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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2012 3:25 am Post subject: ITIL Training Provider
I would like to join an itil foundation training program in Atlanta any suggestions. its not being sponsored by my organisation so price is a major factor but no compromise on quality either
Joined: Sep 16, 2006 Posts: 3590 Location: London, UK
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 6:02 am Post subject:
SharonSmith
Ask both companies about their training / certification program
Ask for samples
You are asking us for an opinion - such of which - the answer may not be condusive to you
I may prefer Pink... I dont.
I used FoxIT... It was OK
I used other Training companies... they were OK
What you will find is that all the training companies used contract instructors for the most part. Contract instructors like Liz Gallacher - whom I mentioned earlier
Each T.C. has its own cost / profit model and delivery method
It is quite like asking do you prefer McD, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell, Hardee's, Wendy's, Arby's, Popeye's soft drink ?
The answer could be banana. _________________ John Hardesty
ITSM Manager's Certificate (Red Badge)
Change Management is POWER & CONTROL. /....evil laughter
Joined: Mar 04, 2008 Posts: 1894 Location: Helensburgh
Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:18 pm Post subject:
Well, its not really much like that.
I suspect that most folk have only used one or, at most, two companies for ITIL training. So the opportunity for having an evidence based opinion is low.
And the number of instances of the experience an individual person will have had is also low. So the quality of the comparative data is poor.
And the style of training that suits one person may not suit another. So the relevance of the evaluation will be dubious.
You may also get a divergence of opinions between those who struggled with the course (and perhaps even failed at the first attempt) and those who did well right from the outset.
It may be possible to acquire good statistical data, such as percentage first time passes, average grades (if applicable) achieved by different companies. Even if you can get this you need to be sure that companies are aiming at a similar student profile. For example a company that does much business with new entrants to IT is hard to compare with a company that sells its training to "mature" IT professionals. Big training companies are different from small ones. companies that specialize in the foundation course are likely to be different from those that teach the whole range.
What you can do is ask someone you trust. For what it is worth I was trained by Ultracomp and it was a truly excellent experience. But both Colin Rudd and Tony Price have gone on to greater things. And Ultracomp got merged/taken over with/by FoxIT. _________________ "Method goes far to prevent trouble in business: for it makes the task easy, hinders confusion, saves abundance of time, and instructs those that have business depending, both what to do and what to hope."
William Penn 1644-1718
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