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.
- One recurring comment is that trainees would like more time for the training. Sadly, if the courses were longer we would have to charge more – not a popular idea with either trainees or employers. On the positive side, these comments show that our courses are very intensive and hence good value.
Course comments from 2025
| Date | Course | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Dec-25 | 3668 Copper | Alistair | A very professional course presented in a high quality manner, very informative. Would very much recommend and book courses again. |
| Nov-25 | Laser Safety | John | Very useful course for laser safety. Answers all my questions thoroughly. |
| Nov-25 | Laser Safety | John | Would be interesting to see example lasersafetysetups. A laser being used for testing and how its setup has been improved. Not practical for an on-site course, but we’ll look at options for video. |
| Nov-25 | Bespoke fibre | Alistair | Very well presented course. Alistair very good knowledge and very helpful. Good services and learning facilities. Very pleasant place! Would recommend. |
| Oct-25 | Adv Testing | John | John explained the material very well and put concepts in a way that was much easier to understand. John took the time to make sure that we got the understanding and customised the content to be more applicable to our product. |
| Oct-25 | Adv Testing | John | Excellent concise course. John was very knowledgeable and applied this to the relevant questions we asked about our fibre circumstances. Highly recommended! |
| Oct-25 | Adv Testing | John | Very Interesting |
| Oct-25 | Laser Safety | William | William our instructor was absolutely incredible. He maintained a positive and engaging attitude throughout the course, using humour and energy to keep everyone involved. When we started to feel tired, he introduced fun and practical activities that got us moving and thinking. He also brought in real materials and examples to demonstrate key concepts, which made the learning experience very practical and memorable. We learned everything about lasers in great depth from their physical principles to their effects on the human eye with clear explanations and real world applications. Overall, an excellent and inspiring course. 10/10 |
| Oct-25 | Laser Safety | William | Nothing to say but thank you for all this information and thank for Mr William many thanks. I hope this course back again later on. |
| Oct-25 | Laser Safety | William | Mr William is very wondrful and helpful, he is the right person absolutel for this course, he deliver the course content very smoothly and easily. Also, the course content very useful and easy to understand. Mr William very friendly and such a great person. that to spend time with him. |
| Oct-25 | Laser Safety | William | I like the way of the teacher. How does he explain the course. Thanks William, you are the best. Very good course and I suggest to make that course more than one week. |
| Aug-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | By far the best training course I’ve been on. Good blend of theory and practical. Instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful. Felt the structure was great and enjoyed the smaller class size environment. |
| Aug-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Excellent tutor, kept me energised to learn all week. Very well presented and open to ALL questions. A most upbeat informative course. |
| Aug-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Very good course and enjoyable |
| Jul-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Excellent course delivered in a clear and interesting manner. The practical elements were fun and will be hugely useful going forward |
| Jul-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Excellent course with excellent tutor! |
| Jul-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Very informative course and tutor |
| Jun-25 | Adv OTDR | John | Very interesting and enjoyable course, lunch and tea breaks much appreciated. Very knowledgeable and friendly tutor |
| Jun-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Lovely setting |
| Jun-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Very good teacher knows his stuff and good at interactive learning. All staff were fantastic, I have really learned a lot. |
| Jun-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Tutor approchable and very knowledgeable on relevant course |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | Thanks for the great and helpful course |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | There are no words to describe how amazing this course was. Thank you. |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | Everything was super good and clear. It was a significant course for us. Thank you. |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | It was a nice and enjoyable course and the teacher was excellent. |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | The course was very helpful and informative, and there was nothing to complain about. Many thanks |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | Many thanks to the Lucid company, especially Mr William, who was extremely knowledgeable and supportive. |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | Mr William did very good job with helping us understand everything related to laser uses and security. Many thanks. |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | Everything was smooth and helpful with the course |
| May-25 | Laser Safety | William | Thanks for the great and helpful course. |
| Mar-25 | Umbilical | Alistair | Informative course. Happy with what I have learnt. Possibly more in depth about umbilicals, specifically to our job scopes but understand it is a niche subject. |
| Mar-25 | Umbilical | Alistair | Alistair is extremely well versed and delivers the course with fluent background information. This was a great learning experience to fill in some gaps in my knowledge. |
| Mar-25 | Umbilical | Alistair | Afternoon teaching with the use of the board/lecture was at a fast pace. After lunch, a lecture style teaching was slightly difficult to absorb. However, very good. |
