Introduction fees, bonuses, commissions, kickbacks

For 2023 (and 2024 ...) - we are now fully retired from IT training.
We have made many, many friends over 25 years of teaching about Python, Tcl, Perl, PHP, Lua, Java, C and C++ - and MySQL, Linux and Solaris/SunOS too. Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own risk.

Lisa and I (Graham) now live in what was our training centre in Melksham - happy to meet with former delegates here - but do check ahead before coming round. We are far from inactive - rather, enjoying the times that we are retired but still healthy enough in mind and body to be active!

I am also active in many other area and still look after a lot of web sites - you can find an index ((here))

Do you get kickbacks?

The question was asked yesterday (yes, we answer emails and phones even on Bank holidays if we're around), from a trainee who was booking on the January Python course and was wanting suggestions for somewhere to stay.

The answer to his question is "no, we don't take kickbacks". The question was asked with a certain humour, but we were still a little suprised. In hindsight the question was reasonable enough - after all, agent's fees and introduction commissions are quite common in the accommodation business and almost the norm at certain training companies.

We don't receive any payments from any of the establishments on our Melksham Accommodation list. We are very much aware that we could gain a little more income that way, but we wish to remain unbiased and be able to add (and remove) places from our lists based solely on their suitability for our cutsomers, and the feedback we get from people who stay there.

Along the same lines, as a matter of policy we don't pay agents who wish to book people onto our courses. We have a single (good value) pricing structure, and everyone pays according to it. If an agent is providing a booking service onto one of our courses for his clients, then he's very welcome to charge his client for the service - the total cost to that client is likely to end up somewhat less than the cost of a course from a provider who "fattens" his prices to allow for kickback anyway!
(written 2004-12-29, updated 2006-06-05)

Associated topics are indexed as below, or enter http://melksh.am/nnnn for individual articles

G203 - Well House Consultants - Training course prices
  [101] Good value, low cost, cheap. - (2004-10-27)
  [295] Pricing strategy - simple and fair - (2005-04-29)
  [499] Good IT training cannot be cheap - (2005-11-18)
  [1492] Well House Consultants Training and Hotel - 2008 news - (2008-01-01)
  [1912] Book now for 2009 - (2008-11-29)
  [2003] Discount Training Courses - PHP, Perl, Python - (2009-01-21)
  [2311] Floor to ceiling - (2009-07-30)
  [2541] VAT Changes - (2009-12-19)
  [2560] Training comparison to QA Training, Learning Tree, GB Direct. - (2010-01-02)
  [3107] Hotel and Training Course prices - the effect of the VAT rise on 4th January 2011 - (2010-12-26)
  [3196] No news is good news. - (2011-03-07)
  [4082] Training around the world - easy payment in pounds Sterling - (2013-05-10)
  [4230] Well House Consultants - course prices for 2014 - (2013-12-26)
  [4246] Python, PHP, Ruby, C, Lua, etc ... course prices held for the rest of 2014 - (2014-03-08)
  [4379] Well House Consultants / Well House Manor - Prices for 2015 - (2015-01-01)
  [4416] Challenging the IT course business model - (2015-02-05)
  [4602] Training course and hotel room prices - 2016 - (2015-12-31)

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