Payroll Theory - Virtual Session Reviews

Course content was disjointed and lacked direction, information was repeated to a point that time was wasted. For example, the first hour of day 1 was spent explaining what an employee is. This information could have been condensed down to a few minutes using briefer definitions and better visual resources. The majority of the time spent on excel spreadsheets, with the trainer writing some legislation and example in unorganized formats. This makes the information difficult to go back over after the live session has finished. My suggestion to fix this would be to focus more on creating premade resources that are easy to read (using tables and other diagrams) and having premade examples that the trainer works through during the session, as well as premade answers with workings that students can look at in there own time if necessary. Also practice questions and answers being provided to students to work through would be beneficial so they can practice their knowledge. I believe these changes could optimise the course, making the course length shorter. As well as making the information easier to understand and revise. I hope this constructive criticism is useful, and I hope you are able to improve the course for future students!

Very informative course. It is very useful to know calculations behind. Struggled to download SAGE, but got there in the end.

The initial course was set up by Softext. The service by these guys was very slow and caused a lot of stress and anxiety.

Great course - would say its more directed towards people with a base knowledge of Finance & Payroll. Maybe offer a 'beginner course with more one one one guidance' - for someone like myself who is brand new to Payroll and is still getting to grips with the basics. I've learnt a lot, but have found the calculations particularly difficult and would need more then the time allotted to fully comprehend it.

Sheila has been very informative and answers any questions we have, the sessions do contain a lot of information to digest all at once.

There is a lot to take in and I am glad to have the slides to go over in my own time.

Clear, concise, knowledgeable, and friendly tutor. I would have liked more working examples to ensure I can conduct the PAYE/NI calculations accurately, although there's still a little time left on the last session so this may be yet to come. My only other suggestion would be to not have all the slides in a deep blue colour, so that they're more printer friendly! And to have them available well in advance to print off so that I can add notes during the sessions.

the trainer is great but i feel like i learn better when i am doing a practical rather than listening to someone talking.

Completed with Hazel Impey, Dawn Smith, Joseph Palmer and Sonya Walters

I recently completed a course with Faiz who exhibited a strong command of his area of expertise. It was evident that Faiz possessed a wealth of knowledge and a passion for their subject matter. He was highly effective in communicating complex concepts in an accessible manner, and maintained the attention and engagement of the class throughout.