Attendee Comments
About the Comments
A measure of the success of a course comes from the feedback given by those who attend it. Underpinning most of our courses is a highly practical experience which not only secures the new learning but serves to make the experience worthwhile, stimulating and enjoyable for everyone. Below is a small selection of comments taken from a cross section of completed evaluation forms for all courses (all available for viewing). Please read through the comments. They provide a valuable insight into the teaching methods:
- 'Very good. Instructor was knowledgable on the subject matter and had plenty of course material.'
Implementation Consultant
Northgate Public Services
(Nottingham)
- 'I wasn't sure what to expect from the course before I started but the tutor's ability to adapt to the needs of all attendees was excellent. I would recommend this course to other people.'
Development Team Leader
Hanlon Software Solutions
(Nottingham)
- 'Was good having the practical bits to do rather than just going through things on a whiteboard.'
Net Developer
gocompare.com
(Gwent)
- 'Fast but as there was lots of one to one tutor help it was fine and I could ask for help at any time.'
Web Content Editor
The Law Society
(Leamington Spa)
- 'Given the mixed ability of the class, the pace was excellent. We covered a huge amount very well.'
Web Projects Officer
Derbyshire County Council
(Matlock)
- 'An excellent and informative course. I had previous knowledge of some of the areas but did not feel bored at all. Trainer first class (especially for a programmer!!) thanks.'
Technical Team Leader
Integrated Card Solutions
(High Wycombe)
- 'Pace was pretty much governed by ourselves and I felt both as an individual and as part of the group we progressed at a decent speed.'
IT Development Manager
Manor Church of England School
(York)
- 'A well organised course with the right mixture of examples and projects. The projects were useful to cement knowledge that may not have been remembered otherwise.'
Technical Assistant
Gill Jennings and Every LLP
(London)
- 'A very well presented course. I will be recommending it to other colleagues.'
Information Officer
NHS
(Leeds)
- 'Good way of presenting materials. I especially liked the fact that information has been stored on a memory stick.'
Application Support Specialist
Integralis
(Theale)
- 'I will be asking if I can have further training and would use same provider.'
Analyst
West Midlands Travel
(Birmingham)
- 'I really enjoyed it and found it quite challenging in parts. Everything I learnt will come in very useful.'
Information Manager
Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust
(Derby )
- 'The tutor allowed for slower uptake by some and was able to set different work.'
IT Manager
Scott Rees and Co
(Skelmersdale )
- 'We can now go away and apply what we've learned. I also believe we have enough of the theory to self learn what we don't know.'
Head of Studio
Tiscali UK
(London)
- 'Well managed and great pre-planning. Allowing individuals to work at their own pace was a new experience for me within a course of this type and I felt it worked very well.'
Data Analyst
MOD
(Bath)
- 'Examples and notes were very good, and I enjoyed the projects to do between the theory.'
Compliance Developer
Sage UK
(Manchester)
- 'Projects, notes and examples were all really good and it really helped me to take the information in.'
Information Analyst
Southampton General Hospital
- 'Very good overall and good value for money. Met my expectations and objectives.'
Business Analyst
J P Morgan
(Bournemouth)
- 'The projects and examples were very good and were structured in an easy to follow fashion.'
Senior Project Engineer
Northgate Public Services
(Nottingham)
- 'I'm unable to identify a section that I did not learn from so am unable to identify a least useful part of the course.'
Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(London)
- 'It was a very useful and informative course, the tutor was very helpful and explained difficult issues well.'
User Support/System Implementer
Hanlon Software Solutions
(Nottingham)
- 'Same as before, the course was fantastic. Challenging, interesting and gratifying. Merci.'
Web Content Editor
The Law Society
(Leamington Spa)
- 'Good pace. Covered wide range of areas - surprising as only for two days - very good.'
Test Analyst
Portman Building Society
(Bournemouth)
- 'The tutor made the effort of finding out about our model and tailored the course accordingly.'
Management Accountant
Border and Immigration Agency
(Croydon)
- 'Being able to freely ask questions regarding anything that was being taught was most useful.'
Web Developer
J D Williams
(Manchester)
- 'Atmosphere and relaxed learning environment helped make the course enjoyable.'
Service Transition Consultant
Logica CMG UK
(Altrincham)
- 'It was reassuring to receive a course from someone who evidently understands their subject well.'
Principal Engineer
Ultra Electronics Datel
(Preston)
- 'Course material structured so that you can work at your own pace irrespective of knowledge at start of course.'
Service Definition Manager
Home Office
(London )
- 'It was easy to get involved from the start and help was provided whenever needed.'
IT Development Manager
MOD
(Bath)
- 'Course content was good, very useful to be able to take copies of the course with us.'
