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"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)
"I enjoyed the interactive nature of the course, as personally, I find I learn best by actually carrying out the exercises, rather than just being shown. I also liked the repetition of the tasks, as this helped me learn the principles."
Tom Tuck
Macfarlanes LLP
"Great course. Really personable trainer. Good content, delivered clearly."
Rachel Brown
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"The trainer was amazing, content was spot on and I benefited much more than expected from the course. Very well presented, communication skills and flexibility with content was appreciated."
Samantha Bangs
Welcome Break
"The trainer was great. He explained the basics really clearly and was super helpful if we ever got stuck on something, and went at a good pace so that we could keep up without getting bored. The examples were both fun and relevant to the kinds of things we might want to do at work (like feeding information through from a pop-up box, error checking etc.). The course manual is also really impressive. I would definitely recommend this course."
Jenny Roberts
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
"A great teacher. He allowed time to make sure everyone was following along, explained things thoroughly and even took time out of his evenings to find out more about topics the group was interested in knowing about. I learnt a lot, especially as one of the group who knew the least!"
Sam Smith
Trust Alliance Group
"Really enjoyed the course. A brilliant trainer, who answered any and all questions and really brought the content to life."
Rebecca Kaur
Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)
"Our trainer was very friendly, approachable and had a very good knowledge of the subject. The pace of the course was spot on, and I also liked the fact it was a small group - only 4 of us. The remote desktop where the trainer could see our screens, and offer advice whilst we were typing away was excellent - a lot better than having to share screens individually whenever we got stuck... and a lot less time consuming! Overall, really enjoyed the course and would have no hesitation in choosing you again in the future."
Mark Lloyd
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS FT
"Great sessions, well paced, our trainer was great."
Akosua Bonsu
Southend-on-Sea City Council
"Trainer was really engaging, knew his stuff and was helpful in guiding us to utilising SSRS effectively. He seemed to really enjoy teaching us and we could tell. Well delivered course and great content, example database to use. The trainer slightly adapted his delivery based on what he believed we would need and he was right."
Nathan Vickery
TVS Supply Chain Solutions
"The course was very good. Extremely useful for my job role, the trainer was very informative and I came away feeling a lot more confident than when I started. Thanks again."
Scott Quarmby
Network Plus
"The trainer was excellent; very engaging, knowledgeable and approachable."
Aiden Booth
Department for Education
"Excellent course/venue, trainer explained clearly and nothing was too much trouble."
Matt Austin
Singleton Birch Ltd
"A very positive experience from start to finish. An extremely good trainer - engaging, thorough and knowledgeable. Wise Owl is a cut above the rest, we will be returning customers! The opportunity to attend this course in a classroom environment was the deciding factor as I think that it provides a better learning experience."
Callum Lewis
URIS Group/Towergate Insurance/Commercial
"A great tutor and his approachable manner meant the training session ran very well and was enjoyable. Having used PowerBI everyday I was concerned that I may not pick up much but I was pleasantly surprised to pick up a number of techniques that I will use going forward. Thanks."
Tom Miles
Renault Trucks UK & Ireland
"This was more of a refresher course for me after not having used Excel in a decade and yet I honestly learned a lot. Great course and delivery as always :)"
Izzy Dhamdusdi
Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)
"Really good course and the trainer was excellent! I like how time was managed, making sure we spent more time on the more important things and less time on things we may never use."
Lauren Szarvas
Bedfordshire Police
"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
"Trainer was great, really relaxed, engaging and most importantly patient!"
Catriona Gallimore
Halton Borough Council
"It's sometimes easy to give top marks on a review; however, this is absolutely deserved. The trainer was excellent, friendly and knowledgeable. He ensured everyone was on track, kept note of queries and expanded things when he could. I thought the content, and flow, was really well thought out and appreciated the manual, etc. we get to keep (particularly as paper copies). I think the technology implementation for online was one of the best I have experienced too, with the trainer being able to see everything as it's going. Brilliant overall and I will be recommending you to others, and pushing for more courses."
David Earle
The Phoenix Group
We would like to sincerely thank the above clients for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.
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Many thanks to Shaun! I feel more confident using some of the wise tricks shown to me in our training. Shaun is a kind and patient guru!
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