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Course Curriculum of Minute taking: Minute taking Course Module 01: Introduction to Minute Taking Module 02: The Role of a Minute Taker Module 03: Minutes Styles & Recording Information Module 04: Techniques for Preparing Minutes Module 05: Developing Active Listening Skills Module 06: Developing Organizational Skills Module 07: Developing Critical Thinking Skills Module 08: Developing Interpersonal Skills Module 09: Assertiveness and Self Confidence Module 10: Understanding Workplace Meetings Assessment Method of Minute taking: Minute taking Course After completing Minute taking: Minute taking Course, you will get quizzes to assess your learning. You will do the later modules upon getting 60% marks on the quiz test. Apart from this, you do not need to sit for any other assessments. Certification of Minute taking: Minute taking Course After completing the Minute taking: Minute taking Course, you can instantly download your certificate for FREE. 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Module 01: Introduction to Travel Agency Operations Module 02: Destination Knowledge and Sales Techniques Module 03: Travel Technology and Reservation Systems Module 04: Marketing and Promoting Travel Services Module 05: Managing Travel Business Operations Module 06: Specialisation and Niche Markets Module 07: Customer Service and Communication Skills Module 08: Group Travel and Event Planning Module 09: Travel Insurance and Risk Management Module 10: Sustainable Travel and Corporate Social Responsibility Module 11: Human Resource Management in the Travel Industry Industry Experts Designed this Level 5 Diploma in Travel & Tourism course into 18 detailed modules. 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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This introductory-level course is intended for Business Analysts and Data Analysts (or anyone else in the data science realm) who are already comfortable working with numerical data in Excel or other spreadsheet environments. No prior programming experience is required, and a browser is the only tool necessary for the course. Overview This course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current 'on-the-job' experience into every classroom. Throughout the hands-on course students, will learn to leverage Python scripting for data science (to a basic level) using the most current and efficient skills and techniques. Working in a hands-on learning environment, guided by our expert team, attendees will learn about and explore (to a basic level): How to work with Python interactively in web notebooks The essentials of Python scripting Key concepts necessary to enter the world of Data Science via Python This course introduces data analysts and business analysts (as well as anyone interested in Data Science) to the Python programming language, as it?s often used in Data Science in web notebooks. This goal of this course is to provide students with a baseline understanding of core concepts that can serve as a platform of knowledge to follow up with more in-depth training and real-world practice. This course introduces data analysts and business analysts (as well as anyone interested in Data Science) to the Python programming language, as it's often used in Data Science in web notebooks. This goal of this course is to provide students with a baseline understanding of core concepts that can serve as a platform of knowledge to follow up with more in-depth training and real-world practice. Additional course details: Nexus Humans Python for Data Science Primer: Hands-on Technical Overview (TTPS4872) 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 Python for Data Science Primer: Hands-on Technical Overview (TTPS4872) 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.

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for technical professionals who need to know how to deploy open source intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and how to write Snort rules. Security administrators Security consultants Network administrators System engineers Technical support personnel Channel partners and resellers Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe Snort technology and identify resources available for maintaining a Snort deployment Install Snort on a Linux-based operating system Describe the Snort operation modes and their command-line options Describe the Snort intrusion detection output options Download and deploy a new rule set to Snort Describe and configure the snort.conf file Configure Snort for inline operation and configure the inline-only features Describe the Snort basic rule syntax and usage Describe how traffic is processed by the Snort engine Describe several advanced rule options used by Snort Describe OpenAppID features and functionality Describe how to monitor Snort performance and how to tune rules The Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort (SSFSNORT) v2.1 course shows you how to deploy a network intrusion detection system based on Snort. You?ll learn how to install, configure, operate, and manage a Snort system, rules writing with an overview of basic options, advanced rules writing, how to configure Pulled Pork, and how to use OpenAppID to provide protection of your network from malware. You will learn techniques of tuning and performance monitoring, traffic flow through Snort rules, and more Course outline Introduction to Snort Technology Snort Installation Snort Operation Snort Intrusion Detection Output Rule Management Snort Configuration Inline Operation and Configuration Snort Rule Syntax and Usage Traffic Flow Through Snort Rules Advanced Rule Options OpenAppID Detection Tuning Snort Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort v2.1 (SSFSNORT) 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 Cisco Securing Cisco Networks with Open Source Snort v2.1 (SSFSNORT) 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.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Entry- to mid-level network engineers Network administrators Network support technicians Help desk technicians Overview After taking this training, you should be able to: Illustrate the hierarchical network design model and architecture using the access, distribution, and core layers Compare and contrast the various hardware and software switching mechanisms and operation while defining the Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) and Content Addressable Memory (CAM) along with process switching, fast switching, and Cisco Express Forwarding concepts Troubleshoot Layer 2 connectivity using VLANs and trunking Implement redundant switched networks using Spanning Tree Protocol Troubleshoot link aggregation using Etherchannel Describe the features, metrics, and path selection concepts of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Implement and optimize Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2 and OSPFv3, including adjacencies, packet types and areas, summarization, and route filtering for IPv4 and IPv6 Implement External Border Gateway Protocol (EBGP) interdomain routing, path selection, and single and dual-homed networking Implement network redundancy using protocols such as Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Implement internet connectivity within Enterprise using static and dynamic Network Address Translation (NAT) Describe the virtualization technology of servers, switches, and the various network devices and components Implement overlay technologies such as Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF), Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE), VPN, and Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) Describe the components and concepts of wireless networking, including Radio Frequency (RF) and antenna characteristics, and define the specific wireless standards Describe the various wireless deployment models available, including autonomous Access Point (AP) deployments and cloud-based designs within the centralized Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) architecture Describe wireless roaming and location services The Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR) v1.3 training gives you the knowledge and skills needed to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot an enterprise network and introduces you to overlay network design by using SD-Access and SD-WAN solutions. You?ll also learn to understand and implement security principles and automation and programmability within an enterprise network. Course Outline Examining Cisco Enterprise Network Architecture Exploring Cisco Switching Paths Implementing Campus LAN Connectivity Building Redundant Switched Topology Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation Understanding EIGRP Implementing OSPF Optimizing OSPF Exploring EBGP Implementing Network Redundancy Implementing NAT Introducing Virtualization Protocols and Techniques Understanding Virtual Private Networks and Interfaces Understanding Wireless Principles Examining Wireless Deployment Options Understanding Wireless Roaming and Location Services Examining Wireless AP Operation Implementing Wireless Client Authentication Troubleshooting Wireless Client Connectivity Implementing Network Services Using Network Analysis Tools Implementing Infrastructure Security Implementing Secure Access Control Discovering the Basics of Python Programming Discovering Network Programmability Protocols Implementing Layer 2 Port Aggregation Discovering Multicast Protocols Understanding QoS Exploring Enterprise Network Security Architecture Exploring Automation and Assurance Using Cisco DNA Center Examining the Cisco SD-Access Solution Understanding the Working Principles of the Cisco SD-WAN Solution

