So I have some training $ to spend, so I was thinking about taking a class or two there. Anyone ever taken a class there? Know of any other training places (anywhere in the US) that are better? The fact that they have a "Webmaster Certificate Program" makes me a little hesitant. I don't think I've heard anyone use that word in a long time

http://www.ncsu.edu/ctu/

2/5/2008 9:37:17 AM

No clue, but they are charging ~$3,500-5,000 for the entire "track" of courses. Ouch. And it doesn't look like the courses really deal with anything very advanced either.

Correction, they deal with advanced topics, but I'd bet they don't get very deep/involved with them.

[Edited on February 5, 2008 at 10:31 AM. Reason : .]

2/5/2008 10:31:10 AM

yeah i'm not interested in that webmaster certification program, i was just saying that their use of the word webmaster doesn't make me too confident...

2/5/2008 10:35:32 AM

I work for a training/courseware company in Denver-you looking to do virtual or in class? What courses are looking for? I can refer someone possibly...

2/5/2008 3:40:10 PM

^ hey...i have money to blow on training and i don't want to do it around here...what sort of things do y'all offer (seriously)?

2/5/2008 3:54:11 PM

AJAX
C and C++
Java
J2EE
Linux
.NET
Object-Oriented
Oracle
Perl
UNIX
XML and Web Services

Sorry, had to copy and paste. I work on the courseware side, so I sell all of the materials for classes worldwide. If you have something specific you need, let me know-I probably know somebody somewhere who teaches it.

2/5/2008 4:36:09 PM

^^^ in class, not virtual or computer or whatever. i was planning on staying in raleigh, but can travel if theres a great program/class somewhere.


so i'm starting to think about new horizons, but the thing holding me back from them is they do this "mentored learning" thing nearly exclusively. the way it works is you have a workstation setup with two screens, the one of the left is playing a video presentation going, and you do work in the right monitor. and there an instructor roaming around answering questions. sound like 1 instructor to 12 or 13 students. not so sure i like the sound of that. do you guys think the traditional instructor led classes are better or would u rather try out the "mentored learning"


any more opinions of the NCSU computer training unit?

2/5/2008 4:54:15 PM

12 people in a class is a lot imo. Our instructor-led private training classes only have 3-6 students and we are very busy.

I like private training w/ an instructor because they know a ton about what they teach. The smaller companies have instructors that are very specialized.

2/5/2008 5:06:40 PM

Have you looked at Global Knowledge? I honestly don't know a whole lot about them but my dad has taken a lot of courses through them for work.

2/5/2008 6:43:02 PM

i was extremely disappointed with ncsu's ctu. i went in to ask questions and they knew very little.

that's not a good sign.

2/5/2008 10:49:29 PM

Global knowledge has world class training.

We use them here at cisco to train cisco people on cisco products... Its that good.

2/5/2008 10:54:02 PM

Since I can't really tell what kind of training you're looking for I'll just go ahead and say

https://www.redhat.com/training/

2/6/2008 6:38:42 PM

^^ thx, i'll look into them

^ .net web application development

2/7/2008 10:37:10 AM

I'd like to be able to answer this, but I'd have to take off my employee hat.

2/7/2008 12:05:42 PM