LTE Airside training course description This course provides a concise insight into the LTE airside. Key parts of the course are detailed looks at the air interface protocol stack, cell acquisition, transmission and reception of data and of he layer 1 procedures along with layer 2 procedures. What will you learn Explain the RF optimisation flowchart. Describe the importance of Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP). List many of the 3GPP recommended KPIs. Describe the concept of APN AMBR and UE AMBR within LTE. Describe the use of planning and optimisation computer tools. LTE Airside training course details Who will benefit: Anyone working with LTE. Prerequisites: Essential LTE Duration 2 days LTE Airside training course contents Introduction and review of LTE This section describes the requirements of LTE and key technical features, and reviews the system architecture. LTE Architecture, UE, E-UTRAN and EPC. Specifications. OFDMA, SC-FDMA and MIMO antennas This section describes the techniques used in the LTE air interface, notably orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antennas. Communication techniques for fading multipath channels. OFDMA, FFT processing and cyclic prefix insertion. SC-FDMA in the LTE uplink. Multiple antenna techniques including transmit & receive diversity and spatial multiplexing. Introduction to the air interface This section covers the operation of the air interface, the channels that it uses, and the mapping to the time and frequency domains of OFDMA and SC-FDMA. Air interface protocol stack. Logical, transport and physical channels. Frame and slot structure, the resource grid. Resource element mapping of the physical channels and physical signals. LTE spectrum allocation. Cell acquisition This is the first of three sections covering the air interface physical layer. Here, we cover mobile procedures to start low-level communications with the cell, and base station transmission of the corresponding information. Primary/secondary synchronisation signals. Downlink reference signals. The master information block. Physical control format indicator channel. Organisation and transmission of the system information. Data transmission and reception In this section, we cover procedures used for data transmission and reception on the shared channels, and describe in detail the individual steps. Data transmission and reception on the uplink and downlink. Scheduling commands and grants on the PDCCH. DL-SCH and UL-SCH. Physical channel processing of the PDSCH and PUSCH. Hybrid ARQ indicators on the PHICH. Uplink control information on the PUCCH. Uplink demodulation and sounding reference signals. Additional physical layer procedure This section concludes our discussion of the air interface physical layer, by discussing a number of procedures that support its operation. Transmission of the physical random access channel. Contention and non-contention based random access procedures. Discontinuous transmission in idle and connected modes. Uplink power control and timing advance. Air interface layer 2 This section describes the architecture and operation of layer 2 of the air interface protocol stack. MAC protocol, interactions with the physical layer, use for scheduling. RLC protocol, transparent, unacknowledged and acknowledged modes. PDCP, including header compression, security functions and recovery from handover.
Women in Banking Leadership Workshop Workshop Overview: Unleash your potential - The Banking and Financial Services industry is a constantly changing sphere that calls for emerging leaders to adapt and grow in order to thrive and succeed. Often those wanting to take the next step in the field find it hard to see their full value and potential, slowing their progress in a world full of opportunities. Emerging leaders will need to understand their professional values and know how to cultivate a growth mindset to stand out and fulfil their career desires. This interactive virtual workshop will provide emerging leaders within the field the skills to understand the strengths that they are able to bring to the corporate table to confidently unleash their potential. It will particularly benefit those who aspire to move beyond early management to broader leadership roles. Kat will guide attendees to unlock their potential through releasing self-doubt, connecting to their unique contribution and forming a confident, strategic leader that will drive an organisation to success. Our Aims for the Workshop: Navigate key challenges and change in fast-paced work-places Understand the value of embracing complexity, uncertainty and diversity Negotiate diversity and inclusion biases, enablers and blocker Topic 1 Define your leadership style What are the capabilities, attributes and skills of an influential leader? What is your unique contribution? Is this congruent with your personal brand? Align your leadership strengths and values with the expectations and culture of your organisation. Topic 2 Leading with Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Understand your EQ and its impact on the way you are perceived as a leader Leverage your EQ in the workplace both in person and online Embrace qualities