I recently created a video series for those starting to use Blender. This series is suitable for those coming from other 3D packages as well as those just starting with 3D.
You can view the Introduction here. There are links to all the other parts of the series are there.
If you get an error message, you can view the 1st part of the video series here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1yfGzPbkCg. It has links to all the other parts in the description.