wise.co.uk logo

IT Consultancy,  Internet Solutions & Training  

 
Back View shopping cart enter online catalogue login
 
 
LearnKey Authorised Reseller
 
Accredited Actinic Web Designer
 
GFI Authorised Reseller
 
Safe Shopper UK : online shopping made easy
 
Federation of Small Businesses
 
 

IT Training Newsletter

2004 Issue 1
February
Link to News Index and Previous News Items
This is the first issue of our 2004 IT Training Newsletter

For those of you interested in Microsoft's new MCDST certification (see article in previous newsletter), we can report that Microsoft have concluded the beta exam phase and are now releasing the final exams 70-271 & 70-272. However, it will still take time for courses from Thomson NETg to become available. This is due to the time that it takes to produce the self-study materials, thoroughly test them and gain Microsoft's approval. We will notify you all as soon as we have something more definite to report.

In this issue we are covering the following topics:

  1. New Improved Boot Camp Certification Guarantee

  2. Microsoft Office 2003 Courses

  3. ECDL Syllabus 4.0

  4. New Boot Camps from Wave

  5. New CBT Courses from NETg

  6. Revised International Shipping Options

If you wish to subscribe to receive these newsletters by e-mail, please click here

If you wish to unsubscribe from receiving these newsletters by e-mail click here

1. New Improved Boot Camp Certification Guarantee

Our Boot Camps from Wave Technologies now benefit from changes in the certification guarantee as follows:

Wave's Guarantees are the best in the industry and Wave is the only training company to offer money back if you don't pass, and free training for your successor if you leave the company...

If You Don't Pass...

In the unlikely event that you fail any of your exams on the Boot Camp, you will be offered two alternatives:

Either:

Retake the Boot Camp for Free
Call the Student Services team within 30 days of your original class to book your place on another run of the same Boot Camp class at no extra charge! You can attend this extra class at any time in the following 3 months.

or...

Get Money Back
If you make two re-take attempts at each exam within 30 days of the Boot Camp, and you're still unsuccessful, you will be refunded the appropriate portion of your fee.

If you leave your company...

... within 12 months of placing your order, your successor will be re-trained free-of-charge through Wave's Human Capital Guarantee - minus the cost of materials, which will be yours to keep.


Important Notes:

1. Under the money-back offer, you will be refunded your course fee less the cost of exam vouchers (if applicable) and the retail price of the pre-class study materials. The study materials will be yours to keep.

2. If you pass some but not all of your exams, the refund amount will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. For example, if you successfully complete only 3 out of 6 certification exams, you will be refunded 50% of your course fee less the cost of exam vouchers and the retail price of the pre-class study materials.

3. Your Boot Camp fee does not include the cost of exam vouchers for retakes, which you'll need to pay for separately.

4. The "retake Boot Camp for free" option will be offered at the discretion of Wave Student Services, and is subject to availability.

 

Boot Camp Prices & Details...

How our Boot Camps work...

Back to Top of Page

2. Microsoft Office 2003 Courses

Since Microsoft released Office 2003, Thomson NETg have been working on producing CBT courses for users. These courses will start to become available soon, and we take a sneak preview of some of the first courses that will be released.

As with earlier versions of Office, Microsoft continue with the Microsoft Office Specialist certifications - MOS. However, there are a few changes in the certification scheme and we will cover these in a future edition of our newsletter.

Microsoft Office 2003 CBT Courses from NETg:

Microsoft Access 2003 75050D
This curriculum maps to the Microsoft Office Specialist certification objectives for the Access 2003 Specialist exam. It presents the learner with the fundamentals of Microsoft Access 2003. The student learns how to create tables and relationships, how to manipulate tables, and how to create simple and advanced queries. The curriculum teaches how to create forms and reports and how to format controls on both forms and reports, and the student is also introduced to importing and exporting data to and from Access. This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses: 75050 Microsoft Access 2003 Fundamentals; 75051 Microsoft Access 2003 Proficient User.

More details...

Microsoft Excel 2003 75032D
This curriculum will prepare students for both the Microsoft Office Specialist and Microsoft Office Expert exams. Courses 75032 and 75033 map to the Microsoft Office Specialist certification objectives for the Excel 2003 Expert exams. Learners completing these courses should be well prepared for the certification exams, and have a solid foundation in basic Excel skills. Courses 75034 and 75035 map to the Microsoft Office Expert certification objectives for the Excel 2003 Expert exams. Learners completing these courses should be well prepared for the certification exams, and have a solid foundation in basic Excel skills. This curriculum consists of four Skill Builder courses: 75032 Microsoft Excel 2003 Fundamentals; 75033 Microsoft Excel 2003 Proficient User; 75034 Microsoft Excel 2003 Expert Part 1; 75035 Microsoft Excel 2003 Expert Part 2.

More details...

Microsoft Outlook 2003 75070D
This curriculum addresses the fundamental and essential features of Microsoft Outlook as defined by the Microsoft Office Specialist certification objectives for Outlook 2003 Specialist exam. Learners completing this series should be well prepared for the certification exam and have a solid foundation in essential Outlook skills. This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses: 75070 Microsoft Outlook 2003 Fundamentals; 75071 Microsoft Outlook 2003 Proficient User.

More details...

Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 75041D
This curriculum introduces the basics of Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 and guides the learner through the steps for creating a new presentation. It then guides the learner through the steps for enhancing slide elements. This curriculum consists of two Skill Builder courses: 75041 Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Fundamentals; 75042 Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Proficient User.

More details...

