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For 2023 (and 2024 ...) - we are now fully retired from IT training.
We have made many, many friends over 25 years of teaching about Python, Tcl, Perl, PHP, Lua, Java, C and C++ - and MySQL, Linux and Solaris/SunOS too. Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own risk.

Lisa and I (Graham) now live in what was our training centre in Melksham - happy to meet with former delegates here - but do check ahead before coming round. We are far from inactive - rather, enjoying the times that we are retired but still healthy enough in mind and body to be active!

I am also active in many other area and still look after a lot of web sites - you can find an index ((here))
Short health and safety course

We're a training company, and we believe in getting our staff trained. Today, being a quiet day, Chris and Sharon attended a Health and Safety course run by Switch Training in Malmesbury. Chris called in shortly before the start to confirm that he had found the place ... and said he would let me know when they were done for the day; I expected to hear at about half past four.

It wasn't half past four when Chris called - it was shortly after half past one. "Lunch break?" I asked. "No, we're finished" he said; apparently, they had worked through lunch and finished all the material.

At Well House Consultants, we sometimes finish a little early on the last day of a course; instead on 16:30, I finished at around 15:30 last Wednesday at the end of a 3 day course, and on Friday at around 16:00 at the end of a two day course - but having said that, we started between 30 and 60 minutes early each day - I want my delegates to learn thoroughly, to have plenty of time to ask questions, but at the same time I don't want them to have to hang around on the last day when they have long journeys home. There's a fine balance here, and I am very conscious of my duty to their employer (the bill payer) who expects a full course for a full fee.

I, personally, feel slightly disappointed that a course of seven hours was concluded in four. Something that was 'sold' as six hours of teaching cut by a third. I'll let you, the reader, draw your own conclusion as to whether you think my slight disappointment is unreasonable.
(written 2009-02-02, updated 2009-02-03)

 
Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles
M301 - The Well House Manor team
  [849] Staff Meeting - (2006-08-30)
  [895] Welcome, Martin - (2006-10-16)
  [972] Both one team and two - (2006-12-08)
  [1002] Meet the neighbours - (2006-12-20)
  [1065] Graham Ellis - an Introduction - (2007-02-05)
  [1083] Behind the scenes - (2007-02-17)
  [1324] Well House Manor appoints a General Manager - (2007-08-28)
  [1580] Congratulations, Martin and Marta - (2008-03-17)
  [1585] Well House Consultants / Manor - Staff - (2008-03-21)
  [1805] Carlisle High School - Class of 1973 Reunion - (2008-09-21)
  [1839] Job application - (2008-10-13)
  [1927] Team changes at Well House - looking forward - (2008-12-06)
  [2027] Who sticks by you in the snow? - (2009-02-05)
  [2037] The Interview and The Lift - (2009-02-12)
  [2924] Job applicants - wondering why they apply - (2010-08-16)
  [2938] An opportunity to join our team! - (2010-08-28)
  [2946] Level playing fields, job vacancies, lemons and peaches - (2010-09-05)
  [2952] Concluding the interview process - (2010-09-10)
  [3201] A change to the Well House team - thank you and good luck, Chris - (2011-03-14)
  [3312] Are you cheerful, reliable and available on Saturday mornings? - (2011-05-30)
  [3425] Our National Autograss Champion, from Melksham - (2011-09-08)
  [3871] On getting noticed for the right reasons when you ask about job availability - (2012-09-26)
  [3988] Three cheers for the staff at Well House Manor - (2013-01-24)
  [4004] Annual Accounts - a big job for a small business - (2013-02-15)
  [4227] Happy Christmas from the Well House Manor team - (2013-12-25)

M106 - Well House Manor - We suggest these local businesses
  [315] Supporting local business - (2005-05-18)
  [851] Emergency First Aid Training - (2006-09-01)
  [894] Where quality costs less - (2006-10-15)
  [1085] Lawrence Webb's Melksham Taxi service - (2007-02-18)
  [1208] Meet other local businesses in Melksham - (2007-05-28)
  [1223] Asda opening large new store in Melksham - (2007-06-08)
  [1250] Business speed networking - a place tonight! - (2007-06-28)
  [1253] Key new contacts - (2007-06-30)
  [1257] Data cabling (Cat 5e), Melksham, Wiltshire - (2007-07-04)
  [1394] Business to Business Networking - North and West Wilts / Melksham - (2007-10-17)
  [1559] Calling on Melksham / Trowbridge / Devizes / Chippenham businesses - (2008-02-29)
  [1655] A date for your diary - 16th July 2008 - (2008-05-27)
  [1883] Spa Road Garage and Convenience Store, Melksham - (2008-11-14)
  [1894] Shopping in Melksham - (2008-11-19)
  [2591] Melksham Hotel, B and B or business accommodation? - (2010-01-20)
  [2793] They do weddings, we do courses. - (2010-06-04)
  [3337] Home Grown Pigs, near Melksham Station - (2011-06-26)
  [3597] Niche businesses in Melksham. From glass painting to Tcl and Lua courses. - (2012-01-29)
  [4019] Coffee Shop in Melksham - (2013-02-24)
  [4254] Where is Melksham Market? In the Market Place, every Tuesday - (2014-04-02)
  [4327] Good, stable, reliable local businesses - (2014-11-23)

G500 - Well House Consultants - Running a training company
  [171] Skills and techniques of being a successful trainer - (2005-01-06)
  [251] WIBNIF - (2005-03-19)
  [385] Feast or famine - (2005-07-21)
  [402] Netless - (2005-08-05)
  [470] I wanna be a Python trainer - (2005-10-20)
  [545] Is training seasonal? - (2005-12-28)
  [627] JIT or JAU - (2006-02-27)
  [652] Morning Post - (2006-03-20)
  [813] Monday Morning at Well House Consultants Melksham - (2006-07-24)
  [838] Talking about other training companies. - (2006-08-19)
  [926] Training rooms to learn Open Source programming - (2006-11-15)
  [978] Wellhouse Manor, Hotel, Melksham - (2006-12-10)
  [1022] No courses. No hotel guests. Rushed off our feet! - (2007-01-05)
  [1040] What the customer is looking for - effective training - (2007-01-17)
  [1369] One business, four different angles! - (2007-09-28)
  [1393] First Alternative / what has happened there? - (2007-10-16)
  [1433] Linux, PHP, Tcl, Ruby, C, C++ - last minute training course availability - (2007-11-16)
  [1884] Recession? Depression? - (2008-11-14)
  [1963] Best source to learn Java (or Perl or PHP or Python) - (2008-12-28)
  [2003] Discount Training Courses - PHP, Perl, Python - (2009-01-21)
  [2049] Why Choose Well House Consultants for your course? - (2009-02-20)
  [2074] Weekday or Weekend PHP, Python and Perl classes? - (2009-03-10)
  [2084] Books and distance learning from Well House Consultants? - (2009-03-15)
  [2144] Looking for a career change - Physician to Web Site Designer - (2009-04-28)
  [2838] Respecting our customers anonimity - (2010-06-29)
  [2940] Training course locations - Melksham, UK; Buxton, UK; Lake Constance, Germany; Venice Italy, the USA and India - (2010-08-30)
  [3361] Blowing our own trumpet - MySQL resources - (2011-07-18)
  [3610] Training to do a job, or training to pass an exam? - (2012-02-13)
  [3684] Once upon a Maundy Thursday - (2012-04-05)
  [3824] Planned for a quiet period during the Olympics - but it is far from that! - (2012-08-02)
  [4135] Introducing your product to Well House Consultants - single, personally tuned email please - (2013-07-08)


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