computeach

[v0id]

Originally Posted by Gottu

Daz send me a pm with the course your interested in and i'll see if theres a Learn Direct course that matches it.

Learndirect LOL

[daz300]

pm sent , i still think that i will do the ECDL

[Tezcatlipoca]

Sorry for the bump..........been looking at online & distance learning stuff & this thread popped up in a search.


I was phoned by Computeach a while back, in response to me filling in the form on their website (a site which seems to neglect actually giving any detail about what they teach, or how much anything costs, apart from "some of our courses cost as little as £20 per week!").


The woman on the phone tried giving me the hard sell, saying that they had a rep in my area the next day & would I like to have a chat with them about my needs etc.

I said I was at work the next day, so could not have a chat with anyone, & asked if they could just send me some info, about their courses & costs.

"Oh, no sir, sorry, we don't send out information anymore - you have to talk to one of our sales executives".

"Ah, OK. No thanks then."

[daz300]

hi .all the information i was sent was a question book with 3 questions ,
(a) do you want to work and learn ?
(b) do you have a pc ?
(c) are you looking for a new job ?

then ring us back the get a sales executive to come around to see you .i never did ring them back .

[TheNorm]

Originally Posted by daz300

hi any one know any thing about ECDL more here ,i think i will have to do this then the ECDL.

Originally Posted by Dodger444

I've done a few computer courses in the past mainly NVQ's GNVQ's, I started the ECDL but didnt finish it because another more challenging course I wanted to do was starting at a previous college I went to... ECDL is a doddle if you already know the basics, and seeing that this is a requirement now by most government departments you apply to work for, it does seem to be a good thing to have under your belt...

I've done the ECDL "basic" set of exams, and as Dodger says they are quite easy, but useful to have on your CV. The ECDL advanced word processing was much more challenging, but in a practical way, not pointless questions but real practical examples to work through.

I'm currently doing the CIW as home study (no lectures, and relatively cheap). This is another recognised qualification (I hope!) unlike Learning Tree (they produce their own certificates).

One thing I've learned is that you can never sit still when it comes to IT, keep learning and adding to the CV. Even if you think your job is secure today, tomorrow is another day.

Originally Posted by Matt D

Sorry for the bump..........been looking at online & distance learning stuff & this thread popped up in a search.


I was phoned by Computeach a while back, in response to me filling in the form on their website (a site which seems to neglect actually giving any detail about what they teach, or how much anything costs, apart from "some of our courses cost as little as £20 per week!").


The woman on the phone tried giving me the hard sell, saying that they had a rep in my area the next day & would I like to have a chat with them about my needs etc.

I said I was at work the next day, so could not have a chat with anyone, & asked if they could just send me some info, about their courses & costs.

"Oh, no sir, sorry, we don't send out information anymore - you have to talk to one of our sales executives".

"Ah, OK. No thanks then."

Would not and Barge pole come to mind. There is another as well just as bad Scheidegger, They are like Double Glazing salesman. I had a friend who let one in his house it took him 5 hours to get him out.