Microsoft Word 2003 75022D
This curriculum will prepare students for both the Microsoft Office Specialist and Microsoft Office Expert exams. Courses 75022 and 75023 address the fundamental features of Word as defined by the Microsoft Office Specialist certification objectives for Word 2003 Specialist exam. Learners completing this series should be well prepared for the certification exam, and have a solid foundation in essential Word skills. Courses 75024 and 75025 map to the Microsoft Office Expert certification objectives for the Word 2003 Expert exams. This curriculum consists of four Skill Builder courses: 75022 Microsoft Word 2003 Fundamentals; 75023 Microsoft Word 2003 Proficient User; 75024 Microsoft Word 2003 Expert Part 1; 75025 Microsoft Word 2003 Expert Part 2.

More details...


To find out more about Microsoft Office Specialist certification and courses click on the following links:
Microsoft Office Training Courses  Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Area

Back to Top of Page

3. ECDL Syllabus 4.0

The ECDL Foundation and the British Computer Society have introduced a new version of the syllabus for the European Computer Driving Licence based upon Microsoft Office XP.

As before it is still based upon the seven basic modules. However, there is more emphasis now on using email and the Internet.

ECDL Modules:

Module 1

Basic Concepts of Computing

Module 2 Using the Computer and Managing Files
Module 3 Word Processing
Module 4 Spreadsheets
Module 5 Database
Module 6 Presentation
Module 7 Information and Communication

We can supply the very latest ECDL CBT course from NETg for Syllabus Version 4.0. This self-study course covers all seven ECDL modules and is available now.
ECDL Version 4.0 (Office XP) E14773D £ 149 + VAT

Free delivery for all items delivered to UK addresses.

Back to Top of Page

4. New Boot Camps from Wave

This month we have some additional Boot Camps for gaining electives for MCSA and MCSE 2003:

Microsoft Security Design 70-298 Boot Camp
plus 1 exam voucher @
£ 1,295 + VAT
£ 88 + VAT
Microsoft SQL 2000 Elective 70-228 Boot Camp
plus 1 exam voucher @
£ 1,295 + VAT
£ 88 + VAT
Microsoft SQL 2000 Elective 70-229 Boot Camp
plus 1 exam voucher @
£ 1,295 + VAT
£ 88 + VAT

Free delivery for all items delivered to UK addresses.

Back to Top of Page

5. New CBT Courses from NETg

We have quite a number of new Computer Based Training courses from NETg this month, with special emphasis on Desktop PC Users and Web Designers:

Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Curriculum 15010D £ 69 + VAT
Adobe GoLive 6.0 Curriculum 15012D £ 89 + VAT
Adobe Illustrator 10 Curriculum 15015D £ 69 + VAT
ECDL Version 4.0 (Office XP) E14773D £ 149 + VAT
ECDL Version 3.0 (Office 2000) E14713D £ 149 + VAT
IBM Java Development for Procedural Programmers Curriculum 14911D £ 280 + VAT
Complete IBM DB2 Universal Database V6.1 Administration Curriculum 13432D £ 139 + VAT
Complete IBM DB2 Universal Database V6.1 Application Development Curriculum 13433D £ 139 + VAT
IBM DB2 V7.1 Transition Curriculum 13434D £ 139 + VAT
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Curriculum 15025D £ 69 + VAT
Macromedia Flash MX Curriculum 15027D £ 89 + VAT
Macromedia Fireworks MX Curriculum 15034D £ 69 + VAT
Microsoft Works 2003 Curriculum 15006D £ 109 + VAT
Paint Shop Pro 8 Curriculum 15017D £ 109 + VAT
QuickBooks 2003 Curriculum 15022D £ 69 + VAT
WordPerfect Office 11 Curriculum 15030D £ 89 + VAT

Free delivery for all items delivered to UK addresses.

Back to Top of Page

6. Revised International Shipping Options

In order to improve the quality of the delivery service that we offer our international customers we have moved to using FedEx for all deliveries outside of the United Kingdom.

Although for small orders the minimum shipping cost is higher than with Royal Mail's SwiftAir registered service, we believe that FedEx's International Priority provides greater reliability and additional peace of mind. Delivery is much quicker and it is far easier to track the progress of consignments all the way to the recipient. We can also tell exactly where each item is throughout the shipping process.

However, we have still retained SwiftAir as a cheaper option that can be selected by customers ordering online for delivery to addresses within the European Union.

There is no change to our policy of FREE UK DELIVERY. Although, we are investigating more reliable alternatives to using Royal Mail Special Delivery, we will continue not to make any charge for delivery to addresses within the United Kingdom.

Back to Top of Page

We hope that you have found this and previous Newsletters both useful and informative. Please let us know your comments and any articles you would like to see covered in future issues by sending an email to sales@wise.co.uk.

Best regards,

Tim Weaver

If you wish to subscribe to receive these newsletters by e-mail, please click here

If you wish to unsubscribe from receiving these newsletters by e-mail click here

Link to News Index and Previous News Items

Page updated on 4 May, 2008
CONTACT US
Contact Form
0845 890 4866 or
01438 453013
Information Packs
Subscribe / Unsubscribe
Terms & Conditions
0800 093 9491
INFORMATION
Special Offers
Events
News
Newsletters
Sample Courses
Find Test Centre
Check Domain Name availability
RESOURCES
Contact us at wise.co.uk
Trusted SecureTrading Partner
SecuriData Authorised Partner
In Association with Amazon.co.uk
 
Back to top
Back to Top of Page
Contact us for more information Tel  +44 (0) 1438 453013 email info@wise.co.uk

 [Consultancy Services] [IT Solutions] [Web Solutions] [Training Courses] [Products] [News & Offers]
[
Newsletters] [Online Catalogue & Store] [Company Information] [Contacts] [Site Map]
 
Terms & Conditions
home page © Copyright 1991 - 2008 Weaver Information Services (Europe) Limited t/a WISE.CO.UK Privacy Policy