Special Investigations Analyst
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(London)
- 'Individuals were encouraged to work at their own pace with help from the tutor. Therefore, those working at a slower pace weren't holding up the quicker people and equally the quicker people could press on through the course.'
Senior Account Manager
CBSA
(Dudley)
- 'The organisation and presentation of the course were excellent. I liked the ability to progress at my own pace and yet ask for assistance when required.'
Assistant Editor - Clinical Computing Systems
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
(London )
- 'I don't feel there was anything that was least useful, the whole course and every aspect of it was valuable.'
Support Analyst
Cyntergy Services
(Sunbury on Thames)
- 'It was perfect - the basic starting point on the first morning was much appreciated.'
Information Analyst
West Midlands Ambulance Service
(Stafford)
- 'I was very nervous being in a group with mixed knowledge but the tutor dealt with this in a brilliant way.'
Gl Controller
London Borough of Lewisham
- 'I felt the course was tailored to our needs and was delivered at the right level.'
Business Analyst
Diligenta
(Peterborough)
- 'Plenty to keep you busy and thinking consistently about what you wanted to achieve at your own pace.'
Senior QA Analyst
Civica UK
(Coleshill)
- 'The group all had various experience and the level of content was adjusted to suit everyone.'
Business Support and Finance Officer
Furness Enterprise
(Barrow-in-Furness)
- 'Very good at getting us all up to the same stage/level and nice to go to advanced levels.'
Data Analyst
MOD
(Bath)
- 'I will be recommending that we use Lumia Development again for further training.'
Lead Analyst
E.ON
(Tipton)
- 'Enjoyed course more than expected. The base material is dry but the course was interesting. Well done to the tutor.'
Project Manager
Schlumberger
- 'Even though our group had very varying skills set, the content matched most of the needs of the whole group.'
Acting Group Manager Systems
London Borough of Lewisham
- 'Members of the group progressed at varying paces but attendees always had something to work on.'
Business Analyst
Diligenta
(Peterborough)
- 'Different. Exciting. Fun and professional. Wish all trainers taught like it. I would learn loads.'
Assistant Network Analyst
HSBC
(Sheffield)
- 'The tutor did a wonderful job of ensuring that everyone was involved and well informed.'
Change and Incident Administrator
Scottish Borders Council
(Melrose)
- 'My needs were met fully as the tutor was flexible and adapted the content to our individual needs.'
Analyst
CISSU (NHS)
(Warrington )
- 'It was ideal to have time to work on our own and learn actively at our own pace.'
MI Analyst
Solicitors Regulation Authority
(Leamington Spa)
- 'Good presentation style and people who could plough ahead were able to get on with it.'
Senior Analyst
Sheffield City Council
- 'Lots of practical work. Good access to the tutor as needed. A worthwhile two days.'
Digital Project Manager
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
(London )
- 'Good, with good practicals. A lot of material to cover but felt I understood everything.'
Developer
Office for National Statistics
(Fareham)
- 'The tutor had a very thorough understanding of the subject and was very approachable and helpful with any queries.'
Business Analyst
Diligenta
(Peterborough)
- 'Everything from the tutor was relevant. The quality and delivery was an extremely high standard.'
Systems Controller
Wolseley UK
(Leamington Spa)
- 'The notes are brilliant and the fact I can take them away with me will make life much easier when putting my learning into practice.'
Business And Performance Information Manager
Wiltshire County Council
(Trowbridge)
- 'Liked the idea that you take the interactive notes examples away with you at end.'
Compliance Tester
Sage UK
(Manchester)
- 'I liked how we could work at our own pace and were also given the choice as to whether or not we listened to the presentations.'
Data Management Specialist
Schlumberger
- 'Good, the practical basis allowed to run at own pace and ask for help when needed.'
Application Developer
Atos Origin
(London)
- 'Just right for me - not so slow as I was kept waiting for things to do, but not so fast as I couldn't keep up.'
Net Developer
gocompare.com
(Gwent)
- 'Made us work out the answers ourselves (a good thing!). Great way of teaching.'
Technical Support
DigiCore
(Harrow)
- 'The combination of hand-drawn diagrams, oral explanations and practical exercises was extremely useful. Same for the "step-by-step" approach.'
Web Content Editor
Solicitors Regulation Authority
(Leamington Spa)
- 'It all fitted together nicely as a whole and as far as I am concerned I needed all parts of it!'
EAI Developer
ACE Overseas General
(Crawley)
- 'Very good set of modules to work through at own pace learnt better by doing the work yourselves. Also happy we can take work away and continue at home/work.'
Senior Data Specialist
CBSA
(Dudley)
- 'Good that each person was able to work at their own pace so nobody felt left behind or ahead of the group.'
Research and Analysis Officer
Sheffield City Council
- 'I have got everything that I expected from the course and this has strengthened my knowledge.'
