Our dedicated Customer Support Team ensure participants and customers get the high quality, relevant provision they need. As a result, Fistral has many long-standing, very positive relationships with organisations around the world.
Fistral Customers
Fistral supports a wide-range of industry and knowledge-intensive organisations. The following organisations, universities, and research-specific International and European Training Networks, Research Projects, Research Centres, CDTs and Doctoral Colleges have all chosen Fistral.
Organisations that have chosen Fistral include:
- AOES Group BV – Advanced Operations and Engineering Services
- ARMA UK
- ATG Europe BV
- AURORA Technology BV
- BUFDG
- CALA Group Ltd
- CanSat Scotland
- CapnaDSP
- Catapult – Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)
- Compaq Computer Corporation UK
- European Space Agency Headquarters (ESA HQ)
- European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications (ECSAT)
- European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC)
- European Space Operations Centre (ESOC)
- European Centre for Earth observation (ESRIN)
- European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC)
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Glasgow Training Group
- Greater Glasgow Health Board
- HE Space Operations BV and GmbH
- Isle of Man Government
- The James Hutton Institute
- Lockheed Martin UK
- LSE Space GmbH
- Microsoft Multimap UK
- NHS Health Scotland
- NHS Information Services Division
- Partick Housing Association
- Scottish Qualifications Authority
- Scottish Water
- Southern General Hospital
- Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)
- Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority
- Terma GmbH
- UK Satellite Applications Catapult
- UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (UKSEDS)
- UK Space Agency (UKSA)
- United Nations University (UNU-WIDER)
- University of Bath Student Union
- University College Cork Campus Accommodation
- West Dunbartonshire Council
Universities that have chosen Fistral include:
- Aberdeen
- Bath
- Bournemouth
- Bristol (r)
- Cardiff (r)
- Cork
- Dublin City
- Dundee
- Durham (r)
- East London
- Edinburgh (r)
- Edinburgh Napier
- Exeter (r)
- Galway
- Glasgow (r)
- Glasgow Caledonian
- Heriot-Watt
- Kings College London (r)
- Leeds (r)
- Liverpool (r)
- Loughborough
- Manchester (r)
- Newcastle (r)
- Northumbria
- Nottingham Trent
- Politecnico di Milano, Italy (Polimi)
- Queen Margaret
- Queens, Belfast (r)
- Robert Gordon
- Royal College of Art
- Sheffield Hallam
- St Andrews
- Stirling
- Strathclyde
- South Australia, Australia (UniSA)
- Technical University of Berlin, Germany (TU Berlin)
- Ulster
- University of the Free State, South Africa (UFS)
- UWE Bristol
- Warwick (r)
- Waterford Institute of Technology
- West London
- Winchester
- York St John
(r) = one of the 24 Russell Group universities
European Research Networks, Research Projects, Research Centres, CDTs and Doctoral Colleges that have chosen Fistral include:
- CDT in Advanced Bio-Medical Materials (ABM)
- CDT Advanced Composites for Innovation and Science (ACCIS)
- Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC)
- Apoptosis Research Centre
- Bath Doctoral College
- CDT in in Accountable, Responsible and Transparent AI (BATH ART-AI)
- Bristol Doctoral College
- Cabot Institute for the Environment (UoBristol)
- Cardiff Doctoral College
- CDT Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials
- CDT Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences
- CDT Chemical Synthesis
- Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology
- CDT in Composites Science, Engineering and Manufacturing (CoSEM)
- CORE Innovative Training Network (Continuous Resolution and Deracemization of Chiral Compounds by Crystallization)
- COST Action Network (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
- CDT in Digital Health & Care
- CDT in Digital Health and Care (DIGITAL)
- Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF)
- DITANET Network (development of novel Diagnostic Techniques for future particle Accelerators)
- Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
- CDT in Engineering Biology (EngBioCDT)
- EuPRAXIA Doctoral Network
- EUROCAT Network (European surveillance of Congenital Anomalies)
- Exeter Doctoral College
- CDT in in Future Autonomous and Robotic Systems (FARSCOPE)
- CDT Future Power Networks and Smart Grids
- GW4 alliance (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter)
- CDT in Integrated Catalysis (iCAT)
- CDT Innovation in Data Intensive Science (LIV.INNO)
- CDT Innovative Manufacturing in Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation (CMAC)
- The James Hutton Institute
- LA3NET Network (LAsers for Applications at Accelerator facilities)
- Liverpool Doctoral College
- CDT Materials for Demanding Environments (M4DE)
- CDT Metamaterials (XM2)
- MISSION-CSS Doctoral Network Skłodowska-Curie Action Doctoral Network
- MSc Programme in the School of Mechanical & Aerospace, QUB
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC)
- Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP)
- Nuclear EngD Programme, University of Manchester
- OMA Network (Optimization of Medical Accelerators)
- oPAC Network (optimization of the performance of any Particle ACcelerator)
- OPATHY ITN Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action translational research training network
- CDT Power Networks
- Power Networks Demonstation Centre (PNDC)
- CDT Quantum Engineering
- Strathclyde Doctoral College
- Tayside Clinical Trials Unit
- Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority
- CDT in Theory And Modelling in the Chemical Sciences
- Ulster Doctoral College
- UK Wind Energy Research Centre
- UTOPIAE European research and training network
- Wellcome Trust Liverpool Glasgow Centre for Global Health Research
- CDT Wind Energy Systems, University of Strathclyde in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford
… plus our work delivering training and consultancy with Space, Aeronautical, Nuclear and Renewables Energy staff and researchers…
Testimonials
Fistral is proud of the excellent feedback and course ratings we receive from customers around the world. Our dedicated Customer Support Team has extremely positive relationships with a wide range of long-standing customers.
