Management training courses - ITAL?

Raksha

OH works for a Government dept, and is being offered some sort of management training, he says is called ITAL. Can anyone tell me anything about this? Would it be suitable for me - I am a PA for a one man band and would like to be ready to move onwards and upwards within the company as it expands - is this the sort of course I could do?

cazziebo

Is it ITIL? This is an IT management programme, I think it's largely for project based management so fits well with IT. It's popular with public sector (councils and NHS). The training co I worked for offered it and these courses were well subscribed so obviously a respected accreditation.

If your only experience is in a one man operation then this course is probably not for you - it really is aimed at larger scale operations. (a bit like Prince2).
If you are looking for career development then there are probably more appropriate courses.

If it's management you are looking to get in to, then the Institute of Leadership and Management are well thought of, as is the Open University Business School courses. Your local college will offer courses too, and may do so quite reasonably.

Bernie_Flint

ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library)

I did the ITIL (5 day) course last year. Found it very interesting and the certification looks good on your CV too (you are examined on the last day of the course).

In a nutshell the course covers 3 key objectives:
1. Aligning IT services with the current and future needs of the business and its customers
2. To improve the quality of the IT services delivered
3. To reduce the long term cost of service provision (money as always)!

The aim is to get all business to follow the ITIL model. So the way IT is provided is the same from company to company (sort of).

Hope this helps - enjoy the course, it's good fun.