18730 Health courses

To increase your awareness and understanding of what safeguarding children means, in order to increase your confidence to enable you to make a positive contribution towards the process.

This course aims to raise awareness about the triggers, signs and symptoms, and preventive measures to better manage and support people living with asthma.

Starting a small business can be a rewarding journey, but it requires careful planning and the right strategies to succeed. From creating a solid business plan to organizing finances and finding the right support, this guide will help you establish a foundation for a thriving business. For entrepreneurs in Calgary, key resources like reliable bookkeeping services can make a significant difference. Here’s how to start a small business and set it up for lasting success. Developing a business plan A clear, well-researched business plan serves as a roadmap for your business. It outlines your goals, target market, competitive advantage, and financial projections. This plan will also help attract investors or secure loans. To create an effective business plan: Define your mission and vision: Explain why your business exists and what you aim to achieve. Identify your target audience: Determine who your customers are and what problems your business will solve for them. Analyze competitors: Study your competitors to understand what they offer and find ways to differentiate your business. Set realistic financial projections: Estimate costs, revenue, and profits. This will give potential investors confidence in your business. Choosing a business structure Selecting the right business structure is essential, as it affects your taxes, liability, and daily operations. Common options include: Sole proprietorship: Simple to set up, with minimal paperwork, but offers no separation of personal and business liability. Partnership: Ideal for two or more owners, allowing shared responsibilities, but partners share liabilities. Corporation: Provides liability protection, but involves more paperwork and regulatory requirements. LLC (Limited Liability Company): Offers liability protection without the complexity of a corporation. Choose a structure that best suits your needs, and consult a legal professional to ensure compliance with Calgary’s business regulations. Securing funding Most small businesses require some level of funding to get started. Consider various financing options to find the best fit: Personal savings or family support: Often the first source of funding for many entrepreneurs. Business loans: Many banks offer small business loans with varying interest rates. Grants and government programs: Explore government grants and programs specifically designed to support small businesses in Calgary. Angel investors or venture capital: For businesses with high growth potential, attracting investors may be an option. Registering your business To operate legally, you’ll need to register your business. This process involves choosing a unique name, filing the necessary documents, and obtaining a business license in Calgary. You may also need specific permits depending on your industry. Completing these steps ensures that your business complies with all local regulations. Organizing your finances Managing finances effectively is crucial for any small business. Accurate bookkeeping keeps your business organized, tracks income and expenses, and prepares you for tax season. Many small businesses in Calgary choose to hire a bookkeeper in Calgary to handle these responsibilities, allowing owners to focus on growth. Working with one of the best bookkeeping services in Calgary can provide: Accurate financial records: Professional bookkeepers help maintain up-to-date records, which is essential for financial health. Compliance with tax laws: Calgary’s best bookkeeping services are familiar with local tax regulations, ensuring that you file correctly and on time. Insights for decision-making: With accurate records, you can make informed decisions on budgeting, spending, and investments. Creating a strong brand identity Building a brand that resonates with your target audience is essential. Your brand identity includes your business name, logo, colors, and messaging, as well as the experience you offer customers. Developing a consistent brand identity sets you apart from competitors and builds trust with customers. Here are some steps to create a strong brand identity: Design a logo and visual theme: Choose a professional logo, color scheme, and design elements that reflect your brand’s personality. Develop a unique brand voice: Whether it’s friendly, professional, or playful, keep your brand voice consistent in all communications. Focus on customer experience: Aim to provide exceptional service that keeps customers coming back and sharing their positive experiences. Building an online presence In today’s digital world, an online presence is crucial for reaching potential customers. Start by creating a professional website where customers can learn more about your products or services. Next, consider establishing a presence on social media platforms that suit your audience. Key components of a strong online presence include: User-friendly website: Make sure your website is easy to navigate, mobile-friendly, and includes essential information about your business. Social media profiles: Engage with customers and share updates on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Google My Business: Setting up a Google My Business profile helps customers in Calgary find you more easily. Building a support network Running a small business can be challenging, and having a network of support is invaluable. Surround yourself with people who can provide advice, resources, and encouragement. Consider these ways to build a support network: Join local business associations: Groups like the Calgary Chamber of Commerce offer networking opportunities, resources, and workshops. Seek mentorship: Experienced business owners can offer guidance and insights that help you avoid common pitfalls. Hire professionals for specialized tasks: For financial and legal matters, work with professionals like accountants, lawyers, and bookkeepers. Tracking progress and making adjustments As your business grows, it’s essential to review your progress and adjust your strategies. Regularly assessing financial performance, customer feedback, and market trends can help you refine your approach and stay competitive. Working with one of the best bookkeeping services in Calgary can make tracking your financial performance much easier, giving you insight into profit margins, cash flow, and budgeting. Consider these strategies for tracking progress: Set measurable goals: Establish specific goals for growth, such as revenue targets or customer acquisition numbers. Analyze performance data: Use financial statements, sales reports, and customer feedback to assess performance. Stay flexible: Be willing to make changes to products, services, or marketing strategies if they aren’t meeting customer needs. Conclusion Starting a small business takes effort, planning, and ongoing management. By creating a solid business plan, organizing your finances, and developing a strong brand, you can set your business up for success. In Calgary, many new business owners choose to hire a bookkeeper in Calgary to ensure accurate financial management and stay compliant with local regulations. Taking advantage of the best bookkeeping services in Calgary can free up your time, allowing you to focus on growing your business and achieving long-term success. With dedication and the right strategies, your small business can thrive in today’s competitive market.

