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About Edinburgh
Palace of Holyroodhouse – Canongate, Edinburg
Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland, located in the Scottish Lowlands of Lothian. Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament and the High Court. The royal family of Scotland used to reside at the city’s Palace of Holyroodhouse – Canongate, Edinburgh EH8 8DX.
Our training venue is located at 3 Hill Street, New Town, Edinburgh EH2 3JP. Near the Scottish National Portrait Gallery – 1 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JD.
Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh
Travel to and from Edinburgh
If you’re traveling into Edinburgh from abroad, the UK mainland, or the British Isles, travel to the city is simple, owing to Edinburgh’s well-developed transport infrastructure.Air
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport (EH12 9DN), serves as the city’s primary air-travel hub and main gateway to the capital, handling 14.7 million passengers annually.
Rail
Edinburgh Waverley station (Princes St, Edinburgh EH1 1BB) is the primary railway station in the capital, and the fifth-busiest station outside London. Edinburgh Waverley is the terminus for most trains arriving from London and the departure point for many rail services within Scotland.
Edinburgh Waverley – Princes St.
Bus
London Victoria Coach Station
Travel in Edinburgh is undertaken mainly by bus, operated by the City of Edinburgh Council (through Transport for Edinburgh).Bus routes to towns outside Edinburgh operate from the Edinburgh Bus Station – Edinburgh EH1 3EB, near St Andrew Square and Waterloo Place.The city also has a working tram system. Edinburgh Trams became operational on 31 May 2014, running from Edinburgh Airport, west of the city, to its last stop in the east at York Place.The city plans to expand the tram system. If completed, the trams will run from Haymarket to Granton Square on the Waterfront Edinburgh.
Things to do in London
Edinburgh festivals
Depending on the time of year you’re in Edinburgh, you may be lucky enough to attend one of the many festivals the city hosts between the end of July and early September each year. While there are many festivals throughout the year, the most well-known are:Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts festival. Spanning 25 days, this festival features more than 40,000 performances and 3,500 different shows across 300 venues in the city. Edinburgh Festival Fringe is open to any and all performances including plays, stand-up comedy shows, dance troupes, musicals, opera, live bands, and more!
The Underbelly at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Edinburgh Castle – Castlehill
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a series of musical performances by British Armed Forces, Commonwealth and International military bands. Every August, military musicians march down the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle – Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NG, alongside civilian bands and other live performances.
Edinburgh Art Festival
The Edinburgh Art Festival is an annual visual arts event, held in Edinburgh, that coincides with the Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. The Art Festival was established in 2004 and continues to display art exhibitions from both local and international artists. While the Edinburg Art festival occupies multiple venues, most exhibitions are put on display in the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) – Arboretum Pl, Edinburgh EH3 5NZ.
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Edinburgh theatres
Murrayfield – Roseburn St, Edinburgh
Usher Hall – Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH1 2EA, is Edinburgh’s premier venue for classical music, while larger, contemporary music concerts are staged at Murrayfield – Roseburn St, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ.
If theatre isn’t to your liking, there’s always a selection of local cinemas screening new Hollywood releases such as the Edinburgh Filmhouse – 88 Lothian Rd, Edinburgh EH3 9BZ.
Edinburgh Filmhouse
Edinburgh libraries and museums
The National Museum of Scotland – Chambers St, Edinburgh
Edinburgh has dozens of museums and libraries for tourists to visit, most notably, the National Museum of Scotland – Chambers St, Edinburgh EH1 1JF.
Edinburgh zoo
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, 134 Corstorphine Rd, Corstorphine, Edinburgh EH12 6TS, is the second most popular tourist attraction in Scotland, and famously home to two pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang.
