SQLAuthority News – Excellent Learning Experience at SQLskills Immersion Events

As many of you know, I attended the Immersion Event at SQLskills learning center in early Feb. I consider myself a SQL professional, but there is no age limit for being a student. One can learn forever, there is always something new to pick up – particularly when you go to a SQLskills event. They are going to teach you something fantastic, something you didn’t know before. It is quite possible to know a lot about a concept, but when we learn about the right ways and wrong ways to do things, and see all the mistakes we made without knowing it, we will learn how to do our jobs better.

The quality of learning at a SQLskills event is amazing. The instructors for Immersion 1 were Paul and Kimberly, and for Immersion 2 there was Paul, Kimberly, Jonathan and Joseph. They take turns teaching, and at every interval there is a new instructor with a new style and new material. It is both stimulating and relaxing, because you are constantly learning, constantly challenged, and there is a new instructor always coming up next. You never get bored. It was also highly interactive with the audience as well.

At both Immersions, questions are encouraged, and the instructors are not shy about answering any and all questions. They encourage feedback and engage with the students. There is always plenty of time allowed for questions and answers, so the sessions are not rushed. The instructor comes at breakfast and stays the whole day, even through lunch. They make sure everyone has had a chance to ask questions and get answers, and they don’t leave the room until the job is done.

The attention to detail is amazing. Each session is right on time, nothing is delayed, nothing is late, there are frequent breaks and meals are right on time. You are totally immersed in learning. They even pay special attention to dietary restrictions. For example, I am a vegetarian and they always made sure I was provided with the correct meals and that those around me with other dietary requirements were also served probably. I was especially a big fan of the desserts, which were served every day at 4 o’clock. They were served closer to dinner time because lunches were so filling no one had room for desert! There were also plenty of drinks, munchies, and coffee available at all times, so that if your stomach growling was getting in the way of your learning, you didn’t have to worry, there was a snack available.

The best part was that the instructors never tried to hide their information. Sometimes at training events the trainer is reluctant to share slides or give handouts. However, at SQLskills, every slide, demo and diagram were delivered to the students. Before you leave you are sent an email with all the details. I had a great time, those 15 days were tremendous. I will never forget them. If you love SQL you need to attend an event at least once – you can’t afford NOT to.

Additionally, if you are a Pluralsight subscriber, you can also watch the SQL courses authored by SQLskills trainers.

Reference: Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)