Don't just take our word from it! Here is a collection of testimonials from ex-students and business partners who have worked with Cerco, and some of our features in the National press. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to get in touch via telephone, text, or with the online contact form.

What Students Say About Ceco

"Quite honestly I didn't think that I would manage to secure a position at the first attempt. All I can say is that the training provided by Cerco is 'top notch' delivered by 'top notch' trainers."

Ex-Graduate Dave Hillson, 3rd July 2008, Fujitsu

"It's now 4 weeks since I completed the course and I have been offered a permanent position at Fujitsu Defence. All the perks: company car, phone, laptop, travel, etc."

Lee Sayer, April 2007, former Bar Manager, Cheshunt, (Field Service Engineer, Fujitsu, MOD Contract)

"I can't tell you how grateful I am to you and the team for changing me from a loathed end user to a respected engineer in a month... I give you my permission to read this to anyone that may be interested in the course, or is ripping their hair out at the moment wondering if the money is worth it!"

Alex Funnell, April 2007, former Customer Service Advisor, Horsham (Field Service Engineer, Carillion PLC)

“Having witnessed a close friend succeed through Cerco's training several years ago I felt confident that I could emulate his achievements when I recently found myself seeking a change of direction. After attending an open day and discussing my needs with the sales team I booked myself on the Fast Track course. I found the course to be extensive and professionally delivered by excellent and enthusiastic tutors. Prior to finishing the fourth week, the excellent recruitment team had arranged my first interview and within a week I was offered a position as a Field Service Engineer. I would not hesitate to recommend this highly professional organisation to anybody seeking a career in IT.”

Paul Roche, March 2007, former Environmental Manager, Stockport, (Field Service Engineer, ADP)

I quit my job and started the training with Cerco on June 26th 2006. The course was very interesting and informative and although I had never really worked with PC’s before the excellent tutors guided me through. With a lot of hard work and dedication I surpassed my own expectations and did extremely well throughout.

Johan Botes, February 2007, former Security Guard, Croydon, (Field Service Engineer, Banctec)

“I just want to say a big thank you for the Cerco training team (Ray and Rob), I work for the TechGuys and now on £28.000 a year, happy to have done the training, money well spent”

Dipesh Vikaria, January 2007, former Sales Assistant, London, (Senior Engineer, The TechGuys)

What Employers Say About CERCO

“We find that Cerco graduates have real commitment. They have invested their own money and time on a specific course because they wanted to change direction in their working life. It is this type of commitment and dedication that makes them better team players”

B.Griggs, Head of M.O.D. Operations, Fujitsu Services (Employed over 300 Cerco graduates)

"My experience of recruiting and working with Cerco trained engineers has been fantastic! As well as being good team players the course has given them the skills necessary to work on their own initiative. I put it down to their enthusiasm and desire to develop coupled with the technical challenges of Heathrow Airport for the dramatic decrease in our staff turnover!”

Chris Newman, ServiceTec Ltd., April 2006, Site Support Manager, Heathrow Airport

"We have already employed several Cerco graduates and Ian is an excellent example. We soon received positive feedback about him, both internally and externally . From my experience, I would say Cerco provides a very good grounding for a career in IT."

Peter Hunt, Implementation Manager, Steria, November 2005, regarding Cerco graduate Ian Ashurst, course 501N, former Operations Manager, Wigan

‘We are looking at more business development and are in talks with other major suppliers. As we expand we will need more engineers. Cerco provides a competitive service with high quality engineers.’

Richard Wanless, June 2004 European Operations Director, BancTec CNS

CERCO In The Press

‘Cerco graduates are very keen. They have invested in their careers and are eager to get on. They have the right mentality for a role that can be very demanding.

‘So far this year we have hired 26 engineers nationwide – everyone above Watford Junction is a Cerco graduate and only a few in the South are not.’

Connect Magazine Article, June 2004, featuring Richard Wanless, European Operations Director, BancTec CNS

"IT FIRM HELPS OUR HEROES TO REBOOT THEIR CAREERS"

The Sun Newspaper, Jobs Supplement headline, April 3rd 2008.

Quality of training aside, Cerco offer an even more impressive service for those looking for an IT career: they have their own career development officer and it is his job to get every Cerco graduate an entry level IT job. The course includes customer care lessons, again theoretical and practical (role-play), as well as a period devoted to interview techniques. Cerco develop your CV within the first two weeks of the course, before putting it ‘live’ and circulating it amongst their many clients. Consequently, students are frequently offered interviews before the course is even completed.

Pathfinder Magazine article, May 2005, written by Keith Edmunds, course 403N, Forces Leaver, Inverness (Field Service Engineer, BancTec)

‘Ian’s experience is a perfect example of the importance of initial experience in the career change process – temporary roles often turn into permanent positions for those with the ability to succeed.

‘I worked on the 24 hour IT support team for the G8 summit,’ says Ian. And all this in a year; ‘I wanted to contact Cerco as a big thank you for the excellent training I received.’

And Cerco are happy to provide. ‘There’s nothing like hearing from Fast Track graduates as they move through the industry,’ explains Cerco’s Director of Recruitment and Careers, Chris Barlow. ‘To me, it proves the effectiveness of our retraining programme. We’ve had some fantastic successes over the years, but our instructors are particularly pleased to say they’ve trained Tony Blair and George Bush’s IT support engineer! We’ll certainly be watching Ian’s career in the future.’

Connect Magazine Article, ‘From Cerco to G8’, June 2005