Practical & Current

Our software development courses are backed up by over 20 years experience in professional software engineering and training.

Qualified
With professional training qualifications and over 20 years software engineering experience (including senior roles at industry-leading businesses), you can expect to receive the highest quality level of training. We have personally attended enough poor or average courses to know how not to do it!
Tailored
Every department/developer is different, so we will tailor the course to your needs. Each course comprises modules that may be mixed and matched. The location can be onsite, or at a fully-specced venue nearby. We can supply all equipment and refreshments. We also provide one-to-one online tuition.
Interactive
Because the best way to learn is through trial and error, all our courses are fully interactive using online TrueBit labs. Each module includes hands-on exercises to challenge and stretch you, ensuring you fully grasp it before progressing to the next. All carefully created in-house material can be taken away.
Up-to-Date
Course content and tools are regularly reviewed to ensure they adhere to the latest paradigms and versions as used by professional software engineers today. Our focus is always on the practical, so as a guiding principle we avoid using the very latest "bleeding-edge" experimental tech.

Training Format

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TRAINING IS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Each course comprises modules, and each module has a nominal duration of 90 minutes. We offer the following default format and schedule, which may be customized to your requirements.

Programmed, Interactive Training

Following established pedagogical research and our own professional experiences, we practice programmed training techniques that maintain student motivation and help achieve subject mastery quickly.

The key to learning any new skill is practice, and more practice. The key to applying that skill effectively is direction from experienced users. This is why TrueBit training involves interactive lab exercises with on-the-spot trainer interaction. This approach has significant advantages over viewing an online video.

Each module provides:

a trainer with comprehensive, in-depth, and practical understanding of the subject matter
clarity in presentation of knowledge and skills
carefully selected material that reinforces student understanding whilst anticipating mistakes
interactive programming exercises, relevant and up to date
regular assessment that allows training to adapt to student needs

Module Content

Each module lasts for 90 minutes, and involves presentations, break-out discussions, and interactive lab exercises.

Presentations
Presentations will be performed on a large screen. Students receive hard-copies for taking notes.
Break-outs
Some modules involve break-out teams of twos and threes to solve problems and bounce off ideas.
TrueBit Labs
Throughout the module, students will be challenged with exercises and assessments carried out in our online labs.
Course Material
Following completion of the course, students can take away a booklet comprising all printed course material, and a USB key comprising the same material and the lab exercises.

Schedule

Session	Start	End
Introduction	09:00	09:10
Module AM1	09:10	10:40
Break	10:40	11:00
Module AM2	11:00	12:30
Lunch break	12:30	13:30
Regroup	13:30	13:40
Module PM1	13:40	15:10
Break	15:10	15:30
Module PM2	15:30	17:00

Venues

We offer three plans for the venue and facilities, which may be customized to your needs.

Client-Managed

For the case of one to eight students, the client supplies the venue with all equipment (and minimal catering). The location will be pre-arranged between the client and TrueBit (typically, this will be mainland UK, but may be further afield).

                    
                
Venue
The client will provide:
an isolated training room
chairs and desk-space for trainer and students (with student chairs facing a large screen)
toilet facilities
disabled access, as required
student transport to/from the venue, as required
Equipment
The client will provide:
a single large digital screen, or projector/screen
a stable internet connection (ADSL or faster)
one medium-powered PC (any OS) per student
writing materials per student
NB. No PC is required for the TrueBit trainer.
Catering
The client will provide basic drink refreshments - i.e. water, tea, coffee - for students.
If the course carries over a lunch period, the client may provide lunch for students, at its discretion. TrueBit will not provide catering for students.

TrueBit-Managed

For the case of one to eight students, TrueBit supplies the venue with all equipment (and minimal catering). The location will be pre-arranged between the client and TrueBit (typically, this will be mainland UK, but may be further afield).

