Feedback from Introduction to SQL Server

• Helpful to see SQL in practice and understand the building blocks behind how it works


• Having already used SQL, the session for me reaffirmed most of what I already knew - there were lots of things that I wasn't aware of


• The trainer was excellent facilitator - thanks for a great session

Feedback from Build your First Report with Power BI

• Very useful training - very knowledgeable and would like to use PowerPivots and Power BI


• Really enjoyed the whole of the course


• I had recognised the potential of Power BI to provide interactive reporting to our Team however, although I had watched a number of on-line tutorials I had struggled to create my first report - since attending the course I have already built v1 of the report !  Thank you :-)


• After great explanation - I feel more comfortable to setup and run my own reports


• Power BI is quite different and I hadnt managed to find this level of detail online before this course - it was just what I needed - thank you

Feedback from Word Beyond the Basics course for West Midlands Ambulance Service

• Excellent course - met requirements of a range of abilities.  Thanks!


• Very useful, informative and will certainly improve my use of Word and my understanding of what is available


• The course was very useful and will help me in my dialy duties


• Thanks you! Just want our team needed!

Feedback from Excel Above and Beyond course for NHS Finance Staff

• I came out of the course with something new and fresh


• The trainer was a very good course leader.  He went step by step and helped us when we needed it along the way


• Fantastic course - very well delivered, excellent, knowledgeable speaker and just the right level and speed.  Was very impressed.


• Really good presenter, flexible and added much extra knowledge when asked questions.


• Excellent trainer with knowledge of databases and SQL to relate to how Excel handles similar functions.


• Learnt how to automate spreadsheets and the facilitator explained with unparalleled clarity


• I have definitely learnt a lot from this course.  There wasnt anything that wasnt beneficial


• Tailored course to specific work related projects to decide how best to approach them


• The most beneficial aspect of the event was being shown efficiency methods to automate processes not necessarily using a macro


• The Powerpivots and Macros we learnt could save a lot of time in the organisation, allowing us to spend less time doing spreadsheets and more time out in the business units where we can become more embedded with them

Feedback from Excel The Basics - NHS England

• Excellent back to basics!


• Amazing


• Really useful to learn new things


• Good Intro - made dry subject interesting!


• Should have done this years ago

 

Feedback from L G Harris & Company - Introduction to Microsoft Teams in Office 365

• This training will come in very handy with external sales team


• Teams will be very useful for project work


• Enjoyable half day


• Great introduction to the Teams functionality.  All questions answered! Thank you


• Great to be able to try it out as you go along rather than being shown 100% on a Powerpoint presentation


• Really useful course - enjoyed it a lot and learnt lots


• Explained in an understandable way

Feedback from PowerPoint Beyond the Basics for L G Harris & Co

• Really enjoyed this course


• Really helpful - lots of good tips


• Very well ran course, loads of useful tips!


• Very informative


• So many new and better ways and so many new ideas - thank you so much!


• A great course, I learnt a lot about formatting and animating PPT's!


• Awesome!


• Brilliant


• Very good


• Great content - even when I thought I knew Powerpoint there was plenty to learn

We got through a huge amount of content in one session, which was fantastic - Stephanie was clearly very conscious of the differing experience levels of everyone in the group and was very careful to pitch it at a level that catered for all attendees. She not only provided detailed explanations on how to get the best from Excel, but also some brilliant time saving shortcuts and workarounds that I never knew about and will definitely use in future! Brilliant day.

Testimonials received from the recent Excel Beyond the Basics course for the NHS in Derby

• There were some simple things that I just didn't know about which I will use daily -
  for instance the array of options for inclusion on the quick access bar. I plan to use
  Macros to automate some of my reports. Nesting IFs - brilliant!


• Learnt new skills but also quicker ways of completing things I
  already knew, very useful exercise book to take away too.


• The most beneficial aspect of the event was learning simpler ways to be able to
  complete tasks, through the use of better methods of working.


• What a great day! Steph delivered the course in a logical, easy to follow,
  unpressured way. I came away with lots of skills to practice and put into use in my
  day to day work. I have already requested a place on the next course to further
  improve my skills and confidence. An additional excellent point to note: Steph
  asked at the beginning what each of us wanted to get out of the course and she
  referred back to these requirements during the course of the day to make sure she
  was addressing them.


• The tutor was really good and understanding that people were at different stages
  of excel but made it interesting for us all.

Testimonials received from the recent Excel Above and Beyond course for the NHS in Northampton

• Very well taught class, tailored to individuals that attend


• Gained an understanding of the actions taken to complete processes that are
  beneficial to my role. With the knowledge gained I am able to streamline my
  monthly tasks.


• The whole course was beneficial l learnt new ways to manipulate data which I will
  use in my everyday work.


