Course Feedback & Reviews

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” Albert Einstein

At Lucid we aim to ensure that our training courses are useful, inspiring and informative, so trainee feedback and comments are valuable to us.

We list all written course comments! – Why?

It is not difficult to get a few positive comments to advertise. At Lucid, we want to be as honest and straightforward as possible, so we have decided to list every single comment from all our course feedback forms, not just the very best ones (except for a couple where we just could not decipher the handwriting). We believe that this demonstrates the quality of our training very clearly – and we don’t have to ‘select’ which comments, or parts of comments, to use! For course comments scroll down this page…

Please note:

• The primary purpose of the course report forms is to help us make the courses even better. We always ask the trainees to be critical, and encourage comments on anything they feel could be improved.
• Most delegates just tick the boxes saying the course was ‘excellent’ and do not write any comments – especially on courses finishing on a Friday afternoon! The list below is comments where trainees have chosen to write something more than just ticking the boxes.

Course Comments from 2023

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
May-23	APMD	John	Very helpful training with an awesome teacher. The information was presented very, very clearly and understandably and it covered all my needs.
May-23	APMD	John	Keep it up. It was awesome.
May-23	Adv Fibre	John	Brilliant course. I learned a lot and have a better understanding of things I thought I knew.
May-23	Adv Fibre	John	Brilliant, as always.
May-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	A very knowledgeable trainer and easy to understand.
Apr-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	I enjoyed the course. Alistair was very helpful.
Apr-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	A very knowledgeable teacher. Information was displayed clearly.
Apr-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Very informative and clearly delivered.
Apr-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Very thorough, very informative. Excellent course tutor and a very happy client.
Apr-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	The location was welcoming and friendly. Lots of experience was passed on from Alistair; good presentations as he extracts stuff that we needed from the course book itself.
Apr-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	I was a bit nervous before the start of the course, since I have no experience in this field. All I knew was the Army in my 22 years of work. Our tutor Alistair was really helpful in every way you can imagine. Very professional and down to earth person. I really learned a lot on the course which hopefully will guide me on my venture into my new career as a civilian. A big thank you to all the staff at Lucid with the course and all that was involved. Nice food by the way. I would recommend Lucid to anyone looking to go down the career of fibre and will definitely recommend to my mates leaving the army soon.
Apr-23	AFCE	John	You are a master! I learned new things. Thank you.
Apr-23	AFCE	John	Thanks for a very informative and interactive course.
Mar-23	Fibre Intro	William	It would be good to see the syllabus in advance. The course was great, but unfortunately we were unable to sit the exam due to *Company* not booking the right course. All in all, a very enjoyable course much appreciated. Thank you.   Course booked through agency
Mar-23	Fibre Intro	William	Well delivered content great explanations.
Mar-23	Fibre Intro	William	Excellent trainer, very knowledgeable.
Mar-23	AOTDR	John	I enjoyed the course, John is very knowledgeable on the subject and I enjoyed learning from him.
Mar-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	An extremely well presented course and venue. All staff were excellent from first point of contact to tutorial, I would recommend the course and venue very highly.
Mar-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	I was very much at ease with the instruction as the instructor was very knowledgeable. Some of the best instruction I have ever received.
Mar-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Team up with local accommodation.
Mar-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Alistair presented the course excellently. The interaction was amazing and I gained copious amounts of information. I feel confident in going out to site and completing jobs to a much better standard after the information acquired. An excellent experience.
Mar-23	Blown Fibre	William	Another fantastic course with a great with great instruction.
Mar-23	Blown Fibre	William	Access to online tuition would help due to skill fade, it would be nice to be able to access an online after service to go over any bits again in the future. I found the tutors to be very helpful, polite and knowledgeable throughout the course. I very much enjoyed it. * we are working on online access to manuals/videos – coming soon.
Mar-23	Blown Fibre	William	Another fantastic course delivered in an amazing environment. I feel really comfortable with the subject due to all of the underpinning knowledge we have covered.
Mar-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Good comms prior to course which helps navigate the qualifications so I knew what I wanted. The tutor rephrased things well to help understanding and a good use of relatable examples. Being completely new to telecoms, I would have liked more practical work. A really good atmosphere and coffee!
Mar-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Good course. Very helpful.
Feb-23	3668 Copper	Alistair	I found the course tutor extremely knowledgeable.
Feb-23	3668 Copper	Alistair	Good course. Very informative.
Feb-23	3668 Copper	Alistair	Maybe the course could be four days and exams on the fifth day.
Feb-23	3668 Copper	Alistair	The course was really good with a very intelligent tutor.
Feb-23	3668 Fibre	William	William was great, his enthusiasm helped me to learn what was required. I wish I would have had more teachers liked him at school.
Feb-23	3668 Fibre	William	One of if not the most enthusiastic tutor I’ve had for a training course which really helped keep the topics interesting, upbeat and helps the whole learning experience. William is a credit to lucid and I hope I have the pleasure to be involved in in more training.
Feb-23	3668 Fibre	William	The course leader was very helpful, especially having had no real experience in fibre. He explained everything really well and I ended with both passing grades. Easy to react and talk to always open to explain more.
Feb-23	3668 Fibre	William	A brilliantly informed and knowledgeable instructor. He made the course very clear and interesting. I enjoyed it very much.
Feb-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	A good course the tutor is very knowledgeable about the course and very in depth learning. However more practical would have been nice to break up the learning pause more time spent on testing please.
Feb-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	I really enjoyed the course. The trainer was very, very good. Would like to have more time on testing equipment. Thank you
Jan-23	AOTDR	John	A very informative course. After completing a lot of OTDR testing and trace analysis, the course filled in the blanks and helped understand why you see various events and their causes. John was extremely knowledgeable about fibre and his passion for the industry, equipment and testing methods was apparent. Very approachable and willing to answer all questions.
Jan-23	AOTDR	John	Superb instructor.
Jan-23	AOTDR	John	This is the second time that I have been on a Lucid training course and it’s again been a great experience. The knowledge gained will be advantageous in daily work activities and I would highly recommend for others to attend.
Jan-23	AOTDR	John	Cheers, John. It was great.
Jan-23	AOTDR	John	Very informative and helpful.
Jan-23	3668 Fibre	Alistair	An excellent course well presented by Alistair at a good pace and pitch, good break time facilities and lunch. Thank you, Annette.
Jan-23	3668 Fibre	William	The course was very good and helpful. The tutor was very good and him making things more simple meant it’s a lot easier for me to understand.
Jan-23	3668 Fibre	William	This course will be beneficial for current fibre workstreams I’m involved in. The instructor was respectful, knowledgeable and enthusiastic which helped with the learning of the content of the course.
Jan-23	AOTDR	John	John is a really great trainer. I really enjoyed myself and I learned a lot. Everything I wanted to and more. A really great course and in a good environment.

Course comments from 2022

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Really good, I enjoyed it all.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	I thought the course was excellent and delivered very well. I really liked William’s way of teaching as he made it really enjoyable and easy to follow. He was patient with people and made the course fun which I really enjoyed. It would have been good to do the practical in a workshop environment and also be informed before the course that there were modules to complete at home.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	A really good atmosphere created by William on day one. He carried enthusiasm all the way through and made a tough subject thoroughly enjoyable.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	William is a credit to the company. Fantastic trainer.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	I found the course gave me the knowledge required and found the tutor fantastic. A great sense of humour. Thanks, William.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Thank you.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	The tutor gave me mince pies and liked my singing.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	Great content, very useful to learn the physics behind the everyday job I perform. Fantastic presentation, the most engaging and enthusiastic training I’ve come across on any course I’ve attended in the past 18 years I have spent in telco. Many thanks, William.
Dec-22	3668 Fibre	William	Thanks, William, you teach me a lot about the OTDR tests that I’ve been doing without understanding, now I can understand my tests. You are so helpful and you have the skill to put the information in my head.
Nov-22	3668 Copper	Alistair	Alister is a really good tutor who knows his stuff for this course. Thank you.
Nov-22	3668 Copper	Alistair	Excellent course. I’ll definitely recommend.
Nov-22	3668 Copper	Alistair	A great course presented well with great anecdotes and explanations.
Nov-22	3668 Copper	Alistair	A really helpful course. I’ll recommend.
Oct-22	3668 Fibre	William	Superb venue with excellent food included, expertly delivered by William with fantastic results. Very very pleased and will recommend William.
Oct-22	3668 Fibre	William	William was outstanding. He delivered the course brilliantly, an amazing week of learning about the fibre installation methods. I now have a full understanding.
Oct-22	3668 Fibre	William	I enjoyed the course; the tutor was excellent.
Oct-22	3668 Fibre	William	The course was delivered very well. The tutor was helpful, knowledgeable and enthusiastic; he was eager to explain things in different ways to ensure the whole group understood.
Oct-22	3668 Fibre	William	The course was very well managed, very interactive, very engaging, even despite mostly theory. William did brilliantly presenting and engaging and answering very specific questions to our field of work. He was very passionate about fibre, but don’t let him go Go-karting with us again!
Oct-22	3668 Fibre	William	William was a great teacher. He made everything understandable, easy to learn and informative.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	William	Very good, enthusiastic at delivering the course. Excellent choice of floral shirts. good at explaining topics differently for each learner to understand in their own way.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	William	An extremely informative and enjoyable course. William is an excellent instructor and clearly very knowledgeable. The course was delivered in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	William	William was very knowledgeable on the subject matter. He was very energetic with the way the course was delivered. I totally enjoyed the week. Thank you.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	William	William’s presentation style is fantastic and engaging. Good style and explanations throughout. Willing to answer any question at any time. The course dynamic was good with a mixture of practical and theory.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	William	The course content was delivered very well. Full on sometimes and there are many heavy topics, however necessary. Practical elements help explain the processes etc. and were enjoyable and interesting. He involved everyone in the course and helped others if required.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	A great course, well explained and very informative.
Sep-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Online video tuition for either learning prior to or after, as an access package; possibly a memory stick of the course book, as most others do this. Thank you. I found the course very enjoyable.
Aug-22	Laser Safety	John	The course was really useful and great. It will help in understanding the risks involved while using laser equipment and hence take the necessary precautions.
Aug-22	Laser Safety	John	A great course, I enjoyed it very much.
Aug-22	Laser Safety	John	Some more case studies showing examples of good and bad practice in the optical field and research lab might be nice but the course is already excellent.
Aug-22	Laser Safety	John	The course was well structured and informative. The instructor was friendly and explained concepts in a great way. I particularly liked how he explained the workings of a laser.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	William	Excellent course well presented an informative.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	William	Thank you for developing and running this course, very well presented and organised. We’ll be back for more.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Alister makes the course interesting. He’s very good at explaining. He kept pace with us, slowed down in parts we needed more information in and kept a good pace. Thanks Allister.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	After spending 35 years in the installation game, Allister made the topic very interesting. I now have a good knowledge of the theory side. Thanks.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Enjoyable and informative.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	I really enjoyed the course. Despite having worked with fibre for over a year, I found the week very useful and engaging. Alistair was great, the stories and anecdotes really helped to illustrate the points and helped key points stick in my mind for the exam. They were important information and the way it was signposted was really helpful. The daily quizzes were very helpful regarding keeping information in my mind and the time spent going over them the following day was also good. The OTDR training was especially good. I feel that I learned a lot of useful information for my job.
Jul-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was an exceptional tutor who made everything easy to understand and gave loads of examples. Excellent training top class and easy to understand. The tutor was top drawer to keep my attention and transfer knowledge over the course of a week. I would highly recommend Lucid, thank you for everything.
Jun-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	A very good course, went from zero knowledge to passing all tests!
Jun-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Excellent training and enjoyable course and experience.
Jun-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was a really knowledgeable guy and very helpful with any questions. Annette made a great buffet every day. Got to get the brain food. Everyone was very welcoming and friendly. I would definitely recommend to people looking in this department
Jun-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Brilliant service and brilliant tutor. I really enjoyed my time here.
May-22	Laser Safety	John	Excellent course workbook, a great source of reference.
May-22	Laser Safety	John	John was highly knowledgeable. The course met all my expectations and requirements. Thank you.
May-22	Laser Safety	John	A great quality coursebook, the tutor was fantastic and knowledgeable.
May-22	Laser Safety	John	Relaxed and informal presentation style, covering the needs of myself and the others. Detailed topic with various levels applicable to network requirements.
May-22	Laser Safety	John	A great course. Thank you very much.
May-22	3668 Fibre	William	Thank you for all the help William.
May-22	3668 Fibre	Alistair	Good food, good coffee, good people.
May-22	3668 Fibre	William	The course was in depth, but the trainer explained everything really well, which helped me to understand difficult parts of the course.
Apr-23	3667 Fibre	Alistair	I would like to thank my teaching tutor for all their knowledge. Everything I got from here and for the five days. Thank you.
Mar-22	3667 Copper	Alistair	The course tutor is very knowledgeable. He took time to explain professionally, very patient.
Mar-22	AFCE	John	A fantastic training course, which has put all others to shame.
Mar-22	AFCE	John	John is an excellent trainer and very knowledgeable. Thank you John.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Very clear and concise.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Allister was very good.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Great course.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Very useful. well presented. Thank you.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Great length of course.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Excellent tutor thanks.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	William	Overall I enjoyed the learning and knowledge gained from my tutor. I am happy of my outcome and look forward to progressing further.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	William	Thank you for the help and understanding of the information passed on to us. Our tutor was excellent, presented himself well and helped and supported when needed. Thanks.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	William	The course was excellent in presentation and description, particularly considering how intense and condensed the time was. Thanks to Lucid and Inside Connections for the chance to support and to enable us to achieve the qualifications that will enable us to gain a career path in the fibre industry.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Alister is very knowledgeable on the subject and always answered questions, a good working atmosphere and good facilities.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	A thoroughly enjoyable course with excellent tutoring. Quite challenging time and content wise, but very well explained.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Good course, overall very enjoyable. Thank you.
Feb-22	Adv OTDR	John	A great course. I really enjoyed my three days.
Feb-22	Adv Fibre	John	An excellent course. Thanks very much, John.
Feb-22	Adv Fibre	John	John is very knowledgeable and clearly an expert at what he does. It’s been great getting to know him and I feel my knowledge within telecoms has vastly increased after this course. Having examples of testing equipment and reports would have been beneficial pause very useful, especially the testing module.
Feb-22	Adv Fibre	John	John was very clear when explaining what he was showing us and very knowledgeable on all topics.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	I felt the course was extremely well presented and that Alister was very knowledgeable and helpful.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	I enjoyed the course and the informal atmosphere; it was very informative.
Feb-22	3667 Fibre	Alistair	Alister is very knowledgeable and helpful within the course. He answered questions with confidence.

