Intranet and Web Design training for
Met Office Scientists
The Met Office, have their own Intranet, known as “MetNet”, and they use it to publish documents for their scientific staff to read, for better and quicker communication.
We have been training Met Office staff since 1996, but they first came to Systematix with an Internet training requirement in 1999.
Their scientists are professionals with high academic and professional achievements, and several are experienced trainers in their own right, so this is one of the most challenging requests we have ever had.
The selection of the appropriate dedicated Trainer for this highly demanding group was crucial to the success of this applied training solution.
Systematix provided the Met Office with a specialist Science graduate who was also a highly experienced Internet Trainer.
The first course we designed for them was a special one-day session. The training was carried out at The Met Office College, for up to 8 delegates per session. It covered an introduction to their preferred web browser Netscape Navigator and also a customised introduction to HTML, so that they could browse their intranet and the Internet and create their own documents.
Following the success of this initial Internet training in 1999 we have continued to create and deliver customised web design courses, on Microsoft FrontPage and in the last few years Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks, for Scientific Officers, Managers and Directors from all over the United Kingdom.
Since the move to Exeter in 2003, Systematix have continued to be the preferred training supplier for bespoke web development training.
Gains for their business
The training has been highly successful – since 1999 almost 1000 Met Office staff have attended, with more courses booked for 2007, this take-up rate speaks for itself.
These professional users have been able to go back to their stations throughout the UK and use MetNet effectively, making it a highly valuable resource for communication within the Met Office organisation.
