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Regular expressions training course description Regular expressions are an extremely powerful tool for manipulating text and data. They are now standard features in a wide range of languages and popular tools, including Python and MySQL. Regular expressions allow you to code complex and subtle text processing that you never imagined could be automated. Once you've mastered regular expressions, they'll become an invaluable part of your toolkit. You will wonder how you ever got by without them. What will you learn Use Regular Expressions. Troubleshoot Regular Expressions. Compare RE features among different versions. Explain how the regular expression engine works. Optimize REs. Match what you want, not what you don't want. Regular expressions training course details Who will benefit: Anyone looking to use regular expressions. Prerequisites: None. Duration 1 day Regular expressions training course contents Introduction to Regular Expressions Solving real problems, REs as a language, the filename analogy, language analogy, RE frame of mind, searching text files: egrep, egrep metacharacters, start and end of the line, character classes, matching any character with dot, alternation, ignoring differences in capitalization, word boundaries, optional items, other quantifiers: repetition, parentheses and backreferences, the great escape, expanding the foundation, linguistic diversification, the goal of a RE, more examples, RE nomenclature, Improving on the status quo. Extended introductory examples A short introduction to Perl, matching text with regular expressions, toward a more real-world example, side effects of a successful match, Intertwined regular expression, intermission, modifying text with regular expressions, example: form letter, example: prettifying a stock price, automated editing, a small mail utility, adding commas to a number with lookaround, text-to-HTML conversion, that doubled-word thing. Regular expression features and flavours The regex landscape, origins of REs, care and handling of REs, Integrated handling, procedural and object-oriented handling, search-and-replace example. strings character encodings and modes, strings as REs, character-encoding issues, unicode, regex modes and match modes, common metacharacters and features, character representations, character classes and class-like constructs, anchors and other 'zero-width assertions', comments and mode modifiers, grouping capturing conditionals and control. The mechanics of expression processing Two kinds of engines, new standards, regex engine types, from the department of redundancy department, testing the engine type, match basics, about the examples, rule 1: the match that begins earliest wins, engine pieces and parts, rule 2: the standard quantifiers are greedy, regex-directed versus text-directed, NFA engine: regex-directed, DFA engine: text-directed, first thoughts: NFA and DFA in comparison, backtracking, two important points on backtracking, saved states, backtracking and greediness, more about greediness and backtracking, problems of greediness, multi-character 'quotes', lazy quantifiers, greediness and laziness, laziness and backtracking, possessive quantifiers and atomic grouping, possessive quantifiers ?, +, *+, ++ and {m,n}+, the backtracking of lookaround, is alternation greedy? taking advantage of ordered alternation, NFA DFA and posix, the longest-leftmost', posix and the longest-leftmost rule, speed and efficiency. Practical regex techniques Continuation lines, matching an IP address, working with filenames, matching balanced sets of parentheses, watching out for unwanted matches, matching delimited text, knowing your data and making assumptions, stripping leading and trailing whitespace, matching and HTML tag, matching an HTML link, examining an HTTP URL, validating a hostname, plucking a hostname, plucking a URL, parsing CSV files. Crafting an efficient expression Efficiency vs. correctness, localizing greediness, global view of backtracking, more work for POSIX NFA, work required during a non-match, being more specific, alternation can be expensive, benchmarking, know what you re measuring, benchmarking with Python, common optimisations, the mechanics of regex application, pre-application optimizations, optimizations with the transmission, optimization of the regex itself, techniques for faster expressions, common sense techniques, expose literal text, expose anchors, lazy versus greedy: be specific, split into multiple REs, mimic initial-character discrimination, use atomic grouping and possessive quantifiers, lead the engine to a match, unrolling the loop, observations, using atomic grouping and possessive quantifiers, short unrolling examples, unrolling C comments, the free flowing regex, a helping hand to guide the match, a well-guided regex is a fast regex.

