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The Photoshop training course was excellent. The professionalism of your company, your very courteous staff and of course a good tutor made for an enjoyable and informative two days.

Len Sephton - Worthing Borough Council

I knew nothing about Excel, but Silicon Beach’s excellent Excel course has made me confident about using it.  I’d recommend the course, and their first rate course leader, to anyone.

Michael Montagu - Employer Engagement

The [After Effects] course was great, obviously exactly tailored to our needs.  Dave was a good instructor, he appeared to have a good depth of knowledge and was happy to pace the day appropriately.  I really felt I was able to push After Effects on to the next level, all I need to do now is keep practicing on what is not the most intuitive of applications.  Thanks again for arranging an excellent course.

Laurence Stephenson - Compassion in World Farming

I have been extremely impressed with the personal service I have received from Silicon Beach training. Every time I have requested their help with a training need, they have tailor made it to suit my company's individual requirements. This has ensured that we have had quality training that has been beneficial to our company and the money we have invested has been well spent. The training materials were all written with our company name and the trainers have been excellent; they obviously know their subject and can pass on their wealth of knowledge and experiences which I personally believe makes a real difference when learning a new subject matter. A very professional company to do business with.

Audrey Heard - Kavanagh Retailing Ltd

The Interviewing Techniques training course from Silicon Beach Training was both professionally run and well tailored to my needs. Although there were lots of topics covered, enough detail was given on each to allow me to make real, beneficial changes to my interviewing technique and associate procedures. The training pack provided was well presented and makes for an excellent reference, to look back on before beginning the recruitment process.

Michael Dines - Kittiwake Developments Ltd

We have used the training services of Silicon Beach Training since 2005 and have always received 100% positive feedback from delegates.

We have sent delegates to public courses and have had bespoke courses run for us, and on every occasion the course was beyond our expectations.

The trainers employed by Silicon Beach are of a very high standard and know their subject thoroughly. Our delegates have tested this to the extreme on some occasions and not been let down.

I would not hesitate to recommend this company.

Linda Llewellyn - Hyder Consulting

I just wanted to say that the Active Listening Skills course was very well received and very well delivered. Lots of thought provoking exercises and some quite striking results from our team which was quite an achievement in such a short session.

Lois Gerhold - VISTAJET

Just a quick note to say thanks. Phil was great, and Holly and I really enjoyed our couple of days as well as learning a lot about indesign.

Ellen Cheshire - West Dean College and Gardens

"We all found the Facilitating Focus Groups course very interesting and informative. Helen is an excellent facilitator and she made every effort to tailor and deliver the training in a manner which meets our team’s specific needs. I look forward to working with you again in the future."

Maria Varbeva-Daley - BSI Global

"I really enjoyed expanding my knowledge and felt that I learnt a lot. I am sure now that web design is the way that I want to go, so thank you for helping me to open that door."

Mia Spencer - Study Group International

"The course was very useful in helping me to get a firm grasp of Flash, especially as I am already working in the New Media industry. The course has very helpful tutors who know their Flash stuff inside out, great!! I went to the course not knowing much about Flash. I came out with enough knowledge to start on work for clients. Silicon Beach, I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Flash."

Lel Palfrey - Kerb

"I really enjoy lecturing at Silicon Beach Training. It's a great environment to work in and the delegates they attract are highly motivated and enthusiastic. I'm looking forward to the Advanced Lingo course next week."

Stuart Barnes - Director Tutor

"Training is nicely paced to meet individual participant's needs with plenty of supervised hands on practice. Group size is small and this facilitates participants to get individual help as and when needed."

Steve Pew - University of Brighton

"Silicon Beach Training, in the guise of Heather Buckley and her team, combine particularly well-developed training courses with extraordinarily good value for money. Unlike many so-called web-training outfits, the staff at SBT obviously know their stuff!"

Rhod Windsor - Kings College London

"Silicon Beach provided a perfectly tailored bespoke course which matched my requirements exactly. The trainer's breadth and depth of knowledge was very good. I am happy to recommend them"

Pete Keeley - Unilever Research

I really enjoyed the course, particularly the relaxed classroom environment that meant we could all bounce ideas around as a group. The content provided me with the right amount of information as an E-Marketing beginner and over the last few months I've continually referred back to my notes. Overall, I felt the course got me on the right track for marketing our new website. Thank you for making such a great course available!

Hilary Harris - Stridepool

I would like to praise the trainer's enthusiasm. He has been extremely helpful and coped well with an audience of very different backgrounds and interests. I would not hesitate to contact Silicon Beach Training again for further training.

Cristina Kechichian - Samsung SDS Europe

The training at Silicon Beach was very informative and conducted in a relaxed atmosphere that was conducive to all attendees learning from each other as well as the teacher. The teacher in charge of the session had an in-depth knowledge and lots of practical experience in her subject, which came through during the course.