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for anyone engaged with teams or looking to live a more fulfilling life. Overview Upon successful completion of this course, participants will gain a new perspective on themselves and their emotions, and increase their value to society. In this course, participants will learn how beneficial becoming more self-aware can be and see how a highly self-aware person becomes more equipped to deal with daily life and its challenges. Getting Started Workshop Objectives Action Plan What is the Self? The Physical Self The Emotional Self The Mental Self The Spiritual Self Practical Illustration Awareness of the Physical Self Scanning Progressive Relaxation Physical Stressors Exercise Practical Illustration Time Management Organization Goal Management Priorities Procrastination Practical Illustration The Emotional Self Validity of Emotions Utility of Emotions Emotional Arousal Emotional Valence Practical Illustration Mood Management Emotional Intelligence Categories of Emotion Increasing Arousal Decreasing Arousal Practical Illustration The Mental Self Thinking Style Learning Style Personality Stinking Thinking Practical Illustration Interpersonal Awareness Addressing Different Thinking Styles Addressing Different Learning Styles Active Listening and Body Language Transactional Analysis Practical Illustration The Spiritual Self Mindfulness Meditation Cultivating Positivity Gratitude Practical Illustration Limitations of Self Awareness Navel Gazing Excessive Self Discipline Developing Humility Developing Empathy Practical Illustration Independence versus Interdependence What is Interdependence? Systems Theory More Than the Sum of All Parts Team Building Practical Illustration Wrapping Up Words from the Wise Additional course details: Nexus Humans Improving Self Awareness training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Improving Self Awareness course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

The Level 4 Award in Immediate Life Support (RQF) is ideal for a wide range of healthcare professionals. This includes doctors, dental professionals, medical students, nurses, midwives, and physiotherapists who need an ILS qualification for their registration with regulatory bodies like the GMC, GDC, NMC, and HCPC. It's also perfect for those looking to advance in their careers or needing an ILS certification for new job opportunities.

A series of introductory courses to introduce you to lawn bowls which is not only beneficial for your health but a lot of fun too. There is a very good social aspects to bowling which helps you meet new people.

If you have swimming goals to become comfortable in water, learn basic strokes, Improve swimming technique, train for an event or would like to learn to swim to receive all of the health benefits, we can help. We teach all skill levels from a fear of water, no experience, beginners, Intermediate or advanced. We teach ages from pre-teen to adults. All of our lessons are private 1-1 and tailored to you and we assure you receive the best instruction. We have single lesson and lesson packages for you to choose from. Our single lesson lengths can be 30min, 45min, 60min or 120min and our packages contain 3, 5, or 10 lessons.

