Make no mistake these are advanced workshops. They are designed for people who already know how to use core technologies and who want to fill in the gaps in their knowledge. Most of the students are technical admins or people who work for consulting companies that offer consulting services.

How much do you need to know? That depends. Some people have attended (and enjoyed) our workshops even after having used the core technology being taught for years.

The bottom line is that we're not going to spend time going over the basics in the workshops. If you don't know how to perform basic technical tasks, then these workshops are not for you.

Independent industry experts teach the workshops. There is no risk that you'll get some instructor who has just come from the train-the-trainer course a week earlier.

Our instructors are all consultants who design and troubleshoot for real customers. They are not career trainers. This means that the workshops are relevant to what's going on in the real world right now.

For the design portion of the workshops, we'll tackle real design issues. We'll discuss the various solutions in the workshops along with the advantages and disadvantages of each solution. Students leaving these workshops will have real-world design experience, and they'll know how to tackle the tough problems.

All workshops are limited to 16 students, so there is a great deal of interaction between the instructor and the students.

Typically workshops range from one to five days, Monday-Friday. On Friday, we'll finish up the "formal" coursework by 12:00 so that people can travel home in time for the weekend. However, we'll stay around until 5:00 working with anyone who wants to cover any other topics or revisit anything we've covered in the week.

We have a full server environment set up that we could use during the workshop. However, we tend to spend most of our time at the whiteboard discussing architecture issues.

Also, since we have internet access at each location, you can bring your own laptops (although they're not necessary for the workshop). 

You can register for these workshops via email or a secure web page. Click the "register" link in the schedule listing page on our website to register online. Or, if you prefer, you can register via the telephone by calling Carol on 0845-226-3712.