This module aims to develop knowledge and understanding of the use of customs warehousing in the export and in import of goods. This includes the use of duty deferral, temporary storage, the processing of merchandise, bonded stock, consolidation and special processes and services.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is geared for attendees with Intermediate IT skills who wish to learn Computer Vision with tensor flow 2 Overview This 'skills-centric' course is about 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, with extensive practical exercises designed to reinforce fundamental skills, concepts and best practices taught throughout the course. Working in a hands-on learning environment, led by our Computer Vision expert instructor, students will learn about and explore how to Build, train, and serve your own deep neural networks with TensorFlow 2 and Keras Apply modern solutions to a wide range of applications such as object detection and video analysis Run your models on mobile devices and web pages and improve their performance. Create your own neural networks from scratch Classify images with modern architectures including Inception and ResNet Detect and segment objects in images with YOLO, Mask R-CNN, and U-Net Tackle problems faced when developing self-driving cars and facial emotion recognition systems Boost your application's performance with transfer learning, GANs, and domain adaptation Use recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for video analysis Optimize and deploy your networks on mobile devices and in the browser Computer vision solutions are becoming increasingly common, making their way into fields such as health, automobile, social media, and robotics. Hands-On Computervision with TensorFlow 2 is a hands-on course that thoroughly explores TensorFlow 2, the brandnew version of Google's open source framework for machine learning. You will understand how to benefit from using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for visual tasks. This course begins with the fundamentals of computer vision and deep learning, teaching you how to build a neural network from scratch. You will discover the features that have made TensorFlow the most widely used AI library, along with its intuitive Keras interface. You'll then move on to building, training, and deploying CNNs efficiently. Complete with concrete code examples, the course demonstrates how to classify images with modern solutions, such as Inception and ResNet, and extract specific content using You Only Look Once (YOLO), Mask R-CNN, and U-Net. You will also build generative dversarial networks (GANs) and variational autoencoders (VAEs) to create and edit images, and long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) to analyze videos. In the process, you will acquire advanced insights into transfer learning, data augmentation, domain adaptation, and mobile and web deployment, among other key concepts Computer Vision and Neural Networks Computer Vision and Neural Networks Technical requirements Computer vision in the wild A brief history of computer vision Getting started with neural networks TensorFlow Basics and Training a Model TensorFlow Basics and Training a Model Technical requirements Getting started with TensorFlow 2 and Keras TensorFlow 2 and Keras in detail The TensorFlow ecosystem Modern Neural Networks Modern Neural Networks Technical requirements Discovering convolutional neural networks Refining the training process Influential Classification Tools Influential Classification Tools Technical requirements Understanding advanced CNN architectures Leveraging transfer learning Object Detection Models Object Detection Models Technical requirements Introducing object detection A fast object detection algorithm YOLO Faster R-CNN ? a powerful object detection model Enhancing and Segmenting Images Enhancing and Segmenting Images Technical requirements Transforming images with encoders-decoders Understanding semantic segmentation Training on Complex and Scarce Datasets Training on Complex and Scarce Datasets Technical requirements Efficient data serving How to deal with data scarcity Video and Recurrent Neural Networks Video and Recurrent Neural Networks Technical requirements Introducing RNNs Classifying videos Optimizing Models and Deploying on Mobile Devices Optimizing Models and Deploying on Mobile Devices Technical requirements Optimizing computational and disk footprints On-device machine learning Example app ? recognizing facial expressions
Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is geared for attendees with Intermediate IT skills who wish to learn Computer Vision with tensor flow 2 Overview This 'skills-centric' course is about 50% hands-on lab and 50% lecture, with extensive practical exercises designed to reinforce fundamental skills, concepts and best practices taught throughout the course. Working in a hands-on learning environment, led by our Computer Vision expert instructor, students will learn about and explore how to Build, train, and serve your own deep neural networks with TensorFlow 2 and Keras Apply modern solutions to a wide range of applications such as object detection and video analysis Run your models on mobile devices and web pages and improve their performance. Create your own neural networks from scratch Classify images with modern architectures including Inception and ResNet Detect and segment objects in images with YOLO, Mask R-CNN, and U-Net Tackle problems faced when developing self-driving cars and facial emotion recognition systems Boost your application's performance with transfer learning, GANs, and domain adaptation Use recurrent neural networks (RNNs) for video analysis Optimize and deploy your networks on mobile devices and in the browser Computer vision solutions are becoming increasingly common, making their way into fields such as health, automobile, social media, and robotics. Hands-On Computervision with TensorFlow 2 is a hands-on course that thoroughly explores TensorFlow 2, the brand-new version of Google's open source framework