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Course description Sage 50 Accounting / Bookkeeping Training - Fast Track Overview Want to open the door to working in Finance and Accountancy Industry? Starting Sage Line 50 Accounting Fast Track Training course will enhance your career potentials and give you the skills and knowledge you need to get started in Finance and Accountancy Industry. Get a new direction for your career in Accountancy, according to statistics, the average salary for Accountants is £50,000 (Source: Reed), it is the sector where the employability rate is higher than any other sector. With the right skills and practical experience, you would be able to fast track your career in Accountancy and exactly that's where Osborne Training can fill the gap. The intensive programmes include all the skills required to fast track your career in professional Accountancy. Duration 6 Weeks Study Options Classroom Based - Osborne Training offers Daytime or Weekend sessions for Sage 50 Bookkeeping Training Course from London Campus. Online Live - Osborne Training offers online Evening sessions for Sage 50 Bookkeeping Training Classes through the Virtual Learning Campus. Distance Learning - Self Study with Study Material and access to Online study Material through Virtual Learning Campus. Certification You will receive a certificate from Osborne Training once you finish the course. You have an option to get an IAB Certificate subject to passing the exams. What qualification will I gain? You could Gain the following IAB qualifications provided that you book and register for IAB exams and pass the exams successfully: IAB Level 1 Award in Computerised Bookkeeping (QCF) 500/9405/1 IAB Level 2 Award in Computerised Bookkeeping (QCF) 500/9261/3 IAB Level 3 Award in Computerised Bookkeeping (QCF) 500/9407/5 Awarding body International Association of Book-Keepers Sage 50 accounts Course Syllabus Creating a Chart of Accounts to Suit Company Requirements Sole Trader Accounts preparation The Trial Balance preparation Errors in the Trial Balance Disputed Items Use of the Journal Prepare and Process Month End Routine Contra Entries The Government Gateway and VAT Returns Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts Stock Valuation, Stock Control, Work in Progress and Finished Goods Prepare and Produce Final Accounts Extended Trial Balance Exporting Data including Linking to Other Systems Management Information Reports Making Decisions with Reports Using Sage Prepare and Process Year End Accounts and Archive Data Final Accounts for Partnerships including Appropriation Accounts The Fixed Asset Register and Depreciation Accruals and Prepayments Cash Flow and Forecast Reports Advanced Credit Control

Total SAGE Training (Sage 50 Accounts + Sage Payroll Training) Want to open the door to working in Finance and Accountancy Industry? Starting our Total Sage Training courses will enhance your career potentials and give you the skills and knowledge you need to get started in Finance and Accountancy Industry. Total Sage Training courses are combined with Sage 50 Accounts and Sage Payroll Training. You will receive a CPD Completion Certificate from Osborne Training once you finish the course. You also have an Option to attain Certificate from SAGE(UK) subject to passing the exams. What qualification will I gain for Sage Training Courses? CERTIFICATION FROM SAGE (UK) As Osborne Training is a Sage (UK) Approved training provider, you could gain the following qualifications provided that you book and register for exams and pass the exams successfully: Sage 50c Computerised Accounting Course (Level 1) Sage 50c Computerised Accounting Course (Level 2) Sage 50c Computerised Accounting Course (Level 3) Sage 50c Computerised Payroll Course (Level 1) Sage 50c Computerised Payroll Course (Level 2) Sage 50c Computerised Payroll Course (Level 3) Level 1 Working with Sage 50 Accounts Program Basics. Creating Account names, Numbers & Bank Payments Financials Bank Reconciliations Generating Customers Invoices Monitoring Customer Activity Generating Product Invoices & Credit Notes Compiling & Sending Customer Statements Creating Customer Receipts & Purchase Invoices Supplier Payments Managing Recurring Entries Generating Reports & Information The Active Set-Up Wizard VAT Changes. Level 2 An overview of the Sage program Entering opening balances, preparing and printing a trial balance Creating customer records Creating supplier records Setting up opening assets, liabilities and capital balances, Producing routine reports Checking data, Entering supplier invoices Posting error corrections, amending records Invoicing, generating customer letters, entering new products, checking communication history Banking and payments, producing statements, petty cash Audit trails, correcting basic entry errors, reconciling debtors and creditors Creating sales credit notes, Processing purchase credit notes Preparing journals Verifying Audit Trail Purchase orders, processing sales orders Processing Trial Balance Creating Backups Restoring data Writing-off bad debts Level 3 Creating a Chart of Accounts to Suit Company Requirements Sole Trader Accounts preparation The Trial Balance preparation Errors in the Trial Balance Disputed Items Use of the Journal Prepare and Process Month End Routine Contra Entries The Government Gateway and VAT Returns Bad Debts and Provision for Doubtful Debts Prepare and Produce Final Accounts Management Information Reports Making Decisions with Reports Using Sage The Fixed Asset Register and Depreciation Accruals and Prepayments Cash Flow and Forecast Reports Advanced Credit Control