Kate Garratt - Lycos Europe

Having taken two courses at Silicon Beach, I would not hesitate in recommending their services. The courses are both thorough and engaging and the training staff have an extensive knowledge of their subject outside of the course boundaries to satisfy the most curious of students.

Duncan Shields - Chrysalis Interactive

The advanced course in photoshop enabled me to better understand the background dynamics of the programme.... I was impressed by the tutor who was extremely clear and responded exhaustively all to the different queries that were raised. Finally the training environment was very comfortable and friendly which made me feel relaxed and at my ease.

Rein Skullerud - World Food Programme

I just wanted to to thank you for the course (Leadership Skills) held yesterday. They have all come back from the day enthusing about both the course and the trainer. They certainly seem to have gained a lot from the day and are confident, motivated and excited about putting the skills they have learned into practice.

Derinne Pargiter - DPAS

I attended the e-marketing course last week and would like to thank everyone at Silicon Beach. I found it really informative and helpful and it has really put me on course to create a comprehensive e-marketing campaign.

Rebecca Long - Urban Paws

Just a quick line to let you know how much Ilesh and myself gained from the excellent VBA course we recently attended at your offices. Your facilities are excellent and we were most impressed by the trainer's depth of knowledge and ability to restructure the course dynamically to ensure that we obtained the most relevant training.

The two days were not only very informative but also good fun!

Alan Hill - GlaxoSmithKline

After the [Negotiation Skills] training session, all managers at Ongame Studios have really benefited from the training and look at each negotiation in a new light. In terms of benefit for the company, I know we have already had ROI (return on investment) from this training session. Many of the managers have also gained from it in their personal life!

Thanks again for a great session!

David Flynn - Ongame Studios

I attended the Management Skills for New Managers course in Brighton on 21 and 22 July 2005. I would like to pass my thanks to Derek who ran the course. It was an excellent couple of days, I felt that the training was well paced and although we covered a lot of ground it was thorough and yet relaxed. I left at the end of the two days feeling very inspired!

Rebecca McConnell - Raglan Housing Association

I just wanted to say thanks again for the training course, in InDesign, that I took earlier this week.

Back in the office today, I've spent a few hours designing my first document. I'm absolutely delighted to find that I've remembered what I need to know and haven't hit any major frustrations... yet!

As far as I'm concerned, this is down to the hands-on nature of the course which included plenty of practice rummaging around inside InDesign and creating documents of varying complexities. And being given the time to play and have fun with design in the process, which is a great way to learn.

Now all I need to do is play with it more. Onwards and upwards, I hope!

Kate Naylor - Sutton Winson Insurance and Risk Managers Ltd

I have been negligent in not contacting you before to congratulate Silicon Beach on an excellent Train the Trainer course. Both my colleague Trevor Stewart and I enjoyed every minute and were both most impressed by the quality of training provided. Please pass on my regards and thanks to the trainer. I would not hesitate to recommend the course to others.

Peter Newman - Investigation & Security Consultants

Just a quick note to say how great the Quark training was with Chloe – she knew the package well and was able to cover all the areas that Manana and I specifically wanted to do. We are now able to create the documents in a more efficient manner and also in the correct way.

Chloe is an asset to your training company – I have found in the past that users of a particular software are much the better tutor and this was demonstrated over the past couple of days.

Jo Ellis - Design Assistant - Bristow Helicopters Ltd

It seems as though the training attended by some of my guys late last month went down a storm, having had a catchup session with them recently the feedback has been outstanding (the content was spot on, the trainer was extremely knowledgeable and extremely flexible in their delivery).....fantastic feedback for myself and I am already seeing a change in the way in which they are working.

Lee Woods - Britannic Technologies Ltd

Monday and Tuesday of this week I attended the Management Skills for New Managers course. I would just like to say what an excellent course. The tutor was excellent and really help by giving feedback on things that we need to improve on.

Glen Downs - Navica Limited

Thanks to all of you for providing an excellent Design Theory Training Course for my team at East Sussex County Council. Personally, I got a lot out of it and felt that, in a very short time, it provided an excellent grounding in the fundamentals of design and went a long way in helping to strengthen the team and our collective design skills.

Thanks for arranging what we have wanted for a long time.

Matt Jackson - Design Manager - East Sussex County Council

I've been meaning to contact you all week in regards to the Facilitated Team Building session on Monday - Lynne was fantastic and did a great job! We were all very impressed and Lynne made what could have been an unmitigated disaster into a huge success. So much so in fact that I have persuaded our CEO to expand this now to the wider board.

Thank you to both you and Lynne, your pulling this out of the hat at short notice is much appreciated.

Kim Hamilton - Nacro

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