[plug] Spreadsheet training

[Chris Caston]

On Tue, 2004-03-16 at 13:31, Bernd Felsche wrote:
> I've been asked by a customer as to who could provide in-house "Excel"
> training for a class of about six. 
> 
> Now I'd much prefer "generic" spreadsheet training because that's
> more "future-proof".
> 
> Any ideas who provides that sort of thing in Perth?
> 
> Although I (probably) have the skills, etc to do it; I don't want to
> do it myself. I'm far too busy doing other stuff to develop a
> training programme and do the instruction.

Amen to that.

I'm always being asked for tailed computer training but need to turn
them down. I'm more than happy to train people to use Linux desktops but
I just don't have the patience to give Windows training for anything
beyond a half hour lesson and certainly not on an ongoing regular basis.

I did know one guy that did computer training but he was having trouble
getting enough work at the rate he charged. I would have given him LOTS
of work if he put his rate down a bit. Instead he shuts down his
business and decided to look for work full-time. Sounds like going
backwards to me.

I've also at times tried to recruit people as computer trainers but they
seem to lose interest fairly quickly or never had much to start with. 

It seems the people that are in heavily into computers are usually self
taught so it is difficult to grasp concepts of why not so skilled people
need training. 

This happens while the people that do give computer training could
actually do with more knowledge themselves; ie they're not as
knowledgeable as the techs that don't know how to teach.

Of course there are people that are both highly knowledgeable and good
at teaching but they are priced out of the market that I find myself in
so those customers (in that market) need to make do with Boffins books,
short courses and part-time TAFE which is heavily paid for by the
government anyway. $1 something per curriculum hour (even with
enrollment fees) is something none of us can ever hope to compete with.

regards,

Chris
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