Customers say the following about working with Fistral:
“Bournemouth University (BU) has been successfully working with Fistral Training and Consultancy Ltd for the provision of research leadership training to academic staff, including personal development, team leadership and project management. The BU team have found Fistral to be a very professional and helpful organisation, capable of adapting their services to suit our needs, and a pleasure to work with.
The response to the training programmes from our academics has been amazing. They have found the trainers to be very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and personable. Our staff have lauded the great resources available, the practical exercises for applying new tools and skills, and the clear explanations. The programmes overall have been relevant, enjoyable and good value for money.”
“In addition to great ratings, we’ve had excellent verbal feedback too. I have had a few individuals come to me to say how engaged they felt with the PM function, for the first time!”
“Fistral have been delivering Project Management training with us for 5 years now and it is an excellent and highly valued course for all research students. It can greatly contribute to the organisation of the research project itself and such skills significantly enhances the postgraduate researcher’s career portfolio.”
“University College Cork (UCC) has been successfully working with Fistral Training and Consultancy Ltd for the provision of PM training to a variety of staff cohorts. We have run 1-day programmes targeted at Research Staff; open 2-day programmes for mixed cohorts of staff and a very successful series of one day Masterclasses for our Senior Management Team and members of the project groups. In all instances, the training is very highly rated and we have on-going and consistent demand for all programmes.
I have found Fistral to be both cost effective and extremely cooperative in supporting the delivery of the training and in adapting the contents to the needs of the participant groups. In relation to the Masterclasses in particular, working with the trainer, we devised a means of delivering the training which introduced participants to the tools and techniques of project management while working through the life cycle of UCC projects identified by the participants themselves.
This required a huge amount of the trainer in terms of demonstrating his own command of the topic, as well as genuinely mentoring and supporting participants on project management and implementation. I believe that in this instance, together, we devised a new approach to PM training delivery, that was extremely effective in our environment.
In all our dealings with Fistral, from support to training delivery, we have found each person to be very professional and thorough and that they embodied a sound approach to project management and implementation.”
“We have used Fistral for a number of years now to deliver project management training to the doctoral students on our Nuclear Engineering EngD programme. The courses teach simple practical tools and techniques, clearly explained, which the students will actually use (they tell us so). It covers both theory and (importantly) the behaviours that impact on projects’ progress.
The trainer who delivers the course for us is an immense hit with the trainees. They can see that his contribution is based on extensive personal experience of project management, gained in a wide variety of contexts. He employs a wealth of anecdotes to bring his material to life, and injects a touch of humour as appropriate.
All this gives the EngD students confidence in the validity of the material which is being delivered and the motivation to utilise it on their own work.”
“In the five years the University of Strathclyde have engaged the services of Fistral, we’ve worked in partnership to tailor provision which specifically meets the needs of our industry-facing researchers. Year on year, the number of qualified project managers coming through the CAPM programme has increased as a result of its positive reputation and it’s demonstrable benefits within academia and other sectors.
We’ve now doubled the number of CAPM deliveries a year in response to growing demand, and it’s fast become one of the most popular and highly valued courses offered as part of the Researcher Development Programme. Fistral’s professionalism and flexible approach has ensured we continue to offer our researchers training of excellence and relevance, producing more highly skilled project managers in the process.”
“We recently worked with Fistral to create a new Consultancy Skills course for our organisation. They offered a friendly, professional service and bring a wealth of knowledge to their course creations. The trainer received some very positive feedback on the day and delegates felt the course covered some useful tools and techniques that can be easily applied to the workplace.”
