30 Courses in Bradford

The UK's first and only Level 4 qualification in Phlebotomy (equivalent to Ireland Level 6) FDSc (Foundation Degree Level) qualification Nationally Recognised certificate Dually accredited: Open College Network and CPD Covers both aspirated and evacuated systems Covers specialised blood collection systems & methods Classroom or Virtual Classroom learning options Comprehensive Training Kit is provided when booking our Virtual Classroom option (yours to keep) Complete your training from beginner to advanced level This course either follows on from our Introduction to Phlebotomy Course or can be combined with our introductory course as part of a course package (see below) Available to candidates who have completed (or are currently enrolled to complete) our Introduction to Phlebotomy Course or have previous phlebotomy practical experience.

MPEG training course description This course studies the MPEG standards for video and audio compression. A major focus is on MPEG-4 and MPEG-TS. Hands on includes decoding and analysing MPEG streams. What will you learn Recognise the main MPEG standards. Describe the techniques used in MPEG video and audio compression. Compare MPEG2m MPEG4 and MPEG-H. Describe the MPEG-TS. Analyse MPEG streams. MPEG training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with MPEG. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days MPEG training course contents Introduction What is MPEG? MPEG and VCEG, MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG-3, MPEG-4, MPEG-H, others, codecs and containers, licensing and patents, parts and layers (System, Video, Audio, others). MPEG2 DVD, DVB, characteristics, MPEG2 Part2, audio MPEG2 Part 7 (AAC). MPEG tools Wireshark, vlc, analysers, decoders, ffmpeg, wowzer. MPEG2 Video compression Sampling, bit rates, resolution. Inter and Intra frame coding, I, B, P frames, GOP, slices, blocks, macroblocks. Motion estimation. Hands on Analysing MPEG frames. MPEG4 Profiles and levels, Enhancements, Parts 1,2,3, Part 10 and AVC, Part 14 and mp4. Performance versus MPEG2. MPEG audio Coding, frequencies, bit rates. MPEG-TS PES, Transport Streams, TS elements, packets, PID, Programs, PSI, PAT, PMT, synchronisation, PCR, PTS. MPEG-H Part 2 HEVC, benefits, improvements. Video codecs What is a CODEC, pictures and audio, digitisation, sampling, quantisation, encoding, compressing.

Video coding training course description This course investigates the characteristics of video coding with an emphasis on compression and the standards used in IP networks. What will you learn Explain how video coding works. Describe the main video coding standards. Evaluate and compare the major video coding standards. Video coding training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with MPEG. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days Video coding training course contents Introduction Video coding systems, encoding, transmission, decoding. Digital video formats: Old formats (CIF…), PC formats (VGA…), SD, HD, UHD. Video codecs What is a CODEC, pictures and audio, digitisation, sampling, quantisation, encoding, compressing. Codec types Lossy, lossless, uncompressed. Quality, bandwidth. Video Fps, bitstreams, pictures, frames, fields. Aspect ratios. Colour Colour perception, RGB, YUV, YCbCr sampling, 4:00, 4:2:0, 4:2:2, 4:4:4. Hybrid video coding scheme Picture partitioning, intra prediction, inter prediction, motion estimation, residual coding, in loop filtering, entropy coding. Containers Relationship with codecs, audio, video. Audio Video Interleave (.avi), .asf, QuickTime, AVCHD, Flash, .mp4, 3gp. MPEG-TS. MPEG Analysing MPEG frames. Video coding standards H.264/AVC: Profiles MPEG, bit rates, resolution. I, B, P frames, GOP. MPEG 2, MPEG 4, H.264, H.265, VP9, AV1. Hands onand levels, how it works. H.265/HEVC: Profiles and levels, Quadtrees, slices, how it works. Open video coding: VP8, VP9, AV1.