• The delivery was excellent and enjoyable. We received in depth explanations for
  what we were attempting to complete and why.

Testimonials received from the recent Excel Beyond the Basics course for the NHS in Northampton

• All round an excellent course. Very good teacher. Increased my knowledge of excel generally which I will be able to use at work daily


• Really informative facilitator and explained really well.


• Highly recommended course that will be beneficial to most. Excellent coverage of shortcuts and a full explanation of functions

 

Testimonials received from the recent Excel Beyond the Basics course for the NHS in Nottingham

• I learned to do lots of things a lot quicker and using Slicers within Pivot Tables


• learning to use shortcuts, was very beneficial


• For me the most beneficial was learning how to do a number of formulas and use the functions within excel.


• The course was really fast paced and I found this made it more enjoyable and interesting


• It was excellent


• Really enjoyed this course and took a lot of learning from it. The trainer was very good at explaining and going with the pace of the class. I would be very interested and eager to enrol onto the next course.

Something for everyone, no matter how confident a user!

Testimonials received from the recentExcel PowerPivots course for the NHS in Crawley

• The event gave a good introduction about the main aspects and requirements of the software. It has given me the confidence to go away and develop my own skills in using the program.


• I learned how to upload data from different sources and also learned how to create tables and understand the connections between data tables which are extracted from different sources. Learning how to create a measure and KPI was very beneficial.


• I found the entire session very useful, tailored well to our work and the way we work. The explaining slides at the beginning were great as an introduction rather than just jumping straight into the software. It was well structured and I felt welcomed to ask questions or make the scenarios more relatable.


• Learning to work with DAX was very useful


• I did think that the course was worthwhile and was a good topic - it is a component of Excel but not something that many of us use or are even aware of.

Testimonials received from the recent Excel Above and Beyond course for the NHS in Maidstone

• I found the structure of the learning great for me. Rather than ploughing through a book and examples and then a fast finish cramming stuff in. This was well paced and included all the learnt items in one final scenario. Nobody was left behind. I feel this will be more memorable information and a benefit to me and will look for Alan as a future tutor


• I am completing the HFMA post grad diploma in Healthcare Finance Management and have found the content really informative as to funding flows and structure of the NHS as a whole. This has bee enlightening to me and I think others would also benefit in a day of explanation if possible.


• Excellent course, excellent trainer with outstanding knowledge.

Testimonials received from the recent Excel PowerPivots course for the NHS in Crawley

• Understanding what Powerpivot and the other 'power' add-ins are and how they could be of use to me. Finding out about time intelligence functions which could be very useful for comparisons between years/periods


• Good insight into using Power Pivots and how you can mange large volumes of data


• The event was about power pivot and was good to see how we can link monthly/quarterly activity with news or events happened at the same period.


• Understanding the range of functionality in power pivots and how this could be used in the workplace

Here are some of the testimonials received from the recent Excel Above and Beyond course for the NHS in Bristol

• Facilitation - Well lead and structured training


• Exercises well applied to real situations


• Really great tutor - extremely patient and easy to follow

Here are some of the comments from feedback forms from an Excel Above and Beyond course held in Crawley for various regions of the NHS -30th October 2017

What part of the event did you find useful ...

• NHS Guildford and Waverley CCG - All of it and the pace at which it was delivered was excellent


• NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG - Useful ways to use arrays, offset


• NHS Crawley CCG - For me, Q&A. Found out some tips/tricks that will help solve things that have been irritating me on Excel


• NHS Guildford and Waverley CCG - The speaker was clear and concise he also answered any questions we had.


• NHS Hastings and Rother CCG - There were many new ways to use excel

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Part 1/2 - Crawley

Found the exercises quite helpful and even the speaker and his course knowledge and tips and help. Duration was perfect too. Good breaks in between.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Part 1/2 - Crawley

I wanted to get guidelines of SSRS. I got some good ideas from the instructor.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Part 1/2 - Crawley

It gave me the basic introduction to SSRS that I needed in order to get going with the report builder tool. Hopefully the second installment will build on this and start
using server functionality and use the visual studio tools rather than the report builder tool.

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Part 1/2 - Crawley

As a new user to SSRS, I found this course very good in giving us a good understanding of what we can achieve with it and how we can use it within our organisation.

Feedback received from Excel Beyond the Basics Course - 26th September 2017 - Taunton

Delegates from Salisbury NHS FT,  Gloucestershire Shared Service for NHS,  NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit,  Yeovil District Hospital NHS FT

• Well presented.  Felt that I came away with a lot of useful knowledge


• Really great, learnt loads


• Excellent presentation and very interesting content


• Clear and easy to follow


• Course was excellent


• Excellent teaching


• Can it get any better!

