Anyone used The Knowledge Academy?

Leigh2505 · 11 July 2011 at 4:45PM

I'm considering obtaining a Prince2 qualification and have found an company called The Knowledge Academy who offer them. Has anyone had any experience with them? Thanks

RoyOW · 11 July 2011 at 9:50PM

We use QA qa.com for PRINCE2. They are first class - you might be able to get PRINCE2 at other companies, but QA has project management experts who will ensure that you can actually put it into practice when you get back to work. A colleague used their PRINCE2 eLearning a while ago and he said it was extremely good and he studied in his own time.

Oldernotwiser · 12 July 2011 at 8:37AM

Beware of newbies who join to sing the praises of an organisation!

saintjammyswine · 12 July 2011 at 8:39AM

Just noticed that one! Sounds like they're GGRRRReat!

PoorCharleyBear · 12 July 2011 at 10:33PM

I did it in Feb and can't remember who I went through, but the trainer was very thorough.

Most courses seem similar, and offer similar result levels, so it is almost a case of pick a company and go for it.

saintjammyswine · 13 July 2011 at 8:24AM

check the aftercare available
check success rates in both Foundation (should be 95%+) and Practitioner (likely 75%+) for a good centre
check experience of tutors (should be still working in PM to keep skills up to date)

VfM4meplse · 15 March 2012 at 11:06AM

^^^ A newbie dredging up a thread that's nearly 9 months old to promote a company = total spam.

KatherineNicole · 15 March 2012 at 11:45AM

What the hell! What's wrong if I answered a post which is 9 months old - the question is still valid and I have just expressed my thoughts about one provider in the present context. That's all! I am not asking you to believe what I have said. And what do you think - people should still act based on the year old content? Have you ever not come across similar queries over and over? Don't be a smart ...!

VfM4meplse · 15 March 2012 at 2:58PM

KatherineNicole wrote: »

What the hell! What's wrong if I answered a post which is 9 months old - the question is still valid and I have just expressed my thoughts about one provider in the present context. That's all! I am not asking you to believe what I have said. And what do you think - people should still act based on the year old content? Have you ever not come across similar queries over and over? Don't be a smart ...!

This is not about me being smart.

Most people start by posting a new thread / contribute to a current thread after lurking for some time. Your first post is neither of these, and is promotional. Hence spam.

ftbBeccy · 26 March 2012 at 9:28PM

I did an Agile course with Knowledge Academy last week and thought it was really good. The trainer was a full time employee of the company so they do not use subcontractors as said earlier.

You do need to take your own pen with you though as they don't waste your course money on branded stationary and fancy drinks machines - there's a kettle and a jar of coffee/tea bags. You get a proper workbook for the course though and personally I'd rather get a cheaper course than some post-it notes and a latte

Dean77 · 21 April 2012 at 2:13PM

My company has sent a few people to qa for prince2 but the trainers were inexperienced and the courses were overpriced. We also sent 1 person to projstudy who was trained by an instructor from India who lacked teaching experience and was difficult to understand. Also proj study did not provide him with a prince2 manual but gave him a used book which was written in on the course. We have been since using the knowledge academy who seem to have knowledgeable instructors and included books for the prince2 training course at a very good price. I would recommend the knowledge academy over the other companies.

Anyone used The Knowledge Academy?

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