Course comments from 2019

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Jul-19	C&G 3667	Alistair	Excellent course, all the handouts/ information was relevant. Course content was good although highlighting key points in the manuals would be of benefit.
Jul-19	C&G 3667	Alistair	Alistair was an excellent instructor. Will be back for future courses. Much appreciated.
Jul-19	Laser Safety	John	It was a really good training course! I learnt a lot as John is an excellent trainer. It’s obvious his high level of knowledge and experience. The material used was very clear and he was dynamic using examples easy to understand.
Jul-19	Data Coms	Alistair	Would have been easier if it was city based, but only a minor issue.
Jun-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Instructor was very helpful and knowledgable
Jun-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent course, great tutor
Jun-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair very knowledgeable, approachable and helpful.
May-19	AFCE	John	Truly learned on this course. Thank you.
May-19	AFCE	John	John was the best vocational course instructor I have come across. He understands his material extremely well and gives analogies that makes everything clear and hard to forget.
May-19	AFCE	John	Had a great week of training. John is very knowledgeable and describes things very well so its understood by everyone. I thought it might have been better if I had received a little information upfront to possibly prepare a bit. Thanks John!
May-19	AFCE	John	The course was excellent, really refreshed my knowledge. Just a thank you to John and all for this week, the course has been excellent and John’s knowledge is unrivalled. Will be back soon.
Apr-19	C&G Fibre	John	Good course, very informative . Excellent instructor and equipment
Apr-19	C&G Fibre	John	Good course. Good instructor and equipment. Great food and friendly staff
Apr-19	C&G Fibre	John	Relaxed atmosphere and small class room was excellent. Tutor John was very knowledgeable . Very happy with my experience.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Examples of projects where jointing/ testing of umbilicals was involved.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Expected more information on umbilicals but course was very interesting.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	An additional electronic copy [of manual] would have been very much better.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	The course may be more balanced between electrical and optical part. The days 1&2 can be merged if we can go quicker through generalities.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	The examples of applications and also the quiz questions could be included in the course manual. Also a bit more time could be taken to go through the electrical part.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Very useful course addressing lots of technical stuff supported by practical and knowledgeable tutor. I would recommend this course unhesitatingly.
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Very good course, funny, helpful, with lot of knowledge tutor. I think he deserves a pay raise, John, or a car as a gift (lotus is not bad).
Apr-19	Umbilical	Alistair	After 10 years in SAIPEN that is the second best training after the IFP.
Mar-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Enjoyed the course a great deal & instructor was helpful & explained everything very well.
Mar-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Tutor very good at stopping & answering any question that was asked. Also kept it interesting and kept everyone involved
Mar-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Course has definitely improved my basic knowledge to a level that will make my job easier & help me analyse issues with confidence which will help when working with/answering client questions. Tutor was very helpful & clearly of a better standard (knowledge) compared to other courses I have been on .
Mar-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Alistair was excellent in his approach to training about a boring subject. Also very happy to assist at any time.
Mar-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Excellent course. Very informative & knowledgeable instructor. Thanks! I learnt a lot 🙂
Mar-19	FO Bespoke	John & Dave	The course exceeded my expectations. Two of the days had two trainers and this added to the learning. Excellent and informative course. Would happily attend more courses at Lucid.
Mar-19	FO Bespoke	John & Dave	The course has given me an understanding and showed many ways of terminating fibres. All of my questions were answered and the course was brilliant. Theory and practical are helpful for my customer calls . All better than I expected :-). Thank you.
Mar-19	FO Bespoke	John & Dave	Training was very good. Feeling confident about fibre knowledge now. Very informative presentation material. Thank you.
Mar-19	FO Bespoke	John & Dave	Excellent training course. I learnt a lot of information and knowledge on fibre optics that will benefit me in my job role
Mar-19	FO Bespoke	John & Dave	Superb! The group had varied levels of knowledge and the course and atmosphere was perfect . I am amazed that such a course, perfect for our needs, was constructed from a phone overview. Training manual was perfect, great book.
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Well presented course. I’ve gained a considerable amount of extra knowledge during the week, increasing the level of confidence when dealing with problems.
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Very informative and well presented course. Tutors knowledge was extensive and course was well tailored for our requirements. Thoroughly enjoyed he week and look forward to future training.
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Course instructor excellent at delivering the course, demonstrating equipment & answering questions. Course booklet very informative
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Very knowledgeable, Alistair was very professional and helpful with any part of the course I was unsure of.
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Alistair made the course very easy to understand also laid back which kept myself at ease and not flustered if not confident with any aspects of the course
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Excellent course. Alistair was excellent at presenting all the course material demonstrating all the practical element very well. Alistair is a very, very knowledgeable guy & pleasant and would highly recommend him to carry out more courses.
Feb-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was a brilliant teacher
Feb-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent enjoyable. Feel much more confident. Thank you. I’ll be back!
Feb-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Many thanks
Feb-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great course, amazing!
Feb-19	AOTDR	John	Absolutely excellent course, tailored very much for my own needs. John’s knowledge is superb, wasn’t a question or query that I had that couldn’t be answered. Ever so patient and course was highly interesting, informative and detailed . Thoroghly enjoyed every minute of the training .
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Course was very well presented,Alistair is a great help with a wealth of knowledge
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Excellent course. Very in depth and productive.
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Instructor was very good at keeping the attention of the class and presented the material in a way for everyone to learn.
Feb-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Excellent course.Alistair presented the course really well.
Jan-19	AOTDR	John	Excellent tutor who was very knowledgeable. Highly recommend the training centre.
Jan-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Instructor very friendly with great sense of humour. Very knowledeable and understood very well. Very happy .
Jan-19	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent content and balance between theory and practical. Adaptive approach to order of topics and input being accepted ensured an engaged group. Very conducive to learning.
Jan-19	C&G Copper	Alistair	Alistair was knowledgeable, personable and very engaging. Made for a very relaxed, detail filled course
Jan-19	C&G Copper	Alistair	I found the course to be very useful, informative and most of all fun. Nice mix of both theory and practical so as not to make it repetitive
Jan-19	C&G Copper	Alistair	A little bit far from where I live but I suppose wherever you have the course some people going to be close some going to be far.
Jan-19	CofK	Annette	Very informative
Jan-19	CofK	Annette	Thank you
Jan-19	AOTDR	John	Excellent tutor who was very knowledeable. Highly recommend the training course.
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	pdf of slides
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Excellent course
Jan-19	AOTDR	John	Excellent course very well delivered
Jan-19	AOTDR	John	Excellently presented by john. Took time to answer questions and explain them
Jan-19	AOTDR	John	Great course, very informative
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Well presented course, Alistair was very knowledgeable & informative. Maybe a print out of the daily quiz so can refer to it during revision.
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	I was looking forward to this course and feel I now have all the information required to conduct copper and fibre testing. Very happy with instructor very knowledgeable man 🙂
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Well presented course that was very enjoyable. Taken back to basics which was good to review and go over fundamental basics. Good use of the equipment to give us good confidence to be able to use the equipment when required.
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Very knowledgeable instructor, very helpful
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Very good course, very interesting
Jan-19	Umbilical	Alistair	Good course, very informative to the content (fibre, OTDR, TDR + CR/IR testing)

Course comments from 2018

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-18	C&G Fibre	Steve	Great atmosphere. Great equipment. Knowledgeable trainer. Would recommend
Dec-18	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent all round course. Exactly what was expected. Friendly and informative. Highly recommended
Dec-18	C&G Fibre	Steve	Great course. Keep up the good work . Tutor was clear and precise hence I was able to pass !
Dec-18	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve was great at delivering course material. Felt welcomed every day . Overall I enjoyed the course and would highly recommend. The OTDR has a poor display and would recommend to update the OTDR.   This OTDR has now been replaced
Nov-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair did an exceptional job maintaining my concentration with potentially a very complicated subject
Nov-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Thanks!
Nov-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Pre course reading would be useful
Nov-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair has a natural ability to deliver an enormous amount of information in an enjoyable and informal way
Nov-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent. Alistair is an excellent tutor/trainer
Oct-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Electronic Manual ?
Oct-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Many thanks for premium quality courses and your hospitality.
Oct-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great course. The full week has been excellent. Many thanks to all.
Oct-18	C&G Copper	Alistair	Very helpful and friendly trainer (Alistair)
Sep-18	C&G Copper	Alistair	Some material pre-course to better prepare
Sep-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Digital copy of material would be useful reference as I spend a lot of time between Uk and Hong Kong…reducing weight in luggage.
Jul-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very good course, learnt a great deal and would highly recommend !
Jul-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great bunch of guys. Cant wait to come back for my OTDR training. Alistair awesome tutor !
Jul-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Brilliant venue, great bunch of staff. Alistair fantastic tutor. Will be coming back for more training .
Jul-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was extremely knowledgeable and was happy to answer any questions
Jul-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was very helpful and comforting. He explained everything very professionally
Jul-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was very informative and professional
Jun-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very informative course. Thank you Alistair.
Jun-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great teacher. Practical and theory very well informed.
Jun-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Thanks for being a great teacher Alistair ! Didn’t have much time to learn before the course but you made it easier for me .
Jun-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very well taught .Easy to understand. Good supporting tools and paperwork .
Jun-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very happy with the course . Alistair is a great teacher and it was a useful course full of information.
Jun-18	Laser safety	John	Excellent course, very informative.John was superb and made the subject matter very interesting. Would definitey recommend Lucid.
Jun-18	Laser safety	John	Most interesting course I have received.
Jun-18	Laser safety	John	Very good and informative. Met requirements.
Jun-18	Laser safety	John	I found the course very informative and interesting. It had just the right amount of content without being too over complicated. Thanks .
Jun-18	Laser safety	John	John did a very good job explaining all topics. This was a very interesting course. Thanks.
Jun-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Fantastic organisation. Very helpful ,many thanks.
May-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very informative course, well delivered
May-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very well presented course. Happy with the pass.
May-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Enjoyable course
Apr-18	AOTDR	John	Having trained with a number of providers in the fibre industry I can say that the standard of teaching and course quality is second to none. Thank you .
Apr-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great course
Apr-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Well run course-excellent knowledge of tutors.
Apr-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Instructor was very helpful
Apr-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	A more step-wise approach to the modules would be helpful
Apr-18	AOTDR	John	Absolutely brilliant course. I have learned a lot.
Apr-18	AOTDR	John	Great course. Very informative. John explains complicated subjects in a way that makes it easy to understand.
Mar-18	C&G Copper	Steve	The course was both fun and useful.
Jan-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	OTDR-more time to practice
Jan-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very happy with the course and all the staff involved. Very satisfied.
Jan-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Thank you for a great week and for the knowledge and skills I have gained.
Jan-18	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent Venue.Really helpful staff.

