About this training Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is an upcoming new technology that has a vital place within global efforts to decarbonise. It has a unique set of challenges, opportunities and risks to be understood and accommodated within appropriate legal, regulatory, and social and public license frameworks. The course has a strong international and global south emphasis with case studies on CCS projects and will touch on the role of CCS in developing country energy transition. The course satisfies a part of the market that is not currently catered for - the wider science, risks, financing, regulation, planning and social license aspects of CCS. These are issues that are as important as the technical issues in the sense that any of them can be a show-stopper for CCS. Training Objectives Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to: Place CCS within the context of the global geological carbon cycle and the contribution to could make to carbon abatement Explore the basic engineering and other challenges and solutions of CO2 transport and capture Recognize the geological challenges and solutions of CO2 storage Learn the methods of geological and environmental monitoring of CCS sites and why monitoring is important Understand the policy and finance challenges and solutions of CCS projects Know the importance of social license to operate and how to gain a social license to operate Target Audience This course will cater for in-company legal specialists, finance, project managers, marketing and communications specialists; as well as geologists, planners and environmental scientists in regulatory or government roles in regions considering the development of CCS. The course will provide up to date and relevant information to help in understanding opportunities and in managing risk. Geoscientists Government energy regulators and policy makers Financiers and investors Government natural resource and planning department Environmental scientists Finance professionals Marketing and communication professionals Legal specialists Project managers Course Level Basic or Foundation Trainer Your expert course leader is one of the most influential figures in British geoscience. He has 25 years' experience in geological, energy, and palaeontological science and research, including 8 years national level science leadership as the UK's chief geologist (Executive Chief Scientist and Director of Science and Technology of the British Geological Survey). He has been providing geoscience advice to Government for almost 15 years and has an excellent overview of Government policy, industrial activity and funding landscape in applied and energy geoscience, including CCUS and shale gas. He is a well-known communicator of science and has published three single-author popular science books (one award-winning), including the best introductory book on CCS 'Returning Carbon to Nature' Elsevier 2013. 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
Are you looking to start a career in aesthetics but need the prerequisites for a traditional course? Look no further! Cosmetic College offers a fast-track pathway to becoming an accredited and insurable cosmetic injector. Our five day course is designed specifically for non-medics who want to pursue a career in aesthetics but need to meet the standard course prerequisites. Expert practitioners and educators deliver our course with years of industry experience. We prioritise safety and ensure that all learners will leave the system with the competency and knowledge necessary to perform injectables and aesthetic procedures with confidence. Before starting the course, you'll complete online pre-study and virtual lectures to give you a solid foundation in anatomy and physiology, health and safety, contraindications, complications, first aid, and infection control. Then, you'll spend 6-8 days of practical training, depending on your chosen course path, to hone your skills and get hands-on experience. Our fast-track pathway to injectables covers various topics, including microneedling, B12 dermaplaning, foundation lip dermal fillers, and more. To enrol in our fast-track course, you must be at least 21 years of age and have a good command of English. You should also be able to learn independently and have a strong desire to build a career in aesthetics. Invest in your future with Cosmetic College's fast-track pathway to injectables. With our comprehensive curriculum, expert instructors, and hands-on training, you'll be ready to start your aesthetic career. Take advantage of this opportunity to fast-track your aesthetic career. Enrol in our fast-track pathway to injectables today! Course Entry Requirements: Minimum age of 21 years Good command of English Be able to learn independently A strong desire to build a career in Aesthetics Course Pre-Study/Practical & Length: Online study and virtual lectures A series of online assessments Five days of practical training Course Agenda: Microneedling B12 Dermaplaning Foundation Lip Dermal Fillers Anatomy and Physiology Anaphylaxis Awareness Infection control Sharps and hazardous waste Complication management First aid Course Benefits Student Benefits Comprehensive Education: Our training program provides a comprehensive education on dermal fillers, equipping you with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in the field of aesthetics. You will gain a deep understanding of facial anatomy, product selection, injection techniques, safety protocols, and patient assessment. Practical Hands-on Experience: We emphasise practical training, giving you ample opportunities to practice your skills under the guidance of experienced trainers. Working with live models will enhance your confidence and proficiency in performing dermal filler treatments. Industry-Standard Techniques: You will learn industry-standard techniques for administering dermal fillers, ensuring that you provide safe and effective treatments to your clients. This knowledge will enable you to achieve natural-looking results and meet the expectations of your clients. Personalised Guidance and Mentorship: Our trainers are highly experienced professionals who will provide personalised guidance and mentorship throughout the training. They will address your questions, offer constructive feedback, and help you refine your techniques, ensuring your continuous growth and improvement. Business