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The table below lists the Introduction to Writing SQL courses that we currently have scheduled (click on one of the tabs to filter the list).
If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.
Date(s) | Venue | Price | |
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21-22 Jul | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
06-07 Aug | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
20-21 Aug | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
01-02 Sep | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
18-19 Sep | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Sep | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
02-03 Oct | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
20-21 Oct | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
21-22 Oct | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
03-04 Nov | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
17-18 Nov | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
25-26 Nov | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
11-12 Dec | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Jan | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Feb | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Feb | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Mar | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
24-25 Mar | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Apr | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Apr | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 May | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
28-29 May | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Jun | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
25-26 Jun | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Jul | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
06-07 Aug | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 Sep | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Sep | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
24-25 Sep | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 Oct | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
22-23 Oct | London | £1,425.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Nov | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Nov | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 Dec | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.
If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.
Date(s) | Venue | Price | |
---|---|---|---|
01-02 Sep | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
02-03 Oct | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
03-04 Nov | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Feb | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Apr | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
25-26 Jun | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
24-25 Sep | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
23-24 Nov | Manchester | £1,050.00 + VAT | Book |
If you can't see the course you want listed, don't despair! If you can muster 3 or 4 people together, it may well be worth organising an onsite course at your office (we'll provide and set up the computers), or else an online course tailored to your needs.
Date(s) | Venue | Price | |
---|---|---|---|
21-22 Jul | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
06-07 Aug | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
20-21 Aug | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
18-19 Sep | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
20-21 Oct | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
17-18 Nov | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
11-12 Dec | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Jan | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Feb | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Mar | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Apr | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 May | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Jun | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
08-09 Jul | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
06-07 Aug | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 Sep | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 Oct | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
09-10 Nov | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
07-08 Dec | Online | £875.00 + VAT | Book |
About half of our courses are created bespoke for a single organisation, and either delivered onsite (usually somewhere in the UK, but we're willing to travel!) or online. For onsite courses we will usually provide and set up the necessary computers free of charge.
There are four main reasons why you might want to book tailored training like this:
If you'd like a quote for how much a tailored course would cost please let us know what you'd like to achieve and we'll get back to you (normally within half a working day).
Here are some comments we've received about our Introduction to SQL course . You can see all of our 466 reviews here. We would like to sincerely thank the clients whose names are shown below for kindly agreeing to let us share their feedback.
"I thought the course was superb. The content delivery and the accessibility to all was really impressive, having the exercises to work through during the course helped consolidate the knowledge. The content was really easy to follow and if we were ever stuck, were given the confidence to feel like we could ask for help. I have been on multiple different training courses with different providers and I can honestly say the course was delivered by the best trainer I have ever had. The passion he has for teaching and helping others learn was clearly on show and was so refreshing and great to see. Throughout both days he made you feel so welcome and that no question was a stupid question, he was always there to help and guide you through any problems we had and overall he was just amazing, I couldn't have asked for any more and he went above and beyond my expectations for the course and what I would gain from it. "
Cameron Daulby
Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd
"I have been struggling with SQL since being given the task and trying to keep up with my colleagues. This was a very informative course, easy to follow and the trainer was very patient and knowledgeable."
Gaynor Garside-Gee
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
"The training worked perfectly! I had experienced the Power BI training in person but to have an online option that works so well, I can only thank you."
Andy Derbyshire
APSE Manchester
"A great trainer who explained everything clearly. It was great to go to a course like this where things are explained, rather than trying to figure out the basics online. Really enjoyed the course and found it really satisfying that I could do it! Colleagues had done the advanced course with Wise Owl and recommended the company."
Hannah Woods
South London and Maudsley NHS FT
"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
"The instructor made complex content accessible and enjoyable to learn. The manual will also provide further learning and support my SQL use at work. I chose the course based on the strength of the Power BI course (I previously attended) and the standard of this course was just as good."
Sophia Sharpley
Sage Publishing
Click on one of the tabs below to see the given information about the course.
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!).
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.
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:
You can see full details of our online course requirements here.
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 using our whizzy Wordsworth online training system, and these computers will have all of the necessary files and software installed.
If you book a place on one of our courses:
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!
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.
Click on any heading below to learn more!
Here is a list of all of the SQL courses that we run:
Course name | Days |
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Introduction to SQL (this course) | 2 days |
Advanced SQL | 2 days |
SQL in Azure Data Studio | 2 days |
Fast track SQL | 3 days |
You might like to consider invesigating these related courses:
Related course | Days | Level |
---|---|---|
Advanced SQL | 2 days | Intermediate or advanced |
Reporting Services | 2 days | Introduction |
Introduction to SSIS | 2 days | Introduction |
We run our scheduled classroom training courses in the following venues:
Venue | Details |
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SQL training in London | We run our courses in London from the LandMark offices in Bishopsgate, right in the middle of the City (and close to Liverpool Street mainline station). |
SQL training in Manchester | We run our courses in Manchester from the Holiday Inn business centre, which is a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly station. |
Kingsmoor House
Railway Street
GLOSSOP
SK13 2AA
Landmark Offices
99 Bishopsgate
LONDON
EC2M 3XD
Holiday Inn
25 Aytoun Street
MANCHESTER
M1 3AE
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