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 Our training notes are now very much out of date, but due to upward compatability most of our examples remain operational and even relevant ad you are welcome to make us if them "as seen" and at your own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)) |
Well House Consultants - Course Joining Instructions
If you're coming to Melksham on a public training course at Well House
Consultants,
we'll post you a full set of joining instructions as soon as your booking is
confirmed. If yours is a last minute booking, or the original paperwork has got
lost in your organisation, don't worry - these pages contain all the information you'll
need.
- How do I find you?
- We're in a big old Edwardian building five minutes walk from the town
centre at Melksham, Wiltshire - about 100
miles to the West of London. There's a separate page that includes
a map and directions - it also tells you about the trains and buses. We have
a map showing a
wider area too, and a .pdf download showing what's
where in Melksham.
- What time does the course start?
- Usually at 09:00 each morning.
We run (formally) to 17:00
each day, and finish around 16:30 on the final day. If you arrive early, please come on in
anyway - there's always coffee and soft drinks available, and the day's paper to read. If
you've brought your own laptop, arriving early also gives you
an excellent opprotunity to set it up on our network.
- Do I need to do anything before the course?
- Not usually - just arrive fresh and ready to learn! But three things:
First, if you'll be arriving in Melksham by train please let us know and we'll collect
you from the station - there isn't a taxi rank or phone there. Second, if
you have restrictions as to what you eat please tell us ahead of time or we
might not be able to provide an appropriate lunch on the first day.
Third, Do you have an operating system preference for your
training machine? Alert us ahead of time, and we can reserve you a machine
running Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X or Linux.
- Where can I stay locally?
- We offer accommodation at the training centre and we strongly
recommend that you stay with us. Our rooms are all ensuite, with internet
access and plenty of desk space. Our library will be available for you to
use overnight, and you'll be staying at the same place as other delegates,
rather than being on your own at some other hotel. Accommodation is usually
included in your course booking, with most delegates arriving the evening
before their course and leaving directly after the course has concluded.
We do have an alternative accommodation list
available as a .pdf file)
details a further fifty places you can stay and this can
help you with less frequent requirements (ranging from camp
grounds through self catering to luxury establishments) - please ask.
This information is provided as a service; it's up to you to make your
booking and check that the place selected meets your needs.
- What's your dress code?
- We're pretty informal, but we've included this paragraph here because we're asked from time to time. Typically, dress
is "smart casual", but some employers ask their staff to dress more formally when they're meeting people as representatives
of their organisation.
- Are there local gym facilities?
- Just because you're out of town on a training course, doesn't mean you have
to put your lifestyle on hold. We work closely in conjunction with
Melksham Blue Pool
to be able to offer sports leisure facilities before or after your
training day with us. From swimming laps to jogging on treadmills and
lifting weights, bring your bathing suit and/or workout clothes and ask us
for further details.
If you want to make the very best of your course, we've got further advice
available ... some suggestions that aren't all vital, but you may wish to follow.
Please select this link to return
to the main Well House Consultants home page.
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