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"Our trainer made the sessions really enjoyable. Loads of interaction and engagement. He clearly explained everything and I was able to understand. Couldn't ask for a better trainer."
Taiba Chaudhry
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Really great course with a fantastic trainer. I already had existing knowledge of SQL as I use it regularly in my day job, the topics covered in this course aligned with areas I had identified as lacking in my knowledge."
Hannah Keogan
Department for Education
"The course gave a great initial introduction to SQL and how to build useful queries that I can use to interrogate our datasets."
Imogen Soper
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Our trainer was great, really engaging and knew his stuff while still being personable."
Christopher Hall
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Our trainer was great. He made two days of excel fun and enjoyable (difficult task). Thank you so much! It was super helpful and will definitely improve my productivity going forwards."
Alice Foster
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Very clear and helpful course with strong hands-on practice. Thank you for the great training."
Muhammad Harunurashid bin Thelatha
Ministry of Finance (Malaysia)
"The course was delivered at the right pace and covered a sufficient level of details. Our trainer was excellent at explaining the functionality as we worked through each exercise."
Richard Franklin
Crown Commercial Service
"I found the trainer really dynamic, patient and chatty, and he explained all the content very well and made it interesting to work through by providing a database on films that was invigorating to work through."
George Wherry
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"It was a great course, very informative, and our trainer was great at being flexible to the group's ability and needs. Would highly recommend."
Kirsty Trent
Department for Education
"Great training, with an amazing trainer. He was extremely knowledgeable, kept the group fully engaged and made sure everyone was comfortable with the content. A great session"
Enmanuel Moreno Gomez
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"The course was very well run and our trainer was great!"
Euan Wilkins
Department for Education
"I really enjoyed the course and the way it was set out - one of the most enjoyable and useful training sessions I've done. A lot of content was covered at a good pace with options to ask questions. I really like the way the course is interactive and easy to keep up."
Zahra Bashir
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Trainer was great! Very patient with all of us and very knowledgeable in helping us to understand. Amazing communication skills!"
Muhtaseeb Syed
Department for Education
"Great course, really useful and the materials are really in depth and helpful. I heard through word of mouth how good this course was."
Lucy Jones
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Our trainer was clearly knowledgeable about the subject matter and kept the course flowing well. There were lots of opportunities to ask questions too, which helped to put the course into context for our business area. I have attended previous training courses with Wise Owl."
Claire Payton
Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)
"A fantastic trainer who was always responsive to questions and comments during the sessions. Most enjoyable training I've had so far!"
Adrian Sandtvos
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"I liked the screen sharing element of the course. Not only did it make it really easy to fix any issues and for the trainer to see where someone was struggling, but also removed the temptation to reply to an email and fall behind."
Grace Lockyer
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Excellent as always :)"
Jon Nagl
Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)
"Course content was great, clear and easy to follow. A great instructor who kept the course engaging and moved at a good pace, with some good jokes cracked too."
Aurelia Heyworth
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"The course was really useful and informative. I liked how it was interactive, and you could code/experiment as you went along. I also found the exercises a useful way to continue to solidify what you learnt."
Liz Gabriel
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
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