The New Horizons Difference

Best Instructors

Whether it’s our local instructors teaching the latest and greatest technologies, or our ability to bring in the most knowledgeable subject matter experts in the world, New Horizons of Kansas City will always have the best instructors. Nationally, New Horizons of Kansas City ranks 3^rd in instructional quality among all New Horizons centers and is one of the Top 25 Microsoft CPLS in the world.

Metrics-That-Matter (MTM), an independent third party analytics company that tracks and compares course evaluations from students attending courses at training centers throughout the country, recently confirmed that New Horizons of Kansas City’s students rate their learning experience significantly higher than those students who attend other area training providers.

Multiple Methods of Delivery

Everyone is different; every company, and every student. We offer more training options so our students get the solution that best meets their

• Classroom Learning - traditional instructor-led training
• Online Anytime Learning - 24x7 web based training
• Online Live Learning - live Internet classrooms
• Mentored Learning - highly effective, award winning blended learning
• Video Learning - Internet based video classes
• Client-Site - we bring the classroom to you

Breadth and Depth of Schedule

As a top trainer on today’s biggest technologies, we offer students what they’re looking for. No other training provider offers as many courses in as many ways as many times as we do. Our students can find the training they need – when they need it!

No Cancel Guarantee

We guarantee that if a student is enrolled in a technical training course, it will not be cancelled – even if that student is the only one in the class. Fewer things are more frustrating than having a class cancelled at the last minute due to low enrollment. We are the only computer training center in Kansas City that offers this unique guarantee for every technical training class we teach! And, should anything ever force us to cancel a course, we’ll give you $500*!

Early Adopter / Advanced Curriculum

We help our clients maximize their return on investment on cutting edge technologies. We develop and deliver our own early adopter training for Vista, Sharepoint 2007, Office 2007, SMS, Exchange 2007, SQL 2005, and other high end Microsoft technologies. And, we also partner with top players in the industry to bring a solutions-oriented focus to training. Some of these partners include Mile2 (security and wireless), Citrix, and Exin/Fox IT (ITIL). Our partners are specialists in their areas of expertise and provide the most effective way to learn.

Solutions Oriented Account Executives

Our Account Executives and Education Consultants are trained on all of the products and services we provide. This training allows them to make the right recommendations on the tools and training that will best solve business problems.

New Horizons Vendor Certifications

We are a member of the world’s largest network of Gold Certified Microsoft Partners for Learning Solutions. New Horizons of Kansas City was the first CPLS in a six state region to become Gold Certified. Additionally, we are a Microsoft Small Business Specialist, an authorized Prometric One Roof Testing Center, an authorized LaserGrade Testing Center, and an authorized MOS Testing Center. Our vendor relationships enhance the student experience and provide additional content and quality – a real value-add.

National Delivery

We have over 280 centers covering 56 countries with over 2,600 instructors. These resources provide our organization the ability to scale any size educational solution. Our organization can satisfy almost any business, application, or technology training needs.

Free Learning Events

New Horizons of Kansas City provides regularly scheduled free events and seminars to assist our customers in their day-to-day duties. Events are typically fast-paced or high level learning engagements on a wide range of technologies including ITIL Awareness, Microsoft First Look, Tips-and-Tricks, Hands-On-Labs (HOL), and Loadfest events. Additionally, we host most of the area’s top user groups such as Microsoft’s Dev Care for Developers and Architects, SQL Sig, and Access Sig. Attending these events is a great way to for our clients to network with others in the industry and pick up tips to become more effective in their role while gaining new ideas on the power of their technology investments.

Lifetime Learning Commitment

We offer all of our students the opportunity to retake any class we offer at no charge for the life of the class. This ensures the knowledge and skills are available when they are needed most.

Test Pass Guarantee

We are so confident in our training that if you fail a certification exam, we will pay for the re-take. Certain restrictions apply and students seeking certification should inquire about this exclusive benefit of New Horizons training.

Experienced

New Horizons of Kansas City has been meeting the technology training needs of the Kansas City area for almost 20 years. Each year we train tens of thousands of students how take advantage of the technology at their disposal. No other local training provider has made as many people more productive.