SMPTE 2110 training course description This course studies the new SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards. The course covers all parts of the standard from SMPTE ST 2110-10 through to SMPTE ST 2110- 50. The course begins with an introduction to all IP studios and separating video and audio streams, then moves on to PTP and synchronisation. Video encapsulation is then followed by audio encapsulation. Handling ancillary data finishes the course. What will you learn Recognise the benefits of SMPTE ST 2110. Describe SMPTE ST 2110. Explain how the SMPTE 2110 standards work. Compare and contrast SMPTE 2110 and SMPTE 2022. SMPTE 2110 training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working in broadcast. Prerequisites: IP broadcast fundamentals Duration 1 day SMPTE 2110 training course contents Introduction The all IP studio. Review of IP and RTP. Role of SMPTE, SMPTE 2022, What is SMPTE 2110, SMPTE 2022 versus 2110, SMPTE 2110 parts, multiplex standards, 2110 separate streams, Video, Audio, ANC. Essences. Separate streams and synchronisation The old way, blackburst, time code, DARS. SMPTE 2110-10, ST2059, PTP, PTP architecture, PTP accuracy, How PTP works, Offset and delay PTP clock types, Hardware time stamping SDP. Hybrids. Uncompressed video SMPTE 2110-20, 2110-21. Image support, raster sizes, bit depth, active video and no blanking, bandwidth and bandwidth savings, pgroups. Timestamps. Packing modes. Packet sizes, pixels per packet. Audio SMPTE 2110-30, 2110-31, PCM, AES3. Allowed versus required. Channels and streams. Ancillary data SMPTE 2110-40, RFC on RTP payloads for ST 291 ancillary data.

IP CCTV training course description This hands on course covers the technologies used in IP CCTV systems. The focus is not on operating or cabling but more advanced configuration and troubleshooting. Hands on sessions are used to reinforce the theory rather than teach specific manufacturer equipment. What will you learn Install IP CCTV. Configure IP CCTV. Explain how IP CCTV protocols work. Troubleshoot IP CCTV. IP CCTV training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with IP CCTV. Prerequisites: None. Duration 2 days IP CCTV training course contents Introduction What is IP CCTV? Camera types, Video, Audio, two way audio, IP CCTV software. Hands on Installing IP CCTV. CCTV architecture Components, servers, storage, LANs, WANs. Centralised versus decentralised. Hands on Using IP CCTV. Ethernet What is Ethernet? Ethernet cabling, Inside versus outside, hubs, switches, PoE, VLANs. Hands on Ethernet connectivity. Wireless WiFi, other wireless solutions, 802.11, variations, frequencies, Access Points, bridges, repeaters. WEP, WPA, WPA2, Hands on WiFi Configuration Ways to configure, IP addresses, subnet mask, default gateway, DHCP, NAT, access from the Internet. Hands on CCTV configuration. How IP CCTV works TCP, UDP, IP, RTP, RTSP, SIP, PTZ, NTP, Wireshark. Port numbers. Hands on Using Wireshark to troubleshoot IP CCTV. Network issues with IP CCTV Bandwidth, video resolution, compressions, codecs, frame rates, audio. QoS. One way versus two way traffic. Hands on Analysing CCTV traffic. Security VPNs, Firewalls. Hands on CCTV through a firewall. Troubleshooting ping, tracert, arp, ipconfig, pathping, tracert. Cable issues, switch issues, WiFi issues.CCTV issues. Hands on CCTV troubleshooting. Miscellaneous Design issues, multicasting, gateways. DVR technology. Calculating storage requirements.

