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Pitman Training Glasgow is situated in the heart of Glasgow City Centre in Union Street, located diagonally across from Central Station, so each access by all Public Transport.
Pitman Training has centres across Scotland and provides training to both private individuals and organisations. We offer a range of courses and cover almost anything that is needed in an office in the 21st century from Microsoft Office Courses, Bookkeeping, Secretarial Training, Advanced Software and Web Developer to Workshops and Seminars.
We are here to help people who are looking to move forward in a new career path, further their current career path, skills for starting a new job, or those who just want to update their skills and CV. Whatever you are looking for our highly qualified Course Advisors will help you find the right course for you!
| Day | Open | Closed |
| MONDAY | 9am | 5pm |
| TUESDAY | 9am | 8pm |
| WEDNESDAY | 9am | 8pm |
| THURSDAY | 9am | 5pm |
| FRIDAY | 9.00am | 4.30pm |
| SATURDAY | 9am | 12noon |
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Pitman Training Glasgow first opened its doors in the 1990’s in Buchanan Street and moved to their current location on Union Street in 2006.
Supporting our students are our amazing team of Learning Coaches and Centre Manager Linda Morrison who are always there to help and are up to date on all the latest software and training courses. Their knowledge and support ensure our students have the best experience possible and learn in the most effective way.
Pitman Training offers training courses with a difference. We work around you! Thanks to our flexible training system you can attend the centre whenever it suits, work from home or in your office and train at your own pace but still have the support from our Learning Coaches. This allows you to work your training around your life without falling behind in scheduled classes. How good is that!
We have an Amazing Team in Glasgow and so you can recognize us when you come in, here are our pics!
With the number of individual courses, awards and diplomas we offer, we have something to suit all. Our Course Advisors will chat through what will work for your specific needs and take you through the programme(s) to suit.
We deliver many courses in an online training format, but you have the full support of our amazing Learning Coaches throughout your training and can contact them by email or phone during our office hours if you have any questions or need assistance. Nothing is too much for our team and they are always happy to assist each and every one of our clients.
In most courses you will be watching and listening to recorded lessons and tutorials and where applicable, following along with a course workbook that you can download from your training account. Lessons are interactive and have exercises to complete for consolidation as well as working towards taking an end of course assessment. Successful completion of the assessment will mean that you achieve your Pitman Training certificate from us and we will also apply for your accredited CPD (Continual Professional Development) certificate too.
All of the courses we offer are available to do as individual modules. This allows you to focus on the subjects that you really want to learn. Course lengths vary from 10 hours to approximately 30 hours of training. Throughout the courses you will complete a number of exercises and tasks before completing the validation test. At the end of your course you will receive a Pitman Training certificate in that subject which you can put on your CV.
As well as the individual courses we also offer a range of diplomas which gives you a wide range of skills as well as training for more specific roles. Our diplomas are made up of a range of our individual courses and seminars. We have diplomas for Admin Assistant , Medical and Legal Secretaries, Executive PA’s, Microsoft Office, Book-keeping, Web and Software Development, as well as many other areas. On completion of the diploma you will receive your diploma certificate as well as all the individual certificates too. Our diplomas vary in length depending on the size but you can be guaranteed that you will have a broad range of skills that will be attractive to any employer by the end. Courses can be done on a part-time or full-time basis. We even offer evening and weekend training times too.
We run a range of Personal Development, Wellness and IT Tutor Led seminars, Centre based and/or Virtual Learning which are available for both Corporate and Private individuals. The seminars vary from three hours to three days in length and cover areas such as Project Management, Train the Trainer, Assertiveness and Microsoft Office as well as many more! Our tutors are experts in the areas they teach so you can be assured that you are receiving the best training around!
Our range of training courses in Glasgow is extensive and includes PA Courses, Excel and Admin Courses, Pitman's Online English Courses, Minute Taking, Receptionist and Medical Receptionist Courses with City & Guilds/AMSPAR, AAT Accounting and AAT Bookkeeping and the ECDL online (European Computer Driving Licence) courses. With opportunities in the Technical industry rising, we have more new courses and diplomas to train in Software and Web Development, Programming, Network, Security and many more.
We still have the traditional Pitman courses in Keyboard skills and touch-typing as they are the foundations of computer literacy and confidence – fast, accurate typing and number input can revolutionise your experience at work and ensure you’re a highly productive member of any team. Our training centre in Glasgow offers CPD accredited Speedwriting and Shorthand Courses, as well as Typaz Speed Typing Courses, Touch Typing, Teeline Shorthand and Shorthand Fast Courses.
See our 2022 schedule of tutor led training:
Hear from one of our Executive PA Diploma students.
Hear from one of our Train the Trainer Seminar students.
Pitman Training Glasgow is located on Union Street in the centre of Glasgow and can be accessed by all forms of Public Transport. We are located diagonally opposite Central Station as well as being walking distance from Buchanan Street and Queen Street. Parking is also available in the nearby NCP car parks.
Options to pay upfront, on a flexible payment plan* or seek local funding in your area. * Full T&Cs apply
Payment arrangements can be set up with your finance department.
We can tailor a training programme for your staff and offer flexible payment options.
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