Larmer Brown offers a schedule of Open Courses at venues in Manchester, Birmingham and North Hampshire. Alternatively, we can deliver courses at Client offices or any suitable venue. Our Courses reflect the Content Development Tools and Learning Content Management Systems we sell and support.

Our Training Course offering includes networked training laptops, step-by-step course manuals and supporting student exercises, a qualified and experienced Senior Instructor and follow on telephone support.

Oracle User Productivity Kit

User Productivity Kit 3.5 Developer Course (3 days) This course is designed for content authors, instructional designers, editors and others recording and editing content using UPK 3.5. The course is designed to provide hands-on practice of each feature, each having been demonstrated by the Instructor. Throughout the three day course, knowledge is consolidated via the creation of live scenarios using a ‘building block’ approach to learning. The course is designed to be interactive and accommodates specific delegate questions whenever possible. Read more...

User Productivity Kit 3.5 Lead Developer Course (1 day) This course is designed for team leaders, lead developers, administrators and senior course authors who will be overseeing content development using UPK. The features focus on the specialist and/or strategic use of UPK specifically relevant to those leading a UPK Project. Read more...

User Productivity Kit 3.6 Upgrade Course (2 days) This course is designed for content authors, instructional designers, editors or lead developers experienced in the use of OnDemand Personal Navigator v8.7/9.1 or UPK v2.7, 3.1, or 3.5 who have a requirement to upgrade to the latest version. The course materials and course outline reflect which features are new to each product release. This course is often delivered as a tailored Workshop. Read more...

User Productivity Kit 3.6 Developer Course (3 days) This course is designed for content authors, instructional designers, editors and others recording and editing content using UPK. It is designed to provide hands-on practice of each feature, having initially been demonstrated by the Instructor. Throughout the three day course knowledge is consolidated via the creation of live scenarios using a ‘building block’ approach to learning. The course is designed to be interactive and accommodates specific delegate questions whenever possible. Read more...

User Productivity Kit 3.6 Lead Developer Course (1 day) This course is designed for team leaders, lead developers, administrators and senior course authors who will be overseeing content development using UPK. The features focus on the specialist and/or strategic use of UPK specifically relevant to those leading a UPK Project. Read more...

User Productivity Kit Technical Specialist Course (2 days) Through this facilitated Workshop, IT Specialists will gain first-hand experience of UPK Installation, Configuration and Testing in a live environment. The configuration of UPK is aligned to the requirements of the UPK Development Team including the creation of the various staging areas. Developer systems are installed and configured to access the UPK Library.

User Productivity Kit Professional (UPK Pro) / Knowledge Pathways (KP)

Knowledge Pathways Developer/Designer Course (2 days) Using hands-on exercises course authors and instructional designers build courses using a portfolio of per-created learning assets. Courses are published to the Knowledge Pathways Server where delegates work through the creation of learning paths, import of users and the assignment of learning to specific user groups. The training delivered from within the user interface provides a valuable insight into Knowledge Pathways hierarchal reports. On completion of this course, delegates will have the skills required to organise content and create a training curriculum that can be delivered to users via an intranet or the internet. Read more...

Knowledge Pathways Technical Specialist Course (1 days) This course is either run as a customised workshop at the Client´s location or in Larmer Brown´s laboratory in North Hampshire. The installation of the KP Server and Client Tools is proceeded but an overview of the options which enable this powerful Learning Content Management system to be configured. Read more...

Kaplan STT Trainer

Basic Authoring Course (2 days) The structure of this course offers content authors and instructional designers a comprehensive introduction to STT Trainer. Using step-by-step training materials supported by presentations, live scenarios and consolidation sessions ensures that by the conclusion of this course, delegates will be able to confidently develop and deploy STT content. Read more...

Advanced Authoring Course (1 day) On completion of this course, Content Authors and Instructional Designers will have learned advanced features of the STT Trainer tool through an interactive workshop learning environment. Delegates will be well placed to create content development and deployment strategies. Read more...

Advanced Administration Course (1 day) This course is designed for Technical Specialists with a requirement to install, configure and support STT Trainer in a multi-developer environment. Encompassing all elements of installation, configuration and testing, following this course delegates will be able to confidently support STT Trainer. Read more...

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Larmer Brown has been offering application training courses to a creditable number of corporate clients for over 25 years. Read more ...

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Larmer Brown´s Training Workshops offer Clients a tangible solution to limited time or budget. Workshops comprise of features chosen by the Client to meet their specific requirements. Duration, location and delegate pre-requisites are also the choice of the Client. To ensure that the Workshop is fit for purpose, the content is verified by a Senior Instructor to check sequence and timings. The background of each delegate is reviewed as well as the overall objectives of the Workshop to ensure they can be met. As with all Larmer Brown Courses networked training laptops, software, course manuals and student exercises are included.

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