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"The trainer was excellent, very patient and accommodating."
Katie Sykes
Barnsley MBC
"I thoroughly enjoyed this course. An excellent trainer who maintained a steady pace and customised the course to focus on the areas I needed most."
Faith Hazell
Hertfordshire County Council
"I have used Wise Owl previously and found them excellent . . . a few years later and still excellent. The whole process is friendly and efficient."
Tom Morgan
Hounslow Council
"I thoroughly enjoyed the course, it was taught very well with useful information on key topics and some excellent exercises to actually put the skills into practice. The trainer was highly knowledgeable and went at a good speed, to ensure everything was clearly explained. Others in my organisation had attended the course and found it useful and taught well. Many thanks."
Clare Taylor
London Borough of Lambeth
"Our trainer was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable. He answered all of our questions effectively and was extremely patient with everyone. Also, the handouts were extensive and will be a great tool when using Power BI moving forward. Thank you! We chose the Introduction course, as most of our team had little/no prior knowledge of Power BI. I would recommend this course to anyone starting out and will hopefully be able to complete more extensive training in the future."
Esther Finch
City of Lincoln Council
"The team of people I interacted with at Wise Owl, were very friendly and knowledgeable. The technology all worked fairly seamlessly. I could see a lot of effort was made to make everything go as smoothly as possible."
Martin Ojuroye
Gateshead Council
"The trainer was very knowledgeable and able to answer all questions. The energy was kept high and friendly. I have attended a previous Wise Owl SSIS course and have referred back to the notes many times. Great content!"
Gary Stroud
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"Our trainer was very supportive of the group and the course was well laid out. The provision of the materials and exercises as a soft copy helps reinforce the learning process and is essential."
Ozkan Cevat
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"Excellent course for me as a relative beginner/novice to both SQL and Report Builder. An excellent trainer, friendly and patient to deal with any issues. Very knowledgeable on the course subjects, offering clear and concise explanations throughout. Adaptable to deal with any questions with easy-to-follow answers/examples."
Paul Ash
Hertfordshire County Council
"I thought the training was a good introduction to SQL. The trainer was obviously very experienced and I found it useful that he explained why certain aspects were important, rather than just how. He was clear and easy to understand. "
Jessica Clark
West Berkshire Council
"The trainer, is very good. He has excellent knowledge but his delivery style engaged from the start and, his approach of bite-sized pockets of demo, practice and Q&A meant a lot of skills and knowledge were covered throughout the day and it didn't feel like too much. Even his 'dad-jokes' contributed to the learning as it allowed focus at the key points :). Highly recommend."
Lesley Beckwith
Barnsley MBC
"The course content was really relevant for me to put into practise through spreadsheets I already have. The course trainer explained thoroughly, was patient and helpful throughout, felt very at ease asking questions when I was unsure."
Tara Boyle
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"The trainer was very knowledgeable with genuine enthusiasm for Excel."
Abigail Stefanowicz
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"A brilliant trainer who was great and really approachable. "
Daniel Atthey
Gateshead Council
"Great sessions, well paced, our trainer was great."
Akosua Bonsu
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"The trainer was amazing, he really knew his stuff, was interesting in the way he presented things (even when the topic could have easily been boring) and went above and beyond."
Joe Sanders-Wilde
Hounslow Council
"The course was delivered to an excellent standard at a very good pace. The trainer was very helpful and knowledgeable and assisted us very well with some of the examples we had for dashboards."
Scott Lea
City of Lincoln Council
"Really enjoyed the course and the trainer managed to keep me engaged throughout. Explanations and training material were really good and it was great to be able to take these examples away as reminders."
Marie Kohler
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"Andy was great. Covered everything required (and more). Was very good at conveying ideas and humour helped make a relaxed and productive training environment."
Colin Rose
The Highland Council
"Quite intensive with lots to learn but really good trainer and really good documentation."
Andy Dobby
Newark and Sherwood District Council
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