Course comments from 2017

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-17	Laser safety	John	More in depth than expected. Very informative and appreciated.
Dec-17	Laser safety	John	Very good course , well presented.
Dec-17	AOTDR	John	John was knowledgeable friendly and patient and I feel that I can put into practice what I have learned with confidence. I would recommend Lucid to anyone interested in learning about fibre optics.
Dec-17	AOTDR	John	Amazing course , full of useful content which I will use in the future.
Nov-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Course was very good and explained well for myself to understand. Would recommend course to anyone.
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Very comprehensive. Very well pitched. A wealth of real world examples. Great instruction.
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Fantastic course which covered everything. Delivered by the most knowledeable instructor I have come across.
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Excellent course !
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Excellent course. Very well delivered.
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Excellent course material and presentation. Thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the course and my understanding of the content has been greatly improved.
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Excellent course. Tutor was very knowledgeable. Would recommend the course to other colleagues.
Nov-17	Adv Fibre Charac.	John	Really enjoyable course. Instructor is very knowledgeable and has a very relaxed approach to teaching.
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	Everything was perfect. Thank you very much for everything.
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	The material was very clearly presented. Very understandable.
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	All was clearly represented.
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	Thank you very much Alistair. Everything was perfect.
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	Course tutor was so friendly and explaining everything very detailed. Such a nice guy !
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	With more than 10 years experience I am still learning things. Our tutor was brilliant. Thank you !
Sep-17	C&G Copper	Alistair	Tutor is a great professional .
Sep-17	C&G Fibre	steve	Very informative, very useful
Sep-17	C&G Fibre	steve	Everything was very well explained throughout the course
Sep-17	C&G Fibre	Steve	Was a very enjoyable week. Course was run in an excellent way. All staff are helpful and friendly. Would highly recommend.
Sep-17	Umbilical	Alistair	Suggest a test at end of each module. Too much information.
Sep-17	Umbilical	Alistair	Good Course but would prefer test at end of each module.
Jul-17	C&G Copper	steve	Really enjoyed this course.Made to feel very welcome. Standard of tuition was excellent.
Jun-17	AOTDR	John	Very helpful course. Gained a lot of info I can take back to my working day . Many thanks .
Jun-17	C&G Fibre	Steve	Really worthwhile course. Well presented and comfortable.
May-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair has been excellent at giving information in understandable and relevant chunks.
May-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Aistair is extremely knowledeable, polite and helpful. He took the time to explain things in a very clear and concise manner. Thank you very much indeed.
May-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent course well run and explained. Will return to attend the copper course . Many thanks.
May-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Another well run and excellent course. Covered everything I needed and more. Staff are always helpful and welcoming.
May-17	Laser safety	John	Very intense day full of information but well worth doing. Refreshments and facilities very good. Thank you .
Apr-17	AOTDR	John	Great course, met all my theory requirements. Not too worried as to how much practical took place
Apr-17	AOTDR	John	Great course
Apr-17	Fibre Intro	John	Very enjoyable and informative.
Mar-17	AOTDR	John	Very good all round
Mar-17	AOTDR	John	Great course with reliable examples. Large focus on installation which was a little less desireable for cable manufacturing but still useful. This was an externally certified course so we had to complete the set syllabus
Mar-17	AOTDR	John	Course was very relaxed and informative and I enjoyed it .John was a very good trainer.
Mar-17	AOTDR	John	Excellent course, very well presented. Went way above what I expected.
Mar-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very good course. All staff very friendly and extremely helpful.
Mar-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent course, excellent tutor, excellent delivery, can’t ask for more. I am delighted and very appreciative of the quality of the tutor and the delivery of the subject matter
Mar-17	C&G Fibre	Steve	Thanks for a fantastic course
Mar-17	C&G Fibre	Steve	Location of venue is excellent.Excellent delivery of course by Steve. Thanks
Mar-17	C&G Fibre	Steve	Really enjoyed the course. Trainer was very helpful and always happy to help . Great course and will tell people about it .
Feb-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Very enjoyable course
Feb-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Enjoyed the course , very informal. I believe I am in a better position with fibre principles/cabling than I could ever managed on my own in the field. . Alistair has been great .
Feb-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Kept it fun and that hepled as a lot of information to take in. Cannot fault it.
Feb-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent course . All demonstrations and course work fantastic. Alistair was very knowledgeable and a fantastic tutor .
Feb-17	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Really enjoyed the week. Excellent tutor in Alistair, very knowledgeable.
Jan-17	Umbilical	Alistair	It would be helpful to use the equipment we use in the field if possible
Jan-17	Umbilical	Alistair	The course was excellent and I fell I have learned a great deal about the subject
Jan-17	Umbilical	Alistair	It would be useful to have the manuals before the course.
Jan-17	Umbilical	Alistair	Demanding , interesting ,informative, well presented. Thanks.
Jan-17	Umbilical	Alistair	Felt some of the questions on the practical at the end could have been phrased better. Maybe been useful to use equipment we use on the job. Good course and interesting especially fibre optic side.
Jan-17	AOTDR	John	The course instructor conducted the course with great content and explained all aspects in a way that was easy to understand. I would recommend anyone to use Lucid for any fibre related training as they really know their stuff. The facilities are lovely, comfortable and set in  beautiful surroundings.Tea, coffee and food is all included and very very nice. Thank you Lucid , I will return .

Course comments from 2016

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Nov-16	C&G Copper	Alistair	Had a great time. Very good course . Excellent tutor
Nov-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Extremely knowledgeable tutor. Alistair made the course very understandable, always able to provide real world example to back up the theory . The facilities are excellent. Thank you for an entertaining week.
Nov-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great course and instructor and office staff.
Oct-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Excellent and beneficial course !
Oct-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great teacher, huge knowledge not only about fibre but many more aspects of technical terms and solutions. I would strongly recommend Alistair as a tutor.
Oct-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Alistair was very good at teaching and explaining the course. Very good teacher .
Sep-16	Umbilical	Alistair	Very good course. Will be taking the material on the job with me for reference.
Sep-16	Umbilical	Alistair	Very conclusive and informative course , hard to find any area for improvement. Course tutor was extremely motivated and knowledeable
Sep-16	Umbilical	Alistair	Alistair was very helpful and good at explaining we were struggling with.
Sep-16	Umbilical	Alistair	To use our own equipment throughout the course. Excellent course. We are always happy for trainees to bring their own equipment
Jul-16	AOTDR	John	John is an excellent tutor. He is able to explain a sometimes complicated subject in a very straight forward way . I really enjoyed the course and would recommend any of the Lucid courses to my peers.
Jul-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	I found the course very helpful and interesting
Jul-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Page numbers on the slides would be helpful to help direct us to correct page. Overall course experience was excellent.
Jul-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Fibre was totally new to me therefore found the course very interesting and learned a lot. Only recommendation would be to reference the slides to the course handbook and maybe to provide the course handbook prior to starting the course. Apart from that the trainer was very good and knew what he was talking about. Well done and thanks.
Jul-16	Umbilical	Alistair	I think we need some videos to clarify the material and to get the steps of practical more easy to understand
Jul-16	Umbilical	Alistair	Instructor is so efficient , cooperative and gives the easiest way to make us understand the course materials. Suggest to add some videos to the course materials to make it easy to imagine the actual situation while working.
Jul-16	Umbilical	Alistair	This course and instructor was very good. Instructor was very knowledeable about content in training manual and course, good at communicating to students about certain items. Only issue was equipment we used on course was not what we use on project. Our employer and Lucid need to discuss this and provide students so we know equipment prior to project. Also maybe being able to prepare larger diameter cables to repeat offshore activities.
Jun-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Good course. Well presented and very informative
Jun-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Great course.
Jun-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Beautiful environment, very relaxed atmosphere. Great catering. Thank you .
Jun-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Instructor was excellent, all topics clearly explained and queries carefully explained.Venue in country environment makes a very pleasant change from the usual dreary industrial estate. Snack lunch first class !
Apr-16	AOTDR	John	Thank you for an excellent training experience. Leaving with a new found confidence.
Apr-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	I was very pleased with the course and the presentation. A very friendly atmosphere and a well layed out course. My only issue is some of the tools were very well worn. If the tools were in a bit better condition it would make it a bit easier.The tutor had plenty of knowledge and had good experience. Very happy with the course.
Apr-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Practical ares would benefit from better lighting (Task Lighting) to assist in seeing fibres. Some of the tools and equipment were not working 100% completely, although others were available. Customer site and customer equipment
Apr-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Course well paced and presented
Apr-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	I felt the course was well presented and now have a much better knowledge of fibre optics.
Apr-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	Course was planned very well and kept interesting at all times
Apr-16	C&G Fibre	Alistair	The course was informative and well conducted fo the week.
Mar-16	AOTDR	John	Very interesting course and very well presented. Thanks John
Mar-16	AOTDR	John	Excellent course. Very good instructor and helpful
Mar-16	AOTDR	John	Would have liked a bit more information on Access networks and testing of FTTH networks , splitters etc.
Jan-16	C&G Fibre	John	Great course, enjoyable. Learned a lot over a week
Jan-16	C&G Fibre	John	Very good set of tutors and staff. Enjoyed the course. Thank you.
Jan-16	C&G Fibre	Steve	Thank you very much
Jan-16	C&G Fibre	Steve	Good relaxed and easy to learn and understand . Very useful and gave me a much better understanding.
Jan-16	C&G Fibre	Steve	An excellent course that certainly consolidated all the practical experience I gained in this first year of a new career.Course delivery by Steve Dobson was beyond excellent.
Jan-16	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve was great at teaching us, enjoyed the course a lot, and hopefully gained the knowledge and skills I need for my job.
Jan-16	Laser safety	John	Excellent class and facility. Course met expectations. Excellent instructor knowledge.

