Special Executive Masters Programme (S.E.M.P) This programme is geared at enhancing professionals' careers. The SEMP is an encapsulated Senior Management Programmes are short certificate modules designed for anyone who would benefit from more in-depth business knowledge delivered in a short and intensive programme What makes us different? We are a world class business school located in the heart of London, Dubai, Islamabad and Lagos. We are one of the fastest growing British business schools with a stylish blended learning model that is both online and on campus. Learn more about the programme Special Executive Master's Programme in Financial Management The MSBM Special Executive Masters Programmes (SEMP) allows you to update your skills, develop new skills, and explore and develop interests in a wide range of topics. These courses can be taken as personal or professional development and may enhance your employability. The SEMP in Financial Management is targeted at finance professionals and other professionals who want to develop a career in finance, and who require a wide-ranging understanding of financial techniques and their application – but do not require a high-level mathematical understanding of finance theories. The SEMP in Financial Management offers specialist studies in the areas of corporate finance, investments, and risk management. It will give online participants a relevant practical knowledge of finance that can be put into use straight away. Careers in finance depend upon a strong understanding of the foundations of finance, investment behaviour, and the dynamic nature of finance, and the SEMP FM will provide a strong preparation for a career in a wide variety of positions within the finance profession. Course Details Mode of Study Using Web-based technology, this program provides self-paced, individualized instruction that can be taken anywhere and anytime an individual has access to a computer and the Internet. This Programme is suitable for successful professionals or specialists in the private, public, or voluntary sectors who have new management responsibilities and need to quickly expand their management knowledge. This Programme serves as a refresher course for those who have had their Masters a long time ago and need quick reminders and professional/ academic updates while it serves as a primer for those very experienced Professionals who never made time out for their masters yet they require the academic and practical relevance of this master’s experience. It is a short executive training that runs online for 3 months. Candidates will run 2 months of active lectures and series of assignments and 1 month for their dissertation. Upon successful completion of the Programme, candidates will be awarded a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certificate in the specific Programme they have completed. What is a CPD Course? Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the means by which professionals maintain and enhance their knowledge and skills. The world is constantly moving at a very fast pace so undertaking CPD is essential to support a professional in his/her current role as well as helping them with career progression. CPD is all about upgrading knowledge, skills, and capabilities to remain effective and compliant. A CPD course is an investment that you make in yourself. It’s a way of planning your development that links learning directly to practice. CPD can help you keep your skills and knowledge up to date and prepare you for greater responsibilities. It can boost your confidence, strengthen your professional credibility, and help you become more creative in tackling new challenges. Is the SEMP Financial Management Programme right for me? Understanding non-profit financial reports and improving the ability of an organization to manage solvency issues is key to a sustainable and successful organization. Our online SEMP Financial Management Programme will help Board members, Senior Management, and other team members of your organization understand the ‘money story’, so they can make better decisions about the future of the organization. If you do not have a strong financial background, this three months online course will improve your ability to manage solvency and risk issues and also effectively increase your knowledge of the use of financial information. Why SEMP Financial Management? SEMP Financial Management helps participants to develop the skills to analyze company financial data accurately and strategically. It focuses on improving executive decision making. This online Programme gives you tools and techniques that provide a comprehensive view of your company, competitors, and potential acquisitions which can help to monitor and forecast performance, measure profitability, assess competitiveness, and analyze restructuring opportunities. Other Benefits include: Financial management plays an involved role in the health of the overall economy, which impacts everyone, regardless of whether or not they have studied finance. Like companies, individuals are faced with investment and financing decisions. Having a firm grasp of finance will help individuals make those decisions. All business functions deal with finance because they need to be able to make the financial argument for the funding of their projects and to manage their budgets. Who should enrol in this online Certificate Program? Advisors working with private equity, including investment bankers, consultants, corporate lawyers or accountants Finance professionals and senior executives who want to understand the implications of private equity for their business, or who want to work in the industry Investors, from pension fund managers to wealth managers seeking to deepen their knowledge of private equity to inform decisions Entrepreneurs or senior executives from large companies seeking private equity funding Private equity professionals wishing to benefit from the latest research and practice Accreditation The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines. Entry Requirements There are no strict entry requirements for this course. Work experience will be added advantage to understanding the content of the course. Workshops This is a self-study programme with unlimited tutor support. You will never be more than a message or phone call away from our tutors. Visa Requirements There are no Visa Requirements for this Course as its an Online Course.
