Harpenden

<p>The often-used phrase, 'just the receptionist', completely misrepresents the role. An excellent receptionist is a most valuable resource for any organisation.</p><p>This programme has been designed specifically to deal with the essential skills necessary to represent the organisation to the best possible effect. It will also help you get the most out of your working day.</p>There are six key reasons to take part in this workshop. It will help you:<ul><li>See your role in a new light</li><li>Develop your communication skills</li><li>Deal with different types of customer and situation</li><li>Boost your confidence</li><li>Cope in a pressurised environment</li><li>Get more satisfaction from your working day</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction</h3><ul><li>Workshop objectives and personal objectives</li><li>The challenges of 21st century communication</li><li>What makes an excellent point of Reception? And why is it so important?</li><li>Who and where are our customers?</li><li>As a customer, how do you like to be treated?</li><li>What makes people feel valued?</li><li>Objective and subjective aspects of customer service</li><li>'Micro moments' that shape the relationship</li></ul> <h3>2 Communication on reception</h3><ul><li>Definition of communication</li><li>Barriers to good communication</li><li>The 'recipe' of verbal, vocal and visual aspects of communication</li><li>Differences between communicating face-to-face and on the telephone</li><li>Communication 'leaks'</li><li>The primitive human response</li><li>The impact of visual communication - body language, gesture and facial expression</li><li>Voice - tone, speed, volume, pitch, clarity, inflection, pacing</li><li>Words - positive words and phrases compared with negative terminology</li><li>Professional greetings face-to-face</li><li>Steering the conversation with effective questioning</li></ul> <h3>3 Telephone excellence</h3><ul><li>How we use the telephone</li><li>Qualities of the telephone</li><li>Non-verbal communication on the telephone - what aspects can be 'seen' by the other person?</li><li>Professional telephone etiquette</li><li>Taking and leaving messages - key points that can help customers, colleagues and the organisation</li><li>Clarifying information</li></ul> <h3>4 Listening skills for accuracy and relationship building</h3><ul><li>How accurate are your listening skills?</li><li>What are the challenges for accurate listening?</li><li>Active / empathetic listening</li></ul> <h3>5 Creating a rapport by 'style flexing'</h3><ul><li>Understanding how different people communicate</li><li>Shaping our message to the other person so that they feel understood</li><li>How changing situations can alter communication needs</li></ul> <h3>6 Confidence and assertiveness</h3><ul><li>Recognising different styles of behaviour - aggressive, passive and assertive</li><li>Qualities of assertive communication - verbal, vocal and visual</li><li>Assertive techniques - basic, persistence, negotiation / empathetic</li><li>Demonstrating confidence</li></ul> <h3>7 Coping in a pressurised environment</h3><ul><li>Words - the most useful ones to use with stressed people and identifying the 'red rag' words</li><li>Challenging situations - what do you find difficult and how do you respond?</li><li>Dealing with outbursts of anger</li><li>Bringing non-stop talkers back from their tangent</li><li>Constructive ways to say 'no'</li></ul> <h3>8 Pulling it all together</h3><ul><li>Action plans</li><li>Summary of key learning points</li></ul> 


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The In House Training Company

Office Skills & Productivity

Professional Skills

Meeting Skills

Counselling Skills

Business Communication Skills

Presentation Skills

Reception perfection (In-House)

