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
- 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
- Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority
- Terma GmbH
- West Dunbartonshire Council
Universities that have chosen Fistral include:
- Aberdeen
- Bath
- Bournemouth
- Bristol (r)
- Cardiff (r)
- Cork
- Dublin City
- Dundee
- East London
- Edinburgh (r)
- Edinburgh Napier
- Exeter (r)
- Galway
- Glasgow (r)
- Glasgow Caledonian
- Heriot-Watt
- Kings College London (r)
- Liverpool (r)
- Loughborough
- Manchester (r)
- Newcastle (r)
- Queen Margaret
- Queens, Belfast (r)
- Robert Gordon
- Royal College of Art
- St Andrews
- Stirling
- Strathclyde
- Ulster
- Waterford Institute of Technology
- 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 Advanced Composites for Innovation and Science (ACCIS)
- Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC)
- Apoptosis Research Centre
- Bath Doctoral College
- Bristol Doctoral College
- CDT Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials
- CDT Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences
- CDT Chemical Synthesis
- Cockcroft Institute of Accelerator Science and Technology
- 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 and Care (DIGITAL)
- Dalton Cumbrian Facility (DCF)
- DITANET Network (development of novel Diagnostic Techniques for future particle Accelerators)
- Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS)
- 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 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)
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC)
- 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
- Ulster Doctoral College
- UK Wind Energy Research Centre
- UTOPIAE European research and training network
- Wellcome Trust Liverpool Glasgow Centre for Global Health Research
… 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.”
“The tools will help you if you feel overwhelmed“ – Intro to PM
A group from the University of Strathclyde Internship Programme logged on to Fistral’s Introduction to Project Management webinar session. The...
“Especially useful for the research environment” – Introduction to PM
Attendees from the University of Strathclyde Internship Programme joined us online for webinar training entitled Introduction to Project Management. The...
“Essential information for managing projects” – PM Techniques for Research
Staff at the University of Bristol joined us online for a webinar session entitled Project Management Techniques for Planning Your...
“Useful tools applicable for research projects” – PM Webinar Part Two
Staff at the University of Bristol logged on to Part Two of Fistral’s Project Management Techniques for Planning Your Research...
“Really applicable to PhD life” – Procrastination Busting
Fistral ran an online training session Get Unstuck: Procrastination Busting for PhD students from the NINE DTP hosted by the...
“Useful, relevant and well delivered” – PM Webinar Part One
Staff at the University of Bristol logged on to Part One of Fistral’s Project Management Techniques for Planning Your Research...
“Good in-depth overview” – CAPM prep webinar
A group from the Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind & Marine Energy Systems & Structures, from both the Universities...
“Very helpful in preparing for CAPM Exam” – Webinar feedback
Postgraduate students at the University of Strathclyde logged on to Fistral’s CAPM Preparation webinar session. The group gave the session...
“Perfect to do before PhD” – Project Management in the Real World for CDT
Fistral delivered an onsite training session called Project Management in the Real World at the University of Exeter – XM2...
“Strategies that can substantially improve our research planning” – Staff feedback
Research staff at the University of Warwick joined us for a webinar entitled Advanced Techniques for Managing Complex Research Projects....
“Lots to put into practise” – PM Essentials for Researchers
Doctoral College Staff at the University of Exeter logged on to Part 4 of Fistral’s Project Management Essentials for Researchers...
Advanced Project Management – Rated 4.7
We welcomed a group of Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Strathclyde to an online training session Advanced Project Management....
“Real-life examples shared by an experienced project manager” – 5/5 for Advanced Techniques webinar
Staff at the University of Warwick logged on to Part One of Fistral’s training webinar series entitled Advanced Techniques for...
“Will transform the way I work” – PM Essentials for Researchers 4.72
Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Exeter logged on to Part Three of our training webinar Project Management Essentials for...
“Very useful for teambuilding” – Leadership & teambuilding webinar 4.71
Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Strathclyde joined us online for a webinar session entitled Leadership and Teambuilding Techniques. The...
“An epiphany” – Maximising Your PhD Performance Using DISC
Fistral welcomed a group of Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Ulster Doctoral College to an online training session Maximising...
“Really important for PhD students” – Risk Management rated 4.70
PhD students from the University of Strathclyde across all three years logged onto Fistral’s webinar session Risk Management. The group...
“It’s a must for researchers” – Introduction to Project Planning
PhD students at the University of Bath joined us for a webinar session entitled Introduction to Project Planning. The group...
“Helpful for planning your PhD” – Intro to Project Planning
Fistral welcomed a group of PGRs from the University of Strathclyde to a webinar session entitled Introduction to Project Planning....
“More useful than the average training session” – Advanced Project Management 4.67
A mix of research staff and students at the University of Bath logged on to Fistral’s Advanced Project Management webinar...
“Not only applies to work, could be applied to everything in life” – Risk Management 4.83
We welcomed a group of PGRs and research staff from the University of Bath to our Risk Management online training...
