Social Media Workshops

Seems that the number of Social Media Workshops on offer today is rising by the minute, some are free, others can cost you £600 for a two day course. The question is are they worth the money, or are they (especially the free ones) just designed to show the attendees that the job is just far too hard for them to do and they'd best leave it to the 'professionals'

Having been in the SEM world for nine years now, I know just how difficult it is for anyone trying to understand what it is all about, after their skill sets are different, so courses can be useful, but what do people really get out of them, do they follow up the time spent at the course with great Tweets and Facebook pages, or is the time wasted.

Also, how many just decide to leave it with the 'professionals' like Serendipity Online Marketing?

Love to know...