<p>Bad news - people don't buy your product.</p><p>Better news - they don't buy anyone else's product either.</p><p>Best news - they do buy what a product gives them, whether it be removing 'pain' or giving 'pleasure'.</p><p>So what a challenge it is that every single person buys your product for a slightly different reason! What's the secret to selling in that sort of sales environment? This programme provides a great roadmap.</p>This course will help participants:<ul><li>Build rapport with authenticity</li><li>Use open questions, listening and summary to properly understand the prospect</li><li>Use 'impact' questions to 'stack the pain' of remaining with the status quo</li><li>Convert features into personalised benefits that reflect stated needs</li><li>Handle objections with calm confidence</li><li>Identify buying signals</li><li>Close effectively</li><li>Convey credible urgency centred on the prospect's - not the salesperson's - interests</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 What makes a customer buy any product?</h3><ul><li>Moving towards 'pleasure'</li><li>Moving away from 'pain'</li><li>Robert Cialdini's Psychology of Influence - buying motives</li><li>Understanding what your product does for customers</li><li>Why there is never a 'one size fits all' approach</li><li>What are the real 'unique selling points' and why the salesperson is the real 'USP'</li><li>At what point does the customer emotionally buy your product?</li></ul> <h3>2 Getting past gatekeepers</h3><ul><li>What gatekeepers' motivations are</li><li>How to make them your friend rather than your enemy</li><li>How to make your call harder to block than to put through</li><li>How to control the gatekeeper with questions, not answers</li><li>Using Cialdini's 'reciprocity' law to get put through more often</li><li>Practical exercise in which the trainer poses as gatekeeper</li></ul> <h3>3 Questioning and listening skills</h3><ul><li>How to use open questions to get the customer talking</li><li>What questions to avoid and why</li><li>How to 'stack the pain' of the status quo with 'impact questions'</li><li>Practical 'pain stacking' exercise in pairs</li><li>What listening is and what it isn't</li><li>Question funnelling - how to earn deeper disclosure through probing</li><li>Practical funnelling exercise in pairs</li><li>The power of summary</li></ul> <h3>4 How to create tailored benefits and not 'dive into solution'</h3><ul><li>What is 'diving into solution'? Examples and analogies</li><li>Why it is to be avoided</li><li>Practical exercise in pairs - how it feels to have solutions offered up too early</li><li>How to avoid 'feature-dumping'</li><li>What is 'value selling'?</li><li>How to create tailored benefits</li><li>How to convert product features into benefits</li><li>How to deal with the prospect's competitor allegiance</li></ul> <h3>5 Handling objections and testing the water</h3><ul><li>How to overcome the price objection by selling value</li><li>Common objections the participants encounter and answers that work</li><li>The objections salespeople carry in their own heads</li><li>The 'A-C-E' objection-handling model</li><li>How to uncover objections</li><li>When - and when not - to trial close</li></ul> <h3>6 Closing skills</h3><ul><li>Why salespeople often close too early</li><li>How to identify buying signals</li><li>How to use urgency with skill and effectiveness</li><li>Four killer closing techniques that work</li><li>How to avoid buying the product back by careless post-sale talk</li><li>How to ask for referrals for your product</li><li>How to 'farm' the account for future opportunities</li></ul> <h3>7 Wrap-up</h3><ul><li>Key learnings from each participant</li><li>Individual action planning - steps that can and will be implemented in the workplace</li></ul> 


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Online Course Marketing

Coaching Skills

Professional Selling Skills (PSS)

Sales skills for selling products (In-House)