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NFV training course description Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) brings many benefits, this training course cuts through the hype and looks at the technology, architecture and products available for NFV. What will you learn Explain how NFV works. Describe the architecture of NFV. Explain the relationship between NFV and SDN. Recognise the impact NFV will have on existing networks. NFV training course details Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to know more about NFV. Prerequisites: Introduction to Virtualization. Duration 2 days NFV training course content Introduction What is NfV? What are network Functions? NfV benefits, NfV market drivers. ETSI NfV framework. Virtualization review Server, storage and network virtualization and NfV. Virtual machines, containers and docker. Data centres, clouds, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS. Virtualization of Network Functions Network virtualization versus Network Function virtualization. ETSI NfV architecture ETSI documents, Architecture overview, compute domain, hypervisor domain, infrastructure network domain. IETF and NfV Creating services, Service Functions, Service Function Chaining. SPRING and source packet routing. YANG and NetConf. RESTCONF. VLANs, VPNs, VXLAN. MANO Management and Orchestration. OpenStack, OpenDaylight PaaS and NfV. The VNF domain. Service graphs, MANO descriptors, Open orchestration. The virtualization layer VM centric model, containers versus hypervisors, FD.io. Summary Deploying NfV, performance, testing. Futures.
Docker for engineers training course description Docker is the container platform of choice. This course covers how to use Docker to package your applications with all of their dependencies and then test, deploy, scale and support your containers. Hands on sessions follow all the major sessions. What will you learn Work with Docker images, containers and command line tools. Deploy and test Docker containers. Debug Docker containers. Describe Docker networking, deployment tools, orchestration and security. Docker for engineers training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with Docker. Prerequisites: Introduction to virtualization. Duration 2 days Docker for engineers training course contents Introduction The birth of Docker, the promise of Docker, what Docker isn't. Docker at a glance Process simplification, broad support and adoption, architecture, getting the most from Docker, the Docker workflow. Installing Docker Important terminology, Docker client, Docker server, test the setup. Working with Docker images Anatomy of a Dockerfile, building an image, running your image, custom base images, storing images. Working with Docker containers What are containers? creating a container, starting a container, auto-restarting a container, stopping a container, killing a container, pausing and unpausing a container, cleaning up containers and images, next steps. Exploring Docker Printing the Docker version, server information, downloading image updates, inspecting a container, getting inside a running container, exploring the shell, returning a result, docker logs, monitoring Docker, exploration. The path to production containers Deploying, testing containers. Debugging containers Process output, process inspection, controlling processes, network inspection, image history, inspecting a container, filesystem inspection, moving along. Docker at scale Docker swarm, centurion, amazon EC2 container service. Advanced topics Pluggable backends, containers in detail, security, networking. Designing your production container platform The twelve-factor app, the reactive manifesto. Conclusion The challenges, the Docker workflow, minimizing deployment artifacts, optimizing storage and retrieval, the payoff, the final word.
Introduction to Virtualization course description A comprehensive tour of virtualization. The course concentrates on the actual technologies involved as opposed to any one vendor solution. What will you learn Explain the concepts of virtualization. Partition servers. Create Virtual Machines. Introduction to Virtualization course details Who will benefit: Anyone looking for an introduction to Virtualization. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Introduction to Virtualization course contents Virtualization Concepts What is Virtualisation? What are virtual machines (VMs)? Virtualisation Landscape. Network Virtualisation. Suitability for Organisations. Advantages of deploying Virtualisation. Downsides of deploying Virtualisation. Overview of Virtualisation products. Hypervisors What is a hypervisor? Difference between type 1 and 2 hypervisors. Available hypervisors. Hypervisors and device drivers. Hands on: Installing Oracle VirtualBox on Windows. Creating/Importing/Configuring VMs. Virtualization Hosts Hardware and resource requirements. Installation of the hypervisor. Hands on: Installing Hyper-V role into Windows Server. Creating/Importing/Configuring VMs. Virtual Machines Creating virtual machines. Resource requirements. Settings. Installation of the guest OS. Additional tools/ extensions for hypervisor integration. VM files and their uses. Virtual hard disk and their