477 Courses in Cardiff

The need for key staff to have commercial skills is paramount, as the public sector is increasingly opened up as a commercial market, in which organisations compete against each other and the private sector for contracts. Generating additional income and being commercially aware is vital for this to be a success, and is what many public sector organisations are looking to do. This programme will help you: See commercial awareness as not just another skill-set, but as a different mind-set Use a variety of tried-and-tested commercial, analytical decision-making techniques and tools Define your commercial objectives Develop a strategic focus Start looking at service clients as market segments Analyse, in a competitive context, your service offering Plan a commercial strategy, prepare for its implementation and see it through to execution 1 What is commercial thinking? Understand what it means to be a commercial thinker Identifying commercial opportunities often involves not only a different skill set but also a different mindset; looking at the services that you provide 2 Defining strategic commercial objectives Defining your key commercial objectives Prioritising your strategic objectives Two key strategic planning tools:Resource and Competency MatrixPESTLE How to apply these tools to your particular situation 3 Developing a strategic focus Decision-making on how to compete in the markets identified by your strategic objectives requires a strategic focus Developing strategic focus A tool for helping you to make those decisions: using the Ansoff Matrix 4 Defining customer targets How to think more commercially by understanding who all your customers are and how they differ from each other how to apply the principles to your areas to identify the type of customers you have and their key characteristics - Customer segmentation Who are your customers? How do their needs vary? - Scenarios 5 The competitive market place Understanding the competitive forces at play Different types of competition Analysing your competitive environment using Porter's 5 Forces model 6 Meeting stakeholder expectations Two simple models to help you identify the key stakeholders who could influence your commercial environment How to use your stakeholders to help you achieve your commercial objectives 7 Implementation - systems, structures and processes Effective commercial activity involves working with others to implement ideas and strategies What do you need to have in place before you implement your commercial strategy? How to health-check your organisation prior to implementation using the McKinsey 7S framework 8 Implementation - people and culture A good commercial strategy only works if the people involved buy in to the ideas and if the culture of the organisation is conducive to the effective implementation How the latest thinking in behavioural economics can help you develop your culture and people to work commercially 9 Tools and checklists Be more commercial within your sphere of influence using a commercial checklist to help you Using the checklist as a benchmark against the most commercially aware organisations Using the checklist as a health check - both corporately and individually

✨ A captivating world of ballet dance, music and adventures for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and older children up to age 8 years old! ✨ Within our weekly children's ballet dance classes, we don’t “just” teach dance – we develop movement and musicality, we encourage creativity and imagination, focus on social skills and developing a sense of self, all whilst learning about the world around us. Our story-telling approach allows the children to engage, become familiar and learn through our termly theme, keeping classes relevant, engaging and fun. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 Start your little one's Tiny Toes journey with our award-winning, adventure-themed ballet classes that are fully integrated with the EYFS Curriculum. Our children's ballet dance classes fare carefully created with your little one's development stages in mind; through our themed, story-telling approach, your child will build confidence and musical appreciation, as well as skills to support their growing strength and coordination, language and social skills. Through varied props and age-appropriate songs, they will use their imagination and creativity, and you can rest assured that our classes help support your child's development. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is evident in every single class! 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 We offer a range of age-specific class stages: Tip Toes (6 to 18 mths) Twinkle Toes (18 mths to 2.5 yrs) Talent Toes (2.5 yrs to 4 yrs) Twirlers (3.5 yrs to 5 yrs) Spinners (5 yrs to 8 yrs) Each stage is tailored specifically to support the age and developmental needs for each age group. Whether you have a baby, toddler, pre-schooler or older child - tiny toes ballet has a class suitable for you! Come and join us for weekly children's dance classes in Bridgend.