<p>A question of trust. Leadership implies followership. And that means trust. Because who's going to follow a leader they don't trust?</p><p>This programme takes a values-driven approach to leadership. It gets current and aspiring leaders to hold up the mirror to themselves and to see their reflections as leaders of people. It asks them whether what they see justifies their view of themselves as leaders. It helps them understand just what it takes to be an effective leader.</p><p>And it does so in a highly practical, constructive manner. It helps the course participants to truly understand the core skills of effective leadership. It focuses on the difference between leadership and management, defining what high performing teams do and how they do it. It helps people to see their teams from different perspectives, allowing them to adapt their styles to maximise team outputs. And it explores concepts such as emotional intelligence, authentic leadership and the RAIV approach (relationships-achievement-independence-vocation) to help explore underlying values and use them to drive effective leadership. Because what worth do our values have unless we put them into practice?</p>The course will help you:<br />• Appreciate the key skills a leader needs to be effective<br />• Understand what the organisation expects of you as a leader<br />• Recognise your leadership style and the impact it has on others<br />• Consider your role models - who inspires you?<br />• See leadership from the 'followers' perspective - how do you like to be led?<br />• Discover what holds you back - limiting beliefs<br />• Examine your core values -do they support your ambition?<br />• Explore the concept of Emotional Intelligence - how do we manage ourselves?<br />• Discover how to lead through change<br />• Explore the concept of 'Authentic Leadership' - consider how it can work for you<br />• Practice some of the skills essential to motivating and influencing for success<br />• Use the RAIV approach to generating enthusiasm and commitment<br />• Plan how best to 'walk the leadership talk' - in your role, in your organisation<p>Above all, this course will help you put theory into practice, values into actions, in a mature, considered, effective way.</p><section>
                    <h3>Day 1</h3> <h3>1 Welcome and introduction</h3><ul><li>Participants are welcomed to the programme and invited to share their personal objectives and people challenges</li><li>Participants given an action plan template to complete throughout the workshop</li><li>Participants required to bring an inspirational quote to share with the group</li></ul> <h3>2 What is leadership?</h3><ul><li>The concept of 'leadership'</li><li>The role of a leader</li><li>Skills assessment for all participants#</li><li>Leadership v Management</li><li>Assess your team effectiveness</li></ul> <h3>3 Your leadership style</h3><ul><li>Leadership questionnaire</li><li>You and your role models</li><li>Push v Pull styles of leadership</li><li>Empowerment v Control</li><li>Team goals and role profiling</li></ul> <h3>Day 2</h3> <h3>1 You, the leader</h3><ul><li>Your core values</li><li>Your communication style</li><li>Situational leadership</li><li>The Emotional Bank Account</li><li>Buy Me Today</li></ul> <h3>2 Are you Emotionally Intelligent? (EI)</h3><ul><li>What is emotional intelligence?</li><li>Self-assessment exercise</li><li>Manage your emotions</li><li>Nine strategies for promoting EI</li></ul> <h3>3 Leading through change</h3><ul><li>Identify the major changes affecting you / your team</li><li>Types of change</li><li>The roles of resistance</li><li>How safe are you to talk to?</li><li>Forcefield Analysis</li></ul> <h3>Day 3</h3> <h3>1 Authentic Leadership (AL)</h3><ul><li>What is AL?</li><li>Managing perceptions is managing their truth</li><li>A leadership challenge</li></ul> <h3>2 Motivating and influencing for success</h3><ul><li>What motivates you?</li><li>Motivational theory</li><li>Leading by example</li><li>Influencing skills required</li><li>Influencing styles</li><li>The influence challenge!</li></ul> <h3>3 Creating enthusiasm and commitment</h3><ul><li>The RAIV approach (relationships-achievement-independence-vocation)</li><li>Building self-worth</li><li>What drives your team?</li><li>Your leadership legacy</li><li>Your commitment to leadership</li></ul> 


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Global Leadership

Leadership

Leadership Skills

Project Leadership

Leadership Development

Leadership - turning values into action (In-House)

