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  1. I wanted to share my experience with anyone looking to take a course with Computeach.I called them a few months ago as i like many others wanted the opportunity to work in the IT industry.I received a phone call from a careers advisor (really a telesales person) explaining how the course works and how much it costs.No longer do they charge for each course they charge for a subscription period £1799 for 12 months or £3599 for 24 months. During the call they informed me that they went thru a selection process as they had not enough places for everyone who wanted to enrol.They needed to write a report and send it to the admissions team who would make the final decision. I have been in sales a long time so i know this is just another sales ploy to make you feel special if you got accepted.Surprise surprise i got accepted and they wanted me to enrol with them.I said i would think about it and would call them back. A few weeks later i ran into an old school friend in the pub and while we were talking i found out this person worked for Computeach as a careers advisor (they told me the job title is actually Telesales Advisor).I asked them many questions and they confirmed that the selection process was just a ploy and no report gets written or sent anywhere. This person also told me that they had sales targets and had to get at least 4 sales a week or they got put on improvement plans. Now i am not saying that computeach are not a good company to train with i just think that if a company lies from the outset what else are they not telling you.As Paul Johnson said previously do your research on how many jobs are really out their and what experience they want you to have.Also their are lots and lots of places that run these courses some i have found are cheaper,others are a lot more expensive.The last thing this person said to me was if you do not want to attend the workshops they offer a reduced rate which they only tell you about as the last resort to save the deal of £1309.This means that you do not go to the workshops and can only contact the tutors by email. I just wanted to give people the full story of what i have learn.This way you can decide if IT really is for you and which company to train with.The alternative is to buy the books off amazon and self study,this way is a whole lot cheaper.
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