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Do you want a rewarding career working directly with people? Would you like to make a difference to their everyday lives? If you are warm, open and compassionate and can bring a patient and non-judgemental attitude, a career in counselling could be for you. The Level 3 Certificate is the second stage on the journey to becoming a qualified counsellor.

Overview This course has been created to help safely navigate attendees through the minefield of absence management, paying attention to issues of systems, procedures and organisational culture along the way. Using a selection of exercises, activities and sample documents, the course examines some traditional methods of management as well as some more contemporary and innovative ways of keeping a lid on casual absence. Attendees will take away a number of practical tools and ideas to enable them to target performance improvement when back at their desks. Description It’s estimated that absence from work costs the UK economy over £13 billion per year, with the ‘average’ employee taking around seven days off sick annually. The need for managers, HR people and leaders to control absenteeism is critical if a company is to survive and prosper. But just what is ‘absence’? And how do we go about managing it and reducing it wherever we can, without falling foul of employment law? As well as the usual training material, attendees on this course also receive several useful handouts and exercises relating to absence management. Topics covered: An Absence Management Model – this section identifies a simple model for managers to apply when dealing with absenteeism Defining Absence – the text book definition will help learners clearly understand what is meant by absence Types of Absence – unravelling the different types of absence and distinguishing between absence and leave Classifying Absence – by classifying types of absence, the learner can begin to get a steer on how to manage it Statistics – identifying the real cost of absence and looking at regional and sector differences Reasons for Absence – considering the high-level issues that have an impact on absence, like culture and job design Causes of Sickness – here the national league tables of sickness causes are discussed, giving the learner the chance to reflect on their own team or company Absence Management – Stage 1 – contracts, policies, procedures and legal entitlements are all examined here, to allow learners to get a grasp of what they have to know to Absence Management – Stage 2 – record keeping, costing absence and benchmarking provide the chance for analysis and understanding in the context of the learner’s own organisation Absence Management – Stage 3 – setting out the skills and interventions that managers need to apply in the effective management of absence, including: communication, professional advice, workplace issues and return to work interviews Traditional Approaches – an examination of performance management, sick pay, discipline, recruitment and selection and how these can lend themselves to effective absence management Reducing Absenteeism – through less traditional approaches, looking at ‘carrots and sticks’, targets, employee assistance, unusual initiatives and organisational culture. Recent Developments – considering the impact of ‘fit notes’ and potential pandemics. Who should attend This course has been designed for anyone that deals with absence or needs to have an awareness of the absence management process. This could include; Team leaders, supervisors, managers, HR professionals and anyone else involved in the management of people or organisations. Requirements for Attendance None.

PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Passport: On-Demand PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Passport is your route to achieving PRINCE2 Agile® certification at your own pace. This on-demand course is accredited by AXELOS to support self-study distance learning for the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation and Practitioner exams. This is SPOCE's award-winning online route to becoming accredited in PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner. It is a straightforward and self-paced route. This is an accredited course eligible for CPDs / PDUs and prepares you for a qualification in PRINCE2 Agile® Project Management. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the basic concepts of common agile ways of working Describe the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and the agile way of working Apply and evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context Fix and flex the six aspects of a project in an agile context Apply or tailor the PRINCE2® principles, themes, processes, and management products to a project in an agile context Become immediately productive as a member of an agile / project environment Prepare you for Foundation and Practitioner level qualifications in PRINCE2 Agile® Project Management Introduction to PRINCE2 Agile® Configuring PRINCE2 with Agile Agile Explained Common Agile Approaches Core Concepts of Lean StartUp Use of Hexagon - Fix and Flex The Five Targets that Underpin the Use of the Hexagon 5 PRINCE2 Agile® Behaviors The Rationale for Blending PRINCE2® with Agile Processes - DP, SU, and IP Tailoring Principles and Themes The Agilometer Directing a Project Benefits and Defining Value Cynefin Requirements How Requirements Prioritization is Used User Stories Rich Communication Starting Up a Project and Initiating a Project Agile Contracts Themes and PRINCE2 Agile® Servant Leadership and Adjusting Typical Agile and PRINCE2® Roles PRINCE2 Agile® Single and Multiple Team Structures Working Agreements PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance for the Business Case Theme PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance for the Quality Theme PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance for the Plans Theme Agile Estimation Techniques PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance for the Progress Theme PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance for the Change Theme PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance for the Risk Theme Processes - SB, CS, and MP Managing a Stage Boundary from an Agile Perspective Controlling a Stage from a PRINCE2 Agile® Perspective A Closer Look at Retrospectives Managing Product Delivery from a PRINCE2 Agile® Perspective Kanban in Detail More Kanban SCRUM in Detail CP and Summarizing PRINCE2 Agile® Closing a PRINCE2 Agile® Project The PRINCE2 Agile® Health Check Transitioning to Agile The Fundamental Values and Principles of Agile Advice for the Project Manager Using Agile