Microsoft Lync training course description This course teaches IT staff how to plan, design, deploy, configure, and administer a Microsoft Lync Server solution. The course emphasizes Lync Server Enterprise Unified Communications features focussing particularly on coexisting with and migrating from legacy communication services. The labs in this course create a solution that includes IM and Presence, Conferencing, and Persistent Chat. This course helps prepare for Exam 70-336. What will you learn Describe the Lync Server architecture. Install and deploy Lync Server. Use Lync Server management interfaces. Deploy and manage clients. Manage and administer dial-in conferencing. Design audio and video for web conferencing. Plan for instant message and presence Federation. Deploy and configure persistent chat in Lync. Configure archiving and monitoring services. Troubleshoot Lync Server. Describe the required daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks. Use SIP commands and analyze SIP logs. Configure high availability features in Lync. Design load balancing in Lync Server. Backup and restore Lync Server data. Microsoft Lync training course details Who will benefit: Technical staff working with Microsoft Lync. Prerequisites: Supporting Windows 2008 or 2012. Duration 5 days Microsoft Lync training course contents Microsoft Lync Server architecture Lync Server architecture, Lync core capabilities, Lync design process, assessing infrastructure requirements and updating the design, planning for all Microsoft solutions framework phases. Designing a Lync Server topology Infrastructure requirements for Lync Server, using the planning tool, using topology builder, server infrastructure, documentation. Hands on Environment preparation and Lync Server pools. Users and rights in Microsoft Lync Server Managing Lync Server, role based access control. Hands on Using the management shell, configuring role-based access control. Client/device deployment and management Deploy and manage clients, prepare for device deployment, IP phones. Hands on Clients. Conferencing in Lync Server Introduction to conferencing in Lync Server, designing for audio\video and web conferencing, dial-in conferencing in Lync Server, managing and administering conferencing. Hands on Conferencing in Microsoft Lync. Designing and deploying external access Conferencing and external capabilities of Lync Server, planning for IM and presence federation, designing edge services. Hands on Deploying Edge Server and Configuring Remote Access, Validating the Edge Server. Deploying Lync Server persistent chat Overview of persistent chat architecture in Lync Server, designing persistent chat, deploying and persistent chat. Hands on persistent chat server. Monitoring and archiving The archiving service, the monitoring service, configuring archiving and monitoring. Hands on Archiving and monitoring in Lync Server. Administration and maintenance of Lync Lync Server troubleshooting tools, Lync Server operational tasks, Lync Server troubleshooting techniques. Hands on Lync administration tools, centralized logging service, analysing Lync Server logs and traces. High Availability in Lync Server High availability in Lync Server, configuring high availability in Lync Server, planning for load balancing, designing load balancing. Hands on Configuring database mirroring, experiencing a scheduled SQL Server outage, experiencing an unscheduled SQL Server outage. Disaster recovery in Lync Server Disaster recovery in Lync Server, tools for backing up and restoring Lync Server, critical Lync Server data to back up and restore, critical data to export and import, designing branch site resiliency. Hands on Configure pool pairing, experiencing a pool failure or outage. Planning a migration to Lync Server Coexistence and migration, migration steps, planning for clients and devices. Designing a client migration and device migration strategy. Hands on Creating a migration plan, documenting the migration phases.

Complete JavaScript training course description A hands on course covering JavaScript programming. Core JavaScript is covered first, including the basics, arrays, functions, classes, modules and Regular expressions. Client side JavaScript is then covered including JavaScript in browsers, Scripting CSS, the jQuery library and HTML APIs. What will you learn Read JavaScript. Write JavaScript. Debug JavaScript. Complete JavaScript training course details Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to learn JavaScript. Prerequisites: None. Duration 3 days Complete JavaScript training course contents CORE JAVASCRIPT Lexical structure: Character set, comments, literals, identifiers, and reserved words, optional semicolons.. Types, values and variables: Numbers, text, boolean values, null and undefines, the global object, wrapper objects, immutable primitive values and mutable object references, type conversions, variable declaration, variable scope. Expressions and operators: Primary expressions, object and array initializers, function definition expressions, property access expressions, invocation expressions, object creation expressions, operator overview, arithmetic expressions, relational expressions, logical expressions, assignment expressions, evaluation expressions, miscellaneous operators. Statements: Expression statements, compound and empty statements, declaration statements, conditionals, loops, jumps, miscellaneous statements, summary of JavaScript statements. Objects: Creating objects, querying and setting properties, deleting properties, testing properties, enumerating properties, property getters and setters, property attributes, object attributes, serializing objects, object methods. Arrays: Creating arrays, reading and writing array elements, sparse arrays, array length, adding and deleting array elements, iterating arrays, multi-dimensional arrays, array methods, FCMAScript 5 array methods, array type, array-like objects, strings as arrays. Functions: Defining functions, invoking functions, function arguments and parameters, functions as values, functions as namespaces, closures, function properties, methods and constructor, functional programming. Classes and modules: Classes and prototypes, classes and constructors, Java-style classes in JavaScript, augmenting classes, classes and types, object oriented techniques in JavaScript, subclasses, classes in ECMAScript 5, modules. Pattern matching and regular expressions: Defining regular expressions, string methods for pattern matching, the RegExp object. JavaScript subsets and extensions: JavaScript subsets, constants and scoped variables, destructuring assignment, iteration, shorthand functions, multiple catch clauses, E4X: ECMAScript for XML. Server-side JavaScript: Scripting Java with Rhino, asynchronous I/O with node. CLIENT SIDE JAVASCRIPT JavaScript in web browsers: Client side JavaScript, embedding JavaScript in HTML, execution of JavaScript programs, compatibility and interoperability, accessibility, security, client side frameworks. The Window object: Timers, browser location and navigation, browsing history, browser screen information, dialog boxes, error handling, document elements as window properties, multiple windows and frames. Scripting Documents: Overview of the DOM, selecting document elements, document structure and traversal, attributes, element content, creating, inserting and deleting nodes. Example: generating a table of contents, document and element geometry and scrolling, HTML forms, other document features. Scripting CSS: Overview of CSS, important CSS properties, scripting inline styles, querying computed styles, scripting CSS classes, scripting stylesheets. Handling events: Types of events, registering event handlers, event handler invocation, document load events, mouse events, mousewheel events, drag and drop events, text events, keyboard events. Scripted HTTP: Using XMLHttpRequest, HTTP by <script>: JSOMP, Comet with server-sent events. The jQuery library: jQuery basics, jQuery getters and setters, altering document structure, handling events with jQuery, Animated effects, Ajax with jQuery, Utility functions, jQuery selectors and selection methods, Extending jQuery with plug-ins. The jQuery UI library. Client side storage: localStorage and sessionStorage, Cookies, IE usingData persistence, Applicatioin storage and offline webapps. Scripted media and graphics: Scripting images, Scripting audio and video, SCG:scalable vector graphics, Graphics in a <canvas>. Scripted HTTP: Using XMLHttpRequest, HTTP by <script>: JSOMP, Comet with server-sent events. The jQuery library: jQuery basics, jQuery getters and setters, altering document structure, handling events with jQuery, Animated effects, Ajax with jQuery, Utility functions, jQuery selectors and selection methods, Extending jQuery with plug-ins. The jQuery UI library. Client side storage: localStorage and sessionStorage, Cookies, IE usingData persistence, Applicatioin storage and offline webapps. Scripted media and graphics: Scripting images, Scripting audio and video, SCG:scalable vector graphics, Graphics in a <canvas>. HTMLS APIs: Geolocation, history management, cross-origin messaging, web workers, type arrays and ArrayBuffers, blobs, the filesystem API, client side databases, web sockets.