Course comments from 2015

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Nov-15	Adv Fibre	John	Excellent course. Very advantageous to have lower level knowledge of fibre composition and background information. This will help in making future decisions.
Nov-15	Adv Fibre	John	Excellent course-complex material made accessible and fun. Might be worth updating the slides in places to stay current. Done
Nov-15	Adv Fibre	John	Great course , very informative.
Nov-15	Adv Fibre	John	John I enjoyed the course. Going through the basics and theory has allowed me to understand and appreciate what occurs in a fibre now.
Nov-15	Intro Fibre	John	Thanks for a very informative introduction. The analogies make a very difficult topic extremely easy.
Nov-15	Intro Fibre	John	Great course with a very knowledgeable instructor.
Nov-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very friendly,very knowledgeable tutor and all other staff make it an all round great experience. Really enjoyed everything . Thank you !
Oct-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course was brilliantly constructed. Steve was very helpful . Would recommend highly.
Oct-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good overall. I now have a solid understanding of fibre cabling etc.Keep up the good work!
Oct-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Good trainer. Very interactive. Technically sound and confident.
Sep-15	AOTDR	John	Good course , very well presented.
Sep-15	AOTDR	John	Very good course. More hands on training
Sep-15	AOTDR	John	John was extremely knowledgeable in all areas of fibre optics and expalined various concepts in different ways
Sep-15	AOTDR	John	As you have mentioned and guessed I missed the practical part. I would have liked to spend more time on equipment
Sep-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Great course and instructor
Sep-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Useful course. Informal nature of delivery good.
Jul-15	AOTDR	John	Would be useful to attend fibre terminating course at some stage.
Jul-15	AOTDR	John	Excellent training environment ,very good demonstration test equipment,very knowledgeable trainer.
Jul-15	AOTDR	John	Excellent course , thank you John. We all knew nothing about fibre optics before we came here but we all left with a confidence to go out in the field and try out our new skills.
Jul-15	AOTDR	John	Good course , very well presented.
Jul-15	AOTDR	John	Would like a splicing course making new connectors.
Jul-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course could be longer to enable more practical time
Jul-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Rated course manual both poor and useful. A lot of useful information but I felt it is poorly laid out and sometimes difficult to find the relevant information.
Jul-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Breaks could be more frequent but less duration.
Jul-15	Fibre Intro	John	Very well presented, very well prepared. I am sure this has put me in a good position going forward in understanding the standards and expectations of our sub-contractors.
Jul-15	Fibre Intro	John	Well delivered training , a great insight to fibres.
Jun-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good course
Jun-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent week . Great tutor , great facilities. Will be back in the future.
Jun-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Found course very helpful and informative. Excellent venue and staff, in particular Steve. Will be back in near future, possibly AOTDR.
Jun-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Enjoyed course.
Jun-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	I have been on a number of courses and this course has by far exceeded those on everything. Impressed by the following amongst other things : Steve the tutor – his delivery of information was excellent and an easy person to warm to ; the warm welcome every day from all members of staff ; the lunches and refreshments were superb and a nice touch. I would definitely recommend this course to anybody thinking of doing a course you have available.
Jun-15	D-side	Steve	One of the best courses I have been on in a fantastic area where there are no distractions. All staff are friendly and approachable and the facilities are really good
Jun-15	D-side	Steve	Well delivered and very helpful and laid back atmosphere.
Apr-15	AOTDR	John	A very enjoyable course . Well done.
Apr-15	AOTDR	John	Fantastic course, very interesting and well presented. Broken down and explained in real language that you can understand ( even the little stories used for explanations). Many thanks.
Mar-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	A superb course !
Feb-15	AOTDR	John	Excellent all round
Feb-15	AOTDR	John	John was very helpful and answered all questions
Feb-15	Fibre Intro	Dave	Bespoke course for us so anything not covered was because we were not sure what we wanted . However the course was very good and Dave gave us contact details for when we think of any questions we may have in retrospect.
Feb-15	Fibre Intro	Dave	Enjoyable course.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	Learnt loads due to being hands off for nearly a year. Can’t be any happier.Thanks.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	Excellent training in a relaxed atmosphere.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	Exceeded my expecatations and believe me they were high.5 Star .Worth while the trip. Carry on this way ! Thankyou.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	Very happy with overall course, great tutor and training. Will be doing more courses in future.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	I would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for the AOTDR course I have attended this week . John our instructor was quite brilliant on his course. It is one of the best if not the best training environment I have had instruction at. With it being done in a very relaxed atmosphere made it easier to concentrate and to follow the course content. I will be recommending Lucid to all my contents. Also I would like to thank all the stafffor their friendly approach to the trainees-again a great impression, thankyou.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	Tutor highly knowledgeable and very clear in explanation. Highly enjoyed the training.Tutor covered the training material in detail but also covered additional material to enhance our knowledge and training.
Jan-15	AOTDR	John	Very informative , gave the level of understanding I need. John extremely knowledgeable , answered questions very well and has an engaging manner. Very good , ta !
Jan-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	Will definitely recommend Lucid to colleagues.
Jan-15	C&G Fibre	Steve	The course was explained great and Steve explained things in great detail. Will be coming back to do more courses.Good job done Steve. Thank you.
Jan-15	Fibre Intro	John	Course was very well presented. Far more informative than expected and held attention well.
Jan-15	Fibre Intro	John	No information available prior to course. *Information supplied to the manager who arranged course

Course comments from 2014

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-14	Adv OTDR	John	Great – tailored to us and John’s depth of knowledge is never-ending.
Dec-14	Adv OTDR	John	The course really helped me understand our testing techniques and why we do them!
Nov-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	If the weather was fine, I would suggest some outdoor sessions
Nov-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Great course, well presented and excellent facilities
Nov-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very informative course taught in an excellent manner
Nov-14	Fibre Intro	John	I found the course enjoyable and presented at the correct level to all who attended!
Nov-14	Fibre Intro	John	Well demonstrated course. Very informative
Nov-14	Fibre Intro	John	Really enjoyable course and felt very involved and the information presented was very helpful
Nov-14	Fibre Intro	John	V. interesting and clearly explained. I found it a very useful intro & enjoyable
Nov-14	Fibre Overview	John	Excellent-very useful.
Nov-14	Fibre Overview	John	The course was very informative and structured very well to the person not very familiar to fibre optic products.
Nov-14	Fibre Overview	John	The course was ideal for first intro to fibre.
Nov-14	Fibre Overview	John	Very enjoyable training and tutor’s knowledge has been a great benefit. Thank you.
Oct-14	C&G copper	Steve	Many thanks to you, Steve and all the team for a terrific course which I have already put to good use and benefit.
Oct-14	C&G copper	Steve	Steve is an excellent teacher
Oct-14	C&G copper	Steve	Very much enjoyed the course-instructor was competent, relaxed and encouraging. Many thanks.
Oct-14	C&G copper	Steve	Overall an easy and fast learning pace with all knowledge absorbed. Would want this teacher every time.
Oct-14	C&G copper	Steve	Very good course. I knew little about copper before I started this week and was doubtful I’d pass. I passed because my trainer was patient and helpful. I would recommend the course and hope I can be kept up to date with other courses in the future.
Oct-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	I was a little bit worried at the start of the course and was glad after speaking to yourselves that you suggested I stay and I am glad I did because I really enjoyed the rest of the course. Thankyou.
Oct-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent course. Very well organised. Every staff member a credit to your organisation.
Oct-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Really enjoyed the course, the training Steve delivered was excellent. Thankyou ! Training facilities were excellent. Would highly recommend this training facility to anyone in the future.
Oct-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	I really enjoyed the practical experience I had during the course
Oct-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good, Steve was very helpful. Thanks
Oct-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very impressed. Good knowledge taken away.
Oct-14	Laser safety	John	This was a well presented and enjpyable course
Oct-14	PMD+OTDR	John	Very good class
Oct-14	PMD+OTDR	John	John is an excellent trainer and extremely knowledgeable. I feel my understanding of the course from the start has really come on especially PMD and CD. Thank you. Look forward to future courses.
Sep-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Could not have asked for more from the course. Venue is perfect and Steve Dobson our trainer was very knowledgeable and very helpful which made for a very enjoyable course. Food was lovely and all the other staff were very welcoming so thank you.
Jul-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very enjoyable course with a great atmosphere and excellent range of tools and equipment to use.
Jul-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good Thanks very much. Enjoyable, clear, entertaining, and above all else, successful.
Jul-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	The course was presented excellently and staff are all very helpful. Thankyou for your time and effort.
Jul-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent course well presented.
Jul-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good course. Good lecturer.
Jun-14	Copper foundation		Informative course with clear instruction.
Jun-14	Copper foundation		Teaching was very informative and easy to digest.
Jun-14	Copper foundation		Poor visual aids for the instructor to use (projector etc)
Jun-14	OTDR & PMD	John	Very good course
Jun-14	OTDR & PMD	John	Excellent courses – met all my expectations and requirements.
Jun-14	OTDR & PMD	John	Thoroughly enjoyable course, great presentation. Made everything very clear & understandable. Good to get hands-on experience with the equipment.
Jun-14	OTDR & PMD	John	This was a complicated subject made very understandable by an excellent tutor and very good material.
May-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Friendly atmosphere, good demonstrative items & equipment available. I would recommend in future to colleagues. Steve was very good at explaining the subject and providing examples to help in this. The homework questions enabled us to prepare for tests.
May-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Staff very very professional. Thanks.
May-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	The classroom gets a bit stuffy…fresh air from a window would be nice
May-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Problems getting on to the C&G website were very frustrating on Thursday..it took 30 minutes to get on. Friday I logged on without problems. *Problem was with central City & Guilds server.
May-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Computer problems when doing on line tests. *Problem was with central City & Guilds server.
May-14	Laser Safety	John	We have used Lucid before over many years. The quality of their training material has always been the benchmark standard.
Mar-14	Adv OTDR	John	On several occasions there were tangents and distractions that I feel slowed the course down. The purpose of these discussions was to help other delegates get their heads round a tricky subject.
Mar-14	Adv OTDR	John	Would like an electronic copy of notes or equivalent for reference when offshore as hard copy notes aren’t practical. *We are investigating options for copyright protection on electronic media..
Mar-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Pre course and during  course admin was excellent from start to finish. The course content was as expected and very informative. Thanks and I will be back. Also your name will be passed on to all my colleagues and recommended highly. (John needs to improve his jokes)
Mar-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	I am very happy with the course. The tutor answered all questions, also explained all very well.All the staff are very good. Thank you !
Mar-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very interesting course in a beautiful part of the world. Trainer excellent and all the staff here were friendly and welcoming. Good tea breaks and felt well looked after. Many thanks to everyone…enjoyable week .Hope to see youall again.
Mar-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	I’m very happy with the course. The tutor answered my questions. Also explain very good. All staff is very good. Thank you!
Feb-14	Adv OTDR	John	Great Course Fantastic teacher
Feb-14	Adv OTDR	John	Tutor may want to familiarise with company setup. Equipment, systems and connectors. *Tutor would love to, but it is not practically possible due to additional cost and security implications.
Feb-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very helpful and easy to understand
Feb-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Thanks for everything. Really enjoyed my time here. The people are fantastic and the food was excellent.
Feb-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Admin was excellent and course presentation was again superb
Feb-14	Fibre Overview	John	Excellent course
Feb-14	Fibre Overview	John	A very helpful and informative course by an expert
Feb-14	Fibre Overview	John	Better background than expected. Much better than I expected. Very good course Manual
Feb-14	Fibre Overview	John	Could have been better not to have spent too much time on cleaning *The manager who booked this course specifically requested cleaning of connectors as a high-priority area.

Course comments from 2013

Date	Course code	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-13	Advanced OTDR (public)	John	Would be beneficial to include some additional elements to the training such as TDR techniques & some material pertaining to Exfo product line. This could be integrated into future training into 2014   Comment refers to a series of planned company specific courses
Dec-13	Laser safety	John	Much better than I expected. Very good course manual
Dec-13	Laser safety	John	Would be beneficial to include some additional elements to the training such as TDR techniques of some material pertaining to EXFO product time. This could be integrated into future training into 2014.
Nov-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good course. Well presented by Steve.Was a bit unsure about it at first but enjoyed it overall. Would recommend it
Nov-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent course. Excellent tutor
Nov-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course and tutor were excellent
Nov-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very useful course, well presented and excellent knowledge of the subject by Steve
Nov-13	Insertion loss	John	Very informative and well presented.
Nov-13	Insertion loss	John	Very good informative course. Will be a good indication of what this testing entails ie prep work and testing.
Oct-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	The course was very good. This course was much needed in my line of work. Excellent
Oct-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Enjoyable course,relaxed environment, knowledgeable tutor and time to ask questions
Oct-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course was very well presented with plenty of time to get hand on experience. Steve got the course across very well and obviously has a depth of knowledge of fibre installation/testing.
Oct-13	CAT 7	Steve & John	Thank you so much for making the course fun , enjoyable and informative and helping us to meet our course objectives. Excellent !
Oct-13	CAT 7	Steve & John	Excellent course. We came with a very vague outline of what we wanted to cover and the trainers adapted to meet our needs completely . I would be very interested in coming back to to do the 5 day fibre course in future.
Oct-13	Copper, OTDR & Spectrum Analyser	Steve & John	Very knowledgeable tutor, job well done. We will be back.
Sep-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good course,very clear and helpful
Sep-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	I really enjoyed the course . Thank you
Sep-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	A very good course , well presented
Sep-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Tutor very knowledgeable and helpful. Location and facilities excellent. Thank you
Sep-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent course. Very technical. Great course delivery.
Aug-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Tutor very helpful and course laid out in an easy to pick up way
Aug-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve was a very good tutor and gave a great course. Many thanks
Aug-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course delivered very well by tutor. A lot of essential knowledge agined and very well presented
Jul-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Keep up the good work !
Jul-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Trainer was also observant on individuals progress and assisted accordingly.Priority was aslo placed on what we are to do in the future.
Jul-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	More hands on please.
Jul-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent course and tutor.Suggest include ideas of hazards that occurr to instill a stronger sense of caution to students. Can be animated with photos etc.
Jul-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good interesting course that was well delivered
Jul-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very enjoyable course that was presented in a relaxed and informal way which was a lot more helpful than regurgitated facts .Brilliant !
Jun-13	AOTDR	John	Everything was good and I hope to be back here to attend more courses and to optimise my knowledge.
Jun-13	AOTDR	John	The instructor was the best man to train the equipment and testing system by miles ! It was a very happy time for me !
Jun-13	AOTDR	John	This was excellent training and I am glad to have been here and learnt so much about the subject.
Jun-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Good course , very useful. Good tutor. Will look forward to my next course with you. Thank you.
Jun-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Had assumed course was being held in a training centre and not at a company. Would have been useful to have some information on local transport links.
Jun-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent environment. Very knowledgeable. Great course.
Jun-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Well presented. Lots of information given and good practical demos and lots of chances to do it yourself.
May-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Thoroughly enjoyable
May-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve deserves a pay rise !
May-13	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very useful and informative course
Apr-13	AOTDR	John	Course was very informative and I feel that I have gained some very useful knowledge
Apr-13	AOTDR	John	Very good course
Apr-13	AOTDR	John	Very informative and useful. Would recommend it .
Apr-13	C&G Copper	Dave	Great course. Very helpful and friendly environment. Very knowledgeable tutor
Mar-13	Laser safety	John	Informal and very informative, never too rushed.
Mar-13	Laser safety	John	Good course with the right depth and breadth.
Mar-13	Laser safety	John	Very knowledgeable
Feb-13	Umbilical	Steve	Would like to have seen more information on umbilical EL/FO connections
Feb-13	Umbilical	Steve	Very good course. Would definitely recommend.