About this Training Course Whether you are maintaining an oil rig or processing plant, good quality maintenance is critical to delivering a safe reliable product to your customers. Whatever your level of maintenance experience, this course will equip you with the valuable skills and understanding that will enhance your maintenance career. Too often the maintenance department is seen as the cause of why assets are unavailable, in poor condition yet are costing too much to maintain. By comparison, pace setting companies see maintenance as adding value to their assets and employ an integrated, holistic approach to their maintenance activities. This course will help you move towards that pace setting performance. This course is based on an integrated maintenance model that has been used by leading companies and consultants with success and recognised as best practice. Participants will learn the total impact that maintenance can have on a business, identify key elements (and value) of effective maintenance for their own plants to not only reduce costs but also improve performance. The critical types of maintenance will be covered from day-to-day activities to shutdowns and reliability improvement. The course will break down traditional functional boundaries and encourage a holistic approach to maintenance. With an organisation's maintenance process only as good as its weakest link, this course will guide participants through all the key steps of a maintenance process and its supply chain. Participants will understand what is considered a good standard for each step in the maintenance process, how to identify the weakest links and subsequently how they can accelerate their performance improvement. Participants will have the option of gaining a Bronze Level qualification from the Academy of Turnarounds Operations of Maintenance. For those who obtain a pass, they will receive a Pass certificate and for those who achieve the top quartile score, they will receive a Distinction level pass. This course can also be offered through Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) format. Training Objectives By the end of the course, participants will be able to: Explain the challenges and objectives facing maintenance organisations today Demonstrate the importance of work order systems and use techniques for time estimations and priority assignments Prepare a preventive maintenance program Apply project management techniques to effectively manage major maintenance activities and shut downs Use capital budgeting techniques to evaluate maintenance capital expenditures Demonstrate understanding of how to maintain the optimal stock levels of spare parts to ensure operational continuity Prepare the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate and improve performance in maintenance Target Audience This course is not just for maintenance professionals. Maintenance teams cannot perform without effective integration with operations and supply chain functions. Availability losses are often caused by operations or design issues and pace setting companies have generated significant benefits by integrating operation and maintenance strategies and working more collaboratively. This course will help all members of the operations and maintenance teams and their supply chain better understand their respective roles in ensuring that maintenance is benefitting and not inhibiting their business. Course Level Basic or Foundation Trainer Your expert course leader is a highly experienced facilitator in maintenance improvement, change management, continuous improvement and capability development as a management coach and trainer. He has a strong focus on people with an emphasis on developing people and the practicalities of improving maintenance performance rather than just the theory. He has worked internationally across Europe, America, the Middle East and Africa with extensive experience in Oil and Gas, the Chemicals sector and manufacturing as well as working with clients in Steel and Power Generation. As a result, he can bring best practice from a wide variety of sources. He spent the first fifteen years of his career as a specialist trainer working for companies such as Lloyds British Training Services and Rolls Royce. He then went on to work as a Principal consultant for ABB consulting for 15 years. During this time, he refined some of the established improvement tools including how and when to apply them for maximum impact whilst still continuing to develop and deliver training in support of this. Recent work has included improvements to the Work Order to Work Execution processes of Engineering departments and focused on Reliability, Planning and Scheduling. This ongoing field experience has helped him test and refine specialist training in a number of areas. He has been able to use his own experience to contribute with other maintenance specialists to the Carcharodon models of excellence. Its methodologies are recognised as 'Best of the Best' standards providing the inspiration for two books, projects that have won awards such as the prodigious UK Chemical Industries annual Excellence in Engineering award and form the basis of this training. He was recently awarded a national award as coach of the year. He uses the same skills to ensure that he does not just preach maintenance best practice, he discusses it, explains it and ensures that delegates have a much more personal and flexible experience. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations

Learn to sew a child's garment in this long (6 hours ish) day class. I stock the Two Stitches patterns (https://www.twostitchespatterns.com/printed-patterns-1) and one of these is included in your class fee. I also have patterns for quite a few simple baby and toddler garments you can use. Once you ket me know what you want to make and what size I will let you know how much and what kind of fabric you need and what else you need to bring. This is a fairly high paced class so you need to be ok with threading up etc aline and know how to make seams, backstitch etc. The sewing won't be complex but we won't have time to explain how a machine works. If you are not sure please do a beginners or refresher's class first.