for machine learning. You will understand how to benefit from using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for visual tasks. This course begins with the fundamentals of computer vision and deep learning, teaching you how to build a neural network from scratch. You will discover the features that have made TensorFlow the most widely used AI library, along with its intuitive Keras interface. You'll then move on to building, training, and deploying CNNs efficiently. Complete with concrete code examples, the course demonstrates how to classify images with modern solutions, such as Inception and ResNet, and extract specific content using You Only Look Once (YOLO), Mask R-CNN, and U-Net. You will also build generative adversarial networks (GANs) and variational autoencoders (VAEs) to create and edit images, and long short-term memory networks (LSTMs) to analyze videos. In the process, you will acquire advanced insights into transfer learning, data augmentation, domain adaptation, and mobile and web deployment, among other key concepts. Computer Vision and Neural Networks Computer Vision and Neural Networks Technical requirements Computer vision in the wild A brief history of computer vision Getting started with neural networks TensorFlow Basics and Training a Model TensorFlow Basics and Training a Model Technical requirements Getting started with TensorFlow 2 and Keras TensorFlow 2 and Keras in detail The TensorFlow ecosystem Modern Neural Networks Modern Neural Networks Technical requirements Discovering convolutional neural networks Refining the training process Influential Classification Tools Influential Classification Tools Technical requirements Understanding advanced CNN architectures Leveraging transfer learning Object Detection Models Object Detection Models Technical requirements Introducing object detection A fast object detection algorithm ? YOLO Faster R-CNN ? a powerful object detection model Enhancing and Segmenting Images Enhancing and Segmenting Images Technical requirements Transforming images with encoders-decoders Understanding semantic segmentation Training on Complex and Scarce Datasets Training on Complex and Scarce Datasets Technical requirements Efficient data serving How to deal with data scarcity Video and Recurrent Neural Networks Video and Recurrent Neural Networks Technical requirements Introducing RNNs Classifying videos Optimizing Models and Deploying on Mobile Devices Optimizing Models and Deploying on Mobile Devices Technical requirements Optimizing computational and disk footprints On-device machine learning Example app ? recognizing facial expressions
LOOKING FOR: MG, YA, GRAPHIC NOVELS Katie Blagden is a Literary Agent at The Ampersand Agency, representing authors and author-illustrators across various genres and age ranges. She previously worked with Arabella Stein at the Bright Agency, where she helped launch their Literary list. Her notable projects include the Arcana duology by Sam Prentice-Jones (Macmillan US / Hot Key Books) and The River Thief by Hannah Peck (Piccadilly Press). In all areas Katie seeks commercial, plot-driven ideas with a great hook. In adult fiction, Katie specialises in, and is drawn to, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism and Horror. She is particularly looking for works that cross genre lines or subvert reader expectations. She loves Babel by R. F. Kuang; Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell; Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik; Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah; Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovich; The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers; The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin; Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree; The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters; Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrel by Susanna Clarke; The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey; One Last Stop by Casey Mcquiston; Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao; The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch; The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern; The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo; Kindred by Octavia E. Butler; Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin; all and anything by Terry Pratchett! Graphic Novels favoured by Katie are across all ages and include the likes of Homebody by Theo Parish; Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe; Lumber Janes by N. D. Stevens et al; On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden; Through The Woods by Emma Carrol; The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen; Heartstopper by Alice Oseman; El Deafo by Cece Bell; Roller Girls by Victoria Jamieson; Skyward by Joe Henderson and Lee Garbett; Faith by Jody Houser. For Graphic Novels, Katie is currently only considering Author-Illustrators (or Author/Illustrator pairings). In children’s, Katie specialises in Middle Grade, YA and Crossover Fiction, She is looking for fast, funny and action-packed Middle Grade. In YA, she is drawn to grounded or contemporary SFF, queer stories and fairytale or folktale inspired works. Examples of books in this area Katie loves are All That's Left in the World by Erik J Brown; The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas; Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi; The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave; Holes by Louis Sachar; Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo; Gone by Michael Grant; His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman; Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell; The Dark Lady by Akala; Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan; The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper; Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. Katie is an advocate for centring traditionally underrepresented voices, and actively works to discover and develop authors and author-illustrators from diverse backgrounds. Katie’s