of empathy and authenticity to become a better leader Topic 3 Interactive Panel Q&A Discussion: Open Q&A with Senior Female leaders within the banking sector. Please see below the panel and biographies of each panellist. Topic 4 How to be known as a strategic leader Understand the uplevel from management to leadership and how to articulate your strategy How to translate broad leadership tools and tactics into practical, personalised results Move from transactional to transformational leadership Topic 5 Strengthen your resilience and resolve What is stress and how do you “show-up” on a bad day? Bounce back from challenging situations and predicaments Effectively manage conflict and turn negativity into an opportunity Who will attend? Emerging Leaders looking to step into management roles Current Leaders looking to progress into senior management roles This workshop is open to any woman who works in the banking sector that wants to take her next step in their career; women include trans women and non-binary people who are comfortable in a female-centred group. Group Rate Discounts 2-3 people, 7% discount 4+ people, 20% discount We have two group rates which you can take advantage of depending on the size of the group you wish to book: Option 1️⃣ Groups between 2 & 3 are eligible for the 7% Discount. Please use this code at checkout: GROUP 2+ Option 2️⃣ For groups of over 4+ attendees, the eligible discount is 20%. Please use this code at checkout: GROUP 4+ Where do I add the discount code? Your Facilitator Kat Hutchings Kat coaches Executives and senior leaders in scale businesses to develop their leadership capability, build high-performing teams and create a culture that motivates and delivers. She works with them to identify their unique contribution and lead in a way that's aligned with who they are. Clients that work with Kat connect to their sense of purpose and how they contribute to the organisation. This creates a ripple effect through their team as they step into more powerful and impactful leadership. Kat coaches for insight - because a single insight can inspire action that changes everything. Client outcomes include improved sales performance, successful delivery of change & transformation programmes and greater employee engagement & wellbeing. Kat is an accredited Professional Executive Coach with the Association for Coaching and a Master NLP Practitioner. She has studied neuroscience, mindfulness and resilience, often bringing these insights to her coaching and training. Combined with her experience as a leader in Financial Services, Kat’s clients find her to be commercially minded, knowledgeable and positively challenging. Her background as a corporate banker means Kat is quickly able to understand the context, including a firm’s strategy, vision and drivers. As a former Head of Coaching for the London & South East region of a FTSE 100 organisation, Kat is also well versed in leadership development programmes – their design, delivery and embedding through coaching. Outside of her coaching work, Kat spends lots of time with her husband and 2 young children. She enjoys trying different wines, talking to interesting people, having new experiences and buying flowers. THE PANEL The final panel is coming soon ⏳
With ESI’s Professional Diploma, you will: Master the art of productivity by taking a results-focused approach to everything you do; Develop the mindset and attitude to succeed – all the time; Learn how to sell more and sell faster; Develop the core skills that underpin high-performance selling today.
Demystifying ESG Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is a set of principles that assist a firm in becoming socially responsible. Applied across a number of industries, its popularity has grown rapidly, with an ESG framework now considered essential for many businesses. Embedding ESG in your organisation helps identify risks and opportunities, maintain regulatory compliance, gain the trust of stakeholders, invite investment and attract and retain talent. This timely short course, written by subject matter experts, will help you: understand ESG and its importance globally apply key lessons learned from those firms neglecting ESG identify where ESG fits within your organisation, and develop best practice to promote strong ESG engagement. On completing this course, you will understand key ESG concepts, as well as how to explain them to your colleagues. You'll also discover the steps required to embed ESG within your firm. This course covers: How does ESG work? Where does ESG sit within a business? Business benefits Current position audit Benchmarking Metrics and reporting Horizon scanning Bringing ESG to life
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Executive Coaching provides a safe space for leaders to explore new ideas and techniques without judgement, fostering personal growth and benefiting the wider business. Sessions are confidential, 90 minutes long, and tailored to individual developmental needs, with a bi-weekly schedule of six sessions suggested. These sessions are conducted via Zoom, with face-to-face options available in East Anglia and London; email engage@puritas.org.uk for details.