This one-day Suicide First Aid training course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.

CompTIA A+ bootcamp training course description This course includes A+ Certification: Systems Hardware and Networking Support Skills and A+ Certification: Operating Systems and Security Support Skills. The course will provide IT "super users" or new support professionals with the fastest route to A+ Certification. Full practical sessions will prepare students for the two A+ Certification exams. Note: Some self-study each evening will be required. What will you learn Install, configure, and troubleshoot peripheral devices, system components, print devices, wired and wireless LAN links and internet access devices. Install, configure, and troubleshoot the Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS PC operating systems plus iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. Perform basic PC maintenance. Configure access control measures. Perform basic PC maintenance. CompTIA A+ bootcamp training course details Who will benefit: Students wishing to take both CompTIA A+ exams. Prerequisites: PC fundamentals Duration 5 days Networking Microsoft Systems course contents Peripherals and Adapters Motherboard Components, Connection Interfaces, Display Devices, Audio and Multimedia Devices, Removable Storage Devices. System Components Mass Storage Devices, System Memory, Processors, BIOS and UEFI, Power Supplies. Troubleshooting and Mobile Devices Troubleshooting System Components, Laptops, Mobile Devices, Troubleshooting Mobile Devices. Printer and Network Hardware Printers, Configuring Printers, Troubleshooting Printers, Network Architectures, Ethernet Networks. Networks Wireless Networks, Internet Connections, Internet Protocol, Routers and Firewalls, Troubleshooting Networks. Supporting Windows (1) Windows Operating System, Administration Tools, Managing Storage, Managing Files, Managing Applications. Supporting Windows (2) Managing Devices, Managing Performance, Troubleshooting Windows, Installing Windows. Supporting Windows Troubleshooting Boot Problems, Maintenance and Backup, Threats and Vulnerabilities, Viruses and Malware, Securing Workstations, Securing Data. Supporting Windows Networks Configuring Network Connections, Securing Network Connections, Configuring Shared Resources, Virtualization and Services. Linux, OS X, and Mobile OS Linux Operating System, OS X, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile OS Security and Troubleshooting, Safety and Environmental Procedures, Professionalism and Communication.

This half-day Suicide First Aid Lite training course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.