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Introduction to SQL Training Course

Two days (09:30 to 16:30 UK time each day)

This course is available in the following formats (all prices exclude VAT):

Classroom (London)
£1,350

Classroom (Manchester)
£995

Onsite (your office)
Please ask

Online (your home)
£825

You can book a place on this course either online through this website, by phone, by email or by filling in our enquiry form.

There aren't any pre-requisites for this course, although you'll find it easier if you've already seen a relational database (one with lots of tables joined together). The course uses SQL Server Management Studio, although if you're booking an onsite SQL course we will on request use Azure Data Studio instead.

Course schedule

Here are our next few Introduction to SQL course dates:

Dates	Times	Venue	Price (excl. VAT)
29-30 Apr	09:30-16:30	Online	£825	Book
30-31 May	09:30-16:30	Online	£825	Book
04-05 Jun	09:30-16:30	Manchester	£995	Book
25-26 Jun	09:30-16:30	London	£1,350	Book
01-02 Jul	09:30-16:30	Online	£825	Book
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Got a handful of like-minded people in your organisation? You could consider booking your own customised onsite course, whereby you get to pick the dates and venue!

Course Contents - PDF

Introduction to SQL training course contents

If your organisation has a database built in SQL Server (whether Agresso/Unit4, Dynamics, LiquidLogic, Sage or any proprietary system) this course will show you how to get information out of it! You'll learn how to:

Write queries in T-SQL or Transact SQL (the dialect of SQL used in SQL Server)
Apply criteria to pick out only records of interest
Create expressions using keywords like CASE WHEN and CAST
Link tables together using inner and outer joins
Aggregate data using the GROUP BY clause to show statistics

You don't need any base knowledge to join this course (although you will need to understand your corporate database to get information out of it - we can't teach you that bit!).

The contents of this course are as follows:

Using SQL Server

SQL Server Management Studio
Controlling windows
Using Object Explorer

Creating databases - overview

Designing databases
Primary keys

Working with tables

Creating tables
Allowing nulls or not
Identity fields
Creating relationships

Query Designer

Building queries
Editing queries in the designer

Simple Queries

Creating queries
Comments
Indentation and case

Setting criteria using WHERE

Wildcards (% and _)
Setting criteria for dates
Coping with nulls

Calculations

Calculated columns
Using aliases
String functions and concatenation

Calculations using dates

GetDate
Converting dates
Useful date functions

Basic joins

Inner joins
Table aliases
Left and right outer joins

Aggregation and grouping

SUM, AVG, MIN, MAX
Various ways to count
Grouping by fields
Using HAVING to filter results

Views

The view designer
Limitations of the designer
Scripting views

Subqueries if time

The concept of a subquery
Syntax of subqueries
Using subqueries in a query

Derived tables and CTEs if time

Using derived tables
Common Table Expressions (CTEs)
Multiple CTEs in a single query

Please see further up this page for what you should know beforehand (if anything) in order to attend this course.

Why Choose Us?

Here are some reasons to choose Wise Owl courses:

No more than 6 people per class
581 references viewable online
Free USB stick containing course files
Genuine Wise Owl trainers only
Unbelievably good courseware

In addition, here are some benefits unique to classroom training:

Proper restaurant lunch included

And some benefits specific to online training:

Courseware manual posted to you in advance
Free half-hour pre-course check-up included
Our clever system means you can use our laptops (and we can see them)

What other people have said

Our thanks to everyone who agreed to share their thoughts. All of the following reviews are from the last 3 calendar years:

"Really interesting. Trainer was very helpful."

Ellie White (Cambridgeshire Constabulary)

"Great course. Pre check made sure everyone had the access they needed to start straight away. Set up was brilliant with the ability for the trainer to monitor everyone's progress. Our trainer was very friendly and knowledgeable and the training sessions were well managed."

Niki Fletcher (Manchester Metropolitan University)

"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)

"An excellent trainer who explained everything in a very engaging way. I was very unconfident with joins and aggregate functions before the course but now feel competent with them thanks to him."

Thomas Crozier (Home Office)

"The course tutor was very friendly and welcoming to the course. He worked at a perfect pace for us to follow along with and understand. The course content was just enough to get started and not to overload the learner. I would highly recommend Wise Owl and will use again. This course was chosen as it came highly recommended by a colleague who did the advanced SQL course."

Finley Gray (NWF Agriculture Ltd)

There are lots more where these came from (or just refresh this page to change the quotes shown).

How our training courses work

Below are some notes on how Wise Owl courses work, to help you decide whether they're for you or not.

What you'll need

If you book on a classroom course, the only thing you need to bring to the course is ... yourself! We even provide a notepad and a suprisingly nice pen for you to take notes with.

For online training you'll need two things:

A good internet connection (otherwise you'll have a frustrating time); and
A second screen (a requirement, not a nice-to-have!)

You can see full details of our online course requirements here.

When you book a place

If you book a place on one of our courses:

For classroom courses we will send out a joining email. That's it!
For online courses we will get in touch to organise a half-hour pre-course check to iron out any connection problems before the course (rather than during it).

Whatever type of course you book, we will also send you out a reminder a few days before the course is due to take place - not that (we hope) you'll have forgotten!

What you won't need

For classroom training, you won't need a computer - we (obviously) will provide that. However, you're welcome to use your own laptop if you prefer, providing that you have the correct software installed.

For online training you will need a computer, but you won't need to have any software installed. This is because you'll use Windows Remote Desktop to connect to our computers, and these will have all of the necessary files and software installed.

The start of the course

For online courses you will be able to join up to half an hour before the course begins. This will give you time to:

familiarise yourself with the set-up;
meet your trainer; and
get to know the other delegates!

For classroom training it's always nice if people arrive a bit early too, to give people time to meet each other (and drink coffee).

You'll be given a full colour courseware manual, an exercise booklet to go with the course and a USB stick for taking course files away (we'll post all this to you for online courses).

After the course

After the course finishes you'll receive a digital certificate proving your attendance (we will gladly send a paper copy on request also).

We don't have any formal arrangement for answering questions after the course, but if you get stuck on something and email your trainer they should (and nearly always do!) respond as quickly as their training schedule allows.

Related Courses

You might like to consider these related courses:

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Reporting Services

Introduction

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Introduction to SSIS

Introduction

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Introduction to SQL Training Course

Course schedule

Introduction to SQL training course contents

Using SQL Server

Creating databases - overview

Working with tables

Query Designer

Simple Queries

Setting criteria using WHERE

Calculations

Calculations using dates

Basic joins

Aggregation and grouping

Views

Subqueries if time

Derived tables and CTEs if time

Why Choose Us?

What other people have said

How our training courses work

What you'll need

When you book a place

What you won't need

The start of the course

After the course

Related Courses

Advanced SQL RECOMMENDED

Reporting Services

Introduction to SSIS

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