Accounting and finance are at the very heart of business operations. From banking to manufacturing, from huge service industries to micro businesses, the ability to manage, plan and account for money is still the ultimate measure of business success and the key driver of growth. The objective of Level 6 Diploma in Accounting and Business qualification (accredited by Othm) is to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required by a middle or senior manager in an organisation, and who may be involved in managing organisational finances, investment and risk, audit and assurance, or research. Many accountants occupy key managerial positions in business, yet few are qualified managers. In the increasingly complex modern business environment, there is a high demand for skilled professionals who can work flexibly in teams across business boundaries. Key Highlights Program Duration: 9 Months (Can be Fast tracked) Program Credits: 120 Designed for working Professionals Format: Online No Written Exam. The Assessment is done via Submission of Assignment Tutor Assist available Dedicated Student Success Manager Timely Doubt Resolution Regular Networking Events with Industry Professionals Become eligible to gain direct entry into relevant Master's degree programme LSBR Alumni Status No Cost EMI Option Who is this course for? Working Professionals, Level 5 / Year 2 of a three-year UK Bachelor's degree holders or learners who are looking for Career Progression and a formal undergraduate qualification leading to award of degrees in future.
This Strategy Insights Masterclass will explore how the approach to strategy is changing, and how organisations are strengthening their strategic capabilities for uncertain times.
The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices (RQF) is aimed at people who are responsible for maintaining the quality of assessment within an organisation or assessment centre. You will be able to evaluate knowledge and develop an understanding of the concepts and methods that support the internal quality assurance of assessment by completing this qualification. You'll also learn how to assess the work of a learning and development practitioner who is in charge of internal assessment quality assurance. So gear up and join up right away! Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices Why is this Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices Course is Perfect for You? Choose Your Career: Join today and make a life-changing decision, get all the essential knowledge to transform your career. Advance Your Career: With our Regulated qualification, you can move up to the next level in your organisation with expertise. Upgrade Your Skills: Add value to your current educational profile and gain the skill sets to compete in your job role. Enhance Your Credibility: The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices course is Ofqual, UK Govt. Regulated and Awarded by Focus which adds value to your educational profile. 5 Additional Courses: With a single payment, you will get access to Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices along with 5 CPD courses 100% Money-Back Guarantee: We are confident about our course quality and want to provide the best service to our invaluable learners. That's why we provide 14 days Unconditional Full Money-Back Guarantee with this course to ensure a hassle-free purchase. So don't be late and pursue your dream career with Apex Learning. ****Qualification Curriculum**** **Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices (RQF)** Unit 1: Understanding The Principles And Practices Of Internally Assuring The Quality Of Assessment Unit 2: Internally Assure The Quality Of Assessment Learners must accomplish all 2 mandatory units to achieve a total credit of 12. From this course, you will: Maintain legal and good practice requirements when internally monitoring and maintaining the quality of assessment. Internally manage relevant information and improve the quality of assessment. Understand techniques and criteria for monitoring the quality of assessment internally. Acknowledge the context and principles of internal quality assurance. Plan the internal quality assurance of assessment Be able to evaluate requirements for information management, data protection and confidentiality. Qualification Purpose The goal of this Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices (RQF) qualification is to certify competence in an occupational position to the relevant requirements. It is aimed at people who are responsible for maintaining and improving assessment quality within an organisation or assessment centre. Total Qualifications Time Total Qualification Time is comprised of GLH and an estimate of the number of hours a learner is likely to spend in preparation, study or any other learning, including assessment, which takes place as directed by, but not under the supervision of a lecturer, supervisor or tutor. Total Qualification Time for this qualification is 120 hours. Guided Learning Hours These hours are made up of all contact time, guidance, or supervision of a learner by a lecturer, supervisor, tutor, trainer, or other appropriate education or training providers. Guided Learning Hours for this qualification is 90. Method of Assessment The Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practices (RQF) is internally assessed and externally assured by Focus Awards. Each learner is required to create a portfolio of evidence that demonstrates the achievement of all the learning outcomes and the assessment criteria associated with each unit. The main pieces of evidence for the portfolio could include: Assessor observation - completed observational checklists on related action plans Witness testimony Learner product Worksheets Assignments / projects / reports