Develop the essential skills to begin your presentation journey. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Overview When surveyed about their greatest fears, many people cite public speaking as their first. Also, in today’s business world staff and management are expected more and more to present to an audience of some kind. Whether it’s holding a staff meeting, speaking at a business event, training or simply motivating a team, this requires continued development of presentation knowledge and skills. This workshop offers participants the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to deliver confident, meaningful presentations that influence and inspire their audiences. Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Design, develop and deliver a confident presentation Control nerves during training sessions Make presentations memorable and relevant for an audience, therefore improving the opportunity for influence Deal with questions and minimise the impact of difficult situations Content Presenting with Power Why presenting with power is important How to present with power How to improve your public speaking Setting up for Successful Presentations Techniques that will help prepare effectively How to anticipate problems with presenting How to apply techniques to prepare for successful presentation Dealing with Nerves Effective preparation techniques to manage stress How performance anxiety affects you How to implement a plan to successfully deliver a presentation

Encourage people to think about how they can improve their performance through asking questions and coaching effectively. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) This workshop is suitable for anyone who is in a first line manager position looking to develop their coaching skills. The focus of the workshop is on understanding how coaching supports other management techniques, how it develops people and their performance, and how best to use coaching with your team. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Define what coaching is and how it differs from and complements other management techniques State the benefits that coaching has for team members, managers and the business Use the key skills of coaching Implement strategies to deal with resistance to coaching Give feedback effectively while coaching Practice your coaching skills with real-life situations ContentWhat is Coaching How does coaching differ from mentoring, training, counselling? Giving advice vs coaching – The Power of 3 How does coaching support performance? Coaching as a leadership style Benefits of Coaching What are the benefits of taking a coaching approach for Team membersManagersThe wider organisation Key Skills How to build rapport for a positive coaching relationship Effective listening – understanding and practising the different levels involved in active listening Smart questioning The power of observation – reflecting back what isn’t being said Practical application throughout The GROW model for Coaching Understanding how to use the GROW model Types of questions to use at each stage Demonstration and practice Resistance for Coaching and Strategies Why might people be resistant to coaching? The role of “experts”, self-talk and self-concept in our thinking Expanding comfort zones Contracting and ethics Feedback/Directive Coaching Directive vs Non-Directive Coaching How and when to give feedback when coaching A feedback model Practice Action Planning