Why Choose InDesign Evening Training Course? Course Link. If you aim to enhance your design abilities, acquire proficiency in a new software, or pursue a career in graphic design, an InDesign course is highly beneficial. Tailored for individuals with foundational knowledge of Adobe InDesign, this training is designed to further develop your existing skills. Duration: 10 hrs Method: 1-on-1, Personalized attention Schedule: Tailor your own hours of your choice, available from Mon to Sat between 9 am and 7 pm InDesign Evening Course Outline (10 hours) Introduction Getting Started with Adobe InDesign CC Advanced Course Adjusting Workspace for Maximum Efficiency Customizing Default Font Size for New Documents Utilizing Special Features for Typekit & Open Type Fonts Exploring Sources for Free Fonts in InDesign Mastering Fonts in Adobe InDesign CC Identifying Fonts with Font Guess Selecting Beautiful Font Pairings Incorporating Free Icons from Adobe Market Using the Color Theme Tool Understanding Colour Modes Importing and Setting Default Colors Finding Great Colors with Adobe Color Managing Appearance of Black & Proofing Colors Creating Multiple Shapes with Gridify Live Distribute Drawing Arrows in InDesign CC Designing Complex Flowers in InDesign CC Utilizing Auto Size for Auto-Expanding Text Boxes Exploring Placeholder Text Alternatives Adding Paragraph Borders & Shading Understanding Paragraph vs Single Line Composer Making Paragraphs Span 2 Columns Mastering Justification & Hyphenation Options Aligning Optical Margins Harnessing the Power of Keep Options Working with Advanced Anchored Objects Using Conditional Text Creating Pie Charts & Bar Graphs Pros & Cons of Interactive Types Creating Interactive PDFs Adding Interactive Page Transitions Adding Navigation to Interactive PDFs Understanding Publish Online in InDesign CC Publishing Adobe InDesign Documents Online Adding Video to InDesign Documents Creating Button-Triggered Animations Making Multi-State Objects Incorporating Adobe Animate CC to InDesign Files Adding Maps & Calendars to Interactive Documents Generating QR Codes in InDesign CC Exploring Essential Keyboard Shortcuts Automatically Placing Text on Multiple Pages Creating Cross References & Index Adding Document Name Automatically with Text Variables Utilizing Adobe InDesign CC Book Feature Changing Preferences for Advanced Users Speeding Up Workflow for Advanced Users Using Character Styles Advanced Paragraph Styles Mapping Word Styles with InDesign Styles Creating Nested Styles & Grep Styles Using Next Style Mastering Object Styles Best Practices for Working Across Multiple Documents Utilizing Adobe Stock with InDesign CC Cropping Images Inside Text Making InDesign Layouts with Adobe Comp CC Advanced Use of CC Libraries Integrating Photoshop & Illustrator in InDesign CC Creating PDF Forms in InDesign CC Advanced Use of the Pages Panel Placing InDesign Documents Inside Each Other Installing and Using Scripts in InDesign CC Improving InDesign Performance Advanced Exporting & Printing Tricks Bonus: Software Updates Adobe InDesign https://adobe.com › indesign › get-started Installing for the first time or on a new computer? Click Get InDesign below to begin downloading. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign-in and install.