| Mar-25 | Umbilical | Alistair | Found information very in-depth + informative. New to fibre optics so did not know what to expecton course or had no background knowledge. Leave definitely knowing more and have a better understanding of fibre optics and testing. A lot of information to take in over course of week. However course booklet to take away will be very helpful going forward to read and learn at own pace and also to reference whilst on projects. Alistair was very good a explining technical aspects in a simple manner. Many thanks. |
| Mar-25 | Umbilical | Alistair | Course content very good. Would recommend |
| Mar-25 | Umbilical | Alistair | Some offshore examples included in the slides would be good – eg. traces, reports photos etc. Maybe an update to the manual – the TDR schematic states a ‘floppy’ which our units don’t have. Generally vrery happy with the content. Theory was very good and well delivered. Oops, missed the floppy in the diagram – now sorted, thanks! Difficult to include real details for security and confidentiality reasons. |
| Mar-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Great course I will recommend this place |
| Mar-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Extremely high standard delivered coursewould definitely recommend. |
| Mar-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Very in-depth, lots of useful information, well formatted and delivered. Thanks Alistair! |
| Mar-25 | Fibre Intro | William | William was very knowledgeable and likeable and made the subject understandablefor someone who had very little knowledge |
| Mar-25 | Fibre Intro | William | William has been an excellent teacherand I have really enjoyed my time on the course |
| Mar-25 | Fibre Intro | William | Enjoyed the course, nice and easy to understand. Thanks William |
| Feb-25 | Adv OTDR | John | Nice friendly place to learn, with some good professional |
| Feb-25 | Adv OTDR | John | Really appreciate you going the extra mile to accommodate events outside your control. Wortwhile just to have real knowledge passed on. |
| Feb-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | On the JI, due to the location a Lat/Long would have be useful for day 1 |
| Feb-25 | Fibre Intro | William | Excellent course, very well presented and good split of theory and practical |
| Feb-25 | Fibre Intro | William | Excellent, no suggestions for improvement |
| Feb-25 | Fibre Intro | William | Good course, just the right level for an introduction to fibre |
| Jan-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Great atmosphere with a knowledgeable tutor who has made the training a lot easier and more interactive. Would definitely recommend to others |
| Jan-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Havent come from a fibre background so didn’t know what to expect |
| Jan-25 | 3668 fibre | Alistair | Alistair very knowledgeable but he cuts power mains. Our relay kept cutting power due to new LED lamps |
Course comments from 2024
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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. |
| 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. |
| Nov-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Very well taught, pleased with the course. Highly recommended. |
| Oct-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Excellent teaching, learnt a lot. Only prior info is e-learning, woul dbe helpful to look at beforehand. |
| Sep-23 | 3668 Copper | Alistair | Great course delivery was excellent canot fault anything. |
| Sep-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Very good course learnt a lot and very nice people.# |
| Sep-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | E-learning needs to be sent before actual course. (GDPR issues when people booked on by company) |
| Sep-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Excellent course and great service. Very helpful. |
| Sep-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Alistair was an excellent tutor. Explained everything clearly, constantly engaging with the class. He made a difficult course a lot easier. |
| Jul-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Very helpful and knowledgable instructors in Alistair and William. |
| Jul-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Good course, knowledable and friendly staff. Thanks! |
| Jul-23 | 3668 Copper | Alistair | Good course. Throughout the week we went very in-depth, about all the points that we was going to cover on our test. Which meant when the quiz came we had full knowledge. Alistair had very good knowledge and was a great tutor for getting us ready for the test. |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Alistair is an asset to Lucid 🙂 Cheers! |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Enjoyed the course |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Another good course from Lucid – looking forward to network course in October. |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Enjoyed the course |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | Alistair | Excellent course I would highly recommend |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | William | Great course, Great hospitality, William was vry helpful and answered all questions |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | William | Slim the manual down. Lot of paper. Pdf might be good. |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | William | Exellent course. William explained very well and also enjoyable. A+++ |
| Jun-23 | 3668 Fibre | William | Excellent course. Really enjoyed it. Learnt a lot of very useful information. |
| Jun-23 | AOTDR | John | Really enjoyable course. John always willing to take time to explain. Nice relaxed atmosphere. Excellent |
| Jun-23 | AOTDR | John | A very enjoyable course well presented. |
| Sep-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | Alistair was helpful and friendly throughout. Very thorough and able to explain subjects in multiple manners |
| Sep-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | Thank you |
