Site offer If you're looking to acquire new skills and knowledge, but don't have the time or the inclination for classroom-based study, then The Register's new Training Site might be able to offer a helping hand.

For just £99 - or $149 - you get one year's access to more than 475 online training courses. The benefits of home self-study are legion: you can study as many courses as you want; choose from a wide range of topics and learning levels; download and print courses to peruse at leisure; learn at your own pace; and when the time comes, sit exams for selected courses and gain certificates of achievement.

Simple as that. There's a full list of currently-available courses here. Opportunities include:

Technical:

• Web Development
• MCSE
• A+ Certification
• Cisco
• I-NET+ Certification
• NETWORK+ Certification
• UNIX
• Programming

User-level:

• MOUS
• CLAIT
• ECDL
• E-QUALS

Management:

• Appraisal Techniques
• Assertiveness Skills
• Creative Thinking Techniques
• Effective Management Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Problem Solving and Decision-Making Techniques
• Stress Management
• Team Building Techniques
• Time Management Skills

Of course, you might like to persuade your boss that he or she should foot the bill for your professional advancement - and why not? Details of this option are available here. If you want more details of this new Register initiative, you can talk to the people in the know via this online contact page. ®