and Marketing Support: In addition to the technical skills, we provide guidance on the business aspects of aesthetics. You will learn strategies for building and marketing your aesthetics practice, attracting clients, and maximizing your earning potential. This knowledge will empower you to establish a successful career in aesthetics. Client Benefits Expertise and Safety: Clients will have confidence knowing that you have received comprehensive training in dermal fillers. Your expertise will enable you to provide safe and high-quality treatments, minimising the risks and complications associated with the procedures. Natural and Desired Results: Through your training, you will be able to deliver natural and desired results to your clients. Your understanding of facial anatomy, product selection, and injection techniques will allow you to enhance their features, rejuvenate their appearance, and boost their self-confidence. Professionalism and Trust: By enrolling in our training program, you demonstrate your commitment to professionalism and continuous learning. Clients will trust in your skills and knowledge, knowing that you have received proper training from a reputable institution. Earning Potential Earning potential in the aesthetics industry can be significant. As a trained professional in dermal fillers, you can offer sought-after services to clients. The increasing demand for aesthetic treatments, combined with your expertise and ability to deliver exceptional results, can lead to a thriving client base and increased earning potential. The Fast Track To Aesthetics - Dermal Filler Training provides you with the foundation and skills necessary to capitalise on these opportunities and maximise your earning potential in the aesthetics field. Frequently Asked Questions Is this training suitable for beginners with no prior experience in aesthetics? Absolutely! Our Fast Track To Aesthetics program is designed to cater to beginners who are new to the field of aesthetics. We provide comprehensive training that covers the fundamentals of dermal fillers, ensuring that you gain the necessary knowledge and skills to start your journey in aesthetics. What topics are covered in the training program? Our training program covers a wide range of topics including facial anatomy, patient assessment, product selection, injection techniques, safety protocols, and client management. You will also receive hands-on training with live models to practice your skills under the guidance of experienced trainers. Are the trainers experienced in the field of aesthetics? Yes, our trainers are highly experienced professionals with extensive knowledge and practical experience in the field of aesthetics. They are dedicated to providing you with the guidance and support you need to excel in your training.
Cosmetic College is excited to introduce our new combined training package, designed to provide in-depth expertise in two of the most sought-after cosmetic procedures: microblading and micropigmentation. This unique program combines our VTCT Level 4 Certificate courses in Enhancing Eyebrows with Microblading Techniques and in Micropigmentation, offering a holistic approach to advanced cosmetic training. Course Details: VTCT Level 4 Certificate in Enhancing Eyebrows with Microblading TechniquesDuration: 3 daysContent Overview:Anatomy and physiology for microblading techniques.Health, safety, and hygiene for the microblading sector.Consultation, treatment planning, and preparation.Enhancing eyebrows with microblading techniques.Managing and marketing your microblading business. VTCT Level 4 Certificate in MicropigmentationDuration: [Specify Duration]Content Overview:Advanced techniques in micropigmentation.Comprehensive understanding of color theory and pigment selection.Skin anatomy and physiology relevant to micropigmentation.Health, safety, and hygiene standards for micropigmentation.Client consultation, design, and aftercare procedures. Combined Package Benefits: Comprehensive Skill Set: Gain expertise in both microblading and micropigmentation, enhancing your versatility and employability in the beauty industry. Cost-Effective Learning: Enroll in both courses at a reduced total cost compared to taking the courses separately. Integrated Curriculum: Experience a curriculum that seamlessly integrates the knowledge and skills from both courses, providing a cohesive learning journey. Expert Instructors: Learn from industry experts with extensive experience in cosmetic procedures. Certification and Recognition: Upon successful completion, receive two VTCT Level 4 Certificates, recognised internationally for their high standards in the beauty sector. Who Should Enrol? This package is ideal for beauty professionals looking to expand their service offerings, individuals seeking a career in advanced cosmetic procedures, and those aspiring to become experts in eyebrow enhancement and skin pigmentation techniques.
Our business photography courses are created to help individuals learn how to take professional-quality photographs for use in a business setting. By taking these courses, individuals and businesses can gain the skills and knowledge they need to create visually appealing content that can help their business stand out in a crowded marketplace. About the course Courses are focussed on the client’s requirements and are bespoke to their needs. We cater from one-to-one courses for small businesses to whole marketing departments for multinationals. So whether you’re a dog walker who wants more views or a design company that needs more collateral, we can help improve your stock imagery. These classes cover a range of topics, including learning your camera settings, lighting, composition, and editing techniques. Clients will learn how to use their cameras to capture high-quality images that can be used for marketing materials, social media posts and other promotional materials. They will also learn how to edit their photos using professional software packages like Adobe Lightroom and Apple Photos to give their images that extra pop. The important stuff These courses are all bespoke in nature so pricing will vary but we start at £350 for a three-hour course. We will discuss your specific needs before the course and make sure we cover them during the course. We will travel to your place of work so you get the relevant experience in the right environment.