Feedback from the Microsoft Excel VBA - Introduction course held in Cornwall

• Well paced at the right tempo - Barry made time for each student


• Very informative - good pace


• Good start for basic code writing


• Really insightful - useful starting point


• This course has given me an insight to take forward

Feedback from the Microsoft Excel Beyond the Basics course held for the NHS in the Southern Region

• Content was explained clearly and thoroughly by Steph, most interesting and
  helpful, will definitely use what I have learnt in my job. I look forward to the next
  course.


• Learning extra bits & different, quicker, ways of doing tasks in excel


• All was completely relevant and it will benefit me massively.


• Learning the shortcuts to save time and Pivot Tables


• Really useful day, I would like to attend more. Thanks for a great day :o)

Pivot tables and excel shortcuts.Small group so really good as it was easier to
learn and the trainer was able to help with any problems. Laptops really good and
room comfortable for training. Course materials very helpful

Great Course - showed me how to do thing faster and better. I think this is
something finance people should go on every couple of years to refresh and
ensure we are using all the short cuts.

Here are some of the comments from feedback forms from an Excel Beyond the Basics course held in Birmingham for various regions of the NHS - 16th May 2017

• Easy to follow manual, good visual aid


• Informative and will be useful reference


• Well presented, good pace


• Good range and not too overwhelming


• Useful tricks that will be very handy at work


• Very well presented, perfect pace


• Excellent examples that were simple to follow


• Everything was very clear


• To the point, no hanging around, good pace


• Great teacher


• Brilliant communication and understanding of what Steph was teaching


• This really helped me pick up some new skills that will help in my day to day work


• The facilitator was excellent

Great presentation of course, well thought out and exercises very appropriate - just the thing I was looking for!

Excellent approach by instructor who was happy to cover other areas as long as reasonably close to syllabus

Excel Automating Reporting
I found the working through the examples with the presenter useful and him allowing us time to try by ourselves to ensure that we fully understood.

SQL Introduction
I really thought the day was fantastic, it gave me a great understanding of what the program could do and what I could use it for in my work. Barry was a great presenter, he really got us involved and his knowledge of the system was brilliant, highly recommend it to anyone.

Really good to learn new formulae and do exercises using them.   Good to have your own laptop rather than just watching a presentation.

I felt the course was very informative and I learnt about excel which I didn't previously know, and it was presented in a way that was easy to follow and understand, also the presenter was extremely helpful and was happy to answer any questions and give help where needed.

Ability to get immediate answers to questions

The detailed explanations of each step had been broken down into manageable sections so that anyone could understand them

The tutor was outstanding in her presentation throughout the day.

I wish I'd done this course years ago - It will save me hours !

I was the impossible student - self-taught on Excel for 20 years - so very patchy knowledge. It filled in the gaps very helpfully and I have work to do in going away and embedding the knoweledge - using the new features learnt day to day - especially with Pivot Tables ! Thank you

Made some difficult sounding features very easy with well structured instruction!

Very good - paced to meet needs of attendees - flexible Tutor - Excellent course, really enjoyable - found Pivots and Slicers really informative and useful.

Comments from several delegates ...
Excellent and well presented - I look forward to the next level - this course has given me a line to work from.
Excellent course - lots of useful techniques that will increase productivity in the workplace.

Great course - fast pace. An opportunity to get through lots of information and gain knowledge.

Feedback from Power Automate - The Basics

• The event was excellent


• Never used Power Automate before.  The whole event was very interesting for me to learn


• Felt lucky I was in the event


• As never used before, will need to practice myself a bit now - great course

CVCHA use Fast Track Computer Training as their provider for training on Microsoft courses. The customer service team are really friendly and helpful when coordinating your booking.

The nice thing about Fast Track Computer Training is that they are able to tailor the training delivery session if your require knowledge on certain aspects. We have arranged a number of bespoke training sessions which have worked well. The course specification is provided by the line manager and our trainer tailors the session to fit around the specification. A tailored workbook is also provided for each delegate to use throughout the training session and also to refer back to after the training.

If there is something that you want to know and don't have time to cover it in the session Fast Track will email you a hand-out with learning instructions explaining  how to do it.

Our learners have given positive feedback to the training that has been received.

Feedback from Excel Beyond the Basics course for NHS Finance Staff

• The whole day was well organised and was really good. I have taken a lot from it and would love to book onto the next level course


• It was very easy to follow and that made the whole thing very beneficial to everyone as they were all able to get full support when needed


• how to use the 2013 excel version of pivot tables, validating data, if/and, slicer tool and more

Feedback from Excel Above & Beyond

• All of it was really useful especially XLOOKUP & IFS functions.  Trainer was excellent and went over things until we understood.


• Finding out that you could use the function argument box to make nested statements - this is something I have been struggling with.


• Really useful tools for extracting data from large spreadsheets


• Training was excellent