From 3 different students 1 - the course was fantastic, the lecturer couldn’t have been more helpful and I felt like I came away from it with more confidence when it comes to excel overall 2 - I liked that fact that we were able to push the Knowledge to index match and ‘nested if’ functions. 3 - (the lecturer) was responsive to the higher demands of the class.
In the summer of 2018 I attended the Intelligence Analysis Course which was self-funded. I realised the importance of training with experts in the field of intelligence and analysis as it gives you more of an insight into the real world of relevant roles. During my course, I also applied for a job vacancy as an Intelligence Analyst with a law enforcement organisation. I was successful... with the support of Jim Devery and his team. In my opinion I feel it is important to attend intelligence courses, for training and self-development in order to acquire the level of understanding for future work. I highly recommend training with RISC as they are knowledgeable, helpful and provide excellent training in order to achieve the goals you want.
From different students: 1 - Nothing to dislike about the course, one of the best courses I have attended. The course content was relevant to my job and catered for all different learning styles. I particularly liked the last day and working as a team to collate all of the previous few days learning. 2 - I can’t recommend this course enough. The lecturers were excellent. I normally hate training courses, I saw them as a necessary evil, they were dry and boring and I got more out of them when I went home and did some self-study via reading. However, this course has me so enthusiastic, I want to use all the skills covered even though my job probably doesn’t warrant it the use of all of them. I am hoping to do the Analyst Course in due course, funding permitting, and if it’s only half as good as the researcher course, I know I will be on a winner. 3 - What I liked most about the course was the useful tools and working processes I was able to grasp and take away. The Open Source Intelligence section was especially interesting and really helped me gain knowledge on certain working practices on the internet that I wouldn’t have otherwise known.