"I was very impressed with the organisation e.g. pre-course check session, opening the Teams 'classroom' 30 minutes before the start time to deal with any technical issues. Teams and the remote desktop were utilised and I do not feel I would have got any more or less from the training by doing it in person (rather than remotely)."
Bethan Griffiths
Cheshire East Council
"Our tutor was fantastic, a really great course conveyor. Content was useful and interesting as well. Would highly highly recommend."
Seán Guilfoyle
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"The content of the course was great and was supported by an extensive manual which I am grateful for. The course is really well organised and I loved that the trainees were applying live what they were learning using the remote desktop. I also loved that the trainer could see on his screen what we were doing and give us live feedback. I have seen how Devon County Council has used Power BI to share their traffic collision data in a visual way, and we would like to achieve something similar in Plymouth. The course is one step forward towards it."
Angelique Kergosien
Plymouth City Council
"I really liked how our trainer addressed issues an individual was having in a sensitive way, without anyone else in the group being aware it was you, yourself clicking on the wrong things!"
Vicky Toomey
Southampton City Council
"The course was brilliant from start to finish. The trainer was friendly and knowledgeable. I felt like I learned a lot that I can put into practice at work and would definitely be interested in doing another course with WiseOwl. I have recommend the course to my colleagues."
Michael Cutts
Barnsley MBC
"Totally brilliant course, the tutor was fabulous. Would certainly recommend :-)"
Wendy Wood
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
"Really great delivery and learned so much! Great training thank you - felt able to ask questions."
Siobhan Humphreys
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"To be honest, I received the manual(s) and my first thought was 3 days of training with this amount of content and all online - what a nightmare! I'm a software systems trainer myself and know first hand how tech can fail or lag and it's like trying to herd cats keeping your audience engaged and ensuring everyone is on track. We had a first class trainer, extremely knowledgeable and relatable. He kept the training on track and managed to keep everyone engaged. The frequent breaks definitely helped to maintain concentration and the interactive examples helped to bring the theory to life. The fact that he could also see all of our screens added an extra level of cohesion, something that I have (enviably) never seen before. I would have no hesitation in recommending Wise Owl for any future training needs. "
Sandra Hopwood
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
"It's great to get some extra information that isn't usually in the course (a walkthrough about measures was particularly helpful!)"
Jamie Yeo
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"I really enjoyed the course and it will have a significant impact for my service. The course was really well paced so that everyone could keep up regardless of their experience. I find that Wise Owl have a really brilliant ethos. They treat you as an individual and try to understand the training need rather than just throwing out a generic course. They are always happy to adjust their approach to suit the need unlike other maybe larger providers. This makes the training more effective and impactful. It is also much better value for money!"
Tom Dowler
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"Our trainer was extremely knowledgeable about SQL (and movies!) and was always keen and able to answer any of our questions with expert detail. It was a pleasure to interact with him and he was very welcoming. I would gladly take another course with Wise Owl in the future."
Conor Fegan
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"Well structured and well delivered course. Venue was great. Enjoyed the course content and the training."
Safina Arshad
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
"A really great trainer - very clear, extremely knowledgeable and always made sure everyone was on track. He also took the time to catch me up when I had to leave unavoidably, and I really appreciate that as he certainly didn't have to."
Beverley Pickard-Jones
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"It was a great introductory course at a good pace. I had no prior SQL knowledge and found it really useful. It's good that we could copy over the exercises at the end of the course to enable us to practice in our own time. Our trainer was very friendly and approachable"
Cheryl Walker
APSE Manchester
"Amazing courses! Great trainer, pace and content. I literally couldn't have asked for better introductions to SQL and Power BI. Plus I have some many great resources to refer back to in the future :) Thank you!"
Simone Capp
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"The course was fantastic; really helpful and the trainer made sure the course was fun and engaging. I've learnt invaluable skills which I'll be able to apply to my day to day work."
Ryan Edwards
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"Thanks for a very useful 2-day course. I think it worked very well remotely and we didn't run into any problems during the 2 days. The trainer was very knowledgeable on SSAS and provided us with some good examples and help when we needed it on the exercises."
James Rapkin
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"Trainer and the training was excellent. We really enjoyed the content, presentation and delivery of the training. Trainer was very practical, friendly and highly helpful which is very different from other training courses I have attended."
Siva Chandrasekaran
Cheshire East Council
"A really great teacher."
Orla Emberson
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC)
"Booking and course information were all communicated well. The venue and pace was good. There was a lot of content to cover (re-caps were most welcomed). The trainer showed patience throughout and was able to answer all questions."
Vicky Kearney
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
