7 tips for choosing a training center
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I didn’t want to advertise ourselves, so I didn’t post information about who we were or what we were doing (there is a company profile about this). But, since very few habrayuzers know about us, here is just one sentence that describes our occupation:
The company’s blog will post articles about the IT world, written both by ordinary employees and our Director, some information on courses and certifications, and something else that, in our opinion, may be useful to you or may be of interest to you.
I hope that the Habra-community will accept us in its ranks.
So, an article from Dmitry Izmestiev:
Choosing an IT-training center, a specialist or a company should, first of all, decide what it is planned to receive from training. Depending on the answer to this question, it is necessary to formulate selection criteria
An authorized training center must implement the strict standard defined by the vendor, that is, the same authorized course in different countries of the world, in principle, should look identical, with slight amendments to the instructor’s personality and national traditions. In addition, receiving authorization, the training center is committed to ensuring the proper level of training. In order to get confirmation of authorization of the center you are interested in or just quickly find the nearest authorized training center, you can go to the page of the company representative office (for example, www.microsoft.ru , www.novell.ru , www.oracle.ru , www.sco. cometc.). All centers that have actually passed authorization must be on the vendor’s website with addresses and coordinates for communication.
It happens that there is simply no branded training on the necessary product. This means that you will have to learn by some kind of authoring. It is worth asking who has already been involved in this program, whether it has recommendations from colleagues, whether it is approved by the vendor, or whether it is tied to certification programs.
Among the authorized training centers are universal and specialized. Which type should I prefer? It is impossible to unequivocally answer this question. On the one hand, a specialized training center, for example, on Oracle should teach courses on these products better than all other educational institutions. Although a large universal training center can afford to have a large number of highly specialized specialists in various fields, which guarantees the quality of training. On the other hand, a universal training center is convenient for those who are going to attend not one, but several courses. And one more thing: multidisciplinary training centers are a certain circle of communication, the opportunity to exchange experience with colleagues and trainers, not limited to the framework of one product or one methodology.
Find out how many classes are in the training center, how convenient they are, how equipped, whether students are provided with free meals, other infrastructure. Oddly enough, but all this improves the quality of training, although, at the same time, it affects the price.
It is worth asking whether the instructor of the course of interest has certificates: how many and which. If he has not only mandatory coaching, but others, this increases his value and competence. The instructor may specialize in one or several areas. As practice shows, it is more convenient and productive to communicate with a specialist who owns a wide range of issues. It is easier to find a common language with him, as he will be able to appeal to the knowledge and skills of other products that the listener already has.
Authorized textbooks are very different from copyright textbooks. The system of authorized training in general, and each of its components individually debugged for years. The main advantage of proprietary methods and textbooks is that not a single second of the time you pay for is wasted, and there is nothing in the textbook that would not be useful in the future. It is also necessary to find out whether the benefits remain with the students - they can be very useful.
A serious training center ensures that the student, dissatisfied with the quality of training, will be able to take the same course for free from another instructor.
Before making the final choice, it is necessary to determine the overall price level in the market. The cost of training in similar courses in different centers can not vary too much. The exorbitantly low price should cause serious concern, since such a decrease is possible only due to the exclusion of any components from the learning process: it can be company textbooks or a simplification of the course program. The only way to save money on training painlessly is to monitor the marketing campaigns of educational institutions. The presence of such (seasonal discounts, additional benefits, gift certificates) is, by the way, another argument for. Since only large, actively interacting training companies in the market can afford such actions.
I didn’t want to advertise ourselves, so I didn’t post information about who we were or what we were doing (there is a company profile about this). But, since very few habrayuzers know about us, here is just one sentence that describes our occupation:
LANIT Network Academy is a training center offering training in IT areas.
The company’s blog will post articles about the IT world, written both by ordinary employees and our Director, some information on courses and certifications, and something else that, in our opinion, may be useful to you or may be of interest to you.
I hope that the Habra-community will accept us in its ranks.
So, an article from Dmitry Izmestiev:
Choosing an IT-training center, a specialist or a company should, first of all, decide what it is planned to receive from training. Depending on the answer to this question, it is necessary to formulate selection criteria
1. Authorized or not?
An authorized training center must implement the strict standard defined by the vendor, that is, the same authorized course in different countries of the world, in principle, should look identical, with slight amendments to the instructor’s personality and national traditions. In addition, receiving authorization, the training center is committed to ensuring the proper level of training. In order to get confirmation of authorization of the center you are interested in or just quickly find the nearest authorized training center, you can go to the page of the company representative office (for example, www.microsoft.ru , www.novell.ru , www.oracle.ru , www.sco. cometc.). All centers that have actually passed authorization must be on the vendor’s website with addresses and coordinates for communication.
It happens that there is simply no branded training on the necessary product. This means that you will have to learn by some kind of authoring. It is worth asking who has already been involved in this program, whether it has recommendations from colleagues, whether it is approved by the vendor, or whether it is tied to certification programs.
2. Universal or profiled?
Among the authorized training centers are universal and specialized. Which type should I prefer? It is impossible to unequivocally answer this question. On the one hand, a specialized training center, for example, on Oracle should teach courses on these products better than all other educational institutions. Although a large universal training center can afford to have a large number of highly specialized specialists in various fields, which guarantees the quality of training. On the other hand, a universal training center is convenient for those who are going to attend not one, but several courses. And one more thing: multidisciplinary training centers are a certain circle of communication, the opportunity to exchange experience with colleagues and trainers, not limited to the framework of one product or one methodology.
3. Training conditions.
Find out how many classes are in the training center, how convenient they are, how equipped, whether students are provided with free meals, other infrastructure. Oddly enough, but all this improves the quality of training, although, at the same time, it affects the price.
4. Qualified instructors.
It is worth asking whether the instructor of the course of interest has certificates: how many and which. If he has not only mandatory coaching, but others, this increases his value and competence. The instructor may specialize in one or several areas. As practice shows, it is more convenient and productive to communicate with a specialist who owns a wide range of issues. It is easier to find a common language with him, as he will be able to appeal to the knowledge and skills of other products that the listener already has.
5. Teaching aids.
Authorized textbooks are very different from copyright textbooks. The system of authorized training in general, and each of its components individually debugged for years. The main advantage of proprietary methods and textbooks is that not a single second of the time you pay for is wasted, and there is nothing in the textbook that would not be useful in the future. It is also necessary to find out whether the benefits remain with the students - they can be very useful.
6. Warranties.
A serious training center ensures that the student, dissatisfied with the quality of training, will be able to take the same course for free from another instructor.
7. Price issue.
Before making the final choice, it is necessary to determine the overall price level in the market. The cost of training in similar courses in different centers can not vary too much. The exorbitantly low price should cause serious concern, since such a decrease is possible only due to the exclusion of any components from the learning process: it can be company textbooks or a simplification of the course program. The only way to save money on training painlessly is to monitor the marketing campaigns of educational institutions. The presence of such (seasonal discounts, additional benefits, gift certificates) is, by the way, another argument for. Since only large, actively interacting training companies in the market can afford such actions.