how we wanted it to look. We could then ask questions about any issues which had not been covered and the tutor was happy to explain or show us. "
HW, Rotherham MBC, Dreamweaver Level 1, May 2010
"Outstanding, friendly, helpful, knowledgeable – utterly fantastic"
ME, Minsthorpe Community College, 6422, May 2010
"The trainer explained things in a really easy to understand and workable way and took time to show me again if I didn’t quite understand something the first time round. He has a wealth of knowledge and gave some great hints and tips throughout the 2 days. "
"I received a lovely welcome upon entering the building. The lady who I spoke to showed me where I could get refreshments from and made me feel very welcome. Im still telling anyone that will listen to me just how good the training was!"
JC, BADAS, Dreamweaver Level 1, May 2010
"The trainer did well to fit in as many topics as he did in the 5 days. The small group enabled the trainer to adapt the pace of the course accordingly. Excellent facilities."
MH, Practical SQL 2008, April 2010
"Excellent venue and very useful course. Good presentational style and enjoyable day. "
LF, Northern General Hospital, Microsoft Publisher, April 2010
"The trainer was very amiable and made it fun. The hospitality was first class – by all staff."
DN, Northends, InDesign Introduction, April 2010
"An excellent, thorough introduction to PHP/MySQL which will enable me to develop websites with increased functionality."
"The trainer was very knowledgeable, approachable and very keen to answer student’s questions. His jokes don’t get any better though!"
"Thank you to the “back office” for making this another smoothly run course, everything went very well, as usual. "
MJ, Sole Trader, Dreamweaver Level 4, April 2010
"This was a very useful course that I found to be both interesting and very informative. The trainer was excellent. "
DB, Sheffield City Council, Excel 2003 Refresher, April 2010
"Since gaining the knowledge of the intricacies of Adobe Illustrator I have been able to produce industry acceptable illustrations instead of the hand produced sketches which were how I began my career. I feel more confident to show these illustrations and be on a par with the competition"
KW, Sheffield College, Illustrator, March 2010.
"I thought the course was great as an introduction to Illustrator. I would definitely attend another training course held by you in the future. I would also recommend your training facilities. "
SM, University of Sheffield, Illustrator, March 2010
"I enjoyed it and I found the trainer was very good, patient and an understanding teacher."
EP, Jepson & Co Tailored Excel Training, March 2010
"Very enjoyable and brilliant tutor. Very informative and able to answer any questions asked. All staff were very helpful."
KW, NHS Yorkshire & Humber, Flash Level 1 Introduction, March 2010
"It’s given me a good base to start using Flash. I’ve had the same trainer before and he’s very good – very engaging and seems to get the pace right so things I learn go in! Thanks again! The place is very friendly and welcoming."
AP, Making Sense Design, Flash Level 1 Introduction, March 2010
"This was a small class and this allowed time for more in depth discussion on some topics. Very clear instructions and at just the right pace. Tasks were all completed and there was time to discuss related issues. The training facility is excellent."
JC, Sheffield Hallam University, Access Advanced March 2010
"The trainer was very approachable, helpful and always had time to assist."
CG, Cisco CCNA Exploration/Discovery, March 2010
"The course was very professionally run at a very good site with excellent resources. The trainers explanations were very detailed and well explained."
DP, Practical SQL for Business, February 2010
"Excellent course – many thanks. The trainer was excellent, helpful and knowledgeable. I’ve been recommending you to all my colleagues since attending the course. The environment was better than excellent in every respect."
SB, National Coal Mining Museum, Photoshop Introduction and ACA Exam Prep, February 2010
"The course was just what I needed. It was well paced and presumed the right amount of prior knowledge. The trainer was professional, approachable and knowledgeable. The practical aspects of the course were also very helpful. I am now putting into practice almost everything I learnt. "
DB, YMCA, Dreamweaver Level 1, February 2010
"The course was very well presented and the trainer was happy to answer all questions. He was aware of our level of knowledge on the subject and explained everything clearly and in an appropriate amount of detail without being patronising."
CH, BiBC, Web Page Design using HTML, February 2010
"The trainer was dedicated to ensuring we received the most appropriate training ahead of our examination. As a result I found the exam easy to pass, thanks to the trainer’s excellent preparation."
MJ, Flash ACA Exam Prep, February 2010
"The trainer was very good and used real world scenarios as part of the course."
MQ, Sheffield PCT, ITIL- IT Service Management Foundation Certificate
"Excellent course. The trainer was very helpful and gave me some excellent tips which enabled me to solve a long-standing issue which I have had with one of my databases. I have attended several courses run by this trainer and have always found him to be an excellent trainer. His knowledge of Excel and Access is vast and if asked a question to which he is not 100% certain of the answer he always follows it up and provides a solution either later on in the course or after the course via email."
RB, Sheffield Hallam University, Access 2007 Advanced, January 2010
"The course was great – very thorough and easy to follow. The trainer did a great job – he made things really clear and understandable. He could answer any questions and queries anyone had."