✨ A captivating world of ballet dance, music and adventures for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and older children up to age 8 years old! ✨ Within our weekly children's ballet dance classes, we don’t “just” teach dance – we develop movement and musicality, we encourage creativity and imagination, focus on social skills and developing a sense of self, all whilst learning about the world around us. Our story-telling approach allows the children to engage, become familiar and learn through our termly theme, keeping classes relevant, engaging and fun. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 Start your little one's Tiny Toes journey with our award-winning, adventure-themed ballet classes that are fully integrated with the EYFS Curriculum. Our children's ballet dance classes fare carefully created with your little one's development stages in mind; through our themed, story-telling approach, your child will build confidence and musical appreciation, as well as skills to support their growing strength and coordination, language and social skills. Through varied props and age-appropriate songs, they will use their imagination and creativity, and you can rest assured that our classes help support your child's development. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is evident in every single class! 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 We offer a range of age-specific class stages: Tip Toes (6 to 18 mths) Twinkle Toes (18 mths to 2.5 yrs) Talent Toes (2.5 yrs to 4 yrs) Twirlers (3.5 yrs to 5 yrs) Spinners (5 yrs to 8 yrs) Each stage is tailored specifically to support the age and developmental needs for each age group. Whether you have a baby, toddler, pre-schooler or older child - tiny toes ballet has a class suitable for you! Come and join us for weekly children's dance classes in Bridgend.

✨ A captivating world of ballet dance, music and adventures for babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and older children up to age 8 years old! ✨ Within our weekly children's ballet dance classes, we don’t “just” teach dance – we develop movement and musicality, we encourage creativity and imagination, focus on social skills and developing a sense of self, all whilst learning about the world around us. Our story-telling approach allows the children to engage, become familiar and learn through our termly theme, keeping classes relevant, engaging and fun. 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 Start your little one's Tiny Toes journey with our award-winning, adventure-themed ballet classes that are fully integrated with the EYFS Curriculum. Our children's ballet dance classes fare carefully created with your little one's development stages in mind; through our themed, story-telling approach, your child will build confidence and musical appreciation, as well as skills to support their growing strength and coordination, language and social skills. Through varied props and age-appropriate songs, they will use their imagination and creativity, and you can rest assured that our classes help support your child's development. 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 is evident in every single class! 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥𝙨 We offer a range of age-specific class stages: Tip Toes (6 to 18 mths) Twinkle Toes (18 mths to 2.5 yrs) Talent Toes (2.5 yrs to 4 yrs) Twirlers (3.5 yrs to 5 yrs) Spinners (5 yrs to 8 yrs) Each stage is tailored specifically to support the age and developmental needs for each age group. Whether you have a baby, toddler, pre-schooler or older child - tiny toes ballet has a class suitable for you! Come and join us for weekly children's dance classes in Bridgend.

Work-Based Learning Conference 2025 📍 STEAM Academy, Bridgend College, Pencoed, CF35 5LG 📅 Thursday, 20th November 2025 🕤 9:30am – 4:00pm Join us for our inaugural one-day conference created specifically for Work-Based Learning (WBL) practitioners. Hosted by Panda Education and Training Ltd, this event offers a rich programme of practical CPD, sector-relevant workshops, and valuable networking opportunities. The focus is on innovation, inclusion and wellbeing in WBL, with expert-led sessions covering current and emerging issues shaping our practice—from the use of AI in assessment to strategies for supporting learners. 🗓️ Conference Agenda 9:30am – Registration and Networking 10:00am – Welcome from Ros Protheroe (Director, Panda Education and Training) and Lisa Mytton (Strategic Director, NTfW) 10:20am – Keynote: Resilient Futures: Practical Strategies to Support You and Your Learners – Jon Nottingham 11:05am – Refreshments 11:25am – 12:25pm – Workshop 1 (choose from the list below) 12:25pm – 1:25pm – Lunch and Networking 1:25pm – 2:25pm – Workshop 2 (choose from the list below) 2:45pm – 3:30pm – Closing Workshop: AI – Empowering Assessors with AI: Practical Tools for Everyday Practice - Ros Protheroe 3.45pm - Closing Remarks - Ros Protheroe and Rachel Arnold Panda Education and Training Ltd 🧠 Workshop Choices Include Digital Tools for Assessor Productivity and Efficiency – Constance Henry Using AI to Support Learners with ALN – Charlotte Dando Everyday Mindfulness: Tips and Techniques for Mental Wellbeing – Tim Anfield Introduction to Skills Competitions – Inspiring Skills Excellence in Wales Developing Learner Relationships Through Coaching – Donna Gilbert Whether you're an assessor, tutor, trainer, or manager, this is your opportunity to refresh your practice, connect with peers, and leave with tools and ideas you can apply right away. 🎟️ Spaces are limited – book now to secure your place! #WBLConference #CPD #WorkBasedLearning #Apprenticeships #AIinEducation #InclusiveLearning #CoachingForLearning #SkillsWales #MentalWellbeing