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Those who need to understand the financial implications of their day-to-day decisions to increase the profitability and performance of their business. This course is suitable for managers with little or no financial knowledge. Overview Understanding of financial accounts and reports The ability to use and understanding of financial concepts Analytical skills to interpret financial results using ratios Ability to manage budgets more effectively This course shows how to interpret key financial statements highlighting the questions and areas that matter. It identifies warning signals that managers need to be aware of and shows how to understand key performance indicators to drive profitability. The course will also cover the essentials of budgeting and forecasting as well as addressing key financial terms such as goodwill and accruals & prepayments. Delegates will learn how to appraise capital projects with confidence, allowing them to make the best decisions for their business. Course Outline The basics of finance: How companies are financially structured Accrual v cash accounting The Business Cycle: understand how money flows in a business How businesses are financed: debt and equity Business objectives: using financial data to achieve business targets Key Financial Statements: Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Statement Key Financial Analysis Ratios Profitability: profit margins, EBIT & EBITDA, operational gearing Return on Investment: ROCE, ROA Leverage: financial gearing & interest cover Liquidity: current & quick ratios Cash Flow: working capital requirement Working capital management Cash flow management Key financial terms ? goodwill, accruals & prepayments, depreciation and amortization Cost analysis, control and reduction Capex v Opex Effective Budgeting and Forecasting to control the business Management Accounts and undertaking variance analysis Improving margins and sales in your business Break even analysis Capital Investment techniques ? NPV, IRR and discounted cash flows Asset Valuation Additional course details: Nexus Humans Finance for Non-Finance Managers (2 Day) 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 Finance for Non-Finance Managers (2 Day) 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.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for business professionals who leverage data to address business issues. The typical student in this course will have several years of experience with computing technology, including some aptitude in computer programming. However, there is not necessarily a single organizational role that this course targets. A prospective student might be a programmer looking to expand their knowledge of how to guide business decisions by collecting, wrangling, analyzing, and manipulating data through code; or a data analyst with a background in applied math and statistics who wants to take their skills to the next level; or any number of other data-driven situations. Ultimately, the target student is someone who wants to learn how to more effectively extract insights from their work and leverage that insight in addressing business issues, thereby bringing greater value to the business. Overview In this course, you will learn to: Use data science principles to address business issues. Apply the extract, transform, and load (ETL) process to prepare datasets. Use multiple techniques to analyze data and extract valuable insights. Design a machine learning approach to address business issues. Train, tune, and evaluate classification models. Train, tune, and evaluate regression and forecasting models. Train, tune, and evaluate clustering models. Finalize a data science project by presenting models to an audience, putting models into production, and monitoring model performance. For a business to thrive in our data-driven world, it must treat data as one of its most important assets. Data is crucial for understanding where the business is and where it's headed. Not only can data reveal insights, it can also inform?by guiding decisions and influencing day-to-day operations. This calls for a robust workforce of professionals who can analyze, understand, manipulate, and present data within an effective and repeatable process framework. In other words, the business world needs data science practitioners. This course will enable you to bring value to the business by putting data science concepts into practice Addressing Business Issues with Data Science Topic A: Initiate a Data Science Project Topic B: Formulate a Data Science Problem Extracting, Transforming, and Loading Data Topic A: Extract Data Topic B: Transform Data Topic C: Load Data Analyzing Data Topic A: Examine Data Topic B: Explore the Underlying Distribution of Data Topic C: Use Visualizations to Analyze Data Topic D: Preprocess Data Designing a Machine Learning Approach Topic A: Identify Machine Learning Concepts Topic B: Test a Hypothesis Developing Classification Models Topic A: Train and Tune Classification Models Topic B: Evaluate Classification Models Developing Regression Models Topic A: Train and Tune Regression Models Topic B: Evaluate Regression Models Developing Clustering Models Topic A: Train and Tune Clustering Models Topic B: Evaluate Clustering Models Finalizing a Data Science Project Topic A: Communicate Results to Stakeholders Topic B: Demonstrate Models in a Web App Topic C: Implement and Test Production Pipelines

