Firebrand Training News Desk

IT professionals make the most of Euro 2008 misery

~ forlorn fans forgo football and turn to training ~

June 11, 2008

Football fans are shunning the upcoming Euro 2008 tournament and are finding other ways to fill their time.

Accelerated Learning pioneer Firebrand Training has reported an increase in course bookings for June dates when the tournament takes place. Training courses in Windows Server and Project Management have proven most popular, with bookings up 20 and 30 per cent respectively on the same weeks in 2007.

Students are normally immersed totally in their course materials throughout their stay, however Firebrand Training will be showing key matches throughout the tournament to ensure fans can still keep up with the latest developments.

Executive quote

“Clearly people have now got over the disappointment of England not making the Euro 2008 cut, and have decided to use the time they’ve have spent supporting the team to do something more beneficial for themselves,” said Rob Chapman, CEO, Firebrand Training. “We’ve seen a significant spike across June, showing IT professionals want to make the most of the lack of England matches. It’s good to see that at least the UK’s IT landscape will benefit from the football misery.”

About the company

Firebrand Training is challenging the way in which professional training is delivered.

Firebrand Training, formerly known as The Training Camp, pioneered Accelerated Learning courses for busy IT professionals. The organisation has been the UK’s IT Training Company of the Year for the past three years.

Students spend up to fourteen days on a residential training site and receive an average of 170 hours intense tuition. It is an attractive proposition for contractors, whose time commands very high premiums, and employers who need to minimise staff absence. Firebrand Training has an above average pass rate of 85% - confounding critics’ claims that Accelerated Learning fails to produce results.

Firebrand Training was founded by Robert Chapman and Stefano Capaldo in Summer 2001 as The Training Camp as a UK franchise. Stefano was a former student in the US and rated the company’s approach so highly that he decided to launch a programme of courses in the UK. The organisation has since been recognised by Microsoft as a Gold Partner for Learning Solutions (MCPLS) and over 6,000 students have been trained in the UK to date. The success of the company enabled the management team to end the existing franchise relationship and relaunch as Firebrand Training.

Firebrand Training offers a range of courses covering all major vendors such as Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, CompTIA, and Linux, as well as specialist certifications in the areas of security, developer skills, project and business process management.

Contact details

Account Manager at LEWIS:
Tel: +44 (0) 161 601 7740
Fax: + 44 (0) 161 601 7741
Email: firebrandtraining@lewispr.com
Internet: http://www.lewispr.com

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