Conflict is a word that conjures up many emotions. It is something that most people would prefer to avoid, if possible. Work can be an emotive place. Positive relationships can make your life at work exciting, motivating and challenging, whilst relationships that do not hold value to you could make your life very difficult and stressful, especially if there is conflict between you and your manager. This course is essential for people who want to understand where conflict can be used to positive effect and how to manage conflict in your working relationships and see it as something positive that can stimulate the environment. Research has shown that relationships at work are an extremely high motivational factor, and for a lot of people it has a higher importance that salary! Therefore, it is essential that we invest in relationships and search out new ways to make them better in order to have a more positive influence on our surroundings. By understanding why other people are in conflict we can manage the conversation a lot better, with outcomes managed more effectively so the 'conflict' will add value to the organisation. This participative event will cover a wide variety of exercises and personal stories, and leave course participants with a clear strategy to identify when they are in conflict with someone and how they will structure their approach to get to a satisfactory outcome. This is a workshop that targets anyone where conflict needs to be managed and cannot seem to resolve it, whether internally or externally. At the end of the day, participants will: Know their key relationships and the strength of those relationships Complete the Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI) to identify where you deploy your strengths Understand what is important to you and your key stakeholders Know how motivational value systems can influence behaviour Tailor your communication style to match that of your opposite party Know conflict strategies to resolve conflict in others Learn to be more assertive when challenging Achieve key personal, departmental and organisational objectives 1 Where are you now? How effective are your current working relationships? Can I work effectively without the input from others? Who do you need to be a success? 2 The Strengths Deployment Inventory (SDI) Completion of the SDI questionnaire An understanding of the theory A 'trip around the triangle' Predicting relationship interaction Your scores and what they mean in your relationships 3 Conflict theory What is conflict? The 3 flags of conflict What are your conflict triggers? Your conflict scores plotted The conflict sequence 4 Conflict resolution strategies Early warning signs Most productive behaviours Least productive behaviours Preventable / unwarranted conflict Review of the dynamic triangle Review of the day, personal learning and action planning
This course is developed for staff and volunteers to raise awareness of drug and alcohol misuse issues and are adequately informed and enabled to work effectively with individuals with dependencies.
Material Re-Handler Training The aim of the NPORS Material Re-Handler Training is to provide training and assessment of candidates to ensure safe and efficient operation of a Material Re-Handler (360 °). We support users of both tracked or wheeled Re-Handlers, that are either above or below 10 tonnes. All candidates will be trained and assessed by our fully accredited NPORS Instructors It is important that all delegates have a good understanding of spoken and written English for Material re-handler training, however you can use an Interpreter NPORS is an approved CSCS Partner Card Scheme, providing evidence that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the safe operation of the material re-handler. Furthermore, training criteria is based on the approved standards of the Construction Leadership Council. Experienced operator – NPORS Material Re-Handler Test Book with Confidence at Vally Plant Training At Vally Plant Training, we guarantee unbeatable value with our Material Re-Handler Experienced Test Price Match Promise. When you choose us, you can book with confidence, knowing that we will not be beaten on price. If you find a lower price for the same NPORS Material Re-Handler Experienced Worker Test, we’ll match it—ensuring you receive top-quality training at the best possible rate. Click for our terms and conditions Your skills, our commitment—always at the best price. NPORS material re-handler Test is for operators who have received some form of training in the past or alternatively has been operating the material re-handler for several years. If you are unsure if you qualify to go down the test route please contact us to discuss this in more detail. Discounts are available for multiple bookings There are two parts to the material re-handler test, a theory section comprised of 25 questions and a practical session. Course Content To develop the skills and knowledge required when using a Material Re-handler, the following topics are covered: Responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, PUWER 1998, LOLER 1998 and other relevant legislation. Have knowledge of the operators manual and able to locate information about the machines controls and operation Have a basic understanding of the industry, the dangers of working in the industry and their responsibility of a plant operator Pre-operational checks and daily maintenance of the machine Manoeuvring: pre-operational safety checks set up and machine positioning Be able to locate components and identify major components of the machine and explain their function Loading of a vehicle stockpile work mobility and stability factors Safety rules applicable to operating Safe use of attachments End of Shift Checks Variations Excavator below 10T. Excavator above and below 10T Wheeled Or Tracked. Material Re-handler Training Available 7 days a week to suit your business requirements. VPT have a team of friendly and approachable instructors, who have a wealth of knowledge of material re-handlers and the construction industry We have our own training centre conveniently located close to the M5 junction 9, In Tewkesbury. With its own purpose-built practical training area to simulate an actual working environment with the material re-handler Our re-handler training and test packages are priced to be competitive. Discounts are available for multiple bookings We can send a fully qualified NPORS re-handler Tester to your site nationwide, to reduce the amount of time away from work Frequently Asked Questions 1. Who should take the Material Re-Handler Training? This course is designed for individuals who need to operate Material Re-Handlers (360°), both tracked and wheeled, and is suitable for both novice and experienced operators. 