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 (http://training.theregister.co.uk/) 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 (http://training.theregister.co.uk/courselist.html). 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 (http://training.theregister.co.uk/employer.html). If you want more details of this new Register initiative, you can talk to the people in the know via this online contact page (http://training.theregister.co.uk/contact.html). ®