PRINCE2® Foundation: In-House Training Projects fail for a variety of reasons including poor planning, lack of defined quality criteria, poor understanding of the business drivers, inadequate control, and lack of senior management involvement in other words, lack of a structured best practice approach to project delivery. PRINCE2® (6th Edition is the current version) is a structured, process-based approach to project management providing a methodology which can be easily tailored and scaled to suit all types of projects. It is the de facto standard for project management in the UK Government and is used extensively in more than 150 countries worldwide with in excess of 20,000 organizations already benefiting from its powerful approach. It can be used easily in combination with PMI®'s PMBOK® Guideto provide a robust project management methodology, or to augment an existing PMBOK®-based methodology with additional rigor around areas such as Quality, Organization, and Benefits Realization. The goals of this course are to provide participants with a thorough grounding in PRINCE2® and its benefits and to prepare them to sit the Foundation exam. What you will Learn You'll learn how to: Identify the benefits and principles underlying a structured approach to project management Define the PRINCE2® method in depth, including the principles, themes, and processes Prepare and practice for the Foundation exam Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Overview of the PRINCE2® Foundation exam PRINCE2® Introduction Introducing PRINCE2® The structure of PRINCE2® What PRINCE2® does not provide What makes a project a 'PRINCE2® project'? Project Management with PRINCE2® Defining a project Managing a project Controlling the variables The Project Manager's work PRINCE2 Principles PRINCE2® Principles The Seven Principles Tailoring and Adopting PRINCE2® Defining tailoring Defining embedding What can be tailored? Who is responsible for tailoring? Introduction to the PRINCE2® Themes What is a PRINCE2® Theme? What are the PRINCE2® Themes? Tailoring the themes Format of the theme chapters Business Case Need for a business case Elements of a business case How a business case is developed Managing Benefits Organization Need for a special type of organization PRINCE2® organization structure Roles in a PRINCE2® project Combining roles Quality Relevance of quality to project work Quality, quality control, and quality assurance Quality management approach and the quality register Who is responsible for quality? Plans Need for plans and their hierarchy Approach to planning Content of a PRINCE2® plan Product-based planning Risk The need to manage risks What is a risk? Risk and continued business justification A risk management option Change Change is inevitable Different types of change Baselines and configuration management Issue and change control in PRINCE2® Progress Controlling a PRINCE2® project The application of tolerance Types of control Raising exceptions Introduction to Processes Processes and the project lifecycle The PRINCE2® journey Structure of the process chapters Tailoring the processes Starting up a Project Appointing people to the PRINCE2® roles Establishing some baselines Should we go further with this work? Planning for initiation Directing a Project Should we start / continue the project? Responding to internal / external influences Should we close this project? Initiating a Project Establishing the project's approaches Creating the project plan Refining the business case Assembling the PID Controlling a Stage Authorizing and reviewing work Monitoring and reporting Handling non-planned situations Triggering the next process Managing Product Delivery Accepting work from the Project Manager Getting the work done by the team Routine and non-routine reporting Handing back the completed work Managing a Stage Boundary Taking stock of what we have done Updating the PID Consider the options for continuing / stopping Producing exception plans Closing a Project PRINCE2® at the end of a project Transition of product to operational use How well did we do? Tying up all the loose ends