2. What does the Material Re-Handler Training cover? The training includes legislation, operator responsibilities, machine controls, pre-operational checks, maneuvering, loading, safety rules, and end-of-shift checks. 3. How long is the Material Re-Handler Training? The course duration varies: 1-10 days for novice operators and 1 day for experienced operators. 4. What certification do I receive upon completion? Participants receive an NPORS card, either the traditional card valid for 5 years or the NPORS card with CSCS logo, initially valid for 2 years. 5. Are there any prerequisites for the Material Re-Handler Training? Candidates must have a good understanding of English. For the NPORS card with CSCS logo, a CSCS Health & Safety test must have been completed within the last two years. 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Wouldn't sales be a 'walk in the park' without challenging customers? Why is it that some customers are so difficult to please, so quick to call 'foul' at the slightest blip and so mean with their gratitude after we've bent over backwards to accommodate them? Whether we are looking at prospective or existing customers, there is a toolkit for dealing with the most challenging of them. This course will help participants: Use broad open questions to give the customer a platform for their opinions or issues Improve listening skills to really understand what's behind the customer's challenging style Probe specific phrases to show listening and earn deeper disclosure Use silence to let challenging customers 'blow off steam' Understand the negative impact of certain phrases on a challenging customer Summarise effectively and reassure the customer of our understanding of their needs Recognise the 'behaviour cycle' and avoid emotional escalation Understand 'transactional analysis' and how to bring people from 'child' to 'adult' state Create loyalty in customers who are slow to give trust 1 What makes a customer 'challenging'? Why customers challenge us - understanding their drivers 'Wearing their shoes' - seeing things from their perspective Understanding our own personality style How to flex with a style that is different from our own Ways to quickly recognise a customer's style The benefits of flexing with a challenging customer's style 2 Practical exercise - forum theatre Participants take it in turns to deal with the trainer (who plays the role of the challenging customer) Observers stop the action when they hear or see something they deem wrong The participant in the seat gets a chance to use a suggested alternative line The participant who makes the suggestion has the chance to occupy the seat and deliver it themselves Frequent feedback from the trainer as to how the participant's words are making him feel Opportunities to rewind the action if an ill-advised line is suggested and delivered Flipchart for capturing what worked, what didn't work and why Mehrabian principle - the importance of body language and tone over words used 3 Questioning and listening skills How to use open questions to get the customer talking What questions to avoid and why The use of pauses and silence to reduce tension and build trust What listening is and what it isn't Question funnelling - how to earn deeper disclosure through probing The power of summary 4 Transactional analysis explained What is transactional analysis (TA)? Exploring the TA states and why people behave in that way under pressure How to bring challenging customers to 'adult' state to reduce tension How 'parent' or 'child' behaviours can be inadvertently triggered Understanding the 'behavioural cycle' and how to break it Mini-role play 'vignettes' to demonstrate real time impact of ill-chosen words 5 How to build trust with challenging customers Techniques for placating current challenging customers Methods that the participants have already used effectively - understanding why those methods worked and how other participants can model them Participants' experiences of trust having been lost - understanding why those experiences had that negative outcome How to 'go the extra mile' with challenging customers 6 Bringing a 'real' challenging customer to life Participants give the trainer a brief profile of a specific challenging customer of theirs 5-10 minute roleplay in which the trainer brings that individual to life Observing participants - without interrupting - make notes on what is and isn't working Trainer stops the action half-way through to give feedback on how he is feeling Participant goes back into the roleplay having recalibrated their approach based on feedback Observers give feedback on what did and didn't work Trainer comes out of character to explain the impact of the participant's words and behaviours 7 Wrap-up Key learnings from each participant Individual action planning - steps that can and will be implemented in the workplace
This course will explore what we mean when we say someone has dementia. The course will challenge you to think more about how we can best care for and support people with dementia.
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