Process Improvement Consultant
Aviva
(Norwich)
- 'Excellent. I felt like you were able to take everyone's ability and existing knowledge into account so that if we had to slow for one person, the rest of the group didn't feel like they were sitting twiddling their thumbs.'
Finance and Operations Director
Hays Travel
(Sunderland)
- 'Kept people busy with further tasks if others in the group needed time to catch up.'
Support Analyst
Wolseley UK
(Melmerby)
- 'Course well delivered with necessary support on hand at all times, pace set individually so no-one was left behind or held back.'
Analyst
CISSU (NHS)
(Warrington )
- 'The provided USB stick with course material will serve as an excellent reference. The examples were easy to understand.'
Java Application Developer
Atos Origin
(London)
- 'Excellent! USB sticks to take away for reference will come in very useful indeed.'
Development Team Leader
Hanlon Software Solutions
(Nottingham)
- 'Excellent good mixture of learning and light entertainment when subject area was more demanding.'
Unified Assessment Project Officer
Caerphilly County Borough Council
- 'I enjoyed working on the each section individually and asking for help when it was required.'
Data Support Analyst
CBSA
(Dudley)
- 'I have found that these examples useful and I can relate the examples back to the work that I do.'
Process Improvement Consultant
Aviva
(Norwich)
- 'Having our work copied to a memory stick along with the notes etc was very useful.'
Information Manager
Derbyshire Mental Health Services NHS Trust
(Derby )
- 'Certainly was a good course with plenty of practical work to do which helps to remember the information and techniques learnt through the course.'
Senior QA Analyst
Civica UK
(Coleshill)
- 'Very well tailored for the individual as opposed to the group keeping the same pace throughout.'
Data Analyst
MOD
(Bath)
- 'Very well thought out, liked the idea that you take the interactive notes examples away with you at end.'
Compliance Tester
Sage UK
(Manchester)
- 'Worked well. Each person got to work at their individual pace with assistance.'
Analyst
CISSU (NHS)
(Warrington )
- 'The tutor adapted it to fit our experience and related it to what we will be using it for in future.'
Net Developer
gocompare.com
(Gwent)
- 'I thought that the trainer delivered the course in an interesting and informative manner.'
Consortium Training Support Officer
Caerphilly County Borough Council
- 'Trainer tailored course well by splitting into sub-groups with different projects.'
Content Editor (Web)
The Law Society
(Leamington Spa)
- 'All useful. Course setup good. Everyone working together - not hiding behind screens at separate desks.'
Business Analyst
Derbyshire County Council
(Matlock)
- 'Practical content was excellent with generally well written notes and practical projects.'
Information Advisor
Learning and Skills Council
(Coventry)
- 'There was enough time to practice each element of the course and to ask questions.'
Business Analyst
Diligenta
(Peterborough)
- 'Extremely enjoyable and informative. Particulary liked working at own pace on our own machines, not having to work from the board.'
Test and Quality Analyst
NHBC
(Amersham)
- 'Good introduction to the subjects (and some more besides), without death by PowerPoint.'
Engineer
Ultra Electronics Datel
(Preston)
- 'As the tutor tailored the course around us when we decided that it would not be beneficial for us all to learn the same stuff, I would say the level was perfect.'
Software Developer
Hanlon Software Solutions
(Nottingham)
- 'The course was based around the electronic practical examples, but where it was necessary to give examples, these were clearly presented.'
MI Analyst
Solicitors Regulation Authority
(Leamington Spa)
- 'Having all relevant material on the stick to take away (including the examples created as part of the course) was most useful.'
Senior Strategic Analyst
Learning and Skills Council
(Birmingham)
- 'The memory stick idea is excellent. Projects were interesting and well explained afterwards.'
Support Team Leader
Cyntergy Services
(Sunbury on Thames)
- 'The tutor catered for the needs of all in the room and slowed down where necessary.'
Problem Management Supervisor
Specsavers
(Southampton)
- 'Was helpful to have individual laptops with all notes etc readily available when required.'
Analyst
CISSU (NHS)
(Warrington )
- 'Courseware was excellent - particularly liked the individual laptops with full access to all material at the end of the course.'
Information Engineer
Schlumberger
- 'The tutor appears to know his stuff and was able to answer all the questions put to him.'
Application Developer
Atos Origin
(London)
- 'The ability for delegates to work through at their own pace was very useful.'
Senior Account Manager
CBSA
(Dudley)
- 'Excellent in every aspect really - good pace and lively presentation - use of laptops/memory sticks saved on tons of papers/files etc. Very enjoyable (thanks).'
Developer
ITV
(Manchester)
- 'The tutor presented the course excellently. Building rapport with each of us.'
Service Desk Analyst
Specsavers
(Southampton)
Adelphi Services Manager
Home Office
(London )