Course comments from 2012

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	Good course well presented
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	Electronic version of manual would be useful to take on site.
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	Very interesting and informative
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	The course was perfect time for it’s content-not too long winded.
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	If any hands on learning could be introduced to the course it would be beneficial.
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	Good course. Clearly showed the need for laser safety training.
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	Course content just right for understanding hazards, risks and processof setting up for lasers on site.excellent description of acronyms, demystifying some parts of the standard. Many thanks John.
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	Very informative and enjoyable. Thank you
Dec-12	Laser safety	John	An excellent, informative , interesting and enjoyable course. Many thanks !
Dec-12	Umbilical	Steve	Would like to see how to strip a subsea umbilical to know the best way to perform the test
Dec-12	Umbilical	Steve	Good course. Nice , friendly instructor.
Dec-12	Umbilical	Steve	Perhaps note the relevant page number of the book on the slide during the presentation.
Dec-12	Umbilical	Steve	Well run course. Instructor very helpful/good.
Nov-12	Umbilical	Dave	Would like more time on course- 7-10 days maybe.
Nov-12	Umbilical	Dave	Course start was very in depth however it was well presented and all came clear in the end.
Nov-12	Umbilical	Dave	Very good lecturer.
Nov-12	Umbilical	Dave	Was not expecting this at all. I thought I knew a bit about fibre optics but I didn’t ! Dave was an excellent tutor and I believe got the best from all pupils on the course with his style of teaching. I really enjoyed it.
Oct-12	AOTDR	John	Excellent course. Really informative and enjoyable.
Oct-12	C&G Fibre	Dave	Found the course well presented and relaxed, so easy to take information onboard.
Oct-12	Umbilical	Steve	Steve is very personable and easy to listen to.
Oct-12	Umbilical	Steve	Only comment or slight criticism was that it could have been slightly more oil and gas specific. Overall the course was good and delivered in a very good manner by an extremeely good instructor.
Oct-12	Umbilical	Steve	Thought that the TDR was more suited to comms than our application. Overall good course, well structured.
Sep-12	Copper, OTDR & OSA	Steve & John	Very knowledgeable tutor, job well done. We will be back.
Aug-12	CofK	John	An excellent fast paced course . Knowledgeable tutor with excellent skills.Feel much more confident about electromagnetic scale.
Aug-12	CofK	John	Really knowledgeable course. Will help me to teach in the future. Thank you.
Jun-12	Cable Testing	Steve	Very helpful and enjoyable course. Steve was friendly and informative.
Jun-12	Cable Testing	Steve	Very good course , not rushed and hands on testing. Well done Steve !
Jun-12	Cable Testing	Steve	Very helpful and interesting course. This will help us out carrying out our day jobs . Instructor was very helpful and explained all topics in a manner that we could all understand. I would have liked to see a section covering how to test/prove ADSL circuits but this may be covered in a different course. Overall all very good and would advise others to attend course or use Lucid training centre.
Jun-12	Cable Testing	Steve	I found the instructor very knowledgeable and helpful with the course and other issues not related to this course.
May-12	C&G Copper	Dave	Perfect !
May-12	C&G Copper	Dave	It enlightened me to the career in telecoms.
May-12	C&G Copper	Steve	Steve deserves a pay rise. Very good course with plenty of knowledge by the tutor
May-12	C&G Copper	Steve	Steve presented the course in a very clear and informative way.I found the course very helpful and reached my expectations
May-12	PMD&CD	John	A very comprehensive course with a very knowledgeable trainer. Environment was conducive to the highest standard of learning. Will be recommending Lucid to just about everyone I come into contact with. Excellent.
Apr-12	AOTDR	John	Course could have been longer. Seem to have run out of time.Not enough time to go over parameter settings.Would have liked more hands on-only tested one fibre drum.Some parts were glossed over. Some info was old. Was expecting more up to date information. *unfortunately, time is rather tight on a 2-day course. We’d happily spend much longer, but sadly customers’ budgets does not allow for this.
Apr-12	AOTDR	John	Very good course / facilities /trainer. Many thanks !
Apr-12	AOTDR	John	The offering of future technical support is very helpful.
Apr-12	C&G Fibre	Dave	Very enjoyable course. Good staff, very friendly
Apr-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	A very good tutor.Everyone helpful and explained everything in detail.
Apr-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	Good instructor. Good course. Cood venue and location. Would take another Lucid course
Apr-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent instructor. Knowledgeable and vey approachable.
Apr-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent !
Mar-12	C&G Copper	Steve	Very well taught and explained,good use of slides and practical tutorials. Maybe get to choose what gets ordered food wise next day to avoid waste.
Mar-12	C&G Copper	Steve	All questions been answered clearly . Very enjoyable training. Thanks Steve !
Mar-12	C&G Fibre	Dave	Great course. Very knowledgeable trainer. Thanks Dave !
Mar-12	C&G Fibre	Dave	Some more insight into blown fibre techniquers and a bit of physical planning theory may be useful. Great course. Highly recommended.
Mar-12	C&G Fibre	Dave	Would be interested in AOTDR testing and fibre characterisation. Excellent trainer, very knowledgeable and good fun. Would recommend highly
Feb-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	How course links into FIA accreditisation.
Feb-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent course. Thank you.
Feb-12	C&G Fibre	Steve	Would have liked more hands on splicing
Feb-12	PMD&CD	John	John was very good and helpful. Knows his profession
Feb-12	PMD&CD	John	Very good course. Quite intensive in 2 days but very good.Information on the subject very good and the handout is good to take away.All staff very friendly and helpful.
Jan-12	PMD&CD	John	Course was very informative , delivered well and interesting.
Jan-12	PMD&CD	John	Course extremely informative. Excellent sample test equipment. All test scenarios emulated and described in detail.All topics covered and tutor extremely knowledgeable. Thanks John.

Course comments from 2011

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Nov-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	I love the simplicity in Lucid Training Centre. The warm reception of the people is really worthy of emulation. Having electronic copy of the course material will actually be helpful to students.
Nov-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Dave was an excellent tutor, very helpful and extrmely friendly. He created a fantastic atmosphere and utilised practical examples to teach relatively difficult technical material to a group of people with little prior knowledge of the subject matter. Thanks very much !
Nov-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	A little bit more time spent on the hands on parts of the course would have been good.
Nov-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Would be good to have information on sources, components etc.on costs , uses etc Would be very good to get a career progression ie what jobs require what qualifications , experience etc.- where next type question.
Oct-11	C&G Copper	Steve	Course and trainer was excellent
Oct-11	C&G Copper	Steve	I enjoyed the course and found it very interesting learning new disciplines in cable structuring.
Oct-11	C&G Copper	Steve	Vey good course with easy to learn lessons and books. Tutor described all aspects very well.
Oct-11	C&G Copper	Steve	Excellent course ,very well tutored. Thankyou.
Oct-11	C&G Copper	Steve	Really enjoyed the course !
Oct-11	C&G Copper	Steve	Very well tutored . Highly recommended.
Jul-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Personally I thought that there was too much to digest in the week-long course to remember properly . I would have preferred it at night school for example
Jul-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Excellent ! Thanks Dave
Jul-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Quality. Thankyou !
Jul-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Good course , well put across and well explained. Maybe a little more practical ?
Jul-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	The course was very informative with excellent instructional technique. The facilities and equipment was excellent and lunches were very tasty.
Jun-11	AOTDR	John	Was made to feel at ease and information made simpler to absorb.Really enjoyed the course and expecting to return to complete extra courses.
Jun-11	AOTDR	John	John was excellent in his approach, easy to learn from.I am very happy in what I have learned giving me more confidence when testing.
Jun-11	C&G Copper	Steve	Just to say thank you and found it very good
May-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	I would rcommend this course to anyone in the future. When I started I had no idea about fibre optics. That is amazing how simple way I got explainedhow the fibre optics works.
May-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Excellent !
Mar-11	AOTDR	John	Excellent course. Very knowledgeable tutor.
Mar-11	AOTDR	John	Excellent trainer and very pleased with what we laerned in the three days. Brought our own OTDR and this was demonstrated.
Mar-11	C&G Copper	Dave	Enjoyed course-very informative and explained very well as I had no previous experience.
Mar-11	C&G Copper	Dave	Good course
Mar-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Well run course
Mar-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good course.Steve excellent trainer
Mar-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent location. Highly recommended. Tutor very good
Mar-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Tutor very knowledgeable.Handbook excellent. Venue brilliant. Test lab/garage came in useful.
Mar-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course very good . I have come away with a lot of valuable skills and confidence in fibre maintenance/installation.
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very good course
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve was always very friendly and was always willing to help
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Really informative course and tutor very knowledgeable and helpful
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Found this course to be the most enjoyable , thorough and interactive and found every element of the course relevant to my current role.found Steve to be extremely approachable and helpful and would look to other courses by Lucid.
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Colour scheme on powerpoint hurt my eyes. Loved it though !  *powerpoint colour scheme has been updated…
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve is an excellent trainer. Answered all questions and gave good examples.
Feb-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Excellent venue. Realxed atmosphere. Also had a great lunch every day ! Thank you all !
Jan-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Excellent course-very useful
Jan-11	C&G Fibre	Dave	Excellent course with excellen trainer-very useful
Jan-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve delivered the course effectively. I will give feedback to our training team and recommend the Lucid courses to be used more in the future.
Jan-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Steve as very helpful and knowledgeable,made learning structured and simple. I would recommend him for courses in future.
Jan-11	C&G Fibre	Steve	Course manual was long winded but helpful

