Ceri Loxton (Wood Knowledge Wales)

I chose to do the Social Media Marketing course because I needed to get up to speed quickly on how improve our social media activities.  The course was accessible and it was brilliant to be taught by someone who had put the theory into practice and could give his own real life examples.

The benefits have been in having time away from work to focus on creating a targeted plan for our social media campaign going forward. It has been really helpful to exchange ideas with the tutor and other students.

The course has given me the confidence to try things out. I have used my new skills to write a social media plan, look at different platforms, create content, use photo editing platforms and be more focused in my approach.  

Richard Gallon (Cofnod)

Altogether a very useful and interesting course explaining clearly the various aspects of this topic.

I have found this very useful for improving our social media outputs.

The main things I liked about the module were:

• Strong practical applications
• Excellent overview of a large topic
• Friendly tutor with excellent presentation skills
• Interesting hearing about how others were using social media

Anni Nurminen & Louisa Lawrence (Anglesey Sea Zoo)

I found the course hugely beneficial and it has given me a new energy to promote my business needs. Would recommend to everyone!

The course has explained and delivered clearly and could be easily related to what my business needs. It highlighted areas that I need to focus on and it’s given me a very clear path for the future in social media.

A fascinating topic – tutor had both business sense and a huge amount of knowledge on the subject.

I met some fantastic people on the course and was great to network with other businesses locally.

Bethan Jarvis (Gemwaith Bethan Jarvis)

My social media was pretty grim before attending this course. This course has given in depth information and advice on the topic. Lots to learn, but looking forward to implementing what I have learnt.

Although I don’t like standing up and talking in front of a classroom, doing the work on the PowerPoint and then presenting the presentation was good to learn and remember what we have learned.
I have lots of plans, and my social media marketing is looking bright!! Diolch / thank you.

Jay Buckley (Egniol Environmental Ltd)

Being fairly new to project management and being a graduate, I wanted more of an understanding about the theoretical side of project management, rather than just implementing it in the workplace.

The most critical think I take away from the course is identifying where the risks lie in a project, so setting out the work structure and planning from the beginning, seeing where we can save time or cost, or any problems that may arise before they do arise.

Owen Bracegirdle (Egniol Environmental Ltd)

I came on this course as I wanted to gain the tools and techniques for project management and making project management more efficient.

In my workplace I will use the structure of the programme, and also the technique of identifying stakeholders and shareholders and using the risk management methods. This will make projects more efficient and flow better, and subsequently make projects more profitable.

Anonymous responses

Having been involved in many IT projects I’ve had good exposure during my work-life so far. This course has provided me with a much better understanding of how a project should be managed throughout, mainly granular planning. Lesly is a fantastic tutor with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Her background in IT project management meant she was able to easily relate to my experiences so far. I would highly recommend the course.

The course was very comprehensive and highlighted aspects I have never been taught or thought of before.  In future I will spend more time planning projects and monitoring progress to give a better overall insight to my work instead of just ‘plodding along’.