I have been considering the possibility of yafla providing training services, developing and delivering programs here in the Greater Toronto Area (and globally where the monetary return makes it worthwhile), adding this service to the existing software development, outsource management, and consulting options. Not only is it an additional revenue stream, much more importantly it's another potential avenue for making contacts and getting involved as a vendor with new clients, creating opportunities to more easily offer our other services.

I've done a lot of group training in the corporate space, have been involved in quite a few tutorials and online training guides, and find it to be a very rewarding pursuit. Several of my associates have been heavily involved in the training industry during periods of their career. The possibility of hosting an "Advanced SQL Server" seminar or workshop, for example, seems very exciting.

We're very equipped to perform this task, and we certainly can do a better job than all of the trainers I've been exposed to. Our approach would never be to dedicate anyone to training alone (or even as a substantial period of their time), as continuing and up-to-date real-world experience would be absolutely critical to the program.

As such, I'd greatly appreciate any input anyone might have regarding the technical training industry, and how external training programs work at their organization. I know many mid- to large-sized firms have an "authorized training vendor", basically ensuring a universally weak level of training throughout their organization, and that could present a significant barrier to entry.