<p>Businesses that don't control their costs don't stay in business. How well are you doing? Is everyone in your organisation sufficiently aware of costs, managing them effectively and maximising opportunities to reduce them? If there is scope for improvement, this course will help get you back on track. It will demonstrate that cost reduction is so much more than cost control and cost cutting. True cost management is about being aware of costs, seeking to reduce them through good design and efficient operating practices whilst taking continuing action on overspending.</p>This course will develop the participants' skills in:<ul><li>Being aware of costs at all times</li><li>Seeking cost reduction from the start (including life-cycle costing)</li><li>Appraising projects / production to identify and take out risk</li><li>Understanding real budgeting</li><li>Using techniques such as ZBB and ABC where appropriate</li><li>Ensuring cost reports lead to action</li><li>Managing a cost reduction process that delivers</li></ul><p>Benefits to the organisation will include:</p><ul><li>Identification of cost reduction and business improvement opportunities</li><li>Better reporting and ownership of costs</li><li>Greater awareness and control of everyday costs</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction - the cost management process</h3><ul><li>The risks of poor cost control</li><li>Capital and revenue costs</li><li>The importance of cost awareness</li><li><em>The importance of cost reduction</em></li><li>Cost management - the key aspects</li><li>How to build a cost management and control process checklist for your areas of responsibility</li></ul> <h3>2 Cost removal - taking out costs</h3><ul><li>Cost awareness</li><li>Costs of poor design / poor processes</li><li>Value engineering</li><li>Removing redundant costs</li></ul> <h3>3 The need for commercial, technical and financial appraisals</h3><ul><li>Understand the problems before cash is committed and costs incurred</li><li>Making the effort to identify commercial and technical risk</li><li>The time value of money - DCF techniques for long term projects</li><li>Cost models for production processes and projects</li><li>Costing models - project appraisals</li><li>The use of spreadsheets to identify sensitivity and risk</li><li>How to focus on risk management</li></ul> <h3>4 Budgeting - proper budgeting challenges costs</h3><ul><li>The philosophy of the business - are costs an issue?</li><li>The importance of having the right culture</li><li>The need for detailed business objectives</li><li>Budgetary control measures</li><li>Designing budget reports - for action</li></ul> <h3>5 Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) - the principles</h3><ul><li>Much more than starting with a clean sheet of paper</li><li>What ZBB can achieve</li><li>The concept of decision packages - to challenge business methods and costs</li><li>Only necessary costs should be incurred</li><li>A review of an operating budget - demonstrating what ZBB challenges and the costs it may lead to being taken out</li></ul> <h3>6 Awareness of overheads and other costs</h3><ul><li>Definitions of cost - direct and indirect</li><li>Dealing with overheads - what is meant by allocation, absorption or apportionment?</li><li>The apparent and real problems with overheads</li><li>Different ways of dealing with overheads</li><li>Review of overhead allocation methods and accounting and reporting issues</li></ul> <h3>7 Overheads and product costing</h3><ul><li>Activity-based costing (ABC) - the principles</li><li>Where and how the ABC approach may be helpful</li><li>Know the 'true' cost of a product or a project</li><li>Should you be in business? Will you stay in business?</li><li>Identifying weaknesses in a traditional overhead allocation</li><li>How ABC will help improve product or service costing</li><li>Identifying which products and activities should be developed and which abandoned</li></ul> <h3>8 Cost reduction culture</h3><ul><li>The need for cost reports</li><li>What measures can be used to identify over-spends as early as possible</li><li>Cost control performance measures and ratios</li></ul> <h3>9 Design of cost control reports</h3><ul><li>Reports should lead to action and deliver</li><li>Selecting cost control measures which can be acted upon</li><li>Practice in designing action reports</li></ul> <h3>10 Course summary - developing your own cost action plan</h3><ul><li>Group and individual action plans will be prepared with a view to participants identifying their cost risks areas and the techniques which can be immediately applied to improve costing and reduce costs</li></ul> 


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Business Analysis

Business Case Development

Manager Training

Finance For Non Finance Managers

Management Skills

Practical Accounting

Cost reduction (In-House)

