function validate(formtocheck){

if (formtocheck.firstname.value==""){
alert ("Please enter your first name")
formtocheck.firstname.focus()
return false
}

if (formtocheck.surname.value==""){
alert ("Please enter your surname")
formtocheck.surname.focus()
return false
}

if (formtocheck.address1.value==""){
alert ("Please check that your address is entered fully")
formtocheck.address1.focus()
return false
}

if (formtocheck.city.value==""){
alert ("Please enter  the city or postal town")
formtocheck.city.focus()
return false
}

if (formtocheck.postcode.value==""){
alert ("Please enter your postcode")
formtocheck.postcode.focus()
return false
}

if (formtocheck.phone.value==""){
alert ("Please enter your phone number")
formtocheck.phone.focus()
return false
}

if (formtocheck.email.value.indexOf("@")==-1 && formtocheck.email.value.indexOf(".")==-1){
alert ("Please enter a valid e-mail address")
formtocheck.email.focus()
return false
}

var courses=0
if (formtocheck.businessenglish.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.reportwriting.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.letterwriting.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.minutes.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.webwriting.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.efficientreading.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.financeforeignlanguage.checked) courses++
if (formtocheck.financenonfinancial.checked) courses++
if (courses==0){
alert ("Please choose one or more courses")
formtocheck.businessenglish.focus()
return false
}





return true
}