Record of oral and written questioning Learner and peer reports Recognition of prior learning (RPL) Evidence may be drawn from actual or simulated situations where appropriate and permitted by the relevant Sector Skills Council or Sector Skills Body. Progression Successful learners can progress to other qualifications such as: Focus Award Level 4 Award in Externally Assuring the Quality of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF) Focus Award Level 4 Diploma in Learning and Development (RQF) Who is this course for? Our extensive Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF) course is suitable for ambitious learners who are already working or considering working in the Quality Assurance sector. The qualification is also suitable for individuals who: Wish to join in an assessor role Beginner this field and wish to acquire in-demand assessing skills wish to gain formal recognition of their skills want to study from home at their own convenience Requirements Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF) qualification does not have any specific entry requirements for students. However, you must be at least 19 years old or above to register. Career path Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (RQF) You will have the ability to accomplish a lot of things with this certificate. Here are just a few examples: Internal quality assurer Market developer Marketing executive Quality monitoring officer
UNIX system administration training course description This five day hands on course provides a comprehensive coverage of core UNIX administration tasks. The course covers generic UNIX and is available for any UNIX distribution required. What will you learn Administer & configure UNIX systems. Maintain UNIX by handling disk space and taking regular backups. Manage software packages. Perform basic troubleshooting. Maintain a secure UNIX system. Describe the organisation and implementation of the filesystem. UNIX system administration training course details Who will benefit: System administrators Network administrators. Prerequisites: UNIX fundamentals. Duration 5 days UNIX system administration training course contents Part 1 Exploring UNIX command-line tools Using a shell, shell configuration, environment variables, getting help, streams, redirection and pipes, processing text using filters, manipulating files, regular expressions, grep, sed. Managing software Package concepts, comparison of package formats, RPM, rpm commands, yum, dpkg, apt-cache, apt-get, dselect, aptitude, converting between package formats, dependencies and conflicts, startup script problems, shared libraries, library management, managing processes, the kernel: the first process, process lists, foreground & background processes, process priorities, killing processes. Configuring hardware Configuring firmware and hardware, RQs, I/O addresses, DMA addresses, Boot disks, coldplug and hotplug devices, configuring expansion cards and PCI cards, kernel modules, USB devices, UNIX USB crivers, configuring hard disks, partitioning systems, LVM, common layouts, creating partitions and filesystems, maintaining filesystem health, tuning, journals, checking filesystems, monitoring disk use, mounting and unmounting filesystems. Managing files File management commands, file naming and wildcards, file archiving, links, directory commands, file ownership and group, file access control, permissions, chmod, defaults, file attributes, disk quotas, enabling and setting quotas, locating files, the FHS. Booting UNIX and editing files Installing boot loaders, GRUB legacy, GRUB 2, alternative boot loaders, the boot process, boot messages, runlevels and the initialization process, runlevel functions, runlevel services, alternative boot systems, upstart, system. Part 2 Configuring the X window system Localization, configuring basic X features, X server options, methods of configuring X, X display information, X fonts, the X GUI login system, XDMCP server, using X for remote access, screen display settings, setting your time zone, your locale, configuring printing, conceptualizing the UNIX printing architecture, understanding PostScript and ghostscript, running a printing system, configuring CUPS, monitoring and controlling the print queue. Administering the system Managing users and groups, tuning user and system environments, using system log files, understanding syslogd, setting logging options, manually logging data, rotating l;og files, reviewing log file contents, maintaining the system time, UNIX time concepts, manually setting the time, using NTP, running jobs in the future, understanding the role of cron, creating system cron jobs, creating user cron jobs, using anacron, using at. Configuring basic networking TCP/IP, network hardware, network addresses, hostnames, network ports, configuring UNIX for a local network, configuring with DHCP, static IP address, configuring routing, using GUI configuration tools, ifup and ifdown, diagnosing network connections, testing connectivity, tracing a route, checking network status , examining network traffic, additional tools. Writing scripts, configuring email, and using databases The shell environment, aliases, shell configuration files, writing scripts, commands, variables, conditional expressions, loops, functions, managing email, choosing email software, securing your email server, managing data with SQL, picking a SQL package, understanding SQL basics, using MySQL. Securing your system Administering network security, super server restrictions, disabling unused servers, administering local security, securing passwords, limiting root access, setting login, process, SUID/SGID files, configuring SSH, using GPG, generating, importing and revoking keys, encrypting and decrypting data, signing messages and verifying signatures.