No-one in business will succeed if they are not financially literate - and no business will succeed without financially-literate people. This is the ideal programme for managers and others who don't have a financial qualification or background but who nonetheless need a greater understanding of the financial management disciplines essential to your organisation. This course will give the participants a sound understanding of financial reports, measures and techniques to make them even more effective in their roles. It will enable participants to: Overcome the barrier of the accountants' strange language Deal confidently with financial colleagues Improve their understanding of your organisation's finance function Radically improve their planning and budgeting skills Be much more aware of the impact of their decisions on the profitability of your organisation Enhance their role in the organisation Boost their confidence and career development 1 Review of the principal financial statements What each statement containsOutlineDetail Not just what the statements contain but what they mean Balance sheets and P&L accounts (income statements) Cash flow statements Detailed terminology and interpretation Types of fixed asset - tangible, etc. Working capital, equity, gearing 2 The 'rules' - Accounting Standards, concepts and conventions Fundamental or 'bedrock' accounting concepts Detailed accounting concepts and conventions What depreciation means The importance of stock, inventory and work in progress values Accounting policies that most affect reporting and results The importance of accounting standards and IFRS 3 Where the figures come from Accounting records Assets / liabilities, Income / expenditure General / nominal ledgers Need for internal controls 'Sarbox' and related issues 4 Managing the budget process Have clear objectives, remit, responsibilities and time schedule The business plan Links with corporate strategy The budget cycle Links with company culture Budgeting methods'New' budgetingZero-based budgets Reviewing budgets Responding to the figures The need for appropriate accounting and reporting systems 5 What are costs? How to account for them Cost definitions Full / absorption costing Overheads - overhead allocation or absorption Activity based costing Marginal costing / break-even - use in planning 6 Who does what? A review of what different types of accountant do Financial accounting Management accounting Treasury function Activities and terms 7 How the statements can be interpreted What published accounts contain Analytical review (ratio analysis) Return on capital employed, margins and profitability Making assets work - asset turnover Fixed assets, debtor, stock turnover Responding to figures EBIT, EBITEDIA, eps and other analysts' measure 8 Other key issues Creative accounting Accounting for groups Intangible assets - brand names Company valuations Fixed assets / leased assets / off-balance sheet finance

Who is this for? InDesign Evening Classes. Refine your Adobe InDesign skills with expert tutors. Master layout creation, typography, and image manipulation. Design captivating brochures, magazines, and more. Choose between in-person or live online sessions. Earn a Certificate of Completion and enjoy lifetime email support. Explore our complimentary trial session. Check our Website Duration: 10 hours Approach: 1-on-1 sessions with tailored content. Schedule: 1-on-1 sessions, available Mon to Sat from 9 am to 7 pm. Course Title: Mastering Adobe InDesign Course Duration: 10 Hours Session 1: Introduction to Adobe InDesign (1 hour) Overview of Adobe InDesign interface Understanding tools and panels Setting up new documents and document properties Basic navigation and shortcuts Session 2: Mastering Page Layouts (1.5 hours) Working with master pages Creating and managing text frames and image placeholders Managing multiple pages and spreads Using grids and guides for precise layouts Session 3: Typography and Text Formatting (1.5 hours) Working with fonts, styles, and text formatting options Understanding text threading and linking Advanced text composition techniques Utilizing paragraph and character styles for consistency Session 4: Advanced Image Manipulation (1.5 hours) Importing and manipulating images and graphics Understanding image resolution and color modes Working with clipping paths and transparency Applying image effects and filters Session 5: Interactive Documents and Digital Publishing (2 hours) Creating hyperlinks and interactive buttons Embedding multimedia elements (audio, video) in documents Exporting documents for