Paediatric first aid training: What will you learn? The course covers everything listed below. There will be practical demonstrations, role playing and several activities to keep things moving along. You’ll use the whole range of paediatric first equipment, and will try out your newly learned techniques on my adult, child and baby mannequins. I’m happy to tailor the content with additions. If you want me to focus on a specific area of paediatric first aid, that’s fine. Here’s what you’ll learn: Responsibilities and reporting requirements Assessing a medical situation How to perform CPR Resuscitation and using a defibrillator Treatment of an unconscious casualty, and the recovery position Choking Head injuries Seizures, including febrile convulsions Bleeding and shock Burns and scalds Fainting Anaphylaxis, and using an EpiPen Diabetes and asthma emergencies Foreign objects Eye injuries Sprains, strains and fractures Heat and cold Sickle cell anaemia and meningitis

Focussing on utility tracing products and established safe systems of works the course aims to provide delegates with sufficient information, knowledge and confidence to conduct a utility survey and mark up. CITB grant may be available for organisations registered with the Construction Industry Training Board Book via our website @ https://www.vp-ess.com/training/utility-detection/utility-tracing-including-use-of-precision-locators/ or via email at: esstrainingsales@vpplc.com or phone on: 0800 000 346

This 3-day FAA Level 3 Award course offers a variety of first aid situations and teaches how to respond to an emergency. It gives delegates the confidence to deal with any of these situations safely and efficiently.

Agile working is an approach that the NHS supports. It demands new ways of working and thinking. Agile means that work is now seen as an activity, not a place. People are the organisation. The way we communicate has to change. The way we manage has to change. This workshop will let you reflect on what works for you now and where you may need to adapt. You may need to trust and value your team more than ever, but when they aren't in front of you in the office, you will need to question your beliefs. The workshop will help you: Understand what Agile Working is all about Reflect on your management style Recognise the new ways of managing agile workers Choose the right communication methods Understand culture and mindset Identify different ways of measuring performance Focus on innovation and not bureaucracy Manage more effectively This workshop has been designed to support you in effectively managing an agile team. You will need to be open to questioning your existing techniques and be open and responsive to change. 1 What's it all about? What is Agile working? What are your personal management concerns? How to make it work Time / location / role / source 2 Your role as an Agile manager Your style Your team's individual preferences Learning to let go Your management style self assessment 3 The 3 areas of focus Trust Delegation Empowerment 4 Communicating effectively New ways of communicating Managing expectations What are you measuring? 5 Your personal action plan What are you going to do differently?

This is an essential programme for any member of staff whose role requires a high level of attention to detail. The focus is specifically on the handling of text and data, whether at the input stage or when collating information into reports and documents for use by others. The session looks at both prevention and cure. For 'prevention', it focuses on understanding how common errors occur and on developing an awareness of the factors which influence our level of attentiveness. It introduces key psychological theories around attentiveness including the 'capacity' and 'bottleneck filter' models. And it looks at how working styles can affect attention to detail. For 'cure', the programme looks at how to minimise the effect of stress on concentration as well as introducing a number of tools and techniques for promoting accuracy - at both the input and the checking stages. Particular attention is paid to proof-reading techniques. By the end of the session, participants will: Appreciate why errors occur Understand how stress and other factors can affect focus and accuracy Know how to improve accuracy and reduce errors when handling text and data Be able to proof-read text and number-based documents more accurately 1 The importance of accuracy The impact of mistakes Why accuracy is so important Main reasons why errors occur 2 Attentiveness theory The 'capacity' and 'bottleneck filter' models Selective attention Chunking - big picture / little picture 3 Preparing for accuracy Working styles - how they affect detail-orientation Identifying and minimising the impact of stress on concentration 4 Practical strategies How to improve accuracy and reduce errors when inputting text Managing interruptions and distractions Proofing text and numbers