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"Great course. The trainer was really knowledgeable and happy to answer all questions. Online course format worked well and the way the trainer viewed our screens meant he was able to give us hints/advice if we'd made any typos/errors, without holding the other delegates up."
Lyndsey Bell
Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service
"The trainer was excellent; very engaging, knowledgeable and approachable."
Aiden Booth
Department for Education
"A great tutor and his approachable manner meant the training session ran very well and was enjoyable. Having used PowerBI everyday I was concerned that I may not pick up much but I was pleasantly surprised to pick up a number of techniques that I will use going forward. Thanks."
Tom Miles
Renault Trucks UK & Ireland
"A great trainer, very enthusiastic and very clear in his instructions and led at a good pace. Course content was great for a newbie to Power BI like myself. "
Suzanne Cowan
The Phoenix Group
"Very good course taught at a good pace. Excellent trainer who engaged the group well and concentrated on certain content we'd find useful. Very helpful user guide as well, which I will find useful as I start to use Power BI more."
Ruth Brennan
Great Western Railway (GWR)
"Our trainer is great at teaching this course. Very powerful."
Mitch Chambers
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Our trainer was very knowledgeable and engaging. The course was run at a suitable pace for the group. It was clear that despite big updates to the power automate application in recent weeks, great effort had been made to update content and ensure it was up to speed on how the updated power automate worked, including being prepared for bugs that are present in the new version."
Adam Tranter
The Phoenix Group
"Really great course with a fantastic trainer. I already had existing knowledge of SQL as I use it regularly in my day job, the topics covered in this course aligned with areas I had identified as lacking in my knowledge."
Hannah Keogan
Department for Education
"I really enjoyed the course. The trainer was very warm and friendly. It was clear he knew his stuff and would answer any questions."
Annmarie Taylor
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
"I thoroughly enjoyed the advanced sql course. I had attended the basic sql course in October and this course was a great continuation on the topics learnt. I picked up lots of new and useful skills that I will be able to transfer over into my daily work, which has drastically improved since the basic course. My trainer was superb also, extremely knowledgeable on every topic covered and his passion really came through. He answered all the questions we asked over the 2 days with great insight and knowledge and was really helpful over the duration of the course. I have really enjoyed both courses and would definitely recommend Wise Owl to anyone who requires training in the future."
Cameron Daulby
Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd
"This was one of the best courses I have ever attended! The trainer was engaging and really enthusiastic, always happy to answer questions and discuss the content further where needed. Being able to work through the content ourselves as we were being taught really helped to consolidate my knowledge. The venue was great and very accessible and the food was amazing!"
Charlie Staniforth
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
"Really enjoyed the course, well delivered and some great topics."
Gemma Tomlinson
Derby and Burton Hospitals NHS FT
"Our trainer was absolutely amazing, engaging and understandable! His knowledge of Power BI was fantastic, and I truly learnt so much and would recommend to anyone looking to better their knowledge of Power BI. Course content was exceptional. This course was great and the trainer made it even better."
Jonathan Bibby
Adidas UK
"An excellent trainer, clearly very knowledgeable and experienced in running the course. He was personable and witty, keeping it light but also quite firm to ensure we kept on track. The pace felt right, and I liked that there was in-person training, not just on-line; that helps me focus on learning as it's easier to get distracted when on-line. The support materials for reference afterwards are also very useful"
Karen Skinner
LifeArc
"I absolutely loved the course and attending it has given me a lot of food for thought in how I can implement the use within my team. The trainer was superb and communicated clearly the 'how' and 'why' you'd do things in a certain way, looking out for common errors along the way. I needed to know about how to import data into SQL, which wasn't part of the course content, but the trainer was very accommodating by staying behind with me for 10 minutes to show me how I'd do this, which was very much appreciated. I am inexperienced when it comes to using databases and writing script/code, however I had heard about the benefits of using SQL as a tool and wanted to upskill. Thank you for the course - I hope to come on another sometime soon!"
Katherine Wellock
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)
"Quite intensive with lots to learn but really good trainer and really good documentation."
Andy Dobby
Newark and Sherwood District Council
"Thought the course was excellent. All the resources were very good e.g. the handout, pen drive with all the examples. Course content was all relevant. Was a very quick pace but I found that good. Our trainer was great too."
Rachel Taylor
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
"I thought the online format worked really well. The course was well-paced and covered all the topics I needed to enable me to fill in the gaps in my Power BI knowledge (having used it a little to date). I feel entirely confident to re-create reports that I have already been working with and also to create new ones with improved design and complexity."
Matthew Tierney
United Endeavour Trust
"I thought our trainer was great. I should be able to apply the vast majority of learning to my job, which is great. I also like the videos on your website and hope to be a frequent visitor to the site (also as a refresher!). Overall, I'm more than happy with the course, relevance to my work and my interest in developing SQL skills."
Maciej Dobras
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
"I had done a lot of online tutorials on SQL, so wasn't sure how beneficial attending the course would be for me. However I came away from it feeling a lot more confident in my ability to use SQL and thought it had been a really helpful and useful course to attend. My bosses recommended Wise Owl SQL training to me."
Rachel Hollis
NHS West Yorkshire ICB
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