Course comments from 2010

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Oct – Sept	Copper, OTDR & Spectrum Analyser	Steve & John	Very knowledgeable tutor, job well done. We will be back.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Steve	Very satisfied with manual and methods of presentation and guidance. Very pleased with tutor’s patient and clear instructions. Good quality equipment looked after correctly. Support food & breaks very thoughtful of diet & variety.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Steve	Steve was very knowledgable about this subject and his teaching of it was excellent. I felt more than prepatred for the exams and enjoyed the practical areas. Thank you to everybody else at Lucid for being so accomodating, polite, and for making the course a pleasure.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Steve	Excellent course, well structured and delivered by knowledgeable tutor! Pace of course spot on, venure and facilities 1st class. Will be trying hard to convince my employers more training would benefit me, or I’ll willingly pay myself if need be. Many thanks.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Steve	Excellent course, well designed & presented. Great setting , very peaceful. Hospitality and catering first class. Looking forward to join you again in October for Copper & Datacoms course. Would recommend Lucid to other interested parties.
Sept 2010	Laser Safety	John	Thank you for arranging this course at such short notice. Well presented, good pace and JC made a dry subject interesting!!
Sept 2010	Laser Safety	John	A very useful, informative & entertaining course – well done!!
Sept 2010	Laser Safety	John	Very good course, well informed.
Sept 2010	Laser Safety	John	Very useful and insightfull day.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Good course very well presented.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Good detailed course, very helpful tutor.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Dave was Excellent. Great guy, great teacher. Thanks.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Great Stuff. Cheers.
Sept 2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Course was more in depth than expected, covered more telecoms than I would have thought. Expected Mil/Aerospace but info given surpassed this. Cheers:)
July-2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Excellent course, money well spent.
July-2010	C&G fibre	Dave	The course was very professional. Was excellent really enjoyed it. Tutor was excellent.
July-2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Very informative course will definitely return for other courses.
July-2010	C&G fibre	Dave	Ta very much!
July-2010	Laser Safety	John	Course was very informative and should be useful in day to day operations.
July-2010	PAT Testing	Geoff	Detailed tuition and very clever teacher.
July-2010	Laser Safety	John	Very good course. Thanks.
July-2010	Laser Safety	John	Very informative.
July-2010	Laser Safety	John	Very informative. Thank you.
Jun-2010	Special	Dave & John	Course was well presented – excellent tutors, training and materials
Jun-2010	Special	Dave & John	Course was presented at a high level. I found the course very advantageous and will recomend to my company/boss for further trainees etc.
Jun-2010	Special	Dave & John	Excellent course. Good training methods by all tutors.
Jun-2010	3666	Dave	Course was presented at a high level. I found the course very advantageous and will recommend it to my company, for further trainees to attend.
Jun-2010	3666	Dave	Course was well presented, excellent tutors, training and material.
Jun-2010	3666	Dave	Excellent Course.
Jun-2010	Fibre Optics	Steve	Thankyou very much.Steve Dobson a very good trainer.
May-2010	3666	Dave	Tutor made us feel comfortable and course enjoyable.
May-2010	3666	Dave	The info we received on the course was very helpful. we were able to make any enquiries we needed to know and Dave was able to answer everything we needed to know.
May-2010	Laser/IPL	John	Tutor was very helpful and explanations were very good, I understand the way John explained about the frequency and laser light – Very good John. Thank you…
April-2010	Fibre Intro	Dave	Instructor was very helpful and fully conversant with the material. Very good as an introduction to fibre optics.
April-2010	Fibre Intro	Dave	Well presented course. Equipment was well explained and demonstrated. General knowledge on subject much higher.
April-2010	Fibre Intro	Dave	The instructor was very knowledeable and ran a very interesting course.
April-2010	Fibre Intro	John	Excellent course. Very detailed.
April-2010	Fibre Intro	John	Excellent course. Well presented.
April-2010	Fibre Intro	John	Very useful and informative.
March 2010	Special	John&Steve	Excellent and very informative course.Tailored to our needs on a daily basis.
March 2010	Special	John&Steve	Excellent course from Lucid and delivered by John and Steve.All Lucid staff were extremely helpful throughout the course.
March-2010	Laser Safety	John	Very knowledgable on subject & good presentation
March-2010	Laser Safety	John	Very well presented & trainer well qualified
March-2010	Laser Safety	John	The course was very well presented & illustrated
March-2010	Laser Safety	John	Enjoyed very much, excellent delivery and very informative and useful documentation.
March-2010	Laser Safety	John	A thorough, valuable course provided well by provider.
March-2010	Laser Safety	John	Excellent.
Feb-2010	3666 fibre	Dave	Very enjoyable and productive.
Feb-2010	3666 fibre	Dave	Interesting & Fantastic, especially the practical sessions.
Feb-2010	3666 fibre	Dave	Excellent course.
Feb-2010	Laser Safety	John	Excellent course and friendly atmosphere. Extremely helpful.
Feb-2010	Laser Safety	John	Very enjoyable and relaxed atmosphere. Excellent presentations and course content.
Feb-2010	3666 copper	Steve	Excellent course – well informed and knowledgable tutor. Thank you very much.
Feb-2010	3666 copper	Steve	Excellent training. Things were made clear and easy to learn. Didn’t expect to pick [up] so much but I did.
Feb-2010	3666 copper	Steve	Very well instructed. Very clear & very helpful. Thank you!
Feb-2010	3666 copper	Steve	Content and deleivery of the course was excellent.
Feb-2010	3666 copper	Steve	Very clear course and excellent training. Thanks.
Feb-2010	3666 copper	Steve	Brilliant course, well presented, perfect pace.
Jan-2010	Laser/IPL	Mike	Very Good. Thanks.

Course comments from 2009

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-09	3666	Dave	Excellent course, thoroughly enjoyable
Nov-09	3666	Steve	Excellent course more than fulfilled my expectations prior to completing. Tutor was very experienced and answered all my questions in full. I will definitely use the knowledge I have gained in my job All staff a Lucid were very friendly and food was great.
Nov-09	3666	Steve	Excellent course. All elements that I required were covered in great depth by a very knowledgeable tutor. On enquiry about the course response was very quick and informative
Nov-09	3666	Steve	Excellent course, well presented, good atmosphere.
Nov-09	3666	Steve	Good course, well presented.
Nov-09	3666	Dave	I found this course very helpful and would recommend it to others.
Nov-09	3666	Dave	An excellent course delivered in a way that made the course entertaining.
Nov-09	3666	Dave	Very informative course, would like to do similar modules.
Nov-09	3666	Dave	Would like to attend more courses to potentially achieve diploma. Great thanks.
Nov-09	3666	Dave	Very enjoyable course, well presented and helpful, found informal instruction very interesting.
Nov-09	3666	Steve	Overall an excellent course.
Nov-09	3666	Steve	Excellent course and tutor.
Nov-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Informative and helpful.
Nov-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	While the information was good, I would have liked the information to concern what specifications I needed i.e. lasers that remove tatoos.[Ed. Whilst we do provide some general information, this laser/IPL ‘Core of Knowledge’ course is a safety course and not designed to provide specifications for specific laser treatments.]
Nov-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Would have liked “Core of Knowledge” Laser/IPL safety course manual before the study [training] day.
Oct-09	3666	Dave	Course was excellent and fun, very well presented.
Oct-09	3666	Dave	Very good tutor, explained himself very clearly.
Oct-09	3666	Steve	The atmosphere was friendly and comfortable, tea & lunch breaks could be shorter to cut the day down. Overall, well recommended.
Oct-09	3666	Steve	Very well tutored and presented, great location. Many thanks.
Oct-09	LED safety	Geoff	Very interesting content well presented. Dynamic and entertaining.
Oct-09	LED safety	Geoff	More examples of calculations to get a feel for what is dangerous
Oct-09	LED safety	Geoff	A little more patience when answering questions – sometimes tutor jumped in with answers… [Ed. Geoff has taken note of this, but in his defence time was very limited on this course so he was under pressure to fit everything in]
Oct-09	3666	Steve	The course was well presented and all aspects of fibre optics were covered.
Oct-09	3666	Steve	Suggest better lighting, both in classroom and work area, and magnifying viewers to work handsfree would be useful. Quite hard to see at times.
Oct-09	3666	Steve	Very interesting and enjoyable course, thank you.
Sept-09	OTDR	John	Having only previously attended internal [large UK telecoms] company courses this has definitely been the most informative and well presented. Thank you. Very Happy. Very Pleased. Thank You.
Sept-09	OTDR	John	Great setting, excellent facility & staff (very friendly & helpful).
Sept-09	OTDR	John	Very enjoyable & relaxed training & still able to learn the subject.
Sept-09	PAT testing	Geoff	Very good course. Thanks.
Sept-09	PAT testing	Geoff	Great course. Could not have done it without you all , especially David & Geoff.
Sept-09	3666	Steve	A very enjoyable yet productive course.
Sept-09	3666	Steve	I’m very pleased with all the materieals and the way it was presented on the course. I would come back to do more training in the future. Thank you.
Sept-09	3666	Steve	A very enjoyable and well presented course.
Sept-09	3666	Steve	Very professional in every way, thanks.
Aug-09	Laser safety	Geoff	Pretty good course. Best I’ve been to. Very useful for us because it allowed us to work through examples based upon what we use.
Aug-09	Laser safety	Geoff	The course manual is very good, clear and useful.
Aug-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Clear & concise. A lot to learn, very important for training & gaining experience following this introduction course today.
Aug-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Book [course manual] very in depth.
July-09	3666	Steve	Excellent course, very well run. A perfect venue. Lucid training center is perfect.
July-09	3666	Steve	The course was very well run, and would come back for future courses.
July-09	3666	Steve	Excellent course, very informative and a relaxed atmosphere, place was very good.
Jun-09	Adv. Fibre	John	Avery helpful course, just what we needed. I am very happy to manage and support our DWDM system. Thanks very much, excellent.
Jun-09	Adv. Fibre	John	Very helpful & well conducted course, many thanks.
Jun-09	PAT testing	Geoff	Excellent!
Jun-09	3666	Dave	Excellent Course.
May-09	3666	Steve	It was a really enjoyable course with just the right mix of theory and practical work to keep it fun and interesting
May-09	3666	Steve	Enjoyed the course very much, being of little knowledge of the course I was very wary but the tutor was extremely helpful. I am glad I came
May-09	Fibre Intro	Dave	Would like to know more about POF.
May-09	Adv Fibre	John	Analogies used were very good and helpful.
May-09	Adv Fibre	John	Very useful course – will take me a while to digest all of the information received!
May-09	Adv Fibre	John	I would have appreciated some sharing of John’s real life experiences within the industry. A short section on cable installation techniques & testing. Otherwise Great Course!!!
May-09	Adv Fibre	John	Very knowledgable tutor.
May-09	Adv Fibre	John	The course was extremely informative in the why’s, how’s of fibre optics and associated systems. The course contained a lot of detailed information and think possibly might be more effective if run as a 3-day course. [Ed. client had insisted on 2-day event max] Although excellent handbook will no doubt be able to fill in the gaps.
May-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Very useful and has direct application to my clinical practice endevours in laser therapy. Thanks.
May-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	I would like to thank Mike for taking the time to make it easier to understand..
May-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Perfect. It was a real pleasure to have that time with Mike – accessible and nice. Thank you so much!
Apr-09	Laser safety	John	Course was very informative and put across very well by the instructor, John Colton.
Apr-09	Laser safety	John	As always – great course.
Apr-09	3666	Steve	Course was conducted in a professional manner while still being a relaxed environment, I nstructor was very knowledgeable and all questions were answered with indepth explanations.
Apr-09	3666	Steve	A very well presented and constructed course, instructor was very knowlegeable and put the lessons across at an understandable level.
Apr-09	Adv. Fibre	John	Excellent course. Well presented. Need more work on your jokes and punns ;-).
Apr-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Excellent – really enjoyed. Thanks.
Apr-09	Laser/IPL	Mike	Module 1 little too long and was a bit repetitive. The course is obviously technical – I wondered, with the greatest of respect, if it is comprehensible to all beauty therapists. Similarly the section on chromophores.[Ed. useful comments, but we adapt delivery and level to reflect the needs and capabilities of trainees on this Laser & IPL Core of Knowledge course]
Apr-09	Adv. fibre	John	Excellent course. Would recommend to anyone in our industry. Well presented and explained by John.
Apr.09	Adv. fibre	John	Thank you very much John.
Mar-09	Umbilical	Steve	Steve put across the training in both layman and expert terms, I found the course to be infomative and educational on both practical and theoretical terms.
Mar-09	Umbilical	Steve	Course presented clearly and positively.
Mar-09	Umbilical	Steve	Going through the copper cable part a little slower would be more helpful.
Mar-09	Copper	Dave	I really enjoyed leraning about structured cabling, I enjoyed the practical parts.
Mar-09	Copper	Dave	Excellent.
Mar-09	Copper	Dave	It was all good.
Mar-09	Copper	Dave	I enjoyed all the information given, also learning a lot at the same time.
Mar-09	Laser Safety	John	Very insightful course, and presented well.
Mar-09	Laser Safety	John	Well run, subject matter made interesting and well presented.
Mar-09	Laser Safety	John	Possibly too “in depth” for our day to day operations, but obviously this level of depth may be required from a health and safety perspective.
Mar-09	Laser Safety	John	Good Course.
Feb-09	Umbilical	Dave	Very enjoyable course, well presented.
Feb-09	Umbilical	Dave	The course was very educational, it may have seemed a bit intensive at the beginning, but as the course progressed everything slotted into place. A good course to attend.
Feb-09	Umbilical	Dave	Personally would have prefered more time using the OTDR equipment, as have had no previous experience.
Feb-09	Umbilical	Dave	Very good course.
Feb-09	Umbilical	Dave	Enjoyable & Informative.
Feb-09	Copper Cabling	Dave	Thought the course was presented well
Jan-09	OTDR & CD & PMD	John	Very good courses. Enjoyed the 5 days. John explained himself well with some good analogies.
Jan-09	OTDR & CD & PMD	John	Excellent course.
Jan-09	OTDR & CD & PMD	John	Enjoyable course.