<p>This workshop will help you create, develop and close business opportunities using a consultative approach and a value-based (not price-led) proposition.</p><p>Value-based selling means working the way your customer wants to buy, not how you want to sell. It also means:</p><p>In a transactional sale the customer knows the answer without help from a salesperson (or cannot see why they should choose you), or is prepared to stay with what they have. Customer decision criteria are price and convenience and customers resent time spent with (new) salespeople, mainly because the salesperson adds little or nothing to what the customer already has and just wastes time.</p><p>In a consultative or value-based sale, by contrast, the customer doesn't know the answer already. The salesperson must take the role of an advisor, not just a 'product promoter'. Customers demand expertise, advice and customisation during the sales process. Often customers insist on multiple meetings with salespeople and others to develop advantages that you can bring and reduce the perceived risk of changing. In this way the salesperson often adds more value than the product or service alone.</p>This very practical workshop will help you use proven strategies and tactics to build, manage and successfully close sustainable business opportunities using a consultative approach and a value-based (not price-led) proposition. This includes:<ul><li>Increased impact of your new sales conversations, presentations and proposals - leading to faster decisions and increased conversion</li><li>Greater confidence, consistency and professionalism throughout the business development process</li><li>Enhanced sales questioning skills and techniques, leading to better, faster and more accurate development of customer needs, problems, value and expectations</li><li>Improve your people, communication, influence and persuasion skills when approaching, consulting or presenting your services and solutions</li><li>How to build value at all points in the customer's buying process through your knowledge, skills and structured approach</li><li>Proven ways to gain additional business and referrals from existing customers and contacts, through direct approach and lead generation</li><li>Being better able differentiate your firm, your solutions, track-record and expertise clearly and accurately with tailored value statements for each stage and for each opportunity</li><li>Overcome and avoid price-based objections, buying criteria and negotiation</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction and key principles of value-based selling</h3><ul><li>Introduction and review of pre-course questionnaires - KPIs, personal learning objectives and key principles</li><li>The main principles of value-based selling and how they benefit you and the customer</li><li>How value-based selling differs from 'transactional' or 'price-based' selling</li><li>The stages of the customer's buying cycle - how to identify and work through strategies for each stage</li><li>The concept of structured and set-piece selling and proposing</li><li><em>Presentation by participants:</em> Personal sales improvement goals</li></ul> <h3>2 Value-based selling strategies and skills</h3><ul><li>What is value? How can one move away from a price-led agenda?</li><li>How to survive and resist price pressure - six techniques</li><li>A review of key competencies and skills needed for a value-based approach</li><li>Strategies, case studies and examples with discussion and review</li><li>Defining your initial value proposition and comparative advantage</li><li>How best to established the right level of trust, rapport and credibility</li><li><em>Planning and practice session:</em> Strategy - mapping a value-based sales process.</li></ul> <h3>3 Connecting skills</h3><ul><li>Research before the meeting and the first few minutes - ways to gain instant rapport and setting the foundation for a successful outcome in a first sales call</li><li>How to structure an effective first time sales call or meeting - the subtle differences that are important to master</li><li>How best to differentiate your solutions and build credibility and enthusiasm early or at the start of the buying process</li><li>Overcoming initial buying resistance and relaxing the prospect; gaining rapport, opening the meeting: PBC (purpose-benefit-check) and gaining agreement to proceed</li><li><em>Planning and practice session: </em>Connecting - first meeting with a new contact</li></ul> <h3>4 Consulting - building, developing and influencing client needs</h3><ul><li>Understanding the power of high-impact and third-level questions to influence people based around specific needs and solutions</li><li>The importance of body language and other personal communication dynamics when asking questions; empathic listening, run-on questions, drawing out skills, summarising, etc</li><li>Creating a 'disturb' approach to creating needs and opportunities and positioning your solutions</li><li>Using proven advanced sales questioning techniques with greater skill: Outcome, SPIN and qualification questions</li><li>'Decision-making criteria' - tools to help you develop the relevant criteria with the customer and in doing so progress your sales opportunities more effectively</li><li><em>Planning and practice session: Questioning skills</em></li></ul> <h3>5 Convincing - presentation and persuading skills practice</h3><ul><li>Substance and style - selecting the right tone and content to engage and enthuse your prospect</li><li>Compelling benefits and reducing perceived risk - key messages to deliver</li><li>Helping the customer choose your proposition - by being convincing, compelling and credible when you present</li><li>Professional and effective presentation skills - with personal coaching and practice sessions</li><li>The keys of influence and persuasion and the keys to convincing a new customer to choose you for the first time</li><li><em>Planning and practice session:</em> Role-play in presenting your solution</li></ul> <h3>6 Commitment</h3><ul><li>Knowing when and how to close for commitment to the next stage in your sales process, plus ways to ask for commitment professionally and effectively</li><li>How to isolate, prioritise and answer objections and concerns more openly and accurately, using a consultative not a confrontational approach</li><li>Deal more effectively and profitably with price objections and reduce buyer's remorse (which can lead to an 'I want to think about it' reaction and cause delay and inertia)</li><li>Key negotiation skills around the closing process - getting to 'yes'</li><li><em>Planning and practice session:</em> Role-play in closing and negotiation skills</li></ul> <h3>7 Assessed role-play - Final practice session</h3><em>Live role-plays</em><ul><li>There is an option for external participants to be brought in to the live training workshop to take-part in the final assessed role-play or assist with other sessions run during the course.</li></ul><p><em>Performance assessment - 'Dragon's Pitch'</em></p><ul><li>The final afternoon of the course is an assessed role-play using a prepared scenario and external 'CEO'. The assessment criteria will be agreed prior to the workshop.</li></ul> <h3>8 Workshop summary and close</h3><ul><li>Personal action plan and learning summary</li></ul> 


