Thanks, i'll check those two resources as well. I appreciate all the comments. ________________________________
Another option is to check the local community colleges. Some of them have IT Tracks and much better pricing. ________________________________ I use Global Knowledge and they are great. If you do a boot camp, they even give you free vouchers to take the tests. Sometimes they have a buy 2 get 1 free deal. I believe they also have deals that allow managers to purchase a few vouchers and have the staff take the classes whenever they like. They also do onsite training as well. From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 1:19 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Staff training Another option is to check the local community colleges. Some of them have IT Tracks and much better pricing. On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Ralph Smith <m...@gatewayindustries.org> wrote: This may be a little OT, but I was just pricing out some training for 3 staff here with the idea of sending them to some classroom training for Windows 7 and Server 2008 administration. If I target the courses related to "MCITP Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7" certification and the "MCITP Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008" certification, (and this is from ONLC because they have a local office, but New Horizons seems to be about the same) the appropriate courses include three five day courses and one three day course. The total cost at their published prices would be almost $27,000 for three staff. I don't think I can get that through our budget process. For those who provide training for staff development, is this kind of classroom training the way to go? Are there other alternatives for classroom training, or do you use other training resources such as video training from places like Trainsignal? I'm looking for a bit of a reality check, as well as suggestions. We haven't provided this kind of staff training up to now, so I have no experience in this area. For myself I have relied on Google Training and some good books, but I was looking for something more formal/structured. Appreciate any comments and advice. Ralph ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/ <http://www.sunbeltsoftwarecom/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> > ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