Understand the Mental Toughness model and look at how to improve your mental toughness with the 4c’s. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Mental toughness is the ability to resist, manage and overcome doubts, worries, concerns and circumstances that prevent you from succeeding, or excelling at a task or towards an objective or a performance outcome that you set out to achieve. Our one day programme can help you to achieve this by using tools and techniques to help you perform under pressure and ensure your wellbeing. Objectives  By the end of the course you will to: Identify the causes of stress and how to prevent them Assess your mental toughness using the MTQ48 measure Use tools and techniques to develop your mental toughness Content Understanding Stress, Pressure and Challenge The causes of stress How stress can manifest itself Threat response The Stress performance curve Stress, challenge and pressure Positive stress Mental Toughness, Stress Management and Resilience Defining stress management, resilience and mental toughness How they differ and how they affect each other Mental Toughness Understanding mental toughness The importance of mental toughness The benefits of developing your mental toughness The 4 Cs of Mental Toughness How we approach Challenge Control our emotions Develop Confidence Create Commitment MTQ48 Profile Understanding your MTQ48 profile Looking at your mental toughness Areas for development Developing Mental Toughness Managing physical energy to deal with stress Developing healthy habits for managing stress Multitasking and the ability to focus Identifying unhelpful thought patterns Positive and pragmatic thinking approaches Managing your approach to change and challenge Ways of developing mental toughness

Understand and explore what you and others do that develops and destroys working relationships. Course overview Duration: 2 days (13 hours) This is an exciting opportunity to dive into the very heart of human behaviour as we encourage you to explore what you and others do that develops and destroys working relationships.  We start by getting you to determine where in your working life you need to develop effective relationships before guiding you through a process of analysing personalities and behaviours and then giving you the skills to create and maintain great relationships.  Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Create a stakeholder map and analyse which relationships need to be developed Describe different personality types and how these can cause connection and conflict Develop behaviours that help build relationships Bring more assertiveness to your relationships Have courageous conversations and handle conflict should it occur Content Getting started The benefits of great working relationships Determining what you want specifically from your relationships at work Developing a stakeholder map to enable you to analyse who you need to build relationships with and how you might do this Defining your personal brand How your personal brand could impact relationships Understanding others Exploring different personality types Understanding how others are both similar and different to you Identifying when personality differences might cause conflict Better Behaviour Exploring the concept of transactional analysis How transactional analysis can help to build or break relationships Understanding life positions How life positions impact your behaviour and that of others How to use transactional analysis in creating better relationships Developing Relationships Understanding the common ways poor communication can cause problems in relationships Developing assertive communication Making human connections at work in order to build better relationships and create trust Maintaining Relationships Recognition and Tiny Noticeable Things How to have courageous conversations e.g. giving feedback A model for handling conflict when it occurs

Learn how to be fully effective in your role without burning yourself out. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) There are only 24 hours in a day, and only so many of those that you want to spend in the office! While many people seem to see working long hours and being highly stressed as a badge of honour you can in fact be more productive and fully effective in your role without burning yourself out. Quite simply in this whirlwind world we need to be great at managing the time and that’s what this interactive one day workshop will teach you. Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Use a selection of tools to set goals, plan and prioritise your time Stop self-sabotaging and create more productive time every day Take control of your day, the time you have available and other people who try to steal your time Hold more effective meetings Manage stress so that you can be at your peak more often Content Getting Started Understanding the need to manage your time effectively Identifying your time stealers Setting goals Getting clarity about what needs to be done Understanding what is urgent and what is important in order to prioritise your tasks Planning your time Using to do lists and other time management tools Stop Self Sabotaging Understanding your time personality and the impact it can have on how you use your time and how others perceive your time management Recognising procrastination and taking action The myth of multitasking Creating focus and clarity in your day Using the time you have to be most productive Taking Control How to assert yourself with others who might be impacting your time management Managing interruptions Saying no and feeling OK about it Negotiating workloads Delegating How to hold productive meetings Managing your meeting attendance effectively Avoiding Burnout Exploring stress and how we respond to it Shifting mindsets Thinking differently Managing overwhelm and panic Tools to manage stress at work

