This very practical session is designed to enable participants to improve the impact, clarity and accuracy of their reports. It focuses equally on the two key areas - structure and writing technique. This course will help participants: Scope reports based on objective and intended readership Write a structured report Use the Fog Index to ensure readability Write grammatically correct and well-punctuated text Review and edit their work. 1 Introduction Objectives and overview Introductions and personal aims 2 What makes a good report? Practical activity and feedback 3 Before you start The planning process and scoping a report Organising information Key report headings What goes where? Writing practice and review 4 Writing tips and techniques Clear English and use of language Grammar and sentence structure Refresher in punctuation Writing in the third person The Fog Index - and how to measure readability 5 Pulling it all together Reviewing and proofing 6 Review Summary of key learning points Action planning
Beyond a refresher, the course will bring advisers up-to-speed on the latest developments on the EU Settlement Scheme, including the latest statement of changes, considerations of late applications and practical insights from real-world experiences, ensuring you as an adviser are well-equipped to navigate challenges posed by stricter documentation requirements and heightened scrutiny from the Home Office. We will be unpacking the EUSS and Family Members, demystifying Appendix EU and Appendix EU Family Permit making it easy to understand and will provide you with a clear framework on identifying eligible family members and the appropriate route for them as well as sharing practical tips with evidencing dependency. Mastering the EU Settlement Scheme: Navigating the Latest Updates and Practical Insights Are you an adviser dealing with EU Settlement Scheme applications and seeking to stay current with the latest developments? Look no further! Our comprehensive course is designed to bring advisers up-to-speed on the intricacies of the EU Settlement Scheme, equipping you with the knowledge and practical insights needed to assist applicants effectively. In this course, you will dive into the latest updates, explore EUSS family member provisions, demystify Appendices EU and EU Family Permit, and gain valuable tips for navigating the application process. With a focus on practicality and real-world experiences, you’ll be well-prepared to tackle challenges posed by stricter documentation requirements and increased scrutiny from the Home Office. By the end of this course, you will be well-versed in the EU Settlement Scheme, adept at assisting applicants, and ready to handle various challenges that may arise during the application process. Join us and become an informed and confident adviser in the field of EUSS applications. Course joining links, materials and instructions are sent out 24hours before the course starts. Why choose IAS' Immigration Training Courses? Immigration Advice Service has been providing professional immigration services for over 10 years in the public, private and corporate sectors. Our EU Settlement Scheme training course will give you all the knowledge and tools you need to successfully complete EU Settlement Scheme applications. Our fully qualified and OISC regulated trainer will guide you through the process and ensure you are competent in making applications. This an opportunity not to be missed by immigration/legal professionals. Contact our London, Manchester, or Birmingham immigration lawyers, or use the office finder to find your nearest branch. How is this course structured? 1. Overview and Updates:a. Quick Overview – Brexit and EU National Rightsb. Updates: Statement of Changesb. Late Applications 2. EUSS Family Members:a. Family Members under the Withdrawal Agreementb. Joining Family Members: Dependency and Difficultiesc. Practical Tips for Family Member Applications 3. Administrative Review Overview 4. Practical Tips:a. Completing Applications with Precisionb. Key Differences from EEA Regulationsc. Utilizing Useful Contacts and Resourcesd. Leveraging the Resolution Centre for Problem Resolutione. Handling Difficulties with Documents: Using SARs (Subject Access Requests)
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Learn the skills, knowledge and have the confidence to tackle difficult conversations in a productive way. Course overview Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) Do you worry about how to give negative feedback or deal with performance issues? Are you concerned about giving bad news? This workshop is designed to give you the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle these scenarios in a productive way. If you are a people manager, team leader or supervisor looking to make those challenging conversations less stressful and more effective, this workshop is for you. Lots of practical sessions will ensure you have the opportunity to relate your learning to your real life work situations. The one day session will use professional actors in the afternoon so that you can practice handling real-life challenging conversations. Objectives By the end of the course you will be able to: Deal with a wide range of challenging conversations Describe the preferred behavioural style for giving feedback State the most appropriate influencing technique to use in your situations Explain how to give successful constructive feedback Content What are challenging conversations What type of challenging conversations occur? Why do we find them challenging? Communication Practical exercise to demonstrate and act as a refresher of the fundamentals of communication Barriers to communication especially in a difficult discussion Choosing the right behavioural style Refresher of assertiveness and why it is important in this context Practical exercise demonstrating how behaviour breeds behaviour, and the impact of choosing an inappropriate style Steps to using assertive behaviour Influencing Cialdini’s model for influence How to use influencing techniques in handling challenging conversations Practical application Feedback Understanding feedback – positive vs. negative Using the ABCBC model for feedback Using the basics of emotional intelligence to give effective feedback Practical application Practical Activities Professional actors will work with you in small groups in the afternoon to practice real-life challenging conversations.
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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Professional Scrum Master Foundation is appropriate for Scrum Masters and people who are interested in Scrum projects. It will be useful for: Product Owners Scrum Masters Developers Team Leaders Overview The emphasis of the training is the practical application of Scrum. The course gives various knowledge on the logic of Scrum and the way it functions. You will learn about the roles of all participants in a Scrum project. You will also learn about different challegnes you may encounter and how to resolve them. The Professional Scrum Master Foundations course is the perfect introduction, reboot or refresher to Scrum. This course is for teams or anyone wanting to experience the Scrum way of working. The case for Agility Learn about Agile Manifesto, values and principles and how can agile bring more value and manage risks compared with traditional delivery approaches. Scrum Framework Understand Scrum Framework and the life cycle of Scrum including the events, artifacts and roles and responsibilities. Running a Sprint Deep dive into each of the events and discuss user stories, estimations, groomings, Definition of Done and Definition of Ready and how can we deliver value incrementaly. The role of the Scrum Master How can you be a servant leader of your team and support different stakeholders engagement? ÿFacilitation, coaching and ensuring transparency. Backlog and estimations Learn the importance of Product backlog in Scrum, prioritization and estimations at different levels (ex: release; sprint) Working with people and teams We will discuss motivation, communication and clarity, giving feedback, team development and effective conflict resolution. Continuous Improvement Assist your team to improve both the means and ends of their work by supporting them in problem detection and resolution as well as foster the culture of continuous improvement.