previous experience includes marketing, bookselling and advertising. She also appeared as a contributor on the Graham Norton Book Club for Audible for all six seasons. When she’s not reading, you can find Katie playing Dungeons & Dragons, trying a new crafty hobby (before abandoning it for something new), or spoiling her dog Poe. Katie would like you to submit a covering letter, one page synopsis and the first three chapters (Max 5000 words) of your completed manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Katie is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is geared for Python experienced developers, analysts or others who are intending to learn the tools and techniques required in building various kinds of powerful recommendation systems (collaborative, knowledge and content based) and deploying them to the web. Overview This skills-focused combines engaging lecture, demos, group activities and discussions with machine-based student labs and exercises.. Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly-experienced practitioners who bring years of current, modern 'on-the-job' modern applied datascience, AI and machine learning experience into every classroom and hands-on project. Working in a hands-on lab environment led by our expert instructor, attendees will Understand the different kinds of recommender systems Master data-wrangling techniques using the pandas library Building an IMDB Top 250 Clone Build a content-based engine to recommend movies based on real movie metadata Employ data-mining techniques used in building recommenders Build industry-standard collaborative filters using powerful algorithms Building Hybrid Recommenders that incorporate content based and collaborative filtering Recommendation systems are at the heart of almost every internet business today; from Facebook to Net?ix to Amazon. Providing good recommendations, whether its friends, movies, or groceries, goes a long way in defining user experience and enticing your customers to use your platform.This course shows you how to do just that. You will learn about the different kinds of recommenders used in the industry and see how to build them from scratch using Python. No need to wade through tons of machine learning theory?you will get started with building and learning about recommenders as quickly as possible. In this course, you will build an IMDB Top 250 clone, a content-based engine that works on movie metadata. You will also use collaborative filters to make use of customer behavior data, and a Hybrid Recommender that incorporates content based and collaborative filtering techniques. Students will learn to build industry-standard recommender systems, leveraging basic Python syntax skills. This is an applied course, so machine learning theory is only used to highlight how to build recommenders in this course. Getting Started with Recommender Systems Technical requirements What is a recommender system? Types of recommender systems Manipulating Data with the Pandas Library Technical requirements Setting up the environment The Pandas library The Pandas DataFrame The Pandas Series Building an IMDB Top 250 Clone with Pandas Technical requirements The simple recommender The knowledge-based recommender Building Content-Based Recommenders Technical requirements Exporting the clean DataFrame Document vectors The cosine similarity score Plot description-based recommender Metadata-based recommender Suggestions for improvements Getting Started with Data Mining Techniques Problem statement Similarity measures Clustering Dimensionality reduction Supervised learning Evaluation metrics Building Collaborative Filters Technical requirements The framework User-based collaborative filtering Item-based collaborative filtering Model-based approaches Hybrid Recommenders Technical requirements Introduction Case study and final project ? Building a hybrid model Additional course details: Nexus Humans Building Recommendation Systems with Python (TTAI2360) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Building Recommendation Systems with Python (TTAI2360) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Emily MacDonald joined 42 management and production company in 2019, working with Eugenie Furniss across her clients. She is now an agent in the Books Department, and is building her own list. Send Emily a story with characters that just won't leave her and a narrative that pulls her in, keeping her immersed in the world well after she has finished reading. She reads across a wide-range and has a particular interest in: book club, high-concept crime/thriller, upmarket and literary fiction. In fiction, Emily would love to find a crime/thriller set within a subcult: a modern retelling of British folklore (think Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire); an unconventional love story; and a character led journey of self-discovery (especially one set within a diasporic community). Emily is also looking for narrative non-fiction which immerses the reader into an untold true story (personal or historical), exploring a new point of view, and providing a compelling social commentary, with an investigative twist. Think the obsessive vein of Kirk W. Johnson or personal/political dispatches of Aidan Hartley. Emily wants her horizons to expand while she reads. In both fiction and non-fiction, Emily loves stories woven into their surroundings, where the setting is as central a character as those who drive the narrative. In both spheres, she is keen to hear from Scottish and regional voices with stories to tell. Please note, Emily is not currently accepting submissions for Children's lit/YA and SFF. Emily would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Emily is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting. The submission deadline is: Thursday 4th September 2025
This one day masterclass is designed to provide a practical application of the content that is covered within The DEI Playbook and is aimed at anyone tasked with launching and implementing diversity and inclusion within their organisation.