Gain practical skills in influencing and decision-making, perfect for anyone working in team-based or project-focused environments, with interactive, hands-on learning. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) This is a highly interactive and practical course which will help you to use influencing and decision making techniques. This workshop has been specifically designed to give you an opportunity to learn and test a range of influencing and decision making models and techniques. The course is aimed at anyone who interacts with others on a regular basis, especially those in project management disciplines, multi disciplinary, matrix type organisations where healthy debate and challenge are key to achieving optimum resolutions. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Utilise a variety of new techniques to enhance your influencing skills Recognise the impact of non-verbal communication and use it to enhance influencing behaviours Use language skills necessary to get your message across in an influential way Apply different techniques for dealing with aggression Understand VUCA – Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity & Ambiguous Use Perception, Bias, Decision Making and Judgement Understand personal preferences and approaches to Decision Making Speed read others approach to decision making Apply Mindsets, Skillsets and Toolsets for decision making Content What is influencing? Sources of power Influencing skills Choosing the right approach Developing Skills Communication skills – the language of influence Different influencing techniques and when to use them Having the confidence to challenge Dealing with confrontation and challenges in a confident manner The Decision Lifecycle – Personal Preferences Understand the human facts that influence decision making Understanding personal preferences and approaches to Decision Making Understand the impact of Perception, Bias and judgement in decision making Speed reading others approach to decision making Frameworks to provide context for decision making Understand the business factors that influence decision making - VUCA The Cynefin Framework – decision making in complex situations Understanding which business context, you operate in – simple, complicated, complex or chaotic Understanding how to decide in complexity Practical Practical exercises Case studies Personal action planning

Ideal for those already using Excel but who really want to get to grips with formulas and functions. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Our Excel Mastering Formulas and Functions course looks at how to confidently use formulas and functions within Excel. It looks at how to correctly construct formulas and explains how to build common formulas such as working with percentages. It investigates a range of built in Excel functions and shows you how to use the formula auditing tools to help when things go wrong.  This course is aimed at existing users of Excel who want to further their skills. Participants should be able to confidently create and amend worksheets. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Construct Formulas Use a range of common Functions Work with absolute and relative references in formulas Create percentage calculations Use named ranges in formulas Use the XLOOKUP command Create formulas with date and use date functions Use formulas in conditional formatting Use a range of Count functions Use the formula auditing tools Content Formulas vs Functions Constructing formulas Using functions Common Excel functions Using the function wizard vs the formula bar Formulas in tables Absolute vs relative references in formulas Using absolute references in formulas Using partial absolute referencing Range Naming Naming ranges Using range names in formulas Single and multi-cell ranges Working with percentages Creating formulas with percentages Percentage breakdowns Percentage increases Formatting as a percentage Using Lookups Using XLOOKUP to insert information from other spreadsheets Calculating with dates Calculating with dates Using date functions Using formulas in conditional formatting Using conditional formulas Using functions in conditional formatting Count functions COUNT COUNTA COUNTBLANK Formula auditing Using the auditing facility Tracing how formulas are made up Tracing precedents and dependants Evaluating formulas Error checking Showing formulas on a sheet

Discover the more complex features of Word for long document creation. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Our Word Document Production (Part 2) course shows you some of the more advanced features of Word that are key for long document creation. This course will enable you to create longer, more complex documents with ease, including adding cross references, headers and footers and a table of contents. This course is aimed at existing Word users who have attended our Word Document Production (Part 1) course or have equivalent knowledge and who want to extract the most out of the package. Objectives  By the end of the course you will be able to: Create, amend and use templates Use styles for easy formatting Work with section breaks Manage linked headers and footers Insert pictures and objects Add cross references Create a table of contents Use tracked changes Content Creating templates Creating templates Using templates Amending templates Using styles in templates Adding styles to a template Using Heading Styles Managing Styles Applying template style changes directly from a document Copying styles between templates Working with different types of section break Next page section breaks Odd and even section breaks Inserting page numbers, headers and footers Creating custom headers and footers Inserting fields Using Section breaks Dynamic linking between Sections Page numbering in Sections Graphics Inserting pictures Inserting objects from other packages Object text wrapping options Picture options Adding cross references Creating cross references Creating a table of contents Generating a table of contents Setting table of contents styles Updating a table of contents Track changes Setting track changes Accepting and rejecting changes Viewing comments The reviewing pan