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Continuing Professional Development plays an important role in assisting Compucon channel peers to remain current and develop new competencies in information technology practices. Presentation slides will be posted in the Members Area on www.compucon.co.nz in about a week’s time inclusive of changes and comments brought up in the seminar.
CAST is Compucon Authorized Service Technician training course. It is held ONCE A YEAR only unless there is strong demand for an additional course in the same calendar year. CAST is different to the standard CPD sessions in several ways:
(a) CAST is more computer repair or maintenance oriented whereas CPD is more about technologies and products on the market including hardware and software
(b) CAST has a constant content which is adjusted annually to include updates whereas every CPD session is different
(c) CAST is a concentrated program whereas CPD sessions are short
(d) We will provide a manual for CAST whereas none for CPD
(e) More attention is given to individual members in CAST than CPD to ensure that the information presented is understood and absorbed
Agenda of CAST
11:00am Introducing the program, objectives, methodologies, house rules by TN
11:15am Chipsets, Roadmaps and Compucon Production Overview by TN
12:15pm Compucon Installed Windows Key Features by Daryl
1:00pm Review by CPD Advisers
1:15pm Finger Lunch (pizza provided by Compucon) à you can specify 2 days in advance
2:00pm RAID Building, Diagnosis & Rebuilding by Daryl
3:00pm In & Out of Band Remote management by Edmond
3:30pm Review by CPD Advisors
4:00pm Coffee Break (muffin)
4:20pm TSD fault diagnosis and recovery methodology & tools by Edmond
5:00pm Technical support Case Studies by Rayson
5:30pm Course Summary by CPD Advisors
6:00pm Wine & Cheese
Fees for CAST
o The full fee is $190 (plus GST) per person
o If the channel member has attended CAST in the previous 12 months, the fee is $90
o If the channel member has attended CAST 2 times in the last 24 months, the fee is $50
o If the same company sends more than 1 person to attend CAST, the 2nd person is $90 and the third and fourth persons are $50 each. The repeater discount is not applicable.
Registration
Please register as soon as possible because we will close registrations as soon as the class is full. We expect to have 15 persons maximum.
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