About this Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) Accredited by the United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA), this 4 half-day Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT) course will provide an in-depth understanding of the principles, economics and flexibility of lubricant blending plants and how to operate a lubricants blending plant efficiently and economically. The latest developments and trends in lubricant blending and the advantages and disadvantages of lubricant blending equipment, facilities and operations will be discussed. The importance of testing components and products for each blend, lubricant blend quality control and product quality management will also be explained. The VILT course will also clarify the importance of lubricant product filling, packaging and warehouse storage, strategies for optimising existing lubricant blending plant facilities and how to avoid or minimise problems with lubricant blending and product quality. The VILT course is recognised under the UKLA Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for Registered Lubricant Professional. *There will be an examination for this VILT. Training Objectives This VILT course will enable you to: Learn about Mineral Oil Base Oils; API Groups I, II and III: Properties and Characteristics Acquire the knowledge about Synthetic Base Oils; API Groups IV and V: Properties and Characteristics Learn about Lubricant Additives: Properties and Characteristics Know the Lubricant Formulation and Ease of Blending Explore the Blending Plant Design: Grassroots Plants and Upgrading Existing Plants Learn about Blending Plant Equipment and Facilities and Their Operation Understand the Lubricant Blending Issues: Avoiding Problems Test and Analyse Base Oils and Additives Test and Analyse Blended Lubricants Explore the importance of Product Quality Control Understand the process of Lubricant Packaging and Filling Understand the process of Lubricant Storage Learn about Product Quality Management Target Audience This VILT course will be useful and applicable for: Middle and Senior managers to understand how and why to design and operate an efficient and profitable lubricant blending plant. Blending plant operators and specialists to improve and optimise current blending plant operations. Manufacturers of lubricants will understand how and why high quality components and effective testing during the entire blending process are important to final lubricant product quality and performance. Lubricant formulators will understand the importance of close communication and co-operation with blending plant managers and operators to minimise blending costs and to thereby maximise product profitability. Course Level Intermediate Training Methods The VILT course will be delivered online in 4 half-day sessions comprising 4 hours per day, with 2 breaks of 10 minutes per day. Course Duration: 4 half-day sessions, 4 hours per session (16 hours in total). Trainer Your expert course leader (CChem, MRC) has worked as Sales, Technical Marketing Manager and Company Director with over 50 years of broad experience in the lubricants, fuels, petroleum additives, with four leading companies Chevron, Ethyl Petroleum Additives Ltd, Texaco Limited and Kuwait Petroleum (GB) Ltd. His major recent responsibilities have been concerned with leading the Oil Industry Association United Kingdom Lubricants Association, and acting in an advisory capacity as Technical Director to the Association. He has acquired a wide experience in technical, marketing and sales within the oil industry. The related experience gained with the oil additives industry has provided him with special additional insights. He has also led the Certificate of Lubricant Competence course for the United Kingdom Lubricants Association (UKLA) for 11 years. He is a Chartered Chemist and a Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry. 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 about post training coaching support and fees applicable for this. Accreditions And Affliations
This half day course is designed to help participants plan and promote events, whether for fundraising, social or educational purposes. It provides practical tips on a wide range of subject areas from choosing events to determining budgets and publicity methods. The course can be adapted to take in any type of events or can concentrate on particular areas such as organising fundraising events, conferences or cultural events.
Program Management Skills Program managers coordinate and give oversight to the efforts of marketing groups, project teams, product delivery, maintenance and support, operations and staff from various functional groups, including suppliers, business partners, and other external bodies. The goal is to ensure that proposed business transformation, through the delivery of complex products and processes, is implemented to realize the organization's strategic benefits and objectives, for which the program was selected. The goals of this course are twofold: To provide participants with key program management principles and techniques, recognized as best practices, to enable more effective program management; and to leverage core elements of the program management life cycle, processes, tools and techniques, to enable program management effectiveness. The participant will learn and apply the principles of program management through discussions, activities, and case study exercises. What You Will Learn At the end of this workshop, you will be able to: Maximize the transformational impact of a program according to the business needs Explain management principles and techniques and apply them within a program context Implement program governance and organization that will produce expected benefits Plan for and manage benefit realization, risks, issues, and quality Manage component projects' interdependencies that are linked to both program and strategic objectives Engage program stakeholders effectively. Improve communication and action planning effectiveness for programs in organizations Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Foundation Concepts Fundamental definitions and concepts Program challenges and benefits Program best practices and success criterion Stakeholder management Governance: program management office and program boards Standard for Program Management overview Vision, Leadership, and the Business Case What is vision, why, and how? Leadership vs. Management Program business case Program Organization and Governance Program organization Program governance Program board roles and responsibilities Benefits Management Benefits explored Benefits management Benefits realization Program Management Planning Program management plan Program blueprint and roadmap Program component dossier Program tranches Program estimating Program scheduling Program Monitoring and Controlling Program Control - An Overview Program Monitoring and Controlling Monitoring and Controlling Transition Program Risk and Issue Management Risk and issue management overview Program risk management Program issue management Program Quality Management Program quality management overview Program quality management principles Program Stakeholder Management Stakeholder engagement overview Stakeholder engagement planning EI, trust, communication and stakeholder engagement Program Closure and Benefits Sustainment Program closure overview Closing the program Program benefits sustainment Summary What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environments?