Edinburgh Zoo – Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
PRINCE2 course FAQs
Online PRINCE2 training courses are a convenient, cost-effective way to earn your PRINCE2 Foundation certification and PRINCE2 Practitioner certification.PRINCE2 is an industry standard in the project management profession. Choose from either a self-study PRINCE 2 course or online, virtual PRINCE2 training.PRINCE2 project management training teaches key concepts in project management and the practical application of project management skills.We’re an accredited training organisation. Our courses and designed and delivered by PRINCE2 training experts. You can be sure that whether you choose a PRINCE2Foundation course or advanced PRINCE2 Practitioner course, you’ll receive the best possible training available.
Our PRINCE2 Foundation virtual classes take 2 days to complete. Our PRINCE2 Practitioner virtual classes also take 2 days to cover the full PRINCE2 Practitioner syllabus. This does not account for any additional time you may want to revise before attempting the PRINCE2 Foundation or PRINCE2 Practitioner examinations.If you choose to self-study through our online courses, we’ll provide you with a full 1-year’s access to our online learning platform. Students who elect to learn through a self-paced course generally require 15-35 hours to cover all learning material adequately.If you work full time and cannot commit to a fixed classroom schedule, or self-paced courses allow you to study towards a PRINCE2 qualification over several months, requiring just a few minutes of study each day.
The PRINCE2 Foundation examination assesses whether your understanding of the method is sufficient to work effectively as a member of a project management team within a PRINCE2 project environment.The purpose of the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination is to assess whether you can apply and tailor PRINCE2 in context. If you pass the exam, you should, with suitable direction, be able to start applying the method to a real project.Neither the PRINCE2 Foundation exam nor the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam is difficult with adequate preparation. If you choose to study through either our self-paced PRINCE2 training or our PRINCE2 virtual classes, you’ll receive high-quality training designed and delivered by PRINCE2 training experts. You’ll also receive additional revision material and practice exams to help you prepare for your prince2 examinations.Thanks to the hard work of our professional trainers and e-learning experts, our students have a pass rate that is 10% higher than the national average.
Whether it's worth doing a PRINCE2 course largely depends on your current situation and your career aspirations.If you currently work in support of projects and project managers, PRINCE2 training can help you understand how your role facilitates the successful management of projects. You'll also learn practices that may make your or your colleagues' job easier.If you want to work as a project manager, having at least one professional certification on your CV is a must. Employers want to see that you're trained in project management best-practice and have an understanding of the tools and processes required to successfully manage projects.If you're already employed as a project manager. Earning a PRINCE2 qualification may help broaden your career prospects and make you more eligible to work in organisations that rely heavily on the PRINCE2 method to deliver products and services.
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a structured project management method and certification programme. PRINCE2 emphasizes dividing projects into manageable and controllable stages.First developed for use by the British Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA), PRINCE2 has since been revised and modernized to suit modern project management needs.Today, PRINCE2 is the most widely used project management methodology in both private and public sectors in the UK. There are PRINCE2 practitioners working in every corner of the globe, including the UK, Western Europe, North America, and Australia.A PRINCE2 course aims to teach students everything they need to know about the methodology in preparation for their PRINCE2 examinations.Passing your PRINCE2 exams and earning your desired PRINCE2 qualification shows to employers that you have an understanding of project management best-practice and the ability to, with some guidance, begin applying your knowledge and skills to working projects.
PRINCE2 Agile is the latest addition to the PRINCE2 training and certification scheme. PRINCE2 Agile helps PRINCE2 project managers tailor their approach to project management with the addition of agile tools, agile techniques, and agile ways of working.While PRINCE2 alone is more than capable of working within agile contexts and aiding the management of agile projects, PRINCE2 Agile Foundation and PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner training will help you understand how you can adjust PRINCE2 governance tolerances to create an optimal approach to agile management.PRINCE2 Agile Foundation courses have no prerequisites making an excellent way for those with limited knowledge of PRINCE2 to expand their skills and understanding of agile management.PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner courses only require that candidates first pass the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation examination. The PRINCE2 Practitioner syllabus covers an in-depth analysis of PRINCE2 governance in agile contexts, including how you can adjust each principle, process, and role in response to changing requirements.