Central government sector - testimonials

"Really enjoyed this course. Pitched at exactly the right level and the trainer explained everything really well and went the extra mile. Good website and clear details about the course contents."

Dave Richardson

Crown Commercial Service

"Good pace. Trainer very attentive, no-one was left behind."

David Byrne

Department for Education

"Really good course brought alive by the trainer with some really good examples. Very clear in his delivery and explanation. The logic of the course was good and made sense building on previous work."

James Houlihan

Crown Commercial Service

"Well taught course; trainer always happy to answer questions and go back over content."

Paul Bremner

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

"Very thorough and detailed. USB to save our work is very useful, rather than just taking a manual away. Great lunch and friendly trainer."

Rebecca Dyer-Grant

Department for Education

"I very much enjoyed this course and learned a lot – it was a very intellectually stimulating experience! We had an excellent trainer who offered valuable advice as a consultant. Particularly, in the face of the challenges of coming into a new environment and facing unknown systems. Thank you very much for your professionalism, expertise, and prompt responses. It has been a pleasure working with you."

Carraig Dillon

Department for Education

"All very useful & being able to take everything away to review on my own will be very useful. Other people in the team have done the course before and recommended."

Jason Thomas

Crown Commercial Service

"Well structured, learned a lot. The trainer was very approachable in terms of questions and put in extra effort to hunt down answers to tricky problems. The lunches were also a nice touch, better than the usual packs of sandwiches you are given. Will definitely be applying a lot of what I learnt to my day-to-day work. The Wise Owl course seemed one of the few to take the learning beyond the real basics to intermediate level."

James Gallucci

Home Office

"Great delivery of content at good pace. Ensured everyone stayed in pace. The exercises were great to work through to solidify the learning."

Mercy Otiena

Department for Education

"Incredibly useful to have a detailed manual to take away. Course covered everything I need to know to be able to go away and continue learning. The trainer was enthusiastic and very helpful."

Maddy Gorka

Department for Education

"Covered everything we needed at a great pace. Manuals and exercise solutions very complete. The materials online gave confidence in the ability of trainers and course content meeting requirements. Thanks for putting up with (and answering) all our questions. Overall, all as expected and a good venue in a great location - thanks very much."

J Morgan

Welsh Assembly Government

"Pace, content etc spot on."

Gareth Clubb

Crown Commercial Service

"Great materials (eg tables & databases) - supplying laptops and the packs was great. Had a wonderful trainer who explains things very well, offers help where appropriate & charismatic."

Chris Linehan

Home Office

"Chose the course as a colleague had been recommended Wise Owl, the content also looked like it suited my needs as a complete beginner to SQL. Really useful intro to SQL. I had previous experience but feel we've covered a lot of info in a clear & understandable way."

Sophie Scanlon

Public Health England

"Very detailed and well taught."

Vinay Pereira

BNY Mellon

"Very clear, helpful trainer, good examples. Price was very good!"

Linda Fownes

Department for Education

"Thoroughly (& surprisingly!) enjoyed this course. Thanks!"

Wendi Slater

Public Health England

"Really well thought out course full of useful info. Manuals provided look thorough. Trainer was great!"

Emma Bahlaj

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service

"Great course that was easy to follow and the trainer was excellent."

Ashu Sehgal

Public Health England

"Info was delivered well in an easy to understand way. Going through info as we went and writing the queries with explanations was helpful. Relating it to how we will work with our data was also very useful. A very good course!"

Lucas Crowe

Home Office

"The course was really good as I spent most of the time actually using SQL myself, focusing on the practical rather than theoretical. Although, lots of material was provided to take away."

Georgina Smalldridge

Home Office

"We had a great trainer who made the content easy to digest."

Samantha Turpin

Crown Commercial Service

"The trainer's enthusiasm was really energising. Really appreciated his commitment to queries and support."

Matt Smith

Department for Education

"Great course! Everything is explained really well, makes you know why you are doing what you are doing."

Mitalee Pisavadia

Public Health England

"Course was fantastic, very well presented. The trainer was approachable and helpful and clearly explained course content. I would recommend (and will do) to others on team."

Paul Madden

Department for Education

"There was a lot to take in (especially in day 2) but the course materials are so extensive I feel confident I'll be able to find out how to do anything I might have forgotten."

Steve Pilkington

Department for Education