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Re: [LUG] Courses in my area...

 

GBDirect and LearningTree both offer well known courses that are more
focussed on learning specific areas of knowledge rather than
qualifications.

Worth considering.

In answer to somebody who whined about the price of training.. it has
zero to do with the cost of the software, and a great deal to do with
the training and QA of both the trainers and the syllabus/course
materials, as well as the running costs for venues, hardware, course
materials, admin, etc.

A good lecturer is worth paying dosh for, and unlike any university,
good training companies have small class sizes, take feedback on
trainers seriously, update material regularly and don't pad out the
syllabus.

Having said that, some of the best value can be had by attending
conferences in subjects you're interested in..

http://bamboojuice.co.uk/ is being held at Eden, and for web
conferences is pretty good value, although not as good value as real
grassroots stuff like the London Perl workshop I went to in november
(free, 2 speaker tracks, 1  tutorial track)

A.

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