College IT Courses

Feel like it's time to go back to college? IT courses are the most in-demand adult education programmes in the UK, and with good reason. To be in with a chance in today's job market, basic IT skills are essential. To get ahead of the crowd, office software skills, or professional IT certifications will do a lot to get you noticed.

With higher than average wages, and interesting job opportunities throughout the country, it's no wonder that more people than ever would like to get into IT.

But where do you start, and how do you know which course will be right for you?

At LearningLolly, we think it's important to treat you like an individual. You'll already have ideas about what you think you want, and we can help you fine-tune your plans, and maybe add a few other ideas that could suit you once we've got to know you better.

With so many different job roles in industry, you'll want to be sure that your IT course gives you the right knowledge to get the job you want.

Employers are interested in candidates who solve problems, not create them, so we make sure all your training is up-to-date and industry relevant.

Low priced IT Training - UK Based

College IT courses can be hard to commit to. That's why our courses are designed to be interesting, user-friendly and fun to complete.

We've taken out the hard slog, removing the need for classroom attendance and dull training manuals. All our IT courses come on interactive discs, with full motion instructor-led video teaching and demonstrations to drive the point home.

You'll enjoy immersing yourself in a real hands-on learning experience - having a go in the cutting-edge interactive labs to practice what you've just learned. Coming back for more is no problem when learning gets this exciting.

Worried you might get stuck without a teacher on-hand? Our office skills courses are fully equipped with all the answers you need, so you'll never be left in the dark.

For career skills courses, online support is provided round the clock, from instructors in offices around the world in four different time zones.

You may be studying when it's dark in the UK, but it's good morning Australia in the southern hemisphere! With modern technology, there's no longer any excuse to have to wait days for learning support!

Exams can be taken at local testing centres throughout the UK. To be sure you're ready, our courses contain exam preparation software to ensure you're fully prepared. Microsoft authorised simulations are a great way to get used to what questions come up, and how they're asked.

Without the restrictions of a college timetable, you're in complete control to decide exactly when you're ready to pass your exams. With unbeatable prices for world-class training, why restrict yourself to an ordinary college. IT courses were meant to be this good.

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Frankly Speaking... thoughts for the day!

Outrageous Tax On Training

There was a time when governments realised the value of educating people to join the workforce, and consequently help the country to trade more profitably. But when New Labour, (and Tony and Gordon specifically) took control, one of their changes was to add VAT to the previously exempt cost of training. It was a bitter blow at the time, and showed no foresight or consideration of the consequences - small wonder we're now so short of qualified individuals in the IT industry. Along with many others, it was just another one of those stealth taxes from Chancellor Brown, out for a quick gain despite the dire problems it was stacking up for the future.

But in these times of great economic hardship, how can the government justify still charging VAT on personal training programmes? Surely if any time was the right time to do the responsible thing, that time is now. Education and training are the backbone of a civilised, profitable society. Learning not only contributes to personal wealth, it is the major influence on the growth of successful companies and therefore the country as a whole. Taxing training puts it in the category of a luxury item - making the student pay the government for the extravagance of their learning experience!

But how many more young people could enter the world of IT training if their expenses were cut by 17.5%? On the one hand, we have employers crying out for qualified IT professionals, and on the other we have a closed door to many who just haven't the money to get onto that first rung of the ladder. Companies can't afford to start the training process for their staff - they look for those who've already begun to develop their skills and gained commercial qualifications.

This prohibitive tax hurts the individual consumer - companies who pay for further staff training can claim the VAT back from the government, so apart from extra administration they're not affected. The training companies themselves gain nothing from charging VAT - they have to pay it straight on to the taxman! On the contrary, if training was tax exempt, more people could afford to study, so more qualified IT personnel could fill the many vacancies available, and businesses would have more chance of thriving in these challenging times.

The only group appearing to benefit financially from VAT on training is the government. But is it really? Surely it's in the country's best interests to encourage training, and have a more educated, employable workforce. Commercial training doesn't enjoy the financial support of low interest student loans as universities do...

The very least Chancellor Darling could do is not charge VAT!