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Business Analysis Course - BCS Foundation

5.0(12)

By Duco Digital Training

Duco Digital Training's BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis has been designed to provide learners with knowledge and understanding of business analysis concepts, principles and techniques for roles such as business a analyst.

Business Analysis Course - BCS Foundation
Delivered Online On Demand40 hours
£500

Time Management Skills Course (£395 total for this half-day course for a group of up to 15 people)

By Buon Consultancy

This interactive course has been designed to help participants manage their time more efficiently and to develop the skills for effective workplace planning

Time Management Skills Course (£395 total for this half-day course for a group of up to 15 people)
Delivered in Dundee + 4 more or OnlineFlexible Dates
£395

AAT Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping

By London School of Science and Technology

This Level 1 qualification introduces the role of a bookkeeper and the underpinning knowledge to identify and carry out simple different bookkeeping activities, such as income and expenditure, profit and loss, and assets and liabilities. Course Overview This Level 1 qualification introduces the role of a bookkeeper and the underpinning knowledge to identify and carry out simple different bookkeeping activities, such as income and expenditure, profit and loss, and assets and liabilities. It also offers an introduction into the role, and the benefits and risks associated with bookkeeping software. The jobs it can lead to: • Cashier • Clerical assistant • Trainee bookkeeping assistant Entry requirements: If you have no prior accounting knowledge or bookkeeping knowledge, this entry-level bookkeeping qualification will give you an understanding of manual, single-entry bookkeeping basics. For the best chance of success we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English and maths. It provides a solid grounding for students before moving on to the Level 2. Course Content: Bookkeeping fundamentals: This unit introduces students to the role of a bookkeeper and simple bookkeeping techniques, while providing an understanding on why it’s important to keep accurate and up to date financial information in business. Students will learn how to identify a range of bookkeeping transactions including income, expenses, and profit and loss, as well as gaining an understanding of the benefits and risks associated with bookkeeping software and the importance of ethical behaviour. Learning outcomes: • Understand the role of the bookkeeper. • Understand financial transactions. • Process customer and supplier transactions. • Process receipts and payments. • Understand the benefits and risks of using accounting software to complete bookkeeping tasks. DURATION 110 Hours WHATS INCLUDED Course Material Case Study Experienced Lecturer Refreshments Certificate

AAT Level 1 Award in Bookkeeping
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£395

AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills

By London School of Science and Technology

The CAIA Association is a global professional body dedicated to creating greater alignment, transparency, and knowledge for all investors, with a specific emphasis on alternative investments. Course Overview At the start of any career, gaining a solid understanding of key business skills is extremely valuable. These qualifications and courses are designed to blend core skills with key finance knowledge, to give you essential business skills. This Level 1 qualification covers a range of skills and relevant supporting knowledge to help prepare students for applying numbers in business and working in a business environment. It will give students an understanding of: • How different organisations operate • How to contribute effectively in the workplace • How businesses process sales and purchases, and the documents and procedures associated with this. Students will also be equipped with the basic numerical skills needed in the workplace, such as decimals, percentages and fractions, and applying proportions and ratios. The jobs it can lead to: • Data entry clerk • Accounts administrator • Administrative assistant Entry requirements: Students can start with any qualification depending on existing skills and experience. For the best chance of success, we recommend that students begin their studies with a good standard of English and maths. Course Content: Working in the business environment: This unit introduces students to the skills needed in the workplace, including the importance of teamwork, communication, effective time management and professional behaviour. They’ll also learn about some of the core finance processes linked to sales and purchase orders. Learning outcomes: • Develop skills for the workplace. • Understand how organisations operate. • Understand how sales and purchases support businesses. • Apply business procedures to sales and purchases. Using numbers in business: Numeracy is an essential business skill. This unit will introduce students to the basic skills needed when working with numbers in a business environment, developing confidence and skills to use and apply numbers to a wide range of situations. Learning outcomes: • Perform simple business calculations. • Calculate decimals, fractions, percentage, proportions and ratios. • Use tools and techniques to present numerical data.

AAT Level 1 Award in Business Skills
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£395

Effective Presentation Skills (On-Demand)