digital platforms (eBooks, PDF forms) Introduction to responsive design for various devices Session 6: Advanced Techniques and Special Effects (1 hour) Utilizing advanced drawing tools and shapes Applying special effects like drop shadows, transparency, and blending modes Working with tables and charts Introduction to data merge for personalized content Session 7: Printing and Prepress (1 hour) Understanding print terminology and specifications Preflighting documents for print readiness Color management and preparing files for different printing processes Exporting files for professional printing Session 8: Project Work and Review (0.5 hour) Participants work on a practical project applying learned skills Instructor-guided project review and feedback Session 9: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices (0.5 hour) Time-saving shortcuts and productivity hacks Best practices for efficient workflow and file management Troubleshooting common issues and errors Session 10: Q&A and Certification (0.5 hour) Addressing participant queries and concerns Certificate distribution and course completion celebration This comprehensive 10-hour course aims to equip participants with advanced skills in Adobe InDesign, covering essential aspects of design, typography, interactivity, and print preparation. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, projects, and discussions to reinforce their learning throughout the course. By the end of this 10-hour advanced InDesign course, you will: Gain a comprehensive understanding of InDesign's most powerful features and advanced techniques. Create sophisticated page layouts with eye-catching special effects for professional-level designs. Efficiently manage fonts, colors, and shapes to enhance the visual appeal of your documents. Develop interactive PDFs with navigation, page transitions, and embedded video for engaging presentations. Master the use of character styles, paragraph styles, and word styles to streamline text formatting. Utilize advanced object styles and anchored objects for efficient layout design. Work effectively with Adobe Stock, Photoshop, Illustrator, and other Creative Cloud applications for seamless integration. Create PDF forms and implement interactive button-triggered animations for interactive documents. Optimize workflow with keyboard shortcuts, scripts, and advanced preferences for a smoother design process. Learn valuable tips and best practices from industry experts to boost your productivity and efficiency. Enhance your mastery of InDesign through our advanced program, meticulously designed to hone your skills. Explore intricate page layouts and seamlessly integrate captivating special effects into your projects. Our seasoned Adobe trainers, renowned for their approachable teaching style, will guide you through InDesign's powerful features, sharing invaluable insights derived from years of practical experience. This interactive course provides ample opportunities for hands-on practice, ensuring your confidence in harnessing InDesign's diverse technical capabilities. Key Course Highlights: In-depth exploration of InDesign's advanced functionalities. Individualized attention, fostering open discussions and encouraging questions. Expert trainers, small class sizes, and a supportive and collaborative learning environment. Comprehensive learning materials and resources, all inclusive. Continuous support for any post-course inquiries or concerns, ensuring your ongoing success. Enhance your InDesign proficiency, crafting polished designs effortlessly. Elevate your skills with our advanced course, ensuring: Thorough coverage of InDesign's technical capabilities. Personalized attention and ample opportunity for questions. Supportive, knowledgeable trainers in a comfortable learning environment. Comprehensive materials and resources for your learning journey. Continued assistance for post-course queries and concerns. Download InDesign

DATE: Tuesday 21st May TIME: 4pm LOCATION: Studio A The renowned and brilliantly-chameleonic actor Jason Flemyng is coming to Central Film School this month, and we couldn't be happier to have him. With an amazing CV including films and series such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Boiling Point, A Town Called Malice and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Jason will be talking about his career, how the industry has changed and giving practical, down-to-earth advice for our actors. There will also be an opportunity for students to put their own questions to Jason, so make sure you book a ticket and come along!