formats. Hardware pass through. Hands on: Connecting to VMWare ESXi via WebGUI and using ESXi to create/import/configure VMs. VM Snapshots/Checkpoints What is a snapshot? How to use them and how they impact performance? Creating/deleting/merging of snapshots. Hands on: Using ESXi to create/manage snapshots. Command Line use on the Hypervisor Interacting with the hypervisor through the command line. Simple commands to configure the hypervisor and VMs. Simple scripts. Hands on: Connecting to VMWare ESXi via PowerCLI to manipulate VMs and snaphshots. Virtualization Storage Different types of storage: local vs remote. Local and remote storage technologies. Configuring storage. Hands on: Using ESXi to deploy VMs on remote NFS storage. Virtual Networking How is networking done in virtualization environments. What is a virtual switch and vNIC and what are their performance characteristics? NIC teaming and trunking in the virtual world. Port groups and isolation. Physical NICs and their use in virtual switches. Hands on: Using ESXi to create and configure vswitches and networking. Templates and clones What is a template? What is a clone? When to use templates and clones to optimize VM deployment. Migrating/Importing VMs What is migration? Migrating compute and storage. Importing VMs from files or physical machines. Hands on: Using VMWare vCenter Server to clone/ template/migrate VMs, tag resources, create local user accounts and assign permissions. VMs and Backups Taking backups of your VMs. Restoring your VMs from backups. Virtualization and Licensing Different licensing models and costs. Containerization Concepts What is a container and how is it different from a virtual machine. When to use containers. Docker and Kubernetes
ITIL® 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver and Support: In-House Training The ITIL® 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver, and Support module is part of the Managing Professional stream for ITIL® 4. Candidates need to pass the related certification exam for working towards the Managing Professional (MP) designation. This course is based on the ITIL® 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver, and Support exam specifications from AXELOS. With the help of ITIL® 4 concepts and terminology, exercises, and examples included in the course, candidates acquire the relevant knowledge required to pass the certification exam. What You Will Learn The learning objectives of the course are based on the following learning outcomes of the ITIL® 4 Specialist: Create, Deliver, and Support exam specification: Understand how to plan and build a service value stream to create, deliver, and support services Know how relevant ITIL® practices contribute to the creation, delivery, and support across the SVS and value streams Know how to create, deliver, and support services Organization and Culture Organizational Structures Team Culture Continuous Improvement Collaborative Culture Customer-Oriented Mindset Positive Communication Effective Teams Capabilities, Roles, and Competencies Workforce Planning Employee Satisfaction Management Results-Based Measuring and Reporting Information Technology to Create, Deliver, and Support Service Integration and Data Sharing Reporting and Advanced Analytics Collaboration and Workflow Robotic Process Automation Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning CI / CD Information Model Value Stream Anatomy of a Value Stream Designing a Value Stream Value Stream Mapping Value Stream to Create, Deliver, and Support Services Value Stream for Creation of a New Service Value Stream for User Support Value Stream Model for Restoration of a Live Service Prioritize and Manage Work Managing Queues and Backlogs Shift-Left Approach Prioritizing Work Commercial and Sourcing Considerations Build or Buy Sourcing Models Service Integration and Management
Dive into a transformative learning journey with Active Lancashire, in partnership with Rener Wellbeing, through our exclusive e-learning video series. Course description In this course, you’ll delve into workplace health, gaining insights, strategies, and practical knowledge to enhance well-being in professional settings. Whether you’re an employee, manager, or business owner, this series equips you with valuable tools for fostering a healthier workplace. Who is the course for? Designed to empower employees with the knowledge and tools to enhance their wellbeing, this series tackles crucial aspects of mental and physical health. From "Managing Stress and Anxiety" to "Boosting Resilience" and each module is crafted to provide employees with effective strategies to navigate life's challenges with ease and confidence. Discover the benefits of "Integrating Physical Activity" into your daily routine, not just for physical health but also for mental clarity and emotional stability. "Improving Sleep" and "Nutrition" are also key focuses, offering insights into how quality rest and proper dietary choices can profoundly impact your overall wellness. What’s the value of this course? Join us on this path to a healthier, happier life where wellbeing is not just a goal, but a way of living. From completing this course you may become inspired to be a qualified Workplace Health Champion.
