One of the challenges a small specialised company like F1 has, is getting the message to prospective customers of just how good our training services are and, how we stand in comparison with our competitors. We admit that we are not the best provider for all your training requirements, but we think we can demonstrate in almost every case we are the best training provider for Microsoft Development and IT Pro Products.

To help you decide which training provider is best for YOU, we have compiled the following tables which compare key service offerings in a sample of 7 different training providers. 

• Best Training Provider
  
• Best for MCSD & .NET Training
  
• Best for E-Learning
  
• Best for Career Changers and other Individuals
  
• Best for Onsite Training

We have also included an additional column for you to tick off which features and benefits your current training provider offers. If you find these tables useful please email stephenp@f1comp.co.uk and we will expand them to include more training providers.

We have spent several hours in June and July 2001 pouring over each of the sample training provider's web sites and brochures, checking the information in each table is correct and accurate. In some cases it is not at all clear if the training provider offers this or that service. In which case we have indicated this uncertainty in the key.

From an individual customer's viewpoint, they might consider some points in isolation are minor and even trivial, while others might consider them very significant in enhancing the value of the training they receive. Rather than pick a subset of comparison points, which could exclude some points that  a customer considers important, we have included all the points that have been highlighted by our customers over the years. 

Also, we want these tables to be reasonably unbiased and if any information in the associated table changes or is incorrect, please feel free to email updates or corrections to stephenp@f1comp.co.uk and we will update the table immediately.

If you know of any training provider that offers an overall better development training service than F1, or can suggest additional points to test training providers against, we would be happy to hear from you as well.

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