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Coaching & Consulting Business

Value-based selling (In-House)

<p>Masterclasses? Refreshers? Introductions?</p><p>It depends what you're looking for and where you want to pitch them, but here are six tried-and-tested highly focused sessions that organisations can take individually or as a series, to help develop their teams' project management capabilities one topic at a time.</p>Objectives for each individual session are set out below, as part of the session outlines.<p>Taken together, as a series, however, these modules are an ideal opportunity to develop your team's levels of project management capability maturity, whether that's by introducing them to the basic principles, refreshing them on best practice, or giving them the opportunity to really drill down into a specific area of challenge in your particular operating environment.</p><section>
                    <h3>Session outlines</h3> 1 Stakeholder management <h3>Session objectives</h3>This session will help participants:<ul><li>Understand why stakeholders matter to projects</li><li>Be able to identify and engage stakeholders</li><li>Be able to categorise stakeholders by their significance</li></ul> <h3>1 Key principles</h3><ul><li>What does 'stakeholder' mean - in theory?</li><li>What does this mean in practice?</li><li>Why stakeholders matter</li><li>Consequences of missing stakeholders</li><li>The stakeholder management process:<ul><li>Identify</li><li>Assess</li><li>Plan</li><li>Engage</li></ul></li></ul> <h3>2 Identifying stakeholders</h3><ul><li>Rapid listing</li><li>CPIG analysis</li><li>PESTLE analysis</li><li>Drawing on the knowledge and experience of others</li><li>Other ways to identify stakeholders</li></ul> <h3>3 Assessing stakeholders</h3><ul><li>Which stakeholders are significant?</li><li>Stakeholder radar</li><li>Power-interest maps</li><li>Power-attitude maps</li></ul> <h3>4 Planning</h3><ul><li>The adoption curve</li><li>Dealing with obstacles</li><li>Who should engage which stakeholder?</li><li>How should the project's organisation be structured?</li><li>How will communication happen?</li></ul> <h3>5 Engaging</h3><ul><li>Seven principles of stakeholder engagement</li></ul> 2 Requirements and prioritisation <h3>Session objectives</h3>This session will help participants:<ul><li>Understand how clarity of requirements contributes to project success</li><li>Use different techniques for prioritising requirements</li><li>Agree requirements with stakeholders</li><li>Manage changes to requirements</li></ul> <h3>1 Understanding and managing stakeholder needs and expectations</h3><ul><li>What are 'requirements'?</li><li>What is 'requirements management'?</li><li>Sources of requirements - and the role of stakeholders</li><li>Are stakeholders sufficiently expert to specify their needs?</li><li>Do they understand the detail of what they want, or do they need help to tease that out?</li><li>What do stakeholders want to achieve?</li><li>Working within constraints</li><li>Prioritising requirements - three techniques</li></ul> <h3>2 MoSCoW prioritisation</h3><ul><li>'Must have', should have', 'could have, 'won't have this time'</li><li>When to use MoSCoW</li></ul> <h3>