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Hiring the right staff is one of the most important management and HR skills and it is critical to get it right. This course is designed for managers and HR specialists who either want to improve their interviewing skills or who are just now starting a recruitment role in the organisation.

Elevate Your Social Media Marketing with Personalized Coaching   Our one-to-one coaching sessions offer practical and strategic social media support for small business owners, marketing managers, and social media managers. Let us inspire you with fresh ideas and help you enhance your social media marketing efforts.   Before the session, we'll send you a brief questionnaire to gather essential details about your brand, social media objectives, and processes. This information will be formalized into a clear set of aims and objectives for the session.   After the session, you'll receive tailored coaching notes summarizing key takeaways and providing clear next steps to implement right away. Topics Typically Covered: Aligning social media and business objectives Identifying and reaching your ideal target audience Competitor analysis and successful techniques Selecting the right social media platforms Content brainstorming and gathering, including hashtags, video, and photography Social media management: frequency, scheduling, and useful apps Overview of social media advertising Practical demonstrations of tactics

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If you work with adults and young people and wish to gain a knowledge of the principles and practice of assessment as well as the practical aspects of carrying out assessment, then Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement is for you.

Managing Stress and Building Resilience: In-House Training Stress has an impact on all of us at some point in our professional lives. Learning how to manage stress and build resilience will result in higher professional productivity, better health, and more sustainable living habits. It will also help us create a physical - and emotional - work-life balance. In this one-day workshop, you will learn practical solutions to sustain behavior change that can positively impact your life on both a professional and personal level. When you are able to reduce the level of negative stress that affects you, your performance improves, along with your health and happiness. The objective of this course is therefore not only to create awareness around emotional well-being in a work context, but also to help participants create a better overall balance between the investment they make in their personal and professional lives. This course covers how our perceptions affect our beliefs and how our beliefs affect our actions. You will learn a host of stress-reduction techniques, while exploring your own stress triggers and responses. Highly interactive, the sessions cover a blend of theory, discussions, and exercises. You will explore concepts with fellow participants within a safe environment where skills and habits can be developed, sharpened, and improved. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Identify what stress feels like and what the typical symptoms and reactions are to stress Analyze your own responses to stressful events and the consequences of those reactions Organize your work structure to reduce stress and build resilience Recognize activities that drain you and those that give you energy Generate relief from stressful events Cultivate a mindset of resilience Better manage your time, work commitments, and personal boundaries in order to be most effective at your job Getting Started What is stress? Beliefs and thinking errors Work-life balance Drainers and energizers Stress reduction techniques Time management Summary and Next Steps

This course presents an approach for dealing with security and privacy throughout the entire software development lifecycle. You will learn about vulnerabilities that undermine security, and how to identify and remediate them in your own projects.