| Jul-23 | AFCE | John | Very informative.Tests have a good format. Thanks! Good analogies! |
| Oct-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | Excellent course. Well delivered very insightful |
| Oct-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | Called me a big bag of salt water. 10/10 would come again. Tutor (Alistair) very knowledgeable and helpful. |
| Oct-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | Great course. Excellent instruction. Great explanation of each topic. |
| Oct-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | The tutor is professional and answer all my questions clearly and his presental skills was excellent. |
| Oct-23 | Copper Test | Alistair | All course material provide by trainer. Training location is in a weird location. Everything else spot on. |
| Nov-23 | Adv Fibre | John | John was very helpful. Answered all my questions. It would have been helpful if course materials were sent prior. |
| Oct-23 | AOTDR | John | A good informative. Gained a new knowledge. Happy the way it wa sdelivered. Quality training! |
| Oct-23 | AOTDR | John | Good course covers everything in great detail. All questions that needed answering was. |
| Sep-23 | Adv Fibre | John | Good course, John has a really good knowledge |
| Sep-23 | Adv Fibre | John | Very good course, enjoyed it a lot. Learned a lot. Thank you. |
| Sep-23 | Adv Fibre | John | Fantastic course, great explanations. Occasional wasp attack |
| Sep-23 | Adv Fibre | John | Course leader John is incredibly knowledgable and enthusiastic, the invironment was relaxed but helpful. Great hosts too, excellent chat and thank you for the food and drink. |
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 2020 and 2021
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Course comments from 2019
| Date | Course code | Trainer | Comments from course report forms |
| Nov-19 | Laser Safey | John | One of the best instructors in my life. John is a storyteller who can imagine things in pictures. It definitely matches my thinking style, so I am floored. I learned a lot from you and will always remember your genius style in physics and maths. I will love to be in touch with you for life! |
| Nov-19 | Laser Safey | John | Everything was so clear. Thank you for your explanations. I’m really pleased to take this tutoring pause it was helpful and there was valuable knowledge and information. |
| Nov-19 | Laser Safey | John | Really good explanation, with good analogies. Very well paced. |
| Nov-19 | Microduct | William | All in all an amazing course. I have learned a lot. |
| Nov-19 | Microduct | William | Very, very good. |
| Nov-19 | Laser Safety | John | Informative, friendly and professional. An added bonus was the take home booklet, which is a great resource. This is amongst the highest ranking courses I’ve attended in my career. |
| Nov-19 | Laser Safety | John | A Very informative course and very knowledgeable trainer |
| Nov-19 | Microduct | William | William was very good and informative. He made it very easy to understand everything. |
| Nov-19 | Microduct | William | Very good |
| Nov-19 | Microduct | William | Very good |
| Oct-19 | Train Trainer | John | very knowledgeable on subject and very easy to get on with. |
| Oct-19 | Train Trainer | John | Great course. John is very knowledgeable. John was a fountain of knowledge and I learned a lot really enjoyable through that few days |
| Oct-19 | Train Trainer | John | Very knowledgeable instructor, pass or fail, a lot of knowledge gained to take forward. |
| Oct-19 | Struct Cabling | Alistair | Very helpful course friendly staff now have a very good understanding of structured cabling. |
| Oct-19 | Struct Cabling | Alistair | Tutor was very helpful and understanding and further explained things when necessary. A lovely atmosphere and an interesting course. |
| Oct-19 | Fibre Intro | John | This was a fabulous and informative course with a very knowledgeable and helpful trainer. |
| Oct-19 | Fibre Intro | John | Enjoyed the course. Feel like I have learned a lot as I have never worked with, or learnt about Fibre optics before. Thank you. |
| Oct-19 | Fibre Intro | John | It was very helpful as a beginner to fibre optics and very well delivered. |
| Oct-19 | Fibre Intro | John | Great course. Thanks very much. |
| Oct-19 | Microduct | William | Very good course. Excellent tutor. Very knowledgeable. |
| Oct-19 | Microduct | William | Very good course |
| Oct-19 | AFCE | John | Excellent presentation. well looked after all the facilities and answered all the questions that have been asked, getting involved with all the existing test equipment and gone through the theory a lot in details. Big thanks to all the lucid team, a great experience and appreciated the skill and knowledge achieved in such a short period of time. |
| Jul-19 | C&G 3667 | Alistair | Ensure the book/ppt are in order, have more ppt or lessons on unit 1. |
| 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 | Intructor 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 analagies 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 interestingand 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 & knowledgable 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 | Very informative and well presented course. Tutors knowledge was extensive and course was well tailored for our requirements. Thoroughly enjoyed the 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 & pleaseant and would highly recommend him to carry out more courses. |
| Feb-19 | Umbilical | Alistair | Excellent course. Very in depth and productive. |
| Feb-19 | Umbilical | Alistair | Excellent week with Alistair. Thanks for an educated week. |
| Feb-19 | Umbilical | Alistair | Instructor was very good at keeping the attention of the class and presenting the material in a way for everyone to learn. |
| Feb-19 | Umbilical | Alistair | Excellent course, Alistair presented the course really well. |
| Feb-19 | Umbilical | Alistair | Course was very well presented, Alistair is a great help with a wealth of knowledge. |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 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) |
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