Course comments from 2008

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-08	OTDR	John	Every part of the course was exceptional
Dec-08	OTDR	John	The venue was very comfortable and hospitable. Would recommend and come back for more training. The instructor was very helpful, his explanations were excellent. Food was good.
Dec-08	3666	Steve	Excellent course and trainer, excellent support documentation
Dec-08	3666	Steve	On site accomodation would be helpful. Other than that the course was very good.
Dec-08	3666	Steve	Very good course. I would have liked to heat shrink an external enclosure on a network. Excellent location, good facilities, and a lovely cup of tea.
Nov-08	Adv Fibre	John	Course tutor very knowledgeable, got over details and examples in terms easy to understand, as there was a lot of information and technical terms to take in, in a short time.
Nov-08	Adv Fibre	John	Great tutor, informal and easy to understand. Very effective booklet which was explained effectively by the tutor.Enjoyed the course, great practicals.
Nov-08	3666	Steve	Steve is a very good instructor.
Nov-08	CD & PMD	John	V. good course, well presented.
Nov-08	CD & PMD	John	Very good cse.
Nov-08	CD & PMD	John	Very enjoyable. Interesting.
Oct-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Relaxed & friendly training course.
Oct-08	3666	Steve	Excellent course.
Oct-08	3666	Steve	A very enjoyable course. It will benefit me and my company, especially as we do have a major internal cable infrastructure build in the near future. Excellent,
Oct-08	CD & PMD	John	A mots excellent course. Very interesting and explained fully in a relaxed atmosphere. The course was excellent. I now understand the concept of PMD and CD. Much, much better than trying to learn from just a book.
Oct-08	CD & PMD	John	Excellent course – knowledgable tutor.
Oct-08	Cat 6 intro	Steve	Very good all around, thanks.
Sept-08	3666	Steve	Course was very good, useful
Sept-08	3666	Steve	Well presented, and tutors and staff had time to explain content very well, all in all very knowledgable of content.
Sept-08	3666	Steve	Would be interested to learn of a course on network design, particularly how to determine the design of a network to meet the requirements of the applications/systems to be applied.
Sept-08	3666	Steve	A well run course in a relaxing environment.
Sept-08	3666	Dave	When all the equipment was out being demonstrated, and we were doing the splice trays, the classroom became a bit cramped. More table space would have been convenient. All in all a good informative course, especially considering I had zero experience in the field.
Jul-08	Laser safety	John	A very informative course.
Jul-08	3666	Dave	Thanks to all the staff at Lucid for an excellent course, food and venue. Dave is an excellent tutor who works to the requirement of the students.
Jul-08	3666	Dave	Thanks to all the staff for a very enjoyable week.
Jun-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Excellent training session.
Jun-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Very Good. Good class.
Jun-08	OTDR	John	Fantastic!! In 26 years in construction the best course I’ve attended.
Jun-08	Laser safety	John	Very Good!
Jun-08	Laser safety	John	All I need to know to stay safe.
Jun-08	Laser safety	John	A good start to understanding the requirements of laser safety.
Jun-08	Laser safety	John	Excellent.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Some repetition but generally excellent and well run course.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Great fun. Thanks. Build in time for relaxed chat and division of concepts to reinforce knowledge.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Easy and relaxed. Informative.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	The structure of the day was very good – intense information with much needed regular breaks!
May-08	3666	Steve	I’ll be back. No criticisms, the course was both informative and interesting and all the staff very pleasant.
May-08	3666	Steve	There was duplication on the first day for fibre & OTDR courses. This could be reduced by providing advanced learning information covering fibre optic fundamentals prior to the course.
May-08	3666	Steve	Fantastic course, Excellent training venue, hope to return for copper course. Friendly and helpful staff.
May-08	3666	Steve	Could spend more time on DWDM.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	The course was well conducted, friendly, relaxed and informative. Thank you for your help.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Very informative and interesting. Many thanks.
May-08	Laser/IPL	Mike	Very informative – friendly & also professional. A lot to take in. Very enjoyable – thank you very much.
Apr-08	3666	Steve	Thank you for a good course.
Apr-08	3666	Steve	I found this course useful, and it was delivered at the right pace, Steve had loads of patience.
Apr-08	3666	Steve	Excellent course, thank you very much.
Apr-08	3666	Steve	Excellent course, very enjoyable, thanks.
Apr-08	OTDR	John	Excellent mixture of theoretical & preactical applications.
Feb-08	Laser safety	John	An excellent and helpful course with clear information and knowledge.
Feb-08	Laser safety	John	Very informative and enjoyable.

Course comments from 2007

These will now take some digging out, but comments were all good, and will be put here soon!

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-07	C&G	Dave	To satisfy the need we are seeing to install networks over longer distances we decided to take this course at Lucid. It satisfied the need exactly and the offer of any further help is greatly appreciated.
Dec-07	C&G	Dave	Very enjoyable course.
Dec-07	C&G	Dave	Very helpful in giving and understanding the basics of the subject for better understanding.
Nov-07	DWDM	John	This was my first photonics course and has served as a very good introduction for me. Concepts were explained very well by trainer, John Colton.
Nov-07	DWDM	John	Will come back for more.
Nov-07	C&G	Dave	Easy to find off motorway. Excellent course. Very Informative.
Nov-07	C&G	Dave	Found the course to be quite intense. The course tutor was very good & very helpful.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Terrible jokes helped! Possibly [want] more training if LSO post is raised.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Excellent course. Cheers John. Thanks for a very informative course.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Well delivered course.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	I would like to thank the instructor as I felt he was very informative.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Very well presented and very helpfull.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Very useful for day to day working.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	The course was informative and a good refresher.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Useful course.
Sept-07	Laser safety	John	Very well delivered course.
Jul-07	OTDR	John	Course was fantastic.
Jun-07	C&G	Dave	Very good course, good tuition, very enjoyable.
Jun-07	C&G	Dave	It may pay to create a smokers area to avoid littering etc.
Jun-07	C&G	Dave	Would like to do another course.
May-07	C&G	Steve	Everyone at Lucid was very friendly and accommodating.
May-07	C&G	Steve	Excellent course. Very happy as I had no prior experience in any way.
May-07	C&G	Steve	Would have liked to have more practical time.
Apr-07	C&G	Dave	Enjoyed the course by the end. Good instructor gets things across in an understanding way.
Apr-07	C&G	Dave	The course was excellent. The trainer was very thorough and had the time and patience to go through everything with you. A credit to your company.
Apr-07	C&G	Dave	Enjoyed the course overall. Tutor was very helpful asnd information on the course was good.
Apr-07	C&G	Dave	I thought the course was excellent. Dave was an excellent trainer.
Apr-07	CD & PMD	John	All fine.
Apr-07	CD & PMD	John	Very good training. We had a trainer who has a very good level for this type of training. It was very very interesting and our trainer was very cool.
Apr-07	CD & PMD	John	Was very useful for our works.
Apr-07	CD & PMD	John	John is very good at explaining the course and is very knowledgable about his subject which gives a good teaching environment and puts you at ease.
Apr-07	CD & PMD	John	Excellent course. Will definitely recommend to others.
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	Well structured. Good theory to practical ratio. Relaxed atmosphere & staff. More ‘realistic’ than **** [competitor id censored!] courses.
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	Course was excellent! Steve gave an aura of knowledge & experience without appearing condescending. 5 on the course was also excellent – plenty of opportunity for hands-on experience.
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	A very well structured and well presented course! Equipment was up to a high standard and there was enough to go around the small group. An enjoyable course!
Mar-07	Fibre intro	Dave	Excellent venue
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	I enjoyed the course and content and the pace at which we progressed. There was also a good atmosphere. THANX!
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	Excellent place for a training centre. Everyone was friendly and really helpful. Excellent tutor, couldn’t have asked for any more.
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	The course training was pretty nice in fact excellent. The break intervals between lectures helps a lot. Keep it up.
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	Would like T-shirt with your logo please. Extra-large should do it! Thanx. Very enjoyable.
Mar-07	C&G	Steve	We will be back “AGAIN”.
Jan-07	C&G	Steve	Excellent instructor, very knowledgable and varied instruction methods helpedin keeping interest at a max. Thanks.
Jan-07	C&G	Steve	Thanks very much!
Jan-07	C&G	Steve	Excellent course well presented in an informal situation. The tuition was superb.

Course comments from 2006

As for 2007 above!

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
May-06	3666	Steve	An enjoyable course. Have learnt a lot that will help our students in the future. Very knowledgeable instructor. Thanks.
May-06	3666	Steve	I am particularly happy with the closeness of the tutors and concern for every attendant even at individual basis. The Lucid family is a hospitable set up.
May-06	3666	Steve	A very enjoyable course with extremely knowledgeable trainers. It has encouraged me to think about further courses in the future.
Apr-06	OTDR	Dave	Very interesting course and was explained very clearly.
Apr-06	OTDR	Dave	Limited time for practical
Apr-06	3666	Dave	Good course
Apr-06	3666	Dave	“This has been the best course I’ve ever had”. I felt that the test was poor. Unhappy with too few technical questions. Feedback on which questions were answered incorrectly would be helpful.
Apr-06	3666	Dave	Good content.
Apr-06	3666	Dave	The course should be longer to take into account sufficient hands on and test equipment.
Apr-06	3666	Dave	Excellent course.
Apr-06	3666	Steve	Superb course – just the right level of detail and practical/theory mix. Exactly what I was looking for.
Apr-06	3666	Steve	A very well presented and fun course.
Apr-06	3666	Steve	Very informative and useful, would highly recommend.
Apr-06	3666	Steve	I enjoyed the course. It was excellently presented and I am now confident in installing fibre systems in the field. I had no previous experience of splicing and terminating fibres, so the course has brought me up to a level where I can now do the job required.
Apr-06	3666	Steve	Very very good, and well presented.
Mar-06	3666	Steve	Good course, thanks.
Mar-06	OTDR	John	Worthwhile course.
Mar-06	OTDR	John	Excellent course, very knowledgeable instructor with good teaching style. Excellent location and good facilities. Good analogies (apart from the hamburger stand at a football match). Very enjoyable.
Mar-06	OTDR	John	Good course, really enjoyed it, would like to do further training.
Mar-06	OTDR	John	Enjoyed the course, will be useful in the future.
Mar-06	OTDR	John	The course is not what is required for Sub Sea Umbilical testing. This should be stressed to Oil Service companies. The information/knowledge gained during the course has been very enlightening. Fibre Optics are in our daily lives and understanding the fundamentals of fibre optics has been very useful.
Mar-06	3666	Dave	Another excellent and enjoyable course.
Feb-06	OTDR	John	Excellent course, great value. Outstanding instruction. Well done, thanks to all.
Feb-06	OTDR	John	Course was very well presented. The acronyms and analogies were very presented to get the point across.
Feb-06	OTDR	John	Excellent course, will recommend. Well presented. Love the horses!
Feb-06	OTDR	John	Very enjoyable course. Very informative and explained everything fully, and easy to understand. Many thanks.
Feb-06	Laser safety	Neil	Photographs (instead of animations) might help familiarisation for people who are not used to using lasers, where possible. Information on hazards associated with Active Media would be helpful.
Feb-06	Laser safety	Neil	Enthusiastic and clear presentations. Very helpful with queries.
Feb-06	Laser safety	Neil	Having not studied optics/laser physics since A level (a long time ago) I found the course excellent and very useful. The tutor was an excellent presenter and teacher.
Feb-06	OTDR	John	No problems, excellent, interesting and informative
Feb-06	OTDR	John	Good coffee, thanks for the pen 🙂
Jan-06	3666	Steve	Overall an excellent and well presented course. The instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. I would definitely recommend this course. The equipment used was also very good and in excellent condition.
Jan-06	3666	Steve	A good relaxed course!
Jan-06	3666	Steve	Course well presented. Explanations given clearly.
Jan-06	3666	Steve	Very well written and presented – very enjoyable course.
Jan-06	3666	Steve	A very enjoyable course, well presented. And I passed!
Jan-06	OTDR	John	I enjoyed the course, the pace was set at an interesting rate, I felt that we could all move at the same pace and could go back at any stage. Plus humorous which is always good.
Jan-06	OTDR	John	This course was specifically set up for the T5 project. Generally courses are arranged by our company’s training department. It would have been beneficial to go over specific T5 needs but this is a general vocational qualification course and so not tailored to suit individual course needs, perhaps a small amount of time could be devoted to such needs on future courses.
Jan-06	OTDR	John	Excellent course – content above expected.
Jan-06	OTDR	John	Course was very helpful and explained Fibre Testing in a clear way. Thanks.

