In the late 1980s, Jeff Howell and Bruce Batky were both supporting the UNIX operating system for Hewlett-Packard. Independently they both transferred to the Denver, Colorado office, where they met and shared their ideas and passions of starting a company. In 1991, they formed a partnership and, taking a cue from Hewlett-Packard, named the company Batky-Howell.

Batky-Howell’s initial focus was UNIX consulting but Jeff and Bruce soon discovered the true need was for UNIX training. The transition from consulting to training began and they developed their first course, Fundamentals of UNIX. This course was so successful that it was quickly followed by Advanced UNIX Tools, Shell Programming, and C Programming. They continued to add courses and currently have more than 70 classes in topics from Crystal Reports to .NET.

Batky-Howell’s success came from their extreme focus on customer needs and the practice of creating an encompassing, flexible training experience that went beyond the cookie-cutter environment offered elsewhere. Their classes focused on what could be put to immediate use when students got back to work. Students were challenged to learn by doing with no coverage of fluff material. They called it 100% hands-on training because students worked on examples as they were discussed and worked on formal labs that reinforced what was covered during the lecture.

To achieve the quality they sought for their students, it was necessary for them to create course materials that supported their teaching style. Students often asked if it were possible for them to purchase the content. Those inquiries fueled Jeff and Bruce’s desire to share their expertise with others and led to the creation of ITCourseware. Launched in 1998, ITCourseware is a web-based store dedicated to the sale of IT-related courseware for use by technical training professionals everywhere. At inception, ITCourseware had approximately 30 titles, all of which were created by the Batky-Howell development team. Working with courseware designers and technical experts around the world, the list of titles expanded over the next 10 years to over 400.

Based on the highly successful quality and service model defined for ITCourseware, our family of stores and products expanded once more with the creation of the Leadership Courseware store, which offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on the learning needs of business.

Leadership Courseware is focused on providing courseware and learning products for Business Ethics, Leadership, Management, and Professional Development. We currently have over 200 titles spanning such topic areas as Business Analysis, Customer Services, Business Ethics, Leadership, Management, Productivity Tools, Program Management, Sales, and more.

To figure out if a course is right for you, just click on the course link to find course descriptions, outlines, and sample documents. And while a few of our course material sets are specifically designated as self-paced learning materials, most are appropriate for self-study. This information can be found in the course description. But, if you’re still unsure if a course will meet your needs, one of our account managers will be happy to assist you.

We have over 200 years of professional leadership and management experience within the ranks of our authors and company leaders. We are committed to bring the best quality products and services to customers around the globe, as we have done with ITCourseware. We are confident of our ability to deliver what you need.

Our catalog of best-in-class products and services continues to expand. Our goal is to offer whatever our customers need and enables them to deliver the highest quality training solutions to their students. If you don't find what you are looking for in our courseware listing, please give us a call, we will use our experience to help find a solution that will meet your needs.

— ITCourseware Management Team