“I find Fistral to be friendly, accommodating and very professional. All staff are helpful and considerate. Our feedback from workshop participants has been very positive. My personal experience of dealing with the trainers has been very positive. All trainers that I have spoken with have been keen to listen to my concerns or ideas and to provide useful constructive feedback to inform my programme planning. They have also been flexible and positive about incorporating changes into the workshop structure or the proposed content and timing.”
“The company is professional and my dealings with [Fistral] in the summer with regard to the re-design of the programme were very positive from my perspective. I liked [their] flexibility and commitment to working with us on a new approach. The trainers are very professional and receive good feedback from participants.”
“Essential for every team member” – University of Strathclyde PhD student
PhD students from the University of Strathclyde logged on to Fistral’s training webinar entitled Leadership and Teambuilding Techniques. The attendees...
“Wish I’d done it sooner” – University of Bath PhD feedback
PhD students from the University of Bath logged on to Fistral’s training webinar entitled Introduction to Project Management. The group...
“Very helpful for finishing my PhD” – University of Stirling feedback
PhD students from the University of Stirling logged on to Fistral’s training webinar entitled 1 Year To Go: Successfully Completing...
“Great course for roles in the agency” – Space staff training
Staff at the UK Space Agency welcomed us onsite for a series of Fistral training courses: Project Management Masterclass and...
“So many transferrable skills” – Strathclyde Uni feedback
Onsite in Glasgow, University of Strathclyde PhD students undertook Fistral’s Project Management in the Real World training course. The attendees...
“Robust help for CAPM Exam” – Bath CDT feedback
Engineering PhD students at the University of Bath AAPS CDT joined us onsite for Fistral’s CAPM Preparation Day training course....
“Realistic and possible to implement” – University of the Free State feedback
PhD students at the University of the Free State in South Africa logged on to a Fistral training course entitled...
“Helpful to increase future employability” – 4.84 from Bath CDT
PhD students at the University of Bath AAPS CDT joined us onsite for Fistral’s Project Management in the Real World...
“Useful especially for PhD” – University of Strathclyde
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde joined us onsite in Glasgow for Fistral’s Advanced Project Management training course. The group gave it...
“Helpful and practical; many fields of applicability” – Loughborough University staff
A group of staff from Loughborough University joined Fistral onsite for our Project Management in the Real World training course....
4.83 rating for Risk Management training – University of Strathclyde
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde joined us onsite in Glasgow for Fistral’s Risk Management in the Real World...
“Practical, relevant and engaging” – University College Cork staff feedback
The second of two cohorts of staff at University College Cork joined us onsite for Fistral’s Introduction to Project Management training session. The group...
“Wish I’d done it sooner” – University College Cork staff
The first of two cohorts of staff at University College Cork joined us onsite for Fistral’s Introduction to Project Management training session. The group...
“Very informative and applicable” – University College Cork staff
Staff at University College Cork joined us onsite recently for Fistral’s Introduction to Project Management training session. The group gave it a rating of 4.75 out...
4.83 rating for Time Mgt Course – King’s College London
Postgraduate students at King’s College London logged on to a Fistral training course entitled Take Charge of Your Time and...
“A useful arsenal of techniques” – University of Manchester CDT feedback
PhD students at the University of Manchester iCAT CDT joined us onsite in the city for Fistral’s Project Management in the...
“Fantastically Applicable” – University of Bristol Staff, Project Management Tools Training feedback
Staff at the University of Bristol joined us onsite for Fistral’s Project Management Tools for Managing Your Research Project training...
“Glad to have taken the course for my PhD” – University of Strathclyde Time Management Course feedback
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde logged on to Fistral's Keeping on Top of Your PhD: Personal Time Management...
“Very useful – how to succeed in a Phd” – University of Leeds PGR
Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Leeds logged on to Fistral’s webinar and rated the session 4.67 out of 5...
“Do it early in your project, helpful tools to get started” – University of Strathclyde feedback
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde logged on to Fistral’s Introduction to Project Management training course. The group gave...
University of Strathclyde PhD Students rate CAPM Preparation course 5 out of 5
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde logged on Fistral’s CAPM Preparation training course. This course prepares attendees to sit...
“Skills I will apply to PhD” – Ulster University feedback for Introduction to Project Planning Part 4
PhD students at Ulster University logged on to the fourth and final part of our Introduction to Project Planning training...
“Wish I had known this before” – Bristol staff on Project Management Techniques for Planning Your Research
Staff at Bristol University logged on to parts 1&2 of Fistral’s Project Management Techniques for Planning Your Research training course....