CAPM Prep webinar – 5 out of 5
We welcomed a group of Postgraduate Researchers at the University of Strathclyde to Fistral’s CAPM Preparation webinar session. This session...
“Useful and applicable”- Advanced Project Management 4.78
A group of PhD students at the University of Strathclyde joined us online for a webinar entitled Advanced Project Management....
Introduction to Project Planning – 100% of CDT Attendees would recommend
We welcomed a group of PhD students at the University of Bristol ACCIS Centre for Doctoral Training, on Parts 1-4...
UKSEDS National Student Space Conference 2022 – Fistral highlights
Fistral were delighted to present the closing workshop of NSSC2022 conference, the 34th conference for students interested and active in...
CAPM Preparation webinar – Rated ‘Very Good’ by CDT
PhD students at the University of Manchester iCAT Centre for Doctoral Training, logged on to Fistral’s CAPM Preparation training course...
“A must for Researchers and Project Managers” – Intro to Project Planning 4.80
Postgraduate researchers and research staff at the University of Bath logged on to our Introduction to Project Planning webinar, some...
“In academia or working for a company, it would be useful to take into account and prevent the risks of any type of project.” – 4.73 for Risk Management
Postgraduate students at the University of Strathclyde undertook Fistral’s Risk Management online training session. The group gave the training an...
“Recommended! Lots of transferable skills.” – PM at the University of Manchester
PhD students at the University of Manchester, mainly in their first years, logged on to Fistrals’ Introduction to Project Planning...
“Very informative and instructive” – Influencing without Authority
Postgraduate researchers from the University of Ulster logged on to Fistral’s Influencing Without Authority online training. The group gave the...
“Very useful for your research” – Project Planning rated 4.75
A cohort from the University of Strathclyde logged on to our Introduction to Project Planning webinar training. The group consisted...
Time Management for PhD – Rated 4.85
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde logged on to Fistral’s Keeping on Top of Your PhD: Personal Time Management...
“Super useful in order to pass the exam” – CAPM Training
A group of postgraduate students and research staff at the University of Bath joined us for a CAPM Preparation webinar...
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4.81 – “I’m excited to fully apply these [PM] techniques to my PhD”
PhD students at the University of Manchester logged on to our popular Introduction to Project Planning webinar session. The group...
“Gave me confidence for the rest of my PhD” – Introduction to Project Planning 4.81
A group of Postgraduate Researchers and a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University of Strathclyde logged on to our Introduction...
“100% worth doing” – 4.90/5 for CAPM Prep course
A cohort of PhD students at the University of Strathclyde joined Fistral’s CAPM Preparation webinar training session. The group gave...
“Training applicable for a PhD student” – Intro to Project Planning
PhD students in their first and second years at the University of Manchester logged on to our online training session...
“Real solutions not clichés” – Procrastination Busting 4.89
We welcomed a mix of years of PhD students from the University of Ulster to our webinar session Get Unstuck:...
“I wish I’d done this training earlier in my career”; “I’ll be able to apply this to my work.” – staff on PMRW
We enjoyed a warm welcome at Loughborough University recently delivering Fistral’s Project Management in the Real World training to a...
“Useful in context of PhD” – CDT webinar feedback
We enjoyed delivering an on-site training session at the University of Manchester, iCAT Centre for Doctoral Training entitled Project Management...
4.75 for Intro to PM – “Trainer’s experience of PhD study gave a helpful insight into how the techniques demonstrated could be applied in our context.”
PhD students from the University of Strathclyde logged on to our webinar session Introduction to Project Management, part of the...
“A good session to help you start your PhD journey” – Introduction to Project Management
We welcomed a group of PhD students and a research fellow from the University of Strathclyde, to an online training...
“Informative and helpful”: Creating a Good Supervisory Relationship webinar
We welcomed a cohort of mainly 1st and 3rd year PhD students at the University of Strathclyde to a webinar...
Project Management in the Real World onsite training – Rated 4.86 out of 5
A group of PhD students from the University of Manchester Advanced Biomedical Materials CDT joined us onsite for a training...
“Applicable to PhD research but also in any future job” – Advanced Project Management
Postgraduate Researchers and research staff from the University of Bath attended Fistral’s Advanced Project Management webinar. During this course, attendees...
“This course gives several tools to use in different circumstances” – Communication skills
PhD students at the University of Strathclyde logged on locally but also from as far away as Nigeria, Tanzania and...
“Very insightful” – Project Planning 1-4
We enjoyed hosting a mixed group of research students and staff from Napier University on our four-part Project Planning webinar...
“Demystifies the planning process” – Project Planning
We welcomed a group of PhD students from the University of Liverpool back to part three of Fistral’s Introduction to...
Advanced Project Management – Rated 4.92 out of 5
We hosted a group of PhD students from the University of Strathclyde on Fistral’s Advanced Project Management webinar session. They...
“I highly recommend this class to PhD students” – Leadership and Teambuilding techniques
Postgraduate researchers at the University of Strathclyde logged on to our Leadership and Teambuilding Techniques online training course. The researchers...