Whatever you choose, I would recommend a program that has evening classes over a 2-4 month period. Ive always been skeptical of 5-10 days all day classes. Too much information too fast. That may not be an option for you if you have other obligations, but its generally the best way to learn when your new at this. Id ask the following questions of any training company and Id also ask to sit in on a class and speak to students.
- Do your students have real world experience. Not just the teachers. Since you do this for a living you really dont want to be in a class with lots of total novices. They will slow the class down.
- Do your instructors actually do this for a living or are they full time instructors. If they are full time instructors did they ever do this for a living? Ive seen instructors who have little to know experience and cant do much outside of what is in the book.
- Focus on the curriculum. If they are just teaching out of a certification book, it wont be as good as if they designed their own curriculum.
- When you sit in on the class talk to the students and find out if they have real world experience. See if some of the students ask alot of questions and slow up the class and see how the instructor deals with it. Does he press on or get bogged down?
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