Why choose Armada for online training?

There are so many different options out there for online training courses. A quick Google search, or a question asked to ChatGPT brings up many alternatives, with prices ranging from a few quid all the way to four-figure sums. So it can be difficult to choose the right one.

So, the question is: ‘Why choose Armada for online training?’ We can’t deny that we think our live-online training is pretty special – heads and shoulders above our competitors – and here’s five reasons why:

1. Your online training experience will be as close as possible to actually being in the classroom

When you book online training, you’re participating in a live classroom-based course, in real-time. No part of your training is pre-recorded.

We do everything possible to make your experience as close as possible to actually being in-class:

• You can see and hear our trainer and the other delegates – just as if you are sat in the classroom with them – and see our trainer’s screen. The only difference is that they’re on-screen and coming through your speakers!
• Our trainer, any in-class delegates and the other online delegates can see you (via your webcam) and hear you when you speak – again, just as if you are in the classroom.

With all our online courses, one of the Armada head-office team is also online as your course administrator first thing to welcome and chat to you before the training gets under way – the same as having a ‘front of house’ colleague meeting and greeting you if you come to one of our centres. We just can’t make you a cuppa!

2. We support you with everything you need

A week or so before your course, we provide you with everything you need for your training. We:

• Send you an email (your participation instructions) with the details you need to prepare for your training, and links to download any training resources you’ll use.
• Post your training guide out to you, if you’ve requested one. This is the same guide that our in-class delegates get. Prefer a digital copy? That’s not a problem, as for vast majority of our courses we offer the choice of printed or PDF copies.
• If you don’t have access to the software you’re learning, for many courses we can provide you with details of free trial software to download and install.
• Ask you to complete a pre-course checklist to confirm that you have everything in-place for your course.

We don’t stop there… a couple of days before your course starts, if you’ve not completed your pre-course checklist, one of the team will call you to check you have everything you need in place, and see if you have any last-minute queries.

And post-course, you’re entitled to 30 days’ email support from your trainer. For details, see www.armada.co.uk/postcoursesupport.

In the unlikely event that you don’t feel you’ve grasped the techniques taught during your course, we even offer a training guarantee whereby you can re-attend your training again free of charge. For details, see www.armada.co.uk/trainingguarantee

3. Our online courses are really interactive and practical

There is no mono-tone teacher reading out of a boring textbook here at Armada. Yes, we have training guides, but we’re all about getting stuck-in and actually using the application you are learning.

Our trainers work through our course syllabus by means of lecture to explain principles, practical demonstrations and exercises. They use their professional experience to help make everything as relatable and straightforward as possible.

If you get a bit stuck on something, don’t panic. Simply share your screen with your trainer, who will guide you through your problem and get you back on course.

We welcome delegate interaction – the more you put in to the training; the more you’ll get out of it. So, there’s plenty of time for questions and discussion – and likely a few bad jokes will be thrown in along the way too…sorry 🙄!

Don’t worry if you’re a bit shy – you can always send your trainer a private chat message instead of speaking out loud.

4. Our online courses carry the same accreditations as our in-class courses

Unlike the vast majority of the cheap alternative online training courses, most of our courses are accredited. If you book an online course in an Autodesk application, such as AutoCAD, Revit or Fusion, your course is accredited by Autodesk. Your trainer will talk you through registering on Autodesk’s dedicated Training Education System (TES) on the first morning of your course, and then Autodesk will provide your certificate of completion at the end of your course. Click here to see an example of the certificate you will receive.

Our Technical Authoring Training Programme is also accredited, by the ISTC, and delegates receive an e-certificate confirming successful completion of ISTC-accredited training.

Prior to the end of the Adobe authorised training programme in 2023, we were a long-standing Adobe authorised training centre. If you attend any Adobe course now, like Photoshop, InDesign or Illustrator, you’ll still receive an e-certificate by email from one of the Armada team in the days after your course. This is the same for any Microsoft training attended with us.

We have been providing accredited training in Adobe, Autodesk and Microsoft applications for many years, and our accredited status ensures that we continue to deliver the highest possible levels of training. We are continually assessed, based primarily on delegate feedback, to ensure we’re maintaining high standards in the name of the organisations we represent. We always exceed their requirements.

5. We continually develop our online courses, incorporating client feedback

As part of our commitment to continually improve and develop our courses and the overall online training experience, and we welcome all delegate feedback. You’re best-positioned to give us unbiased and honest feedback on your learning experience at Armada.

We’re not one of those companies who asks for feedback but then discounts it… we absorb all feedback, including criticism, and use it to ensure that future learners get the best possible experience with us. Without honest delegate feedback, we simply can’t continue to improve the training we offer.

We don’t offer incentives for good reviews on Google, Facebook or LinkedIn. All reviews that we have are there because people have chosen to share their experience of attending training with us. And, for the record, we’re a 4.9* Google business (from over 500 reviews), we score 5 out of 5 on Facebook and FindCourses rates us 4.9 out of 5 😊.

Summary

We do truly believe that, for people who cannot (or prefer not to) travel to one of our eight UK training centres, our live online training gives delegates a training experience that is as close to being in the classroom as possible, and our team of dedicated staff are on hand to help delegates not only prepare ahead of their course but with any support required during their training.

If you have any questions about our live online training format, or would like some advice on choosing the option that is right for you, please do get in touch with the team at our Bromsgrove Head office (01527 834783) and one of our team will be more than happy to answer any question you may have.