Our Financial Compliance and Legal Aid Payments Course provides a brief overview of historical changes and the current regulations. The course will cover what VAT regulations and the SRA Accounts Rules say on legal aid payments and will provide practical advice and tips on how to account for these payments so you adhere to the rules and regulations of the profession. Target Audience This online course is suitable for those in the legal profession who oversees, or is responsible for or involved in accounting for legal aid funds, including, costs lawyers, legal cashiers, COFA, those supporting the COFA, account managers, etc. Resources An information pack including the course slides will be provided to all delegates after the course, which may be useful for ongoing reference. Please note a recording of the course will not be made available. Speaker Sarah Charlton, Consultant, DG Legal Sarah has a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and is a Fellow member of the Association of Chartered and Certified Accountants. Her career spans over 35 years working within the legal sector, fulfilling roles from COFA through to CEO. During her career she has worked with a number of legal regulators, professional bodies and government organisations. Sarah has been a member of the Institute of Legal Finance and Management throughout her career, qualifying as a Fellow member in 2005. Sarah also served as chairperson between 2010-2012 and continues to serve as an Executive Council Member.
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This is an introductory level course, designed for web developers that need to upgrade core skills leveraging modern scripting and web development languages and standards. This course provides an excellent foundation for continued learning to gain in-demand skills in in-demand skills and technologies such as Angular, React, NodeJS, JQuery and more. This course can also be tuned for non-developers. Please inquire for details. Overview This 'skills-focused' course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Our instructors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current 'on-the-job' experience into every classroom. Working within in a hands-on learning environment guided by our expert team, attendees will explore: HTML5: How to effectively meet requirements using the full range of HTML5 semantic and structural elements To work with technologies such as web storage, application caching, and cross-domain messaging to improve performance and the user experience CSS: What features CSS3 supports and how they can be effectively used with HTML5 and other technologies To adapt to varying degrees of browser support for HTML5 and CSS3 JavaScript: What JavaScript is, how it relates to other programming languages, and how to script your web pages with it To traverse and manipulate the DOM and handle events in ways that work in all browsers To work with closures and prototypes and other exotic features of JavaScript Debugging What is needed to effectively debug these web technologies How to use both browser-based and proxy-based debuggers and tools Introduction to HTML5, CSS3 & JavaScript is geared for developers who need to understand the latest web technologies and responsive design practices central to targeting the entire spectrum of user platforms and browsers. This jumpstart style course provides a balanced mixture of theory and practical labs designed to take students through HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Students who attend this course will leave this course armed with the new skills to begin to design, implement, and deploy robust, flexible, and safe web applications HTML Refresher HTML Review Introduction to HTML5 Introduction to CSS CSS Basics CSS3 Overview CSS3 Advanced Selectors CSS3 Visual Effects Introduction to JavaScript JavaScript Basics Debugging Tools JavaScript Functions JavaScript Arrays, Math and Date JavaScript Event Handling and the DOM Object-Oriented JavaScript
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Data Wrangling with Python takes a practical approach to equip beginners with the most essential data analysis tools in the shortest possible time. It contains multiple activities that use real-life business scenarios for you to practice and apply your new skills in a highly relevant context. Overview By the end of this course, you will be confident in using a diverse array of sources to extract, clean, transform, and format your data efficiently. In this course you will start with the absolute basics of Python, focusing mainly on data structures. Then you will delve into the fundamental tools of data wrangling like NumPy and Pandas libraries. You'll explore useful insights into why you should stay away from traditional ways of data cleaning, as done in other languages, and take advantage of the specialized pre-built routines in Python.This combination of Python tips and tricks will also demonstrate how to use the same Python backend and extract/transform data from an array of sources including the Internet, large database vaults, and Excel financial tables. To help you prepare for more challenging scenarios, you'll cover how to handle missing or wrong data, and reformat it based on the requirements from the downstream analytics tool. The course will further help you grasp concepts through real-world examples and datasets. Introduction to Data Structure using Python Python for Data Wrangling Lists, Sets, Strings, Tuples, and Dictionaries Advanced Operations on Built-In Data Structure Advanced Data Structures Basic File Operations in Python Introduction to NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib NumPy Arrays Pandas DataFrames Statistics and Visualization with NumPy and Pandas Using NumPy and Pandas to Calculate Basic Descriptive Statistics on the DataFrame Deep Dive into Data Wrangling with Python Subsetting, Filtering, and Grouping Detecting Outliers and Handling Missing Values Concatenating, Merging, and Joining Useful Methods of Pandas Get Comfortable with a Different Kind of Data Sources Reading Data from Different Text-Based (and Non-Text-Based) Sources Introduction to BeautifulSoup4 and Web Page Parsing Learning the Hidden Secrets of Data Wrangling Advanced List Comprehension and the zip Function Data Formatting Advanced Web Scraping and Data Gathering Basics of Web Scraping and BeautifulSoup libraries Reading Data from XML RDBMS and SQL Refresher of RDBMS and SQL Using an RDBMS (MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite) Application in real life and Conclusion of course Applying Your Knowledge to a Real-life Data Wrangling Task An Extension to Data Wrangling