Please note that this round of training is available only to workforce based within, or supporting individuals living in Conwy County Sparc is a North Wales based. project. We work with adults with learning disabilities, their parents and the people who work with them. Sparc provide training sessions on friendships, relationships and sex so that adults with learning disabilities become more confident with dating and relationships. This training day for North Wales workforce is based on our experience so far in delivering this work, and what we have been told by the learning disability and/or autistic communities about how they would prefer to be supported Become a workplace champion in supporting the rights and opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and or autism to have happy and healthy friendships, romantic relationships and sex. This workshop is free of charge for practitioners within or supporting individuals living in CONWY COUNTY, funded by the North Wales Transformation Project for Seamless Services and UK Government Levelling Up Fund We invite enthusiastic representatives from workplaces across the region to join take part in this one day event focused on exploring and removing barriers faced by adults with learning disabilities and autism in forming and maintaining positive friendships and romantic relationships. During the course of the day participants will Explore the benefits of healthy and fulfilling friendships, relationships and sex Identify barriers to the above, presented both by wider societal structure and within their workplace settings Consider law and legislation outlining individuals rights to relationships and private life Explored best practice in facilitating and supporting relationships and friendships Have the opportunity to create a bespoke action plan to share information and support colleagues within their workplace setting Terms & conditions: Due to limited capacity we are offering this free training to a maximum of two representatives from each workplace or setting. If more than two staff from a workplace wish to book on please email corrina@sexeducationcompany.org to be added to the reserve list. We will contact you if a place becomes available. As part of the conditions of attendance you will be asked to share the learning gained on this course with your workplace and colleagues. Although this course is free of charge we will charge late cancellation administration fees as follows: No notification of non-attendance - £50, less than 48 hours notice of non-attendance £30, Less than 1 weeks notice of non-attendance £25. By registering on the course you agree to these charges on late cancellation or failure to attend. Prosiect yng Ngogledd Cymru yw Sparc. Mae'n gweithio gydag oedolion ag anableddau dysgu, eu rhieni a'r bobl sy'n gweithio gyda nhw. Mae Sparc yn ddarparu sesiynau hyfforddi ar gyfeillgarwch, perthnasoedd a rhyw fel bod oedolion ag anableddau dysgu yn dod yn fwy hyderus gyda pherthnasoedd ac wrth ddêtio. Beth am ddod yn hyrwyddwr yn y gweithle er mwyn cefnogi hawliau a chyfleoedd i oedolion ag anableddau dysgu a/neu awtistiaeth i gael cyfeillgarwch hapus ac iach, perthnasoedd rhamantus a rhyw. Mae’r gweithdy hwn yn rhad ac am ddim i ymarferwyr yn SIR GONWY, ac wedi ei ariannu gan Brosiect Gwasanaethau Di-dor Gogledd Cymru. Rydym yn estyn gwahoddiad i gynrychiolwyr brwdfrydig o weithleoedd drwy’r ardal i gymryd rhan yn ystod y diwrnod hwn sy’n canolbwyntio ar archwilio a chael gwared o’r rhwystrau sy’n wynebu oedolion ag anableddau dysgu ac awtistiaeth wrth iddynt lunio a chynnal cyfeillgarwch positif a pherthnasoedd rhamantus. Yn ystod y diwrnod bydd y rhai sy’n cymryd rhan yn cael cyfle i Archwilio manteision cyfeillgarwch, perthnasoedd a rhyw iach a bodlon Canfod yr elfennau sy’n rhwystro’r uchod, ac sy’n codi o ganlyniad i strwythur cymdeithasol ehangach a sefyllfaoedd o fewn y gweithle Ystyried y gyfraith a’r ddeddfwriaeth sy’n amlinellu hawliau’r unigolyn i berthnasoedd a bywyd preifat Archwilio ymarfer gorau wrth hwyluso a chefnogi perthnasoedd a chyfeillgarwch Cael y cyfle i greu cynllun gweithredu pwrpasol i rannu gwybodaeth a chefnogi cydweithwyr o fewn eu gweithle Telerau ac amodau: Gan fod lleoedd yn gyfyngedig rydym yn cynnig yr hyfforddiant rhad ac am ddim hwn, i ddau gynrychiolydd yn unig o bob gweithle neu leoliad gwaith. Fel rhan o’r amodau mynychu gofynnir ichi rannu’r hyn a ddysgwyd gennych ar y cwrs â’ch gweithle a’ch cydweithwyr. Er bod y cwrs hwn yn rhad ac am ddim byddwn yn codi ffi weinyddol os bydd lleoedd yn cael eu canslo’n hwyr, fel a ganlyn: Peidio â rhoi gwybod na fyddwch yn mynychu- £50, Llai na 48 awr o rybudd na fyddwch yn mynychu £30, Llai na 1 wythnos o rybudd na fyddwch yn mynychu £25. Drwy gofrestru ar y cwrs byddwch yn cytuno â’r costau hyn am ganslo hwyr neu beidio â mynychu.

Let’s answer that all important question:  How can we recognise when our teen has become addicted to screens?   With Dr Naomi Fisher, clinical psychologist, and Heidi Steel, Unschooling Parent.    Welcome to Tea and Guests: Exclusive content for LPL Monthly Members      It’s half an hour exploring the key signs of addiction, gaming, social media, the impact of lifting restrictions, and how we can nurture a healthy relationship with technology.   Discover:   Four signs that engagement is problematic   Five ways to support your teen   And, how to deal with real life problems in unschooling ways.   All in half an hour (actually, this one is 40 minutes)

Discover the essentials of backflow prevention with our online course, "Fundamentals of Backflow Protection." Ideal for plumbing professionals and water industry experts, this course covers fluid categories, backflow types, and the latest prevention devices. Enhance your understanding of water safety and compliance with practical examples and case studies. Enroll now to safeguard water quality and public health!