I have been working for a Learndirect centre for a while now and am now able to support my students that are undertaking PC technical courses! We have never been able to do them before but once I told my employer they started advertising them and I am now the "professional" in that area!

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Wow! just completed TMA 11 on Installing and uninstalling hardware etc and it has been helpful to me and to a lady I helped over the internet with her Ipod. She was having trouble, the computer was not recognising Ipod so I went through the steps with her that I've learnt in unit 11 and presto, Ipod installed + working very happy lady.

I am in the UK and she is in USA, already Skillstrain's easy to follow tutorials and manuals has helped me help someone outside of the country.

Skillstrain is far better than anything I've done before, the course material is easy to follow and to explain to other people of non technical background.
I will not forget how many times she said thank you and I must do the same to you, THANK YOU!! skillstrain.

Just got results back from TMA 11 and submitted 12, you cannot stop once you get going. Well done guys, Students stick with it.

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I was a soldier, but was shot. I had to leave the army and life took a downward turn. I went to prison for 2 years. I brought up my son on my own from 2, he's now 11. I suffered a back injury 4 years ago had to stop work, but now I have decided to better my self by doing this course to provide for my son.

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It is amazing what the course with Skills Train can do! I have searched for computer based job since I set foot in the UK.

I had my University education and a Diploma in computer hardware and Software Engineering from outside the UK and that could not guarantee me computer based job. The moment I put the course I'm doing with Skills Train on my CV(Curriculum Vitae), I landed a Data entry job with Christian Salvesen. It is a computer based job. My dream is achieved.

I say a Big thank you to Skills Train and All its staff.

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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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Having been 25yrs since I last study, I found it difficult at the start to take in information and remember it for any length of time.I have now began to understand and remember more of what I am learning (hopefully enough) and have not been temped (yet anyway)to look back on my notes when completing assignments I have personally been surprised at my progress and hope to continue to surpass my expectations.

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I am still battling with M.E and had a very patchy May/June. I didn't stop studying I just couldn't stay awake long enough to get the assignment re-submitted. I kept studying as it helped take my mind off feeling ill, as you know I got 97% after resubmitting the TMA. I was really proud of myself for persevering and getting the grade I wanted!

I recently installed new RAM and a AGP card in my pc, before I wasn't too sure where things were on a motherboard. Now I felt confident enough to take the system chassis off and get the job done! I also helped my Dad install extra RAM on his PC. It saved him money, as he was going to pay a technician to install it for him.

I haven't done a great deal of my course yet but the knowledge I am gaining is proving more than useful.

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About 3 months after I started my course my disabled grandson, who is 5 came to live with me, which meant giving up my job with the local council and starting as a taxi driver. Despite all of the upheaval I'm quite proud of the fact that I've managed to keep up my progress on the course.

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Very good teaching. Tutor phoned beforehand to make sure my log on was ok. very impressed by that, shows they do actually care. Full marks to the tutors.

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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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When I first applied for the course I did not quite understand how much time was involved, in the process of completing this course I also work a full time job and have a little girl and a partner to find time for. I already new a bit about computers but did not realise how much information you can forget over years. The best achievement I have made so far is completing the sections on my own, having had learning difficulties at school I was amazed to be able to sit and study on my own and achieve the grades I have.

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Back in January I received some bad news from work, my employers were proposing that the depot I worked at would be closing. We entered a 90 day consultation period after that time my job would be made redundant. I was also on the waiting list for a hernia operation, things didn't look good.

I thought long and hard about my future and decided to look on the skills train website, on March 17th I had an appointment with the college advisor, we talked for 2 hours and I signed up for the A+, N+ and CCNA courses.

I got straight to work on tma1 and submitted it and started to read tma2.
Then on March 22nd a had a call from the hospital, They had a cancellation and could do my operation on March 29th. The op went well but was very painful for 2 weeks after, spending most of my time in bed on painkillers. This put my studies on hold.

Yesterday my dad had a conflict on his pc I used my troubleshooting knowledge from tma1 to find the problem and fix it, then found the same problem on my girlfriends laptop and fixed that too.

I have recently submitted tma2 and achieved 87 mark and just submitted tma 3. The studies have gave me a greater knowledge of pc's already and will hopefully reward me with a job I will enjoy and progress in when I am made redundant.

Thanks skills train.

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