About IT Training workshops
On this page:
- About IT Training workshops
- Eligibility and registration
- Descriptions and prerequisites
- Length
- Location
- Materials and exercises
- Special needs
- Fees
- Cancellations, rescheduling, and refunds
- IT Training guarantee
- Training and workshops
About IT Training workshops
IT Training offers award-winning workshops on more than 80 information technology topics. IT Training workshops are available on both the Indiana University Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, and are open to the statewide IU community and the general public. IT Training workshops are hands-on, instructor-led workshops in word processing, email, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, presentations, statistics, programming, multimedia and web development, and more. Workshops range from introductory to advanced, and most last from 90 minutes to three hours each. Workshops are free to enrolled IU students, and are available to everyone else for a nominal fee.
IT Training Certificate Series combine several IT Training workshops in sequential order; by attending a series of related workshops, you can earn certificates and increase your skills over time.
Eligibility and registration
IT Training workshops and Certificate Series provide hands-on training to IU students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the general public. UITS recommends advance registration, but walk-in registration is possible when seats are available.
To register online for individual IT Training workshops, see the list of IT Training topics. To register online for IT Training Certificate Series, see IT Training Certificate Series.
For more, see IT Training. You can also contact IT Training staff.
Descriptions and prerequisites
Check the descriptions of all workshops. If you don't already have the recommended skills, you can acquire them by taking the prerequisite workshops. Having the recommended skills will enable you to get the full benefit of the workshop you are attending.
Length
Most workshops are 90 minutes to three hours in length and combine instructor-led lecture with hands-on practice. Assistants are available to help participants.
Location
Most IT Training workshops meet in the Herman B Wells Library at IUB,
and in the ICTC building at IUPUI. IUB workshops are occasionally held
in the Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB),
and a few IUPUI workshops are hosted in the Student
Center. Your workshop location will be included in your registration
confirmation notice. For more, see Our Facilities at About
IT Training.
Materials and exercises
At the workshops, you will receive materials to keep at no additional charge. If you are not attending a workshop, you can purchase materials to learn on your own; see Order Workshop Materials. Most workshops also use exercise files you can download to practice on your own; see Download Materials & Exercise Files.
Special needs
IT Training can provide assistance for people with disabilities. Advance notice is important, so contact IT Training as early as possible.
Fees
At IU Bloomington, IT Training workshops are partially funded by the Student Technology Fee; at IUPUI, IT Training workshops are partially funded by the Undergraduate Student Technology portion of the General Fees. Therefore, if you are an IU student, you can take most IT Training workshops for free. In order to receive free admission, you must present your IU student ID.
For all IT Training workshop prices and policies, see the IT Training FAQ.
Notes:
- If you register for all workshops in an IT Training Certificate Series at once, you will receive a 10% discount.
- Students using a departmental account number to pay for workshops will be charged the staff rate.
Cancellations, rescheduling, and refunds
If IT Training must cancel or reschedule a workshop for which you are registered, your enrollment fee will be refunded.
If you enroll in an IT Training workshop and cannot attend, IT Training will refund your money if you cancel your enrollment at least three weekdays before the date of the workshop. You can cancel enrollments online from your User Profile.
If you register for all workshops in a series at once and receive the 10% discount, you will not be able to cancel an individual workshop enrollment. If a conflict arises that will prevent you from attending a series workshop for which you are registered, contact IT Training staff; they will attempt to reschedule you in another session of the same workshop.
IT Training strives to ensure that seats are available for everyone. Therefore, if you register for and fail to attend three free workshops during an academic year, you will lose free registration privileges for the rest of that academic year. If you need to cancel free workshop enrollment, please do so at least three weekdays before the workshop to avoid this problem.
If you lose registration privileges, you will still be able to register for free workshops by paying a registration fee. You will also be able to take advantage of the free registration option by walking in and registering at the workshop itself, provided seats are available.
For more, see the IT Training FAQ. You can also contact IT Training staff.
IT Training guarantee
If you pay to attend a workshop and are not completely satisfied, IT Training will refund your registration fee.
Training and workshops
For training, including IT Training workshops available at IUB or IUPUI, lynda.com tutorials, and more, browse the list of IT Training topics.
For more, see IT Training. You can also contact IT Training staff.
