About One of Our Trainers

"My name is John and I am 53 years old with a great deal of computer experience.

By the age of twenty one I had completed a five year apprenticeship in the print trade as a compositor/typesetter. In the late 70's typesetting was one of the main industries to go computerised and I operated some of the first computers in the trade.

In the 80's I joined a firm in Sevenoaks that employed mainly female typists and I had to teach them all about computerised typesetting, that was my first introduction to teaching.

The following years were much the same working in the print industry with mixed media and still training "newcomers" to computers.

For the last fifteen years I have been involved in web design, administration and marketing and I currently produce commercial websites for myself and for others.

I have also recently worked for Brockenhurst college as a part time teacher of graphic manipulation (Photoshop) and I have qualifications in computer repair, business management and more recently teaching.

I have enjoyed passing on my knowledge most of my working life and I love to see students progress. I always try to keep lessons plain and simple."