                    
                
Venue
TrueBit will provide:
an isolated training room
chairs and desk-space for trainer and students (with student chairs facing a large screen)
toilet facilities
disabled access, as required
NB. TrueBit will not provide student transport to/from the venue.
Equipment
TrueBit will provide:
a single large digital screen, or projector/screen
a stable internet connection (ADSL or faster)
one medium-powered PC (any OS) per student
writing materials per student
Catering
TrueBit will provide basic drink refreshments - i.e. water, tea, coffee - for students.
If the course carries over a lunch period, the client may provide lunch for students, at its discretion. TrueBit will not provide catering for students.

Online Personal Tuition

For the case of a single student requiring online tuition, the course will be conducted using remote desktops.

                    
                
Venue
The client will provide an isolated room for his/her personal training, e.g. a private office, or even a home bedroom.
Equipment
For his/her personal use, the client will provide:
a stable internet connection (ADSL or faster)
one medium-powered PC (any OS)
writing materials

                

Course List, Oct 2019

DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC,
TRAINING IS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Our range of software development training courses is expanding all the time: please check here regularly.

Prices & Booking

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TRAINING IS SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

We are a small and highly-competitive company: you will be hard-pressed to find a better quality of service for the price!

Price

To register your interest, or for the latest prices on the courses alone, please get in touch.

To receive a binding (but time-limited) quote, please send the following information: (1) course or module IDs; (2) number of students (no more than eight); (3) preferred dates: please specify several if possible; (4) venue plan, whether: (4a) client-managed facilities, (4b) TrueBit-managed facilities, or (4c) online personal tuition; for (4a) and (4b), please specify the preferred location (i.e. nearest city or major town); (5) for TrueBit-managed facilities only, any other requirements, e.g. disabled access. The more information you can supply at this stage, the better.

Bookings

Bookings must be made at least 10 working days in advance. To complete the booking, we require a 25% deposit, which is non-returnable in the event of course cancellation by the client. In the unlikely event that the course must be cancelled by TrueBit on the given date(s), alternative dates will be offered or - as required - the deposit will be refunded in full.

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Please also note the following:

We have found the modules set out above work very well, but you are free to mix and match them into a bespoke course. Simply send a list of module IDs that you would like to be combine, bearing in mind that we deliver a pair of modules in a morning session and a pair in an afternoon session. Thus, a course must comprise an even number of modules and a minimum of two. TrueBit will endeavour to match your requirements faithfully, but - knowing the content details, and to avoid wasted overlap and gaps - we may offer a slightly modified alternative. We reserve the right to deliver modules in an order of our choosing.
Each course class is limited to eight students. We have found that any more than this can be detrimental to the rate of delivery and pickup by students.
A morning or afternoon session of two modules comprises a 10 minute introduction, a 90 minute first module, a 20 minute break, and a 90 minute second module. We also specify 60 minutes for lunch between morning and afternoon sessions. We find that 6 hours of solid training per day works very well, but - as ever - we can be flexible to fit your needs. Simply provide full details of your requirements.
For the case of client-managed facilities, the course demands a medium-powered PC per student, running any standard operating system. Please let us know if you can provide the venue, but require additional PC(s): in which case, TrueBit will arrange for this and apply a small surcharge accordingly.
For the case of client-managed facilities, the course demands a large digital screen or projector/screen/wall combination. Please let us know if you can provide the venue, but not the screen: in which case, TrueBit will arrange for this and apply a small surcharge accordingly.
For the case of client-managed facilities, the course demands a stable internet connection, with a typical ADSL broadband connection speed as minimum. Please let us know if you would like to provide the venue, but wish to receive the course without a stable internet connection. Whilst we do not recommend it, we are prepared to structure your course with reduced lab exercises, e.g. using simple text editors without compilers. Unfortunately, the fee cannot be reduced in this case.
For future reference, students will be given printed material matching the presentations, and a USB key comprising the presentations and lab exercises.
If you would like your training to lean towards a particular item in our 'tech-box', please let us know and we will try to incorporate such material in the course. However, this is at the sole discretion of TrueBit.
Any quote from TrueBit is personal to you and non-transferable to other parties.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We very much hope you turn to TrueBit!

Practical & Current