FOI release

Number of SIA staff who have done IT training in the last 5 years

Published 30 May 2022

1. Request

I would like to know the number of staff at your organisation who have undertaken IT training courses, both internally and externally, over the past 5 years, broken down by year from May to April, as well as the name of each course and the cost of each course.

For example:

  • May 2020 to April 2021
  • 5 staff sent on internal IT training courses
  • 3 staff sent on external IT training courses
  • the courses included: ‘How to handle data safely’ at £50 per course and ‘Identifying cyber risks’ at £75 per course

2. Response

I confirm that the SIA holds the information that you have requested. I have placed below details of the courses and the cost of each course attended over the past 5 years.

2.1 Courses taken

May 2021 to April 2022

Course Cost
Office 365 Administrator £2,990 + VAT
Office 365 Security Administrator £1,547 + VAT
Office 365 Administrator £1,686 + VAT
Microsoft Intune £2,475 + VAT
ITIL Service Management £1,162 + VAT
Mastering Modern Desktop and Mobile Device Administration with Microsoft Intune £1,095 + VAT
Foundation Certificate in Cyber Security £2,238 + VAT
ITIL 4 Specialist £1,103 + VAT
ITIL Foundation £900 + VAT

May 2020 to April 2021

Course Cost
Mastering Modern Desktop and Mobile Device Administration with Microsoft Intune £1,095 + VAT
Office 365 Administration and Troubleshooting £2,065 + VAT
Azure Data Solution £1,845 + VAT
ITIL Foundation £950 + VAT
Advanced Test Analyst Certificate £1,790 + VAT
Agile Service Manager £1,141 + VAT

May 2019 to April 2020

Course Cost
Office 365 Administration and Troubleshooting £2,065 + VAT
Azure Administrator £1,742 + VAT
Mastering Office 365 Exchange Online Administration £2,089 + VAT
Mastering Office 365 Teams Deployment £2,089 + VAT
Mastering Office 365 Teams Deployment £2,089 + VAT
Mastering Office 365 Teams Deployment £2,089 + VAT
Foundation Certificate in Software Testing £1,026 + VAT
Azure Solutions Architect £1,428 + VAT
Learn to Code Using JavaScript £805 + VAT
Azure Solutions Architect £1,632 + VAT

May 2018 to April 2019

Course Cost
ITIL Foundation £791 + VAT
Managing Technical Teams £1,728 + VAT
Managing Dynamics 365 Configuration and Customisation £2,596 + VAT
ITIL Foundation £791 + VAT
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Configuration and Customisation £3,007 + VAT

May 2017 to April 2018

Course Cost
Querying SQL Databases £1,161 + VAT
Administering System Centre Configuration Manager £924 + VAT
CRM Fast Track for Developers £1,818 + VAT
Querying SQL Databases £1,361 + VAT
ITIL Foundation £777 + VAT
TOGAF Level 1 £1,261 + VAT
ITIL Service Improvement £852 + VAT
Cloud Security Architecture £1,475 + VAT

2.2 Number of staff that have undertaken IT training

The number of staff that have undertaken IT training over the past 5 years is as follows:

  • May 2021 to April 2022: 9 employees
  • May 2020 to April 2021: 6 employees
  • May 2019 to April 2020: 10 employees
  • May 2018 to April 2019: 5 employees
  • May 2017 to April 2018: 8 employees

I confirm that all courses were attended externally.

[Reference: FOI 0340]