Overview Construction engineering is the backbone of every great structure, requiring expertise in design, cost estimation, safety, and surveying. Our Construction Engineering: Construction Scheme, Surveying, Design, Estimation & Safety Bundle equips you with the essential knowledge and skills to excel in this dynamic field. If you’re interested in construction management, surveying, or cost estimation, this bundle gives you all the basics you need for your career. With premium courses like Diploma in Construction Management, Building Surveyor, and Land Surveying, you'll gain practical skills in key areas of construction. Learn to estimate costs using RSMeans, understand sustainable building standards like LEED V4 and WELL Building Standard, and dive into safety with Construction Safety, First Aid, and LOLER Training. You’ll also enhance your technical skills with AutoCAD VBA Programming and gain specialized knowledge in bricklaying, construction schemes and more. This Construction Engineering Bundle Consists of the following Premium courses: Course 01: Diploma in Construction Management Course 02: Building Surveyor Course 03: Land Surveying Course 04: LEED V4: Building Design and Construction Course 05: WELL Building Standard Course 06: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Course 07: AutoCAD VBA Programming - Beginner course Course 08: Construction Cost Estimation Diploma Course 09: Construction Estimation using RSMeans Course 10: Bricklaying Course 11: LOLER Training Course 12: PUWER Course 13: Construction Safety Course 14: First Aid Training Benefits you'll get from this bundle course: Pay once and get lifetime access to 14 CPD courses Certificates, student ID for the title course included in a one-time fee Full tutor support available from Monday to Friday Free up your time - don't waste time and money travelling for classes Accessible, informative modules designed by expert instructors Learn at your ease - anytime, from anywhere Study the course from your computer, tablet or mobile device CPD accredited course - improve the chance of gaining professional skills How will I get my Certificate? After successfully completing the course you will be able to order your CPD Accredited Certificates (PDF + Hard Copy) as proof of your achievement. PDF Certificate: Free (For The Title Course) Hard Copy Certificate: Free (For The Title Course) Certificates Digital certificate - Included You will get the PDF Certificate for the title course (Diploma in Construction Management) absolutely Free! Hard copy certificate - Included You will get the Hard Copy certificate for the title course (Diploma in Construction Management) absolutely Free! Other Hard Copy certificates are available for £10 each. Please Note: The delivery charge inside the UK is £3.99, and the international students must pay a £9.99 shipping cost. Description Begin your journey with Apex Learning right away! The Construction Engineering: Construction Scheme, Surveying, Design, Estimation & Safety course provides essential skills for anyone looking to work in construction. This course will help you build a solid foundation for a successful career in the construction industry. Course curriculum: Course 01: Diploma in Construction Management Introduction to Construction Management Project Life Cycle and Success Cost Management Preliminary Site Investigation and Site Organization Site Management Planning and Management of Equipment Construction Materials Management Vendor Analysis in Construction Management Construction Procurement Stock Control Supply Chain Management The Main Participators Quality Assurance and Customer Care Legal Aspects of Contracting Human Resources Management Risk and Value Management Communications, Information and Documentation of Construction Health and Safety in Construction Management Course 02: Building Surveyor Building Survey: An Introduction Building Law Principles Building Procurement and Contract Administration Building Information Modelling Building Technology The Procedure of Building Survey and Surveys of Historic Buildings Beginning of the Survey: Foundation and In-depth Survey in Walls Ground Level Investigation: Floors and Investigation Above the Ground: Roofs and Chimneys Course 03: Land Surveying Introduction to Land Surveying Land Surveying Basics Land Surveying Instrumentation Land Surveying Methods and Techniques Topographic Surveying and Mapping Boundary Surveying Surveying Health and Safety Course 04: LEED V4: Building Design and Construction Introduction Integrative Process Location & Transportation Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency Energy & Atmosphere Materials & Resources Course 05: WELL Building Standard Introduction Air Water Nourishment Light Fitness Comfort Mind Course 06: Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) Coverage of the Scheme Contractors and Registration for the Scheme Verification Process The CIS Returns Record Keeping and CIS Certificates Course 07: AutoCAD VBA Programming - Beginner course Introduction VBA Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Understanding AutoCAD Object Model in VBA Using Variables in VBA User Forms and Controls Conditionals and Decisions in VBA Looping and Iterations in VBA Drawings Objects in VBA Code Debugging in VBA Error Handling in VBA Conclusion Course 08: Construction Cost Estimation Diploma Introduction to Construction Management Cost Estimation Role of Cost Estimator and New Aspects of Cost Estimation Elements and Factors influencing Cost Estimation Cost Estimation in Construction Industry Cost Management Management of Materials for construction Course 09: Construction Estimation