Does anyone know any sources online that provides online training courses available for any CCTV product lines? Courses are to cover various DVR uses, software uses, PTZ how to, etc...

We are working on setting up such courses in our websites and looking for sources that may have already done this.

Will online training courses really help our community and end user abroad? I know that there are training courses available on media from various manufacturers providing essential information on their respective products. But, I have not found one specific source that can provide these type of essential service.

What is your take to have such a source online for our industry professionals? If available, will it a viable solution to access "as needed" info online on the go?

With so many manufacturers and so many different products in the market, how is someone to "remember" everything besides specializing only on few products?

Your opinions in this matter are greatly appreciated.

That would be a great idea!

Basic CCTV Online:

Stam Multimedia - http://www.stamweb.com/Online_Courses.html
Security CEU - http://www.securityceu.com/
ASIS International - http://www.asisonline.org/education/universityPrograms/onlinePrograms.xml

Plus, there are others that are either free or in book form (Charlie Pierce's Leapfrog Training is one).


Manufacturers:

Panasonic - http://panasonicevolution.com/site/courseAreas.aspx?catid=6
Pelco Learning Center (requires signup) - http://www.pelco.com/support/pgti/
Bosch - http://training.boschsecurity.us/OnlineLearning/
Dedicated Micros - http://www.stamhost.com/dmlms/login.asp

Hey bud, will it be wise to have a depository of these training courses in a specific location? This way anyone looking for training courses, they will have one url to visit??

This is good info and I hope others will additional recommendations too...

Thanks,

By the way, STAM Multimedia develops online training courses for a number of manufacturers, including:
Panasonic, Sony, JVC, Vicon, etc. See the web page link below for a list:
http://www.stamweb.com/elearning/portfolio.html

I know about these guys... the only gotcha is that you have to pay for such training courses... and this is something that most have been resisting. I mainly am looking for providing free training courses and have them available all the time and without any restrictions...

Thanks much bud..

The Stam Multimedia site is free for what I have used it for (Panasonic, Dedicated Micros), all you have to do is register and then login... they dont even send you junk mail.

Much better than what the product manuals offer... very interactive and easy to navigate...

H