Virtual Agile Teams Agile teams are a must in this world of intense competition, marketing demands, and changing expectations. Global virtual teaming has become a necessity as organizations become increasingly distributed, with suppliers and clients actively engaged in joint projects. Agile Teams now work across geographical, organizational, and cultural boundaries to deliver solutions and services to global users. Distance and differences may amplify the effect of issues and factors that are relatively straightforward for co-located Agile teams. This workshop delivers practical concepts and techniques that participants will start using immediately with their virtual Agile teams. The goal of the course is to enable you to successfully execute your preferred Agile or Scrum methods in a virtual project team environment. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the characteristics of a virtual team and how they differ from a co-located team Build an effective virtual Agile team using a Team Charter approach Develop Release Plans, including prioritizing user stories, with a virtual Agile Team Construct a Sprint plan, including effective user story estimates, virtually Execute a Sprint, including essential Agile or Scrum ceremonies, virtually Conduct effective virtual meetings in an environment supportive of Agile and Scrum methods Foundation Concepts Agile Mindset and Values Agile Benefits and Methods Scrum Overview Co-located vs. Virtual Teams Forming Virtual Agile Teams Exploring Virtual Leadership Focusing on Virtual Agile Leaders Developing a Virtual Agile Team Charter Meeting Team Challenges in a Virtual Environment Planning Releases with a Virtual Agile Team Planning releases overview Estimating user stories Prioritizing user stories Setting release parameters Getting consensus on the release plan Planning a Sprint for a Virtual Project Sprint Planning Overview Confirming Sprint Scope with Virtual Agile Teams Developing a Sprint Delivery Plan for Virtual Agile Teams Running a Sprint in a Virtual Environment Self-organizing a Sprint for a Virtual Agile Team Using Scrum tools in a Virtual Environment Conducting End of Sprint Meetings in a Virtual Environment Iterating as a Virtual Agile Team Creating an Environment for Success Piloting a virtual Agile team Creating an Agile-friendly virtual environment
Virtual Agile Teams: In-House Training Agile teams are a must in this world of intense competition, marketing demands, and changing expectations. Global virtual teaming has become a necessity as organizations become increasingly distributed, with suppliers and clients actively engaged in joint projects. Agile Teams now work across geographical, organizational, and cultural boundaries to deliver solutions and services to global users. Distance and differences may amplify the effect of issues and factors that are relatively straightforward for co-located Agile teams. This workshop delivers practical concepts and techniques that participants will start using immediately with their virtual Agile teams. The goal of the course is to enable you to successfully execute your preferred Agile or Scrum methods in a virtual project team environment. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the characteristics of a virtual team and how they differ from a co-located team Build an effective virtual Agile team using a Team Charter approach Develop Release Plans, including prioritizing user stories, with a virtual Agile Team Construct a Sprint plan, including effective user story estimates, virtually Execute a Sprint, including essential Agile or Scrum ceremonies, virtually Conduct effective virtual meetings in an environment supportive of Agile and Scrum methods Foundation Concepts Agile Mindset and Values Agile Benefits and Methods Scrum Overview Co-located vs. Virtual Teams Forming Virtual Agile Teams Exploring Virtual Leadership Focusing on Virtual Agile Leaders Developing a Virtual Agile Team Charter Meeting Team Challenges in a Virtual Environment Planning Releases with a Virtual Agile Team Planning releases overview Estimating user stories Prioritizing user stories Setting release parameters Getting consensus on the release plan Planning a Sprint for a Virtual Project Sprint Planning Overview Confirming Sprint Scope with Virtual Agile Teams Developing a Sprint Delivery Plan for Virtual Agile Teams Running a Sprint in a Virtual Environment Self-organizing a Sprint for a Virtual Agile Team Using Scrum tools in a Virtual Environment Conducting End of Sprint Meetings in a Virtual Environment Iterating as a Virtual Agile Team Creating an Environment for Success Piloting a virtual Agile team Creating an Agile-friendly virtual environment