By IIL Europe Ltd

Effective Presentation Skills (On-Demand) Regardless of your role, it's important to know how to synthesize your ideas into a coherent and focused narrative, add visuals that support and reinforce your message, and deliver it in a way that resonates with your audience. In this highly interactive course, we will unpack and practice some of the tools and techniques used by top speakers and influencers all over the world. In today's results-oriented, global working environment, the ability to create and deliver presentations effectively is a necessary skill set for people at all levels of an organization. Regardless of your role, it's important to know how to synthesize your ideas into a coherent and focused narrative, add visuals that support and reinforce your message, and deliver it in a way that resonates with your audience. In this highly interactive course, we will unpack and practice some of the tools and techniques used by top speakers and influencers all over the world. In this engaging two-day course, you will plan, write, refine, practice, and deliver a presentation to the class. Your presentation will be filmed on both days, and you will leave the course with a flash drive copy of your videos. (ONLY AVAILABLE for Traditional and Virtual Classes) In addition to discovering and enhancing your own personal delivery style, you will learn how to create an overarching goal for your presentation and then organize and structure it for maximum impact. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Construct an effective presentation goal statement, opening, body, and closing that connect with an audience Analyze an audience's needs and style preferences, including relevant DiSC®-related elements Deliver a complete criteria-based presentation that will persuade others Align usage of visuals as well as verbal and non-verbal techniques to maximize the impact of your presentation Getting Started Introductions and social agreements Course structure Course goals and objectives Opening activities Planning and Organizing Video: 'The Art of Misdirection' Setting your presentation goal Writing a goal statement Analyzing your audience Applying the 'reality' test Creating and strengthening supports Structuring your presentation 5 components of an effective opening Presentation body Presentation closing Write your presentation opening Audience Analysis Video: 'How to Tie Your Shoes' Everything DiSC® introduction Audience DiSC® Styles Analyzing your audience Further audience analysis Effective Delivery Delivery challenges and in-person Keeping your audience engaged Your body as your instrument Verbal / paraverbal elements Body stance and nonverbal communication What are your 'tells?' Controlling nervousness Staying attuned to your audience Responding to questions Review and edit your opening Deliver your opening Visuals and Enriching Elements Using images in your presentation Guidelines for visual composition Using questions to engage your audience The power of the pause Practicing and Applying What You've Learned Preparation Delivery Feedback Opportunity to put into practice the program content and receive a video copy Summary and Next Steps What did we learn and how can we implement this in our work environment? Your personal action plan

Effective Presentation Skills (On-Demand)
Delivered Online On Demand30 minutes
£650

Our regulated and nationally recognised FREC 3, pre-hospital care qualification is ideal for those seeking a career in the emergency services, ambulance service, the event and security medical sector or those who work in high risk workplaces. Over a 5 day period, learners will gain the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to deal with a range of pre-hospital care emergencies, such as: managing a patient’s airways, catastrophic bleeding, management of fractures, medical emergencies and more. Ideal as an alternative to the First Person on Scene Intermediate (FPOSi) qualification, the QA Level 3 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) also forms part of a progressive suite of pre-hospital care qualifications that lead to the QA Level 5 First Response Emergency and Urgent Care (RQF). Endorsed by The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care – The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, and fulfilling the competencies set out in the PHEM skills framework at descriptor level D, this fantastic qualification is perfect for a range of roles in emergency care, such as: Event Medical Responder, Emergency Care Support Worker and more. First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) Course Content Roles and responsibilities of a first responder Medical emergencies Patient assessment Airway management Adult, child and infant CPR & AED usage Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) procedures Emergency oxygen Traumatic injuries Catastrophic bleeding Shock Poisoning and intoxicating substances External and internal bleeding Helmet removal Neck, spine and pelvic immobilisation Environmental exposure Burns and scalds Minor injuries Incident reporting Intended Audience The Qualsafe First Response Emergency Care (FREC 3) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification, ideal for those looking to work or volunteer as a first responder. Among the first to arrive at a scene, first responders typically include police officers, firefighters, and those providing medical cover at festivals and events such as Emergency/Community First Responders, Door Supervisors, Close Protection Operatives and Security Guards as well as those working in high risk environments including the military, power stations, agriculture and manufacturing.

FREC 3
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£410

Forest Schools 16 Hour First Aid Level 3 (VTQ)

By Madeleys First Aid Plus

Essential First Aid Relating to Forest Schools, covering a wide range of possible emergency situations. This course is designed for Forest Schools to teach basic first aid skills over two days meeting the guidelines of Forest Schools. This qualification is available as a ProTrainings qualification and you can also request an Endorsed certificate from TQUK if required for an extra charge. The course is the same for both certificates. The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate.

Forest Schools 16 Hour First Aid Level 3 (VTQ)
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£200