using RSMeans Introduction Quantity Take Off Cost Estimation using RSMeans Course 10: Bricklaying Introduction to Bricklaying Tools of Bricklaying Bonding of Bricklaying Basic Techniques of Bricklaying Constructing Walls Basic Joint Finishes Course 11: LOLER Training Introduction to LOLER Selecting Lifting Equipment and Accessories Planning the Lifting Operation Factors Affecting Safe Lifting Operation Roles and Responsibilities Risk Assessment Examination and Inspection Reports and Defects Course 12: PUWER Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations Selection and Conformity of Work Equipment Safe Functionality of Work Equipment Monitoring and Evaluation of Work Equipment Maintenance of Work Equipment Course 13: Construction Safety Managing Health and Safety Risk Assessment and Common Risks Health and Safety Guidelines and Legislations Reporting Accidents at Work General Site Issues Working at Height Excavation Work and Confined spaces And Many More... Course 14: First Aid Training Introduction to Workplace First Aid Legal Framework for Workplace First Aid Incident Management at Work Primary Survey Secondary Survey Basic First-Aid Techniques And Many More... CPD 140 CPD hours / points Accredited by CPD Quality Standards Who is this course for? This course is for anyone who wants to start or grow a career in construction. It’s great for people who want to be construction managers, surveyors, designers, or cost estimators, and for those interested in construction safety. If you want to learn about construction projects, from design to cost and safety, this course is for you. Requirements Our Construction Engineering course is fully compatible with PCs, Macs, laptops, tablets and Smartphone devices. Career path Completing this course can open up various career opportunities in construction engineering. Construction Assistant – £20,000 to £30,000 Surveyor – £30,000 to £45,000 Cost Estimator – £35,000 to £50,000 Construction Designer – £40,000 to £55,000 Construction Manager – £45,000 to £70,000 Project Manager – £50,000 to £75,000 Health & Safety Officer – £30,000 to £45,000 Senior Surveyor – £50,000 to £70,000
Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for IT professionals who need to manage the day-to-day environment of an SCCM 2012 SP1 or newer environment. Knowledge of the workings of a standalone primary SCCM site and basic PowerShell experience is recommended. Overview Create additional site system roles on existing or new servers. Modify high level site settings. Create and modify Discovery Methods, Boundaries and Boundary Groups. Create Collections using any of the membership rules available. Delegate authority through Roles and Scopes. Install the Configuration Manager client, modify client settings and restrict access to site systems. Deploy software to clients. Deploy software updates to clients. Configure compliance settings targeted against collections. Modify settings that govern monitoring functions such as Alerts and Status Settings. Work with Task Sequences for Operating System Deployment. Write basic PowerShell scripts using cmdlets learned and scripting constructs to accomplish configuration tasks. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to use PowerShell for System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) administration. In this course, students learn how to access the PowerShell cmdlets included with SCCM 2012 R2 and use them to perform configuration tasks for a primary site. Individual cmdlets will be used in working with objects such as Boundaries, Boundary Groups, Collections, Software Deployment, Patching, Compliance Settings, OSD Task Sequences, and many others. Basic scripting will also be covered so that students can learn how to put PowerShell to use when working with large sets of objects. Prerequisites Basic Windows and Active Directory knowledge. Conceptual knowledge of Configuration Manager objects and how they interact. Basic experience performing configuration tasks in ECM using the graphical console. Experience working from a command prompt. Basic knowledge of the fundamentals of Windows PowerShell. 1 - REVIEW OF SYSTEM CENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER CONCEPTS Architecture of an System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Installation Managing Assets Content Delivery and Management Security, Monitoring, and Remote Management 2 - MANAGING RESOURCES Implementing Discovery Organizing Resources with Collections Working with Boundaries 3 - WORKING WITH CLIENTS Installing the Configuration Manager Client Managing Client Settings Managing Client Operations Monitoring Client Status 4 - DISTRIBUTING SOFTWARE Configure the Software Distribution Components Working with Distribution Points Creating Content for Distribution Deploying Software Applications 5 - UPDATING SYSTEMS WITH WSUS AND SCCM Integrating Configuration Manager and WSUS Managing Updates through Software Update Groups Creating and Deploying Update Packages Working with Automatic Deployment Rules 6 - HOW POWERSHELL CAN MANAGE COMPLIANCE SETTINGS Creating Compliance Settings Objects Deploying and Monitor the Baseline 7 - CONFIGURING OPERATING SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT OBJECTS Preparing the OSD Environment Working with Task Sequences 8 - WORKING AT THE SITE LEVEL Modify the Site Adding Site System Roles Adding a Secondary Site 9 - SECURITY AND MONITORING Configuring Role Based Administration Implementing Endpoint Protection Configuring Monitoring Options 10 - USING POWERSHELL SCRIPTING TO AUTOMATE SCCM TASKS Review of Scripting Constructs Introduction to the Configuration Manager WMI Classes