Global Knowledge

MAC_AddyMAC_Addy Member Posts: 1,740 ■■■■□□□□□□
Our corporate office just got on board with this training company. I was just wondering if anyone else had gone through them for courses? I just received which courses they're offering and it looks pretty good. I was hoping someone else on here had been to one of their facilities and have a review.
2017 Certification Goals:
CCNP R/S

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  • dave330idave330i Member Posts: 2,091 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Took my VMware t-shooting class with them. The facility I went to was nice, equipment were pretty new and had all sorts of snacks.
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  • RoguetadhgRoguetadhg Member Posts: 2,489 ■■■■■■■■□□
    The most important part of class, Snacks :D
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  • docricedocrice Member Posts: 1,706 ■■■■■■■■■■
    Friday is ice cream day.
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  • cyberguyprcyberguypr Mod Posts: 6,928 Mod
    I like GK. I took E2K10 and Lync and liked the facility, instructor and equipment. No complaints.
  • FloOzFloOz Member Posts: 1,614 ■■■■□□□□□□
    just checked out their website....wow it looks awesome. i wish my company would do something like that ha
  • drkatdrkat Banned Posts: 703
    Not a big fan of their on-demand learning.. boring as f***
  • foofightersfoofighters Member Posts: 42 ■■□□□□□□□□
    They have some good offerings. I attend some GK courses because my company pays for them. I wouldn't pay for them myself. I really liked the TUC (Troubleshooting Unified Communications I think, for CCNP Voice) course.
  • blargoeblargoe Member Posts: 4,174 ■■■■■■■■■□
    I have been to GK about a half dozen times for MS and VMware training and it has always been top notch. I think they require a minimum score on the course evals to remain as an instructor. Everyone that has ever taught a class that I have attended was only instructing at GK on the side and did consulting work, instead of people who pass the CCNA so they can teach a class, like you see at other companies.
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  • DB CooperDB Cooper Member Posts: 94 ■■□□□□□□□□
    I've taken their CCENT and CCNA courses, and enjoyed both classes. I will take their classes again.
  • N2ITN2IT Inactive Imported Users Posts: 7,483 ■■■■■■■■■■
    @OP

    Sounds like a sweet deal.
  • AldurAldur Member Posts: 1,460
    Global Knowledge is a really good training company, they get my thumbs up :D
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  • DexterParkDexterPark Member Posts: 121
    I took a CIPT1 class and found it to be very informative, and the labs were fun. On the downside, the 1 week courses they teach should be taught in 2 weeks with all the information they throw at you. The Instructor went through the course so quick that by day 3 everyone looked like they had down syndrome.....
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  • nycidnycid Member Posts: 71 ■■□□□□□□□□
    drkat wrote: »
    Not a big fan of their on-demand learning.. boring as f***

    Looking at this this as it comes under the $3k budget I need to spend by year end or miss out. Other than boring was it enough information to pass?
  • AveniAveni Member Posts: 12 ■□□□□□□□□□
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