FAQs

I design the public courses with beginners and people who are totally new to QGIS & Geospatial Technology. Bespoke courses can be for any level of experience.

I am based near Bradford, UK. Although I run many courses online you can book a course at a location of your choice (travel fees will apply).

Yes! All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance.

For online courses you will need to have downloaded, installed and set up QGIS & the data packet before the course commences. A detailed instructional guide will be sent to you at least a week in advance of the course start date. You will be given a contact email address and information at the time of booking.

Each course is delivered by Claire Birnie, an experienced GIS practitioner with 10 years experience in the Environment Sector. You can expect small class sizes to allow for individual attention and time to ask questions. You will also receive a fully illustrated step-by-step instructional booklet to assist with post-course learning.

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I'm going to be honest, that does entirely depend on the course content and the investment required into research, development and creating the course materials. I create fully illustrated step by step guides for each of my courses which are professionally printed (in physical format if required) for you to keep for eternity. These guides are very detailed and valuable to you and your business. I work with you to get a detailed course plan and learning outcomes and once commissioned I get going on research, testing & creating the guide booklets and sample data for you. That being said, you'll still want to know a rough guide on costs before you contact me. Fully bespoke course costs start at £3,500 & a tailored course using one of my existing public courses as a base starts at £1,450. The public courses can also be delivered to a private group for just your team at no extra costs, the standard delegate rate will apply.

Bespoke courses are detailed and created for your needs entirely so as you can imagine they can take a little longer to create. As an estimate bespoke courses require a minimum of a 4 weeks lead time. Please note all bespoke courses are paid in advance.

It's super simple to commission a course with me. 🗺️ First step is to get in touch! Use my contact forms, email me or give me a call and we'll discuss what you need. 🗺️ 🗺️ 🗺️ 🗺️ 🗺️ 🗺️ 🗺️ 🗺️ I reply promptly (I’m an email fiend, I’ll rarely take longer than 2 working days to reply, and have been known to apologise for taking 2 hours to do so) and let you know what I think and how it would work. 👉 If you’re happy to go ahead, I’ll send you over my copywriting brief form so I can give you a pricing estimate and an idea of timescales, and you can ask any questions you have. 👉 Once we’ve finalised project and pricing details, I’ll send you over a contract agreement ASAP for you to sign! 👉 You’ve signed! You’re now blocked into my calendar, and I’ll work on your project and send you a first draft over to the agreed timescale, making up to two rounds of amendments if you need them. 👉 Once you’re happy with the copy, I can do a happy dance as I send over an invoice, and you can kick your feet up and relax with your new f*cking great copy. (For some projects I will charge upfront, either half or full price – this secures my time and also means that I can just crack on!) If you’re unsure about any aspect of my services, the process or even what you might need, please don’t hesitate to email me! 📧 I’d love to be able to help and make sure you’re good with the process and good to go.