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Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Program: Virtual In-House Training This course is designed to instill an in-depth understanding of Lean Six Sigma and a clear sense of what is required to define high-impact improvement projects, establish Lean Six Sigma measurements, and complete Lean Six Sigma projects using the systematic and proven Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) methodology. This course is designed to instill an in-depth understanding of Lean Six Sigma and a clear sense of what is required to define high-impact improvement projects, establish Lean Six Sigma measurements, and complete Lean Six Sigma projects using the systematic and proven Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) methodology. Participants will learn basic tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma and those who pass a thirty-question exam (70% or above) will become a Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. This course is delivered through four 3-hour online sessions. What you Will Learn You'll learn how to: Establish the structure that supports and sustains Lean Six Sigma Quality Identify and calculate key Lean Six Sigma Measurements (Sigma, DPMO, and Yield) Select successful, high-impact projects that match strategic objectives Document, measure, and improve key processes using the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) Methodology Utilize data-based thinking to make key business decisions Introduction to the Fundamentals and Vision of Lean Six Sigma Lean Six Sigma's focus on the customer, on quality, and on results The costs of poor quality Critical factors to consider when deploying Lean Six Sigma Lean Six Sigma as a process improvement methodology Lean Six Sigma metrics Why do it - ROI and payback for Lean Six Sigma Business Process Management Critical Lean Six Sigma roles and responsibilities Main aspects of managing the organizational change Project selection Metrics of Lean Six Sigma and the DMAIC Model How to strategically align business metrics and projects within an organization How to identify and measure quality characteristics which are critical to customers What does the customer (internal or external) really want from our products and services? Establishing appropriate teams and setting those teams up to be successful What defines a good measurement system? How are we doing (learning the secret to measuring the right things, right)? How to improve output measures by understanding and measuring the process Where are there defects (how to properly select and scope high-impact projects)? Where is the process broken (the Lean Six Sigma version of root cause analysis)? How to determine the process efficiency, or value add, of a process The appropriate use of quality tools Understanding the concept of variation and how to reduce knee-jerk reactions How to achieve breakthrough results for any key measure How can we ensure the identified improvements will be sustainable (the basics of process control)?

LOOKING FOR: YA/NA FANTASY, SFF, HORROR, ADULT FICTION John Baker (he/him) joined the Bell Lomax Moreton agency in 2019, cultivating a list shaped around his passion for science fiction, fantasy, and horror, though has lately also branched out into action/adventure fiction. John focuses on authors writing in the Adult, New Adult, and YA spaces. John leads the wider agency's film & TV desk, is the Secretary of the Association of Author’s Agents, and the co-chair of the AAA’s Bridge Committee. He also serves on the Kingston University MA Publishing Advisory Board. Under the umbrella of speculative fiction, John is looking for fantasy, science fiction, horror, romantasy, or literary speculative fiction. He has built a reputation as a champion of underrepresented voices and stories, be it from creators hailing from the global majority and their diasporas or neurodiverse authors, and naturally gravitates towards this kind of storytelling. In short, if he’s never read a story like yours before, he wants to see it. Adult fantasy: John loves beefy epic fantasy, especially non-Anglo Christian-inspired. Give him an immersive world, a fresh magical or mythic system, and an exciting cast of characters and he’ll be happy. He is a broad church in the genre so loves a political fantasy, swords and sorcery, courtly intrigue, monster hunting and dastardly villains. John is keen to find an urban fantasy that feels fresh and fun and he’s a sucker for a heroic quest narrative. He’s also very open to fantasy that isn’t easily categorised, but it is playing in that world. John is keenly hunting for more historical fantasy, especially inspired by modern history. He’s had fun with mythological retellings in the past, but as ever, let’s make sure it’s shining the spotlight on new stories. He would also love fantasy that centres on types of relationships less celebrated in fantasy, such as established and secure married couples, or siblings. NA/YA fantasy: In this genre, most importantly, John wants to have a good time, whether it’s swoon-worthy kisses in lush ball gowns, or gruesome gore and monsters, so send him pacy, plot-filled adventures. He’d