By default, teaching hours timing is between 09:00-13:00, followed by lunch. The daily program is expected to be completed by 14:00 daily. Minimum of 80% attendance is required for you to be considered as having completed the course. Negotiation on reducing course-hours is NOT permissible as per our company policies and regulations.
English is the default language of instruction. However, we can also provide courses in Arabic, Turkish and other languages based on demand and number of participants.
We inform the participants about the training location and contact person if/when requested. Our team help participants to get oriented with training locations before/upon arrival. We can help participants to reach training location (if not in the same hotel they are staying) for the first day.
Default training location is Istanbul, but courses can be conducted in different cities and countries if/when the number of participants is sufficiently feasible.
Discounts are available, and they vary depending on the number of participants as well as course duration. As a company policy, we offer discounts for all group (2 or more) registrations.
Course fees cover training, material and necessary supplies. It also covers a number of things which you can find on the the following link. Please check it for details:
http://www.saharatraining.com/?pricing
Sure, we make use of international instructors if/when budget is sufficient. All nominated instructors have reputable credentials and relevant field experience.
Yes, it is. For small groups (up to 3 persons), the default location is our own training halls which are in walking distance (200 meter only) from Taksim Square. If the training is to be conducted in a hotel, again we are committed to reserve a meeting room close to Taksim Square so that our customers can stay in nearby hotels.
For the scheduled courses: Please go the webpage of the course in which you want to register by clicking the "Registration Form" button. After we process your registration, we'll send you invoice/proposal and other relevant documents.
For the new on-demand courses: You can fill an "inquiry form"
When filling an inquiry form, please provide as much as information, such as:
- Details of the course (to send a sample course outline/structure will minimize many communications)
- Language of course (default is English)
- Expected date of delivery
- Number of participants
- Background of participants
- Payment policy of your company/organization
Your inquiry and customization requests will be addressed by one of our team members and you will be notified shortly about the next steps.
We do so if it is needed. Nevertheless, in order to issue and send invitation letters, we need to get advance payment or get an official confirmation letter stating that you intend to take the course (this is ONLY possible for international organizations and/or corporate/governmental companies). In case you can not obtain visa (with valid written reason from Embassy/Consulate), your money will be REFUNDED (except transfer charges).
All participants registered on our system as "confirmed" will receive the contact information of our staff and will be welcomed by some of our staff holding Sahara Group signs. Please make sure you register your flight details with our Logistics Department (tour@saharagroup.com.tr).
YES, sometimes we can conduct courses even for single (1) participant, depending on topic as well as budget. However, for "Oil and Gas" category and field-specific courses, we require a minimum of 4 participants.
Unfortunately, we do not have any FREE courses for public. We can only conduct FREE courses (for some participants) when a company registers multiple participants for the same course so that this option may be feasible.
No, we do not have such coop training programs for students. We only conduct courses for professionals already working in corporate companies/organizations.
