Training services
In response to member feedback about training requirements, the PCG has negotiated training courses for its members from Maven Training.

Creating Careers, Nationwide
Specialising in personal development skills provision on a distance-learning basis with its vision2learn. Students can learn via the Internet and a PC, at home or at work, by themselves or interacting with fellow students in their study group. Qualifications that are Government funded in England, and supported by a network of Further Education Colleges. Funded by the Learning and Skills Council, these courses are normally free of charge to anyone over the age of 16 who has been ordinarily resident in England for over three years other than for full-time study.

Maven Training, London
A specialist PRINCE2 accredited training organisation, based in London with a nationwide presence. It employs accredited trainers who are reassessed every three years. They are all experienced project managers, and therefore able to relate accredited material to real life situations.

Techpractice, Guildford
Techpractice are a training company which offers IT Service Management courses to individuals and to companies. These courses can either be a standard public certified course or tailor made to suit.

TrainingSphere, London
TrainingSphere is the education and training arm of ConnectSphere. We provide training coaching and mentoring services in all aspects of IT Service Management

7Safe, Cambridge
7Safe Education provides IT Professionals with technical and management level Information Security training.

Technical courses provide hands-on instruction to enable delegates to gain an insight into the world of the cyber criminal. Learn how to use the tools and techniques employed by hackers in order to defend against them. Each course includes hands-on practical exercises covering areas including target scanning, vulnerability assessment, exploitation, privilege escalation, Trojan horses, root kits, wireless security, computer forensics and firewall & IDS evasion. Courses lead to a recognised qualification and delegates can continue to learn and practice their new skills by use of the free cd toolkit supplied.

Technical Courses include:-
Hacking Insight: Hands-On - (includes CSTA certification exam)
Hacking Insight: Hands-On 2
Forensic Artefacts: Hands-On - (Includes CFIA certification exam)
Building Breaking & Securing Wi-Fi Hands-On

Management courses (non-technical).
The Hacking Insight for Managers course examines the risks posed to organisations by hackers, giving an understanding of IT security from an attacker's perspective. Learn how attacks can be thwarted via the Internet, employees, social engineering and wireless networks.

The BS 7799 Implementation course assists with BS 7799 Information Security Management System compliance in order to prepare for certification by an independent auditing body.
Further information available here: - www.7safe.com/training.html