Certificate in Crisis Communications Planning

By BCMcourses.com

This course focus is the management process and leadership skills necessary to anticipate, plan for and manage your organization's communications through a crisis. The course is built around the Crisis Communications section of ISO 22361, the new international standard for Crisis Management. This course includes the CCCM (Certified Crisis Communications Manager) exam and designation for free ($ 500 value). The course does not take you step-by-step how to fill in a template. Instead, you will learn how to protect and manage your organization’s reputation, how to identify and influence the ways organizations represent themselves to various stakeholders, how to prepare your organization for any media or social media crisis, and the best principles and best practices for developing an effective Crisis Communications Program for your organization. This course is designed first and foremost for executives, marketing managers, communications staff, business continuity practitioners, emergency managers, Crisis Management Team and Business Continuity Management Team members and their support staff. It is highly useful for health and safety staff, first responders, line managers, auditors, administrative and professional staff. At the conclusion of this course, participants should: - have a solid understanding of the overall Crisis Management lifecycle - know how to create an effective Crisis Management Communications structure within their organization - understand the key components of a Crisis Communications program including social media - successfully challenge the CCCM (Certified Crisis Communications Manager) exam The CCCM is one of the professional designations offered by the National Institute for Business Continuity Management (NIBCM.net). The exam is comprised of 100 Multiple Choice and T/F questions. You have 90 minutes to complete the exam. In order to obtain the CCCM designation, you must obtain a pass mark of at least 70%. This online course has content equivalent to our 3-day in-person CMC-601 course. The course is comprised of 23 lessons, each being 1/2 hour or so in length, plus additional, optional 'homework' assignments, activities, and downloadable tools including templates. The course also provides for regular asynchronous interaction with the course instructor for assignments and any questions that may arise. CONTENT INTRODUCTION TO CRISIS MANAGEMENT Lesson I - Introduction to Crisis Management Lesson 2 - Evolution of Crisis Management Lesson 3 - Towards a Crisis Management Standard Practice Test 1 CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS Lesson 4 - Pre-Crisis Communications Lesson 5 - Pre-Crisis Communications (cont'd) Lesson 6 - Managing Relationships and Reputation Lesson 7 - Key Roles Practice Test 2 Lesson 8 - Crisis Communications Strategy Lesson 9 - Crisis Communications Strategy (cont'd) Lesson 10 - Key Principles and Activities of Crisis Communication Lesson 11 - Key Principles and Activities of Crisis Communication (cont'd) Lesson 12 - Key Principles and Activities of Crisis Communication (cont'd) Practice Test 3 Lesson 13 - Consistency of Message Lesson 14 - Barriers to Effective Commnication Lesson 15 - Barriers to Effective Communication (cont'd) Lesson 16 - Social Media - Opportunities and Threats Lesson 17 - Social Media - Opportunities and Threats (cont'd) Practice Test 4 Lesson 18 - A Crisis Communication Plan BEST PRACTICES FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND CMMUNICATIONS Lesson 19 - Crisis Management Best Practices Lesson 20 - Crisis Communications Best Practices BONUS LESSONS Bonus Lesson 21 - Pandemic Planning Bonus Lesson 22 - Cyber Security and Crisis Management Bonus Lesson 23 - Cyber Security and Crisis Management (cont'd) CCCM EXAM CCCM Practice Exam CCCM Exam COMPLETION RULES You must complete the test "CCCM Exam"

Certificate in Crisis Communications Planning
Delivered Online On Demand5 months
£650

CPR & Safe Use of an AED (Private Course)

5.0(50)

By Pochat Training

QA Level 2 Award In Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And Automated External Defibrillation (RQF) Full day course Gives learners the knowledge and skills to give CPR and use an AED safely Covers maintenance of AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) Course Contents: The principles underlining basic life support The principles underlining resuscitation Different types of cardiac arrest Recovery Position CPR Choking Safe Use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) AED maintenance Benefits of this course: In the UK there are over 30,000 cardiac arrests a year outside of hospital But only less than one in ten survive to be discharged from hospital When someone has had a cardiac arrest, every minute makes a huge difference You can help save people's life by starting CPR as soon as possible, and use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) to restart their heart This course helps to give you the skills and confidence to save people's lives, and make a huge difference not just to them, but also to their families and loved ones Accredited, Ofqual regulated qualification: Our Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillation course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards. This means that you can be rest assured that your CPD & AED Certificate is a very good way to make sure you and your employees are trained in First Aid. And of course, all of our training courses are run in a fun and engaging, interactive and varied way, ensuring your employees have the skills and knowledge they need! The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2654/2 This page is here if you'd like us to run this course for you and your people, at our venue or yours (within 45 minute drive from Chesterfield, Derbyshire). If you'd like us to run this course for you and you're further away, please contact us direct for a quote.   If, instead, you're interested in an open/public course, please go here.

CPR & Safe Use of an AED (Private Course)
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£325

Face & Body Waxing Course

By Cosmetic College

This course is designed to teach students how to safely and successfully carry out a variety of waxing treatments. Our course offers a blend of practical training and online learning to give you the knowledge and skills to deliver face and body waxing services to your clients. Our courses are kept intimate with a maximum of 6 learners to a class. Course Prerequisites We accept students aged 18 and over. The student must have good written and spoken English. Course Agenda Health, safety & hygiene Consultation techniques Contraindications Different types of waxing products Use of hot and warm wax Aftercare advice Pre-study Intimate Waxing theory Professional live demo Practical training 1 model Practical areas covered: Legs Underarms Lip Chin Bikini

Face & Body Waxing Course
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£350