love more books that teenage boys would love: Skullduggery Pleasant forever! Romantasy: The thriving new romantasy genre comes with its own set of challenges, so John wants to know what makes your romantasy different; what will set it out from the (very crowded!) market. Give it completely barmy stakes, cool and unique new settings, or a love story that will make your jaw drop. To be clear, he’s happily sorted for a human person meets a fae creature in the spooky woods. Also, cosmic romance is the genre of the future. Give him romantasy in space. Easy. Horror: John and horror are old friends. He loves horror inspired by myth and folklore, subversive weird horror that leaves your eyebrows in your hairline, historical horror that pulls from ghastly true stories, and anything that you’ll be reading with the light on. He also loves a gothic element and is particularly looking for horror with a strong romantic throughline, fun YA horror, and female & NB horror authors. Science fiction: SF is coming back! And John has been shouting about that. He loves to see an adventurous found-family romp through space or an epic, crunchy space opera. Speculative near-future is fun too, in the vein of Black Mirror’s more uplifting episodes, (e.g. San Junipero). He loves YA science fiction as well; the more creative the better. Literary: John is open to finding more rich magical realism or something character-led yet supernatural and would love a high-concept mystery, in the vein of Stuart Turton. He also loves spec fic that uses the speculative lightly as a way of confronting a deeper truth in society today. Weird stuff: John wants books that will blow people’s minds and defy categorisation. This is hard to describe, but think Gideon The Ninth, The Library At Mount Char, This Is How You Lose The Time War. John loves a pitch that leaves the editors baffled but intrigued. Action/Adventure, Historical Adventure, Espionage: John is branching out into non-speculative adventures, such as John Le Carré, Lee Child, Ian Flemming, and Mick Herron. More as his taste develops, but the hunt is on! Not looking for: military sci-fi or hard SF, or anything with biblical “character wakes up in purgatory/heaven/hell” narratives. The right comedic fantasy has yet to hit his inbox, but please don’t comp Douglas Adams or Sir Terry. John would like you to submit a covering letter, 1-2 page synopsis and the first three chapters (or 5,000 words whichever is longest) of your manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, John 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: Tuesday 15th July 2025

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Delegates should be PC literate, i.e., familiar with PC'S/Laptops and have used a mouse and keyboard; be able to launch and close programs; navigate to information stored on the computer; manage files and folders and be comfortable using Microsoft Office applications such as MS Excel, MS Word etc. Overview The purpose of this course is to provide delegates with the practical skills to build and manage project schedules. It is designed to provide techniques and tips that will help users of the software apply it as a powerful tool to develop competent and unambiguous schedules - while avoiding some of the traps associated with the incorrect application of scheduling features. Techniques learned will also facilitate communicating deliverables and milestones to project stakeholders. This course covers management practices and methodologies and an in-depth knowledge of MS Project functionality. Delegates will be able to create and manage project schedules during the course and reinforce attained skills through practical applications. Project Management Overview Concepts of project management and scheduling The project lifecycle and phases Fundamental importance of defining ? and agreeing ? project scope Developing a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to define project scope 4 steps to create a schedule based on the WBS Understanding task dependencies Understanding the concept of the project baseline Developing a Project Schedule Setting the ?Scheduling Mode? Creating Tasks, Recurring Tasks (e.g. progress or review meetings) and Milestones Defining task Dependencies Applying Lag and Lead Time Working with the Critical Path Managing Tasks in the schedule Add Notes and attach project documents to tasks Setting and removing task Constraints and Deadlines Applying the ?Task Path? feature to view dependencies Working with Resources Creating a Resource Pool Working with Resource Calendars Creating Team/Group Calendars Understanding Effort Driven and Non-Effort Driven scheduling Assigning Resources to tasks Working with Project Costs Managing Project Information Applying Field, Tables and Views Applying Filters and Groups Creating custom Fields, Tables and Views (Drop-down menus, Traffic Light reports, Flag Fields) Using the ?Organiser? feature for customised elements Communicating Project Information Applying formats to Views and Tables Using the ?Copy Picture? command Create and Print Project Reports Exporting to Excel Managing Resources Finding Resource Overallocations Resolving Overallocations (reassigning, splitting tasks, utilising float, changing work contours) Applying Resource Levelling features Tracking Progress Setting the Project Baseline Applying the Tracking Gantt and Tracking Table Using the ?Mark on Track? and ?Update Tasks? features Working with Dashboards and Burndown Reports Programme Management Methods to consolidate multiple Project Files Resource sharing - setting up a Master Resource Pool Creating and managing Master Project Files