SW, Westfield Sports College, Dreamweaver Level 2, January 2010
"Rod is an excellent tutor and one I would be happy to recommend. This is my second visit in three months and one of the main reasons I have come back is the facilities and staff."
GP, Aire Valley Computer Solutions, Microsoft 2277, January 2010
"Very friendly staff. Because of the bad weather, I had mentioned that I may need to stay in a hotel overnight. Within 1 hour the admin staff had printed me details of hotels nearby and were very helpful, friendly and understanding about everything. I cannot highlight this enough. After a very stressful 3 hour journey (to do 25 miles) they made me feel very welcome and at home."
JK, ARM Limited, Flash Level 1, January 2010
"As an entrepreneur I run a few businesses, and own some great generic web names such as www.prams.co.uk."
"I wanted to develop my internet businesses but didn’t have the necessary skills to tackle the projects."
"I found all the courses I needed for web design at The Training Foundry, but the cost of the courses put me off. I then I received an email from The Training Foundry offering 60% funding. My decision was made; I immediately booked myself on all the courses and made use of the “free money” from the Enhancement Fund."
"I haven’t completed all the courses yet, but I estimate I will save myself around £15k next year."
"2010 should be a good year."
Vincent Nolan, Cantilever Racking Company Ltd
www.2vn.co.uk
"We identified a need to bring both the management and creative elements of our website in-house."
"The main reasons for doing this are to enable us to respond quickly to market opportunities by keeping our web site up to date whilst reducing the cost of future web development and maintenance. To achieve our objectives we needed to up skill our in house team and this meant identifying a suitable training provider. As a training provider ourselves we wanted to ensure we achieved both quality and value for money."
"We approached a number of organisations including The Training Foundry at Sheffield Hallam University. The Training Foundry came up with the most comprehensive and competitive proposal for training that would enable all aspects of our online presence to be brought in house. Their courses also covered all aspects of our digital and print publishing. In addition key parts of the training were accredited."
"We had high expectations of what the training would enable us to do and have not been disappointed. As well as reducing costs in the medium term it will mean that we can react quickly to opportunities and changes in our market."
"These courses have transformed my role in the company. I have been given an excellent grounding in the subject and look forward to putting the training in to practice in a commercial environment."
Ben Woodcock
Business Support Coordinator
Premier Partnership
"The funding has enabled me to complete training in Adobe Dreamweaver, therefore enabling me to create and build our College's website rather than continuously paying for outside companies to do this for us. Now I have knowledge of the software I can also help students with their work if needed, as Dreamweaver is now a part of their ICT courses. It has also helped my personal progression by giving me the opportunity to gain the ACA Dreamweaver qualification."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the courses at the Training Foundry, the trainer was fantastic and everyone at the Training Foundry is extremely friendly and helpful... I'm really looking forward to going back to continue with the rest of my Dreamweaver training!"
Sarah Ward
Westfield Sports College
"TCM Solutions is a specialist IT Managed Services company providing services primarily to users of HP NonStop Server platform and Cerner Millennium Healthcare application."
"In order to continue recent growth in these markets, TCM Solutions identified that to complement the company certification in ISO20000 IT Service Management standard; all front-line employees would also require certification to the recently released Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) Framework Version 3 standard."
"Traditional training methods would have required significant investment from TCM Solutions at a time of reducing budgets and margins in existing contracts. Using The Training Foundry together with the availability of the Enhancement Fund allowed TCM Solutions to put all relevant staff through the necessary training in a relatively short period of time giving the company an additional Unique Selling Point to the market."
Colin Yates
TCM Solutions Ltd
"Software training at The Training Foundry is really beneficial to our company Othick UK by enhancing the skills we are able to use to communicate with our customers via our website www.othick.co.uk ."
"In addition, their training centre enables discussion in person with like-minded people: an excellent means of discovering up-to-date, available and useful new technologies, this proving much more advantageous to SMEs like ourselves than pure online learning. This is particularly useful for companies that may be geographically isolated from Yorkshire’s main cities and without the support of locally active branches of organisations such as the BCS."
"Training costs are difficult to prioritise in this current economic climate, although this is just the time we most need to reach out and inform potential new and returning customers, especially as we are hoping to promote green technologies further as a key part of our business, so having external funding from the Enhancement Fund towards costs has made all the difference."
"We were personally recommended The Training Foundry and are happy to recommend them ourselves."
Binka Gwynne
Othick UK
"It’s still too early to tell how the training will pay off, but the funding helped us enormously. Being a small company we have to be very careful were and how we spend any money, so getting the funding made the decision of putting the training in place an easier one. In fact we have already enrolled onto the second level course, which we hope will develop any skills further."
"As already mentioned we are only a small company playing in a market with large multinational companies as our competitors, and one of the biggest obstacles was making the customer aware of our presence. We hope that in time the skills learned will enable us to develop and maintain our website without incurring large design charges every time we need to add a new product or market a new service, giving us a greater control in how our business is seen online."
"Once again thank you and the team for your all your help."
Mark Davis
Advanced Fluid Technologies Ltd
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