“Photography is my way of bearing witness to the joy I find in seeing the extraordinary in ordinary.” -Harold Feinstein Photography For Parents - Advanced Course Next course starts on 15th April 2024  6 week Photography course designed to help further advance your photography skill and move beyond simply capturing what's in front of you. Choose this course if you are already friends with your camera but want to learn how to shoot creatively in full manual, how to go beyond the basic composition rules and start expressing yourself through photography KEY COURSE INFO: Course type: Instructor-led or self paced Course duration: 6 weeks Course format: Online course with Interactive weekly live classes, personal photo feedback and support group WHAT YOU LEARN: In this course we build on the key photo skills we introduce in the Fundamentals Course and learn some new ones ( although completing the Fundamentals course is not a pre-requisite)  You will love this course if you want to keep growing your photographic eye, truly control your camera and start making your photos reflect who you are and who your family are. This is the course where your photography really picks up the pace. We will support and challenge you to help you find your own voice in photography. creative use of manual mode creating strong compositions low light shooting capturing emotions introduction to flash using colour in photography THIS IS THE COURSE FOR YOU IF : Are already familiar with your camera - but want to get better at using it in full manual - with no overwhelm or frantic guesswork You want to take photographs that look more polished and that truly show you what you pictured in your head - still true to your kids and who they are You want to be able to capture true emotions and express yourself through photography You want to get more creative with light and colour to elevate your images and make them shine Next course starts on 15th April 2024 The bookings for this course are not open yet - request to be added to the waiting list to be offered priority booking and Early Bird prices when the course registration opens 5 core course modules Support Facebook group Weekly online Live class Personal Feedback on your images BONUS: extra module with ideas to keep your creativity flowing BONUS: PDF course workbook HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL LEARN in this course :  This course was designed to help you grow your photography skills beyond just being able to take "nice looking photos". You will love this course if you want to keep growing your photographic eye, truly control your camera and start making your photos reflect who you are and who your family are. This is the course where your photography really picks up the pace. We will support and challenge you to help you find your own voice in photography. How do I get FULL control of my camera? - shooting in full manual - but with clarity and purpose When is the ‘correct’ exposure not the RIGHT one and why is my camera confused? And more importantly, how to fix it in camera? How do you capture genuine emotion and NOT just fake smiles? No more 'smile for Mummy' How to make your light AND SHADOWS work for you? and capture stunning images even if you think you have barely any light What makes a ‘strong image’ and how do I begin to get them more consistently? INSIDE THE MODULES - aka WHAT DO YOU LEARN? Module 1: Getting started in Manual mode First steps into shooting in full manual – understanding your exposure and metering, finding correct exposure for your subject, handling over and under exposure and adjusting your settings without even taking your camera away from your eyes. Major Takeaways: At the end of the module you will have gained full control of your camera - no more guessing game and unpredictable results with all the control going firmly to you. You will be able to understand your jump off points for different situations and how to adjust them to the changing light or environment Module 2: More on manual exposure and why your camera is often wrong Learning when the ‘correct’ exposure is not the “right exposure”, understanding and interpreting your histograms, learning how your environment can help you get the right exposure even in tricky light, dealing with challenging light situations. Major Takeaways: Knowing when to trust and not trust your camera's exposure assessment. Knowing exactly how to adjust things when the images don't turn out looking right out of the camera. Having a method to help you capture different colour accurately - especially when it comes to skin tones, or elements that are bright or dark Module 3: Powerful composition  Learning what makes a strong image and learning to create your own, consistently, with the help of our advanced composition techniques – beyond the rule of thirds. Visual storytelling and creating connection to create images which go beyond just pretty. Major Takeaways: Learning new concepts in composition - things that will help you create exiting visual flow, help with impactful storytelling and draw the viewer's eye into the image rather than away from it.  Next course starts on 15th April 2024Get your space now Module 4: No such thing as bad light There is no such thing as bad light - even with just a sliver of it you can make a statement in your images. In this module we teach you how to work with low light - through low key photography - playing with light and shadows. And we give you an introduction to Flash - for when you want to boost your existing natural light that little bit more.    Major Takeaways: You will learn how to use light and shadows to your advantage, literally learning to paint with light - letting it uncover your subject, and hide what you want to stay out of light. Much like the light module in our Fundamentals course this is very much an AH-HA lesson that will shake your photography to its core. Module 5: Photographing emotions  In this module we get under our subject's skin and focus on photographing emotions. We show you how to reply on more than facial expression to show emotions and how to use your creative toolkit, including colour theory to make the viewer see and understand the emotion felt in the moment.  Major Takeaways: Learning how to capture genuine connection with your subject and their true emotions – whether happy or mad! Going beyond the smiles or frowny faces to portray your children’s true selves and capturing the moment. Using body language and other creative means – from colour theory, editing style and more! BONUS Module 6: Your creative self Exploring various photographic styles and conventions. Learning to recognise your own strengths and weaknesses and taking steps to grow further. Bonus creative exercises to take you outof your rut and help you continue to grow your photography. In my opinion Advanced level 2 is absolute must as it expand the knowledge from level 1 to the point, that you can take photos confidently, and knowing what you do. I did it online and my teachers were superb, passionate, helpful and very flexible.  Aga Stefaniak Photography for Parents ADVANCED Book your space now: COURSE STARTS : 15th April 2024( 6 weeks incl 1 week break)COURSE COST :   £279 (payment plans available) What’s included: 6 weekly modules covering all key aspects of children’s photography, weekly live online class ( also recorded) - on Wednesday evenings personal feedback and advice on your images private support group PDF workbook Photography for Parents ADVANCED But will it work for me? - our guarantee: We know our course works. We have seen a few thousands of students go through our courses and really improve. BUT, if you find that after the first couple of modules that it just doesn't work for you, you haven't learnt anything new, it's the wrong level for you, you haven't improved, or you simply don't get on or engage with it - we will simply refund you in full. Simple as that!