LOOKING FOR: MG, YA, ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION Thérèse is a Literary and Rights Agent at Susanna Lea Associates and Director of the London branch, @SLALondon. Born and raised in Belgium, on a diet of frites and Tintin she moved to England in her late teens with her family, then stayed in London to do a History degree and Masters at University College London. Having been brought up bilingual, translation rights seemed like her logical next step. She started off in the rights department at Bloomsbury Publishing, before hopping across the square to Ed Victor’s agency, and found experiencing both the publishing and agency side of publishing incredibly valuable. She has been building her own list of authors alongside selling translation rights since early 2016, which she has hugely enjoyed; working with authors right from the book’s conception, while also experiencing the thrill of selling her own authors’ works in the UK and US as well as in translation to publishers across the globe. In terms of adult fiction, Thérèse has a huge soft spot for historical fiction, having read Early Modern History at university, but is also very much on the hunt for crime/thrillers, bookclub, high-concept love stories and literary fiction. She loves strong female characters, in particular when they go through an evolution or journey as the story progresses and gradually find that inner strength. On the children’s fiction front, Thérèse is all about finding a fresh, new voice. She loves all things funny, fantasy and adventure – across lands, time and space, and involving strong friendships and strong lead characters - and wants to be transported straight away when reading a manuscript. She likes very vivid, well-crafted and imaginative worlds, such as stories set in a toy factory or in an underwater world. Thérèse would love some more adventures set in space, mysteries, quirky characters, explorers and imaginary friends. And last, but not least, in non-fiction, history features heavily in her interests, but Thérèse would also love to see books about big ideas, culture, sociology, science, anthropology and memoir. Anything that helps expand the mind and questions or informs the way in which we view ourselves, the world and how we fit into it, all written in an engaging and accessible manner. Thérèse would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters or 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document. (In addition to the paid sessions, Thérèse 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: Monday 30th June 2025

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is data professionals who are familiar with data modeling, extraction, and analytics. It is designed for professionals who are interested in gaining knowledge about Lakehouse architecture, the Microsoft Fabric platform, and how to enable end-to-end analytics using these technologies. Job role: Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist Overview Describe end-to-end analytics in Microsoft Fabric Describe core features and capabilities of lakehouses in Microsoft Fabric Create a lakehouse Ingest data into files and tables in a lakehouse Query lakehouse tables with SQL Configure Spark in a Microsoft Fabric workspace Identify suitable scenarios for Spark notebooks and Spark jobs Use Spark dataframes to analyze and transform data Use Spark SQL to query data in tables and views Visualize data in a Spark notebook Understand Delta Lake and delta tables in Microsoft Fabric Create and manage delta tables using Spark Use Spark to query and transform data in delta tables Use delta tables with Spark structured streaming Describe Dataflow (Gen2) capabilities in Microsoft Fabric Create Dataflow (Gen2) solutions to ingest and transform data Include a Dataflow (Gen2) in a pipeline This course is designed to build your foundational skills in data engineering on Microsoft Fabric, focusing on the Lakehouse concept. This course will explore the powerful capabilities of Apache Spark for distributed data processing and the essential techniques for efficient data management, versioning, and reliability by working with Delta Lake tables. This course will also explore data ingestion and orchestration using Dataflows Gen2 and Data Factory pipelines. This course includes a combination of lectures and hands-on exercises that will prepare you to work with lakehouses in Microsoft Fabric. Introduction to end-to-end analytics using Microsoft Fabric Explore end-to-end analytics with Microsoft Fabric Data teams and Microsoft Fabric Enable and use Microsoft Fabric Knowledge Check Get started with lakehouses in Microsoft Fabric Explore the Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse Work with Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses Exercise - Create and ingest data with a Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse Use Apache Spark in Microsoft Fabric Prepare to use Apache Spark Run Spark code Work with data in a Spark dataframe Work with data using Spark SQL Visualize data in a Spark notebook Exercise - Analyze data with Apache Spark Work with Delta Lake Tables in Microsoft Fabric Understand Delta Lake Create delta tables Work with delta tables in Spark Use delta tables with streaming data Exercise - Use delta tables in Apache Spark Ingest Data with DataFlows Gen2 in Microsoft Fabric Understand Dataflows (Gen2) in Microsoft Fabric Explore Dataflows (Gen2) in Microsoft Fabric Integrate Dataflows (Gen2) and Pipelines in Microsoft Fabric Exercise - Create and use a Dataflow (Gen2) in Microsoft Fabric

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Designed to help individuals and their organisations develop new products, services and ways of working to create sustainable value. The EFQM Innovation Leader Training is designed to help individuals and their organisations understand what innovation means for them and challenge them to focus on developing new products, services and ways of working to add new value. The training will focus on how to: Develop your understanding of innovation and how it can be successfully implemented using a structured innovation management approach Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage innovation activities to achieve the intended outcomes Course Content Overview of the EFQM Lens Concept Introduction to Innovation Lens Groupwork – Megatrends and how they impact on you Innovation Lens Framework – Structure and Content Groupwork – Completion of Innovation Questionnaire Discussion – Feedback on the Questionnaire and Outcomes How to manage the Innovation process Using Assess Base to baseline performance/conduct a gap analysis Pre-course Work Pre-reading on the new EFQM Model. Delivery The course is delivered through virtual trainer led live workshop. Upon registration, you will receive a link to the workshop. Cost £450 + VAT which includes the training course, the Innovation Lens e-book and your EFQM Innovation Leader Certificate. If you are not yet a member but are already thinking about joining CforC, you can find more information on how to become a member and the benefits by clicking here.

Designed to help individuals and their organisations develop new products, services and ways of working to create sustainable value. The EFQM Innovation Leader Training is designed to help individuals and their organisations understand what innovation means for them and challenge them to focus on developing new products, services and ways of working to add new value. The training will focus on how to: Develop your understanding of innovation and how it can be successfully implemented using a structured innovation management approach Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage innovation activities to achieve the intended outcomes Course Content Overview of the EFQM Lens Concept Introduction to Innovation Lens Groupwork – Megatrends and how they impact on you Innovation Lens Framework – Structure and Content Groupwork – Completion of Innovation Questionnaire Discussion – Feedback on the Questionnaire and Outcomes How to manage the Innovation process Using Assess Base to baseline performance/conduct a gap analysis Pre-course Work Pre-reading on the new EFQM Model. Delivery The course is delivered through virtual trainer led live workshop. Upon registration, you will receive a link to the workshop. Cost £450 + VAT which includes the training course, the Innovation Lens e-book and your EFQM Innovation Leader Certificate. If you are not yet a member but are already thinking about joining CforC, you can find more information on how to become a member and the benefits by clicking here.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Oacle Database Administrators System Administrators Developers Overview Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in database overall area Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in the security area Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in the availability area Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in the performance area Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in big data and data warehousing area Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in diagnosability area Understand the concept, benefits, configuration, and usage of the new features and enhancements in sharding area The course provides the Oracle Database 19c new features and enhancements related to database overall, security, availability, performance, data warehousing, and diagnosability. In the lessons, you learn the new and enhanced features of Oracle Database 19c amongst different areas such as database overall, security, availability, performance, big data and warehousing, and diagnosability. Using General Database Overall EnhancementsUsing Security EnhancementsUsing Availability EnhancementsUsing Performance EnhancementsUsing Big Data and Data Warehousing EnhancementsUsing Diagnosability EnhancementsSharding Enhancements