This practical, enjoyable day will give you the tools to go and do your job effectively and the opportunity to practise using them in a safe and supportive environment before putting them into practice for real back in the workplace. To inspire, you need to be inspired!Having the right set of skills, tools and techniques helps us to manage in a productive and beneficial way. Above all, the workshop will inspire you with the determination to engage with the people you manage to produce greater levels of achievement. This workshop will enable you to: Understand what the role of the manager is Engage and inspire a team to perform Recognise the range of styles appropriate for different situations and how your communication style impacts Provide clear direction on your team's purpose, role and responsibilities Understand how to create a motivating environment for those who report to you Hold them accountable for delivery Hold performance conversations Review and evaluate your learning and have a plan to take back and implement at work 1 Bringing the role to life Starting the day with sharing your current ideals and approaches using the pre workshop task Understanding what you bring to your role and your objectives for the day 2 The role and responsibilities of a manager: an overview Responsibility and accountability Producing results Managing teams Developing individuals 3 Communication excellence The model of a team communicator What type of communicator are you and what about your team? Practical interactive group exercise 4 Your role as a team leader - shaping how we work using the organisation's values Your role Your team's role Enabling your team to deliver in a changing mindset 5 Engaging and motivating your team Exercise: using a leadership model to explore how you are enabling your team to engage with current change, what's getting in the way and how you will manage this in your organisational context Peer and group task and discussion 6 Addressing motivation at team and individual level in times of change Exercises:Identifying approaches to motivating people at work based on a work based model of motivation: team taskExploring a behavioural model of motivation: team discussion Review in plenary 7 Holding people accountable The work cycle model of team performance: Agree purposeSet objectivesMonitor performanceProvide feedbackCompliance vs. commitment Professional discussion in small groups Exercise: Practising short conversations using peer coaching support 8 Review of learning and action planning Personal review and action planning Group review of learning Evaluation

We've all sat through far more bad presentations than good ones, but knowing what 'good' looks like is easier than successfully replicating it. Sales presentations are a performance and, as salespeople, fluffing our lines can cost us a lot more than hurt pride. Having discovered and understood the specific needs and burning issues our prospect has, then this course will help any salesperson avoid dropping the ball and instead wowing their prospects with a high-impact, tailored and compelling case for purchase. This course will help participants: Prepare mentally and physically for stand-up presentations Use voice modulation and bullet-pointing to demand attention Avoid boring their prospects Master the do's and don'ts of PowerPoint Deal more effectively with technical hitches and prospect's interruptions Use eye contact and engagement to avoid prospects 'tuning out' Deploy best practice essentials for presenting with colleagues Steer through the toughest Q&A 1 Preparing your presentation Mindset Knowing your objective(s) Vocal warm-up techniques Assembling pre-agreed benefits Time management Room set-up Technical preparation 2 How to open your presentation Vocal energy Summary and agreement of prospect's needs How to have posture and confidence Use of humour What to do with those dreaded hands Confident v non-confident body language 3 How to get and keep people's attention Bullet pointing Linking benefits to specific, stated needs Practical exercise - formulating and delivering tailored benefits Being selective with features Third party reinforcement and case studies 'Watering the garden' eye contact technique Practical exercise - participants practise 'sharing out' eye contact to audience How to handle a prospect's negative body language Handling interruptions 4 Presenting in groups Credentialing all participants Role delineation for group presentations Edifying other participants' messages - do's and don'ts How to maintain energy when not speaking Practical exercise - good and bad practice when not speaking Teamwork in Q&A sessions How to hand over professionally 5 PowerPoint do's and don'ts Use of visual aids Good and bad PowerPoint slides How to make PowerPoint work for you Classic PowerPoint errors Avoiding and handling technical problems Good and bad flipchart practice 6 Closing and / or achieving next action steps Power of summary Good Q&A practice Handling objections Practical exercise - handling objections on one's feet Creating consensus among prospect panel What to do when prospects disagree with each other When to trial close How to close on next action steps 7 Wrap-up Key learning points from each participant Action steps to be implemented on next presentations

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