What do engineers and project managers need to know of finance? 'Nothing - leave it to the accountants!' No, no, no! Engineers must be conversant with the terminology and statements that accountants use. Technical expertise in projects, service delivery, production or other areas can only really be harnessed if the managers understand the accounting and reporting that drives businesses. This course gives the necessary understanding to project, production and technical managers. It develops their skills in understanding financial and management accounting. Accountants may not always like it but a major part of their work is to be the 'servants of business' and to gather, compile and present your figures. So you must understand the figures - they belong to you, your processes or projects. There are many reasons for maintaining accurate accounts. This course focuses on the strategic issues (those over-used words) - what figures reveal about the drivers of business and what they reveal about the day-to-day issues that accountants bother you with. The course will enhance your understanding of finance and of the accounting issues which affect your projects, production and technical areas of business. This course will help you: Understand the business world in figures - make sense of what the accountants are telling you Appreciate what drives business - and how this affects your role in your part of the business Relate your activities to the success of the business - through figures Gain the skills to advance in management - financial awareness is a 'must have' if you are to progress in your career 1 What do accountants do? The finance function, types of accountant, financial v management accounting and the treasury function Understanding the role of the finance function and how the information you provide may be used 2 The basic financial statements Balance sheets and income statements (P&L accounts) What they are, what they contain and above all what they can reveal - how to read them The accounting process - from transactions to financial statements What underpins the statements - accounting systems and internal controls 3 Why be in business - from a financial perspective The driving forces behind financial information Performance measures - profitability, asset utilisation, sales and throughput, managing capital expenditure 4 Accounting rules - accounting standards Accounting concepts and the accounting rules: accruals, 'going concern' - substance over form and other 'desirable qualities' Accruals - why the timing of a transaction is so important to the finance function Depreciation and amortisation - the concepts and practice Accounting standards - the role of International Financial Reporting Standards 5 Cash The importance of cash flow - working capital management Cash flow statements - monitoring overall cash flows Raising cash - levels of borrowing, gearing Spending cash - an outline of capital expenditure appraisal 6 Budgeting Why budget? - good and bad practice Determining why budgets play a key role and should not be simply an annual ritual Justifying your budgets - the link between the strategic plan and day-to-day budgeting - alignment of company culture Budgets as motivators - the importance of the right culture Techniques to improve budgeting - whether day-to-day or capital budgeting 7 Costing The type and detail of costing very much depends on your business - eg, manufacturing piston rings is quite different from the construction of a power plant Issues with overhead allocation Accounting for R&D 8 Reading financial statements Annual financial statements - why they are produced, what's in them and what you should look for Learning what a set of accounts reveals about a company's current situation, profitability and future prospects 9 Performance measurement - analytical reviews and ratio analysis ROI/ROCE Profitability, margins and cost control Sales - asset turnover Efficiency (asset / stock turnover, debtor / creditor days) 'City' measures Investment (interest / dividend cover, earnings per share, dividend yield)

The course helps participants understand the role of demand and inventory planning in the wider context of supply chain management. It aims to demonstrate how to improve the alignment between supply and demand to maintain good levels of customer service and on-shelf availability whilst eliminating excess stock and reducing inventory investment. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO: • Understand the role of demand management and its benefits • Identify the key demand characteristics and patterns; learn how to use them to improve forecast accuracy • Develop an understanding of key qualitative and quantitative forecasting methods • Learn how to conduct fundamental inventory analyses with a view to achieving the appropriate trade-off between stock and service level COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE: The role of Demand Management • The end-to-end view of Supply Chain Management • Demand Characteristics and the Product Life Cycle • Demand patterns • Push and pull systems Background to forecasting • The forecasting Process • Time-series methods of forecasting • Calculating forecast errors Inventory Analysis • Categorisation of stock • ABC Analysis • Economic order quantity and minimum order quantity • Safety stock and stock cover Inventory Management • Materials requirements planning (MRP) • Stock replenishment systems • Practical inventory management • The cost of managing stock

This course will provide the key to successful inventory management, by combining practical inventory control techniques with sound procurement practice, to produce a solid foundation to enable your supply chain to meet customer expectations at the lowest possible cost. PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN HOW TO: • Understand the role of inventory in an effective supply chain. • Understand categories of stock and how to tailor stockholdings. • Learn how to utilize key concepts, variables and metrics that allow for effective management of inventory. • Understand how product demand and product lifecycle are connected to inventory management. COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE: • Demand Characteristics and the Product Life Cycle • Push and pull systems • Demand forecasting • Categorisation of stock • ABC Analysis • Economic order quantity and minimum order quantity • Safety stock and stock cover • Materials requirements planning (MRP) • Stock replenishment systems • The cost of managing stock