Course comments from 2005

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Nov-05	Laser safety	Neil	Good place. Lively with regular breaks – always help to maintain interest and attention.
Nov-05	Laser safety	Neil	Well delivered course, interesting despite the dry subject.
Nov-05	Laser safety	Neil	Liked informal style, knowledgeable and engaging tutor.
Nov-05	Laser safety	Neil	Excellent atmosphere and communication.
Nov-05	Laser safety	Neil	Very useful and enjoyable course. Neil was knowledgeable, helpful engaging and didn’t object to being bombarded with questions.
Sept-05	Fibre	Steve	The tutor was great and the course was excellent. Thank you.
Sept-05	Fibre	Steve	The instructor was excellent. The course manual is excellent too. The materials the instructor brought with him was helpful. Thank you.
Aug-05	Laser safety	Neil	Good. Perhaps less time on fundamental physics – we are all physicists. Useful to see standards and get to grips with info in std’s. Maybe a bit of practical training would be useful on the course. A few minutes discussing the requirements of the individual at the end would have been good.
Aug-05	Laser safety	Neil	Generally very good! I have no real suggestins for improvements and I was just generally very impressed with the presentation.
Jul-05	3666	Steve	Excellent course, would recommend to further colleagues, excellent location for training purposes.
Jul-05	3666	Steve	Excellent facilities in friendly relaxed surroundings with helpful and patient tutors.
Jul-05	3666	Steve	I would recommend this course to anyone. It was very worthwhile and I am extremely satisfied and a lot happier.
Jul-05	Copper	Steve	I found the course and tutor excellent and very helpful. I was pleased to have come on the course. Thank you for an excellent course., I wish yourself and the centre well.
Jul-05	Copper	Steve	Course content was very useful. Tutor had very good knowledge of the subject and had very good teaching skills. Atmosphere is really warm in Lucid, we were well looked afteer. Thanks for everything.
Jul-05	3666	Dave	Excellent course, well presented with excellent practical exercises & reference documentation. – DWDM course for the future…
Jul-05	3666	Dave	Thoroughly impressed with all aspects of the course.
Jul-05	3666	Dave	Very impressed. Excellent course and facilities, knowledgable trainers, I have thoroughly enjoyed this course.
May-05	Special	Steve	I am very impressed by the amount of equipment that Lucid have and use in the courses. The atmosphere is excellent and conducive to learning. The courses have a good balance between practical and theoretical application. One recommendation I would make would be to have a live system for fault finding e.g. a cctv system?
May-05	Special	Steve	I have learned a great amount about fibre optics this week. It was very easy to follow this course and an all round good experience.
May-05	AOTDR	John	Excellent course, clearly and informatively given. Also enjoyable and fun
May-05	AOTDR	John	Excellent all-round
May-05	3666	Dave	I think there was a good range of equipment for us all to use, which I found very helpful as we could actually use it as opposed to just seeing pictures
May-05	3666	Steve	The course was excellent, also Steve Dobson was excellent and very good and helpful. The book of the course was also excellent as well, found it most helpful
May-05	3666	Steve	I have found this course to be very educational and Steve the tutor to be a very good teacher and very knowledgeable. Excellent course. Thank you.
May-05	3666	Steve	Lucid took our problem of training over 6 weeks and tailored the course to our needs. Excellent throughout from catering to our final day testing.
Apr-05	AFO	Neil	Very good
Apr-05	AFO	Neil	10/10 for everything. Thanks for everything.
Apr-05	AFO	Neil	Course compressed but still followable.
Apr-05	AFO	Neil	Very enjoyable, although too much information in too short a time. Please keep myself up-to-date with available courses – fibre related.
Apr-05	AFO	Neil	Published research papers with useful information/case studies are appreciated.
Apr-05	AFO	Neil	Well presented + enjoyed. Especially enjoyed the pace, with all the extra sections brought in with all the extra depth + information they provided
Mar-05	CATV-CC	Steve	Good course
Mar-05	3666	Dave	Excellent course. Really enjoyed it and found the atmosphere very calm. Beautiful part of the country to go to.
Mar-05	3666	Dave	I have found the course to be extremely good and in delightful surroundings
Feb-05	CATV-CC	Steve	May have been useful for trainers to have visited [customer] areas to see our network and test equipment, making it easier to understand the ability of delegates and structure the course to suit. * This could not be arranged at short notice, mainly due to security issues.
Feb-05	LSI OCN	Neil	It would be helpful if we can have more information for the laser in our work, maybe give us an example how to do laser safety for YAG laser, in detail. *Examples cover several common lasers, but we are happy to include any other laser if requested in advance.
Feb-05	LSI OCN	Neil	Very good trainer
Feb-05	LSI OCN	Neil	It is a very good course. Thank you, Mr Haigh!
Feb-05	LSI OCN	Neil	It is a very good course for me to do the job of laser safety officer

Course comments from 2004

Date	Course	Trainer	Comments from course report forms
Dec-04	FOI	Neil	One of the best courses I have been on for a very long time
Dec-04	FOI	Neil	The course was very professional and well presented
Dec-04	FOI	Neil	Course well presented and informative. One of the best courses I have had.
Dec-04	FOI	Neil	Found the course extremely interesting, and would like to continue to learn more aspects of fibre optics. Course tutor was excellent, would take a course with Neil again! Many thanks.
Dec-04	FOI	John	Excellent course. Well presented.
Dec-04	MM+AOTDR	Dave	Would love to return to take the City & Guilds exam at some date in the future. Enjoyed the course, learned a lot on this subject
Dec-04	MM+AOTDR	Dave	I have found the course very interesting and feel that the information along with practical experience will greatly help in the future. Along with the above the hospitality was first class. I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to learn or refresh their F/O skills.
Nov-04	FOI	Neil	Very informative. Relaxing course.
Nov-04	FOI	Neil	Very well presented, informative + enjoyable course.
Nov-04	FOI	Neil	I was very pleased with the information and practical experience I gained from the course. I believe it would be useful for many of my colleagues who come into contact with fibre optic technologies on a regular basis.
Nov-04	FOI	Neil	Well presented and conducted with good books and practical experiments. Instructor very knowledgeable on course content.
Nov-04	FOI	Neil	Make the course three days long so you can take more time doing practicals *who pays for the third day?
Nov-04	FOI	Neil	A very enjoyable and worthwhile course.
Oct-04	FOS	Dave	Very good course, presented excellently.
Oct-04	AdvSC	Steve&Neil	Very useful – hope I remember it all!
Oct-04	AdvSC	Steve&Neil	Well presented by knowledgeable tutors
Jul-04	FOI-OCN	Neil	Compact course content but very concise.
Jul-04	FOI-OCN	Neil	I must say the course has been outstanding. Thank you.
Jul-04	FOI-OCN	Neil	Very enjoyable + presented course
Jul-04	FOI-OCN	Neil	Neil was very good on training course.
Jul-04	FOI	John	Very good course.
Jul-04	C&G-SM	Steve	Excellent course, excellent tutor, very enjoyable and informative. Thanks!
Jul-04	C&G-SM	Steve	Excellent course. Excellent teacher. Everything clearly explained at a pace that suits.
Jul-04	C&G-SM	Steve	Very informative and enjoyable course. Steve our tutor explained everything at our own pace.
Jul-04	C&G-SM	Steve	Very enjoyable and informative course. Everything explained clearly and at the right tempo.
Jul-04	LSI	Neil	An excellent course that was well delivered. Good analogies drawn to illustrate technical issues.
Jul-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	The course was excellent in every aspect. I would recommend this course to anyone.
Jul-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Course notes didn’t always coincide with slides (only a minor problem) * noted and sorted
Jul-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Its far easier to follow a course if the course program follows the manual. This also aids revision.
Jun-04	D-side	Peter	The tutor was of the highest quality. From start to finish everything was explained step by step. A most enjoyable course, and wish the tutor all the best in the future.
Jun-04	D-side	Peter	Overall course was excellent
Jun-04	D-side	Peter	The course was extremely good. There seemed to be lack of communication between [main BT contractor] and [subcontractor employing trainees] as to what the course should consist of. Not Lucids fault.
May-04	C&G-SM	Steve	A great course that explained everything clearly and didn’t baffle me with mumbo jumbo that some tutors use to make themselves look good, it was informative, friendly and the food was great.
May-04	C&G-SM	Steve	A very good and well explained course
May-04	C&G-SM	Steve	Well prersented, and explained in a very understandable way for someone who is new to F.O. (which is a refreshing change!)
May-04	C&G-SM	Steve	Excellent tutor.
Apr-04	LSI	Neil	Excellent course – makes a potentially dull topic fascinating.
Apr-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Very good course. I got a lot out of it. Cheers Steve.
Apr-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Very good course, plenty of good vaulable ideas, found this course very interesting and helpful.
Apr-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Found this course very interesting. Keep up the good work!
Apr-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	The course and tutor were excellent value for money. There was a surprising amount of various equipment which allowed us to see the differences between inexpensive and expensive equipment.
Apr-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Interesting and enjoyable.
May-04	LSI	Neil	Thanks for a pleasant and informative day.
Mar-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Just what I needed for my next contract, fibre installation & testing. Thanks.
Mar-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	I was pleased with the course and learnt a lot, but as I am trying to get a job as a fibre jointer I would have had more confidence if I had done a joint start to finish. *not possible with 3466 syllabus, but included in new 3666 syllabus
Mar-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	As stated verbally I personally would have found it useful to have had a go at installing an LC and MTRJ connector and am very grateful for the repsonse that I would be able to revisit for this.
Mar-04	C&G-MMSM	Steve	Excellent course in a friendly/warm atmosphere. The course helped put/show the OTDR in all its aspects. Thanks for a great course in a brilliant setting.
Mar-04	FOI	Steve	Excellent theory course. Possibly more practical / making of ends etc. ST/SC
Mar-04	FOI	Steve	Excellent course and materials. Handbook very good.
Mar-04	FOI	Steve	An excellent well organised course.
Mar-04	FOI	Steve	I would have liked the opportunity to terminate some connectors.
Mar-04	FOI	Steve	I think there should have been some more practical examples.
Mar-04	FOI	Steve	When giving the info, give the reference chapters in the book. The manual itself is by far the best locally produced manual I have read. Graphics are excellent and the qualified opinions given in the text are very useful.
Mar-04	LSI	Neil	Excellent course, the only part lacking was relevant industry experience
Mar-04	AOF-Comms	Neil	Very good course – subject is new to me but this has given me good information to use in my job.
Mar-04	AOF-Comms	Neil	Would like a course on optic sensors and applications.
Mar-04	AOF-Comms	Neil	Future course needs tailoring to aerospace applications, and less on telecommunications.
Mar-04	AOF-Comms	Neil	Excellent
Mar-04	AOF-Comms	Neil	There is already interest in an additional course, plus we would like to attend a fibre sensors course
Feb-04	FOI	Steve	Enjoyable and very informative course
Feb-04	FOI	Steve	An excellent course very well presented and explained
Feb-04	FOI	Steve	A well presented course pitched at the right level for our requirements at this time
Feb-04	LS1	Neil	A lot of useful information, presented in an entertaining fashion. Far from boring or overwhelming. Congratulations!
Feb-04	LS1	Neil	Very useful after so many years played with laser. New classification system understood. As a systems engineer I now believe and follow a top down systems design approach so if laser is involved then this must be in the top end of product design and not left till last resort or an afterthought
Feb-04	LS1	Neil	Course content was well balanced and pitched at correct level for introduction
Jan-04	SC	Steve	I thought the course was very beneficial. As a complete novice to this area of work I have and will find it useful in all future aspects of our work.
Jan-04	SC	Steve	V. good.
Jan-04	LS1	Neil	Very good introduction, well presented. Thank you!
Jan-04	LS1	Neil	Excellent tutor. I would definitely recommend this course

More comments from 2002-2003 and 1999-2001

Feb-14	Fibre Optics Overview	John	Excellent course
Feb-14	Fibre Optics Overview	John	A very helpful and informative course by an expert
Feb-14	Fibre Optics Overview	John	Better background than expected. Much better than I expected. Very good course Manual
Feb-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Very helpful and easy to understand
Feb-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Really enjoyed my time here. The people are fantastic and the food was excellent.
Feb-14	C&G Fibre	Steve	Admin was excellent and course presentation was again superb
Feb-14	Fibre Optics Overview	John	Could have been better not to have spent too much time on cleaning *The manager who booked this course specifically requested cleaning of connectors as a high-priority area