The Mechanics of Mediumship. A beginners guide to everything you need to know. How to become a professional psychic medium. Able to give short, accurate, evidential messages. This course runs over 5 weeks and during our time together we will explore five easy to follow parts. 1: What mediumship is and the different types, including your role as a professional medium and the differences between working in the psychic modality and when you are connected to spirit. 2: Activating and building your power within, and the difference between meditation, and attunement both to the spirit world and using your psychic modality. 3: The six different senses available to you, which are your strongest and whether you are perceiving them objectively or subjectively. 4: What is and what is not evidence in mediumship, understanding the different types of evidence available and defining practical and emotional evidence. 5: Surrendering to spirit, building confidence to receive specific unique information, and understanding the reasons why you receive a no response. Guidance on making positive, strong, statements filling your sitter with confidence, building a truly extraordinary professional reading.
Duration 1.5 Days 9 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for individuals who want to gain basic knowledge communicating, etiquette, professionalism and time management for the office environment. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to communicate, be professional and manage their time effectively in a business environment. In this course, students will learn how to communicate, act and manage time effective in a business environment. Getting Started Icebreaker Housekeeping Items The Parking Lot Workshop Objectives The Big Picture What is Communication? How Do We Communicate? Other Factors in Communication Understanding Communication Barriers An Overview of Common Barriers Language Barriers Cultural Barriers Differences in Time and Place Paraverbal Communication Skills The Power of Pitch The Truth about Tone The Strength of Speed Non-Verbal Communication Understanding the Mehrabian Study All About Body Language Interpreting Gestures Speaking like a Star S = Situation T = Task A = Action R = Result Summary Listening Skills Seven Ways to Listen Better Today Understanding Active Listening Sending Good Signals to Others Asking Good Questions Open Questions Closed Questions Probing Questions Appreciative Inquiry The Purpose of AI The Four Stages Examples and Case Studies Mastering the Art of Conversation Level One: Discussing General Topics Level Two: Sharing Ideas and Perspectives Level Three: Sharing Personal Experiences Our Top Networking Tips Advanced Communication Skills Understanding Precipitating Factors Establishing Common Ground Using ?I? Messages Wrapping Up Words from the Wise Review of Parking Lot Lessons Learned Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations Principles of Professional Behavior Always be Your Best Meeting and Greeting Sending Social Invitations to Business Associates Interview Etiquette Interviewing Before the Interview In the Waiting Room During the Interview After the Interview Job Fair Interviews Planning & Attending Business Meetings Office Meetings Meal Meetings Electronic Etiquette Voicemail Cell Phones Email Multiculture Etiquette Defining the Challenge Five Steps to Dealing with Diversity Guidelines for Managing Diverse Relationships Time Management Concepts Benefits of better time utilization Who controls your schedule? Your Job: What You Are Responsible for Accomplishing? Your job responsibilities Setting objectives Setting priorities How to Use Your Time Gathering data-the time log Analyzing the data Delegation: Working Through Others Why some people don't delegate Levels of delegation How to delegate Benefits of delegation Getting started Planning: Keys to Achievement Planning: Keys to Achievement Coping with Common Time Wasters Coping with self-generated time wasters Coping with environmental time wasters Personal Needs that Get in the Way of Effective Time Utilization Needs profile analysis Self-assessment questionnaire Applying needs assessment results Planning for Improvement Six tips for effective time management Planning for improved time utilization Follow-Up: Staying on Track Time savings progress report Time savings progress chart Time management progress survey Additional course details: Nexus Humans Business Soft Skills training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Business Soft Skills course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.
This one day online course will assist candidates in preparing for the forthcoming initial Senior Caseworker exam.