PRINCE2® Foundation Projects fail for a variety of reasons including poor planning, lack of defined quality criteria, poor understanding of the business drivers, inadequate control, and lack of senior management involvement in other words, lack of a structured best practice approach to project delivery. PRINCE2® (6th Edition is the current version) is a structured, process-based approach to project management providing a methodology which can be easily tailored and scaled to suit all types of projects. It is the de facto standard for project management in the UK Government and is used extensively in more than 150 countries worldwide with in excess of 20,000 organizations already benefiting from its powerful approach. It can be used easily in combination with PMI®'s PMBOK® Guideto provide a robust project management methodology, or to augment an existing PMBOK®-based methodology with additional rigor around areas such as Quality, Organization, and Benefits Realization. The goals of this course are to provide participants with a thorough grounding in PRINCE2® and its benefits and to prepare them to sit the Foundation exam. What you will Learn You'll learn how to: Identify the benefits and principles underlying a structured approach to project management Define the PRINCE2® method in depth, including the principles, themes, and processes Prepare and practice for the Foundation exam Getting Started Introductions Course structure Course goals and objectives Overview of the PRINCE2® Foundation exam PRINCE2® Introduction Introducing PRINCE2® The structure of PRINCE2® What PRINCE2® does not provide What makes a project a 'PRINCE2® project'? Project Management with PRINCE2® Defining a project Managing a project Controlling the variables The Project Manager's work PRINCE2 Principles PRINCE2® Principles The Seven Principles Tailoring and Adopting PRINCE2® Defining tailoring Defining embedding What can be tailored? Who is responsible for tailoring? Introduction to the PRINCE2® Themes What is a PRINCE2® Theme? What are the PRINCE2® Themes? Tailoring the themes Format of the theme chapters Business Case Need for a business case Elements of a business case How a business case is developed Managing Benefits Organization Need for a special type of organization PRINCE2® organization structure Roles in a PRINCE2® project Combining roles Quality Relevance of quality to project work Quality, quality control, and quality assurance Quality management approach and the quality register Who is responsible for quality? Plans Need for plans and their hierarchy Approach to planning Content of a PRINCE2® plan Product-based planning Risk The need to manage risks What is a risk? Risk and continued business justification A risk management option Change Change is inevitable Different types of change Baselines and configuration management Issue and change control in PRINCE2® Progress Controlling a PRINCE2® project The application of tolerance Types of control Raising exceptions Introduction to Processes Processes and the project lifecycle The PRINCE2® journey Structure of the process chapters Tailoring the processes Starting up a Project Appointing people to the PRINCE2® roles Establishing some baselines Should we go further with this work? Planning for initiation Directing a Project Should we start / continue the project? Responding to internal / external influences Should we close this project? Initiating a Project Establishing the project's approaches Creating the project plan Refining the business case Assembling the PID Controlling a Stage Authorizing and reviewing work Monitoring and reporting Handling non-planned situations Triggering the next process Managing Product Delivery Accepting work from the Project Manager Getting the work done by the team Routine and non-routine reporting Handing back the completed work Managing a Stage Boundary Taking stock of what we have done Updating the PID Consider the options for continuing / stopping Producing exception plans Closing a Project PRINCE2® at the end of a project Transition of product to operational use How well did we do? Tying up all the loose ends

Project Design Certification Effective project management relies heavily on the earliest phase of the project lifecycle: the design stage. During this stage, crucial elements such as project description, key features, objectives, outcomes, and significant expectations are identified. A well-crafted project design can help prevent errors and anticipate potential pitfalls, thereby creating a strong foundation and better preparing the Project Manager and team members for unforeseen issues. In addition, the design stage plays a critical role in determining the project's budget or cost estimates. This is why the planning stage is considered to be vital in ensuring a project's success. Understanding what a successful project design stage entails is essential in executing the key components of a project plan. In this course, we will learn: Instructions to characterize project objectives The most effective method to decide results and expectations The most effective method to distinguish the dangers The significance of a visual segment The advantages of this course are: Why characterizing the venture objectives is vital for a fruitful task result The capacity to decide results and expectations heretofore to take into account better arrangement The capacity to distinguish the dangers related with an undertaking You will find out about the significance of a visual part and the sorts of visual guides to use to emphatically uphold the venture

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