Pros
1. Training covers broad range of topics.
2. Each training program provides a proper coverage of the topic as well as many related topics necessary to work on it.
3. Training on all the necessary software tools needed.
4. The research project in the end walks one through all the steps of research, from literature review to choosing the right tools, generating workflow, summarizing and writing down the result to writing down the complete research article.
5. Uses a lot of free and open source software. Enthusiastic trainees thus get the opportunity to build their own workflow.
6. Last but not least: opportunity to work remotely.
Cons
The fee for the 6-month research training program is a little too costly.