What Training do you want and where?

David MeegoOver the years I have had many requests for training on the various tools available for customising or developing with Microsoft Dynamics GP.

Training for Microsoft Dynamics GP tools does exist, but it is only run infrequently, in a classroom environment.  When it is scheduled, it is often canceled due to lack of numbers.

I find this frustrating as I know that many new developers would benefit from the training, but it seems very difficult to identify what training is needed in a specific location.

What I have also found is that the demand in one country is often not enough to justify a class being run, but there is quite often enough demand if you combine a number of countries in the same region.

Another issue I have seen is that the developers themselves want or need the training, but management is unwilling to invest the time and funds to pay for people to attend training.  You can see my recent post on that subject, October is the month to attend Developer Training.

What I would like to do with this post is get an understanding of what the demand for training is:  What courses are wanted? When are they wanted? Where are they wanted? How many attendees? and most importantly is management committed in principle to invest in their staff?

If I can demonstrate enough demand for any particular training course in a region, I will be able to open discussions with the training organisers in that region and look to getting the course run.

The courses that are available are:

  • Dex1: Dexterity 1 (previously known as Dexterity Fundamentals) - 5 days
     
  • Dex2: Dexterity 2 (previously known as Dexterity Advanced Integration Techniques) - 5 days
     
  • RW: Report Writer - 2 days
     
  • Mod: Modifier with Visual Basic for Applications - 3 days
     
  • DT: Developer Toolkit (Web Services, eConnect, Visual Studio Tools) - 3 days

The training materials for all the classes (except the Dexterity 2 course) can be downloaded from the web.  The links are available on the Articles & Links pages for Dexterity, Modifier, Report Writer and Developer Toolkit

Please email MBS Profesional Services (mbsprofessionalservices@microsoft.com) using the template below to let us know what training you are interested in.

Course: Dex1 / Dex2 / RW / Mod / DT
Location: City, State, Country
Region: North America / Europe / Middle East / South East Asia / Australasia
Number of Attendees:
Approved in principle by Management: Yes / No
Timeframe Required: Next 3 months / Next 6 months / Next 12 months
Additional Comments:

In addition to emailing MBS Professional Services, you can add the same information as a comment to this post. Adding a comment here is only to allow other blog readers to see your interest and will not be acted upon.

David

29-Oct-2008: Updating Post with Results so far

Region/Course Dexterity 1 Dexterity 2 Report Writer Modifier & VBA Developer Toolkit
North America 13 14 1 4 8
Europe 1 0 0 0 1
Middle East 0 0 0 0 0
South East Asia 0 1 1 0 4-6
Australasia 2 2 5 3 8-10

29-Jun-2009: Updating Post with Results so far

Region/Course Dexterity 1 Dexterity 2 Report Writer Modifier & VBA Developer Toolkit
North America 15 17 1 4 9
Europe 1 0 0 0 1
Middle East 2 1 1 0 1
South East Asia 1 2 1 0 4-6
Australasia 2 2 5 3 8-10

29-Jun-2009: Added instructions to contract MBS Professional Services.