“Helpful, useful, informative, applicable” – Space staff feedback
We were joined online by staff at LSE Space GmbH for Fistral’s course entitled Time Management: Personal Effectiveness. The attendees...
“Useful for anyone at ESA” – Space Industry feedback for Project Management training
Staff in the Space industry working at ESAC (European Space Astronomy Centre) joined Fistral onsite in Spain for a Fistral...
5 out of 5 score – Ulster University feedback for Introduction to Project Planning Part 3
PhD students at Ulster University logged on to part 3 of our Introduction to Project Planning training course. The attendees...
“The reality check I needed” – Ulster University feedback for Introduction to Project Planning webinar
Joining us online, a group of PhD students at Ulster University undertook part 2 of our Introduction to Project Planning...
“Very practical and can tailor to your needs.” – Ulster University feedback for Introduction to Project Planning webinar
PhD students at Ulster University logged on to part 1 of our Introduction to Project Planning training course. The attendees...
University of Strathclyde group score supervisory relationship webinar 5 out of 5
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde logged on to our training course entitled Creating a Good Supervisory Relationship. The...
“Great practical tips” – University of Bristol CDT, Time Management webinar
We were joined online by PhDs from two University of Bristol CDTs; CoSEM and Digital Health. The training session we...
“Excellent practical training” – University of Strathclyde PhD
At the University of Strathclyde in our home town of Glasgow, we ran our course entitled Project Management in the...
“Very useful on theoretical and practical grounds.” – University of Strathclyde Researcher
Researchers from the Advanced Forming Research Centre at the University of Strathclyde joined Fistral for our onsite course entitled Project...
“Motivating with actionable changes in behaviour” – University of Bristol CDT webinar feedback
We were joined online by PhD students from three University of Bristol CDTs; ACCIS, CoSEM and Digital Health. The training...
“Already suggested it to colleagues” – University of Strathclyde PhD
We joined University of Strathclyde PhD students onsite for our Advanced Project Management training session. The group gave it an...
“Another great Fistral Session” – University of Strathclyde PhD, Professional Communication session
University of Strathclyde PhD students logged on to join Fistral’s Techniques for Confident Professional Communication webinar training session. The group...
“Useful and helpful” – University of Bath, Introduction to Project Mgt session
A mix of research staff and PhDs at the University of Bath logged on to Fistral’s Introduction to Project Management...
“Great for PhD planning” – University of Strathclyde feedback
A group from the University of Strathclyde joined us remotely for Fistral’s Risk Management in the Real World training. The...
“Practical, easy to apply tips” – King’s College London PhD student
PhD students from King's College London joined us remotely for our training session entitled Get Unstuck: Procrastination Busting. The group...
“Useful, relevant and easy to understand” – Loughborough University feedback
Staff at Loughborough University joined us onsite for our training session entitled Project Management in the Real World. The group...
“Effective and practical” – University of Leeds staff, influencing without authority session
Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Leeds logged on to Fistral’s training session entitled Influencing Without Authority. The group gave...
“Very valuable in our work” – University of Winchester staff
Research staff from the University of Winchester joined us online for our training session entitled Managing Conflict in Research Teams....
“Will improve quality of my work” – University of Strathclyde
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde joined us remotely for Fistral’s Taking Charge of Your Time: Avoid Drifting training....
“Already applying the tools” – Heriot-Watt feedback
PhD students at Heriot-Watt University joined us onsite for Fistral’s Project Management in the Real World course. The group gave...
“Very useful and applicable” – King’s College London feedback
PhD students at King's College London logged on to Fistral’s Take Charge of Your Time and Your Research: Time Management...
“Learned how to better manage my time during PhD” – University of Strathclyde feedback
We welcomed PhD sudents at the University of Strathclyde onsite for our training course Keeping on Top of Your PhD:...
“Well Balanced between theory and practical exercises” – Space staff training feedback
Space industry staff at ESTEC welcomed Fistral onsite once again in The Netherlands for a Fistral training course, Project Management...
“Widely applicable” – University of Winchester feedback
A cohort of PhD students at the University of Winchester joined us online for our training course Making Your Case:...
“Something for everyone” – Ulster University feedback
A cohort of PhD students at Ulster University joined us online the fourth and final part of Fistral’s Introduction to...
“Provides skills to thrive in team projects” – Space Sector Staff on teamworking training
Staff at LSE Space GmbH, joined Fistral onsite for our training course entitled The Effective Teamworker. Those attending the session...
“Provided tools I can implement now” – Ulster University feedback
A cohort of PhD students at Ulster University joined us online for the third part of Fistral’s Introduction to Project...