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Developers who have some familiarity with serverless and experience with development in the AWS Cloud Overview In this course, you will learn to: Apply event-driven best practices to a serverless application design using appropriate AWS services Identify the challenges and trade-offs of transitioning to serverless development, and make recommendations that suit your development organization and environment Build serverless applications using patterns that connect AWS managed services together, and account for service characteristics, including service quotas, available integrations, invocation model, error handling, and event source payload Compare and contrast available options for writing infrastructure as code, including AWS CloudFormation, AWS Amplify, AWS Serverless Application Model (AWS SAM), and AWS Cloud Development Kit (AWS CDK) Apply best practices to writing Lambda functions inclusive of error handling, logging, environment re-use, using layers, statelessness, idempotency, and configuring concurrency and memory Apply best practices for building observability and monitoring into your serverless application Apply security best practices to serverless applications Identify key scaling considerations in a serverless application, and match each consideration to the methods, tools, or best practices to manage it Use AWS SAM, AWS CDK, and AWS developer tools to configure a CI/CD workflow, and automate deployment of a serverless application Create and actively maintain a list of serverless resources that will assist in your ongoing serverless development and engagement with the serverless community This course gives developers exposure to and practice with best practices for building serverless applications using AWS Lambda and other services in the AWS serverless platform. You will use AWS frameworks to deploy a serverless application in hands-on labs that progress from simpler to more complex topics. You will use AWS documentation throughout the course to develop authentic methods for learning and problem-solving beyond the classroom. Introduction Introduction to the application you will build Access to course resources (Student Guide, Lab Guide, and Online Course Supplement) Thinking Serverless Best practices for building modern serverless applications Event-driven design AWS services that support event-driven serverless applications API-Driven Development and Synchronous Event Sources Characteristics of standard request/response API-based web applications How Amazon API Gateway fits into serverless applications Try-it-out exercise: Set up an HTTP API endpoint integrated with a Lambda function High-level comparison of API types (REST/HTTP, WebSocket, GraphQL) Introduction to Authentication, Authorization, and Access Control Authentication vs. Authorization Options for authenticating to APIs using API Gateway Amazon Cognito in serverless applications Amazon Cognito user pools vs. federated identities Serverless Deployment Frameworks Overview of imperative vs. declarative programming for infrastructure as code Comparison of CloudFormation, AWS CDK, Amplify, and AWS SAM frameworks Features of AWS SAM and the AWS SAM CLI for local emulation and testing Using Amazon EventBridge and Amazon SNS to Decouple Components Development considerations when using asynchronous event sources Features and use cases of Amazon EventBridge Try-it-out exercise: Build a custom EventBridge bus and rule Comparison of use cases for Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) vs. EventBridge Try-it-out exercise: Configure an Amazon SNS topic with filtering Event-Driven Development Using Queues and Streams Development considerations when using polling event sources to trigger Lambda functions Distinctions between queues and streams as event sources for Lambda Selecting appropriate configurations when using Amazon Simple Queue Service (Amazon SQS) or Amazon Kinesis Data Streams as an event source for Lambda Try-it-out exercise: Configure an Amazon SQS queue with a dead-letter queue as a Lambda event source Writing Good Lambda Functions How the Lambda lifecycle influences your function code Best practices for your Lambda functions Configuring a function Function code, versions and aliases Try-it-out exercise: Configure and test a Lambda function Lambda error handling Handling partial failures with queues and streams Step Functions for Orchestration AWS Step Functions in serverless architectures Try-it-out exercise: Step Functions states The callback pattern Standard vs. Express Workflows Step Functions direct integrations Try-it-out exercise: Troubleshooting a Standard Step Functions workflow Observability and Monitoring The three pillars of observability Amazon CloudWatch Logs and Logs Insights Writing effective log files Try-it-out exercise: Interpreting logs Using AWS X-Ray for observability Try-it-out exercise: Enable X-Ray and interpret X-Ray traces CloudWatch metrics and embedded metrics format Try-it-out exercise: Metrics and alarms Try-it-out exercise: ServiceLens Serverless Application Security Security best practices for serverless applications Applying security at all layers API Gateway and application security Lambda and application security Protecting data in your serverless data stores Auditing and traceability Handling Scale in Serverless Applications Scaling considerations for serverless applications Using API Gateway to manage scale Lambda concurrency scaling How different event sources scale with Lambda Automating the Deployment Pipeline The importance of CI/CD in serverless applications Tools in a serverless pipeline AWS SAM features for serverless deployments Best practices for automation Course wrap-up Additional course details: Nexus Humans AWS Developing Serverless Solutions on AWS training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the AWS Developing Serverless Solutions on AWS course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Join us for a heartfelt discussion on navigating through grief with a positive mindset. Learn about healthy coping mechanisms and habits that can help you find peace and healing during difficult times. We will share valuable insights and practical tips to guide you towards a happier and healthier life. Register now and take the first step towards a brighter tomorrow! Learn how to cultivate positive habits to navigate through grief & loss and find happiness in life at our FREE event, Happy Life Habits: Positive Grief. Positive Grief will explore and share: Everyone’s grief journey is different 5+1 stages of Grief Top 5 regrets of the Dying Ideas on helping someone who is going through grief Ideas on helping yourself when experiencing grief Agenda What is Grief ? Positive Grief Grief Journey Growing around Grief Life & Death The End?

If your organisation manages contractors then your staff need to understand the health and safety issues. This course is the answer. The expert trainer will set out clearly the legal responsibilities of all relevant parties and explore the practical application of these responsibilities with the course participants. The course will then examine the issues associated with the planning of work to be contracted out and the evaluation, selection, control and monitoring of contractors engaged to undertake the work. Although the main focus is on health and safety, the course will also explain how health and safety issues need to be integrated into your organisation's functional management processes to ensure effective control of contractors. The course will consider all types of contracted activities, including construction and maintenance, cleaning, security, plant installation, etc. This programme will give participants: A clear understanding of the organisation's legal responsibilities for managing contractors The information they need to assess the competence of contractors A practical understanding of risk assessment principles and the transfer of risk to contractors A step-by-step guide to the key aspects of managing contractors in practice, covering:Planning of the workSelecting contractorsHandover prior to work commencementDuring the workReviewing the work on completion Practical guidance on the integration of health and safety controls into organisational procedures for contractor management 1 Introduction Who are contractors? Why manage contractors? Different types of contractors Costs of poor contractor performance 2 Overview of health and safety law and liability Health and safety law and statutory duties Relevance of civil and criminal law Enforcement and prosecution 3 Relevant legislation for controlling contractors Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 (as amended, 2007) Other relevant legislation Contract law 4 Managing contractors in practice Exercise - how well is it happening? The objectives Five step approachPlanning of the workSelecting contractorsHandover prior to work commencementDuring the workReviewing the work on completion 5 Planning the work Scope and extent Risk assessment Interface and other activities Who controls what? Contract arrangements 6 Selecting the right contractor(s) Locating contractor organisations Selection the right contractors Assessing contractor competence Approved lists/frameworks Tender process 7 Pre-work commencement Co-ordination and co-operation Exchange of information Contractor risk assessments and method statements Permits to work Case study exercise 8 During contract work Communication and liaison Supervision and inspection of the work Inspection and reporting procedures Security issues Facilities and access 9 Reviewing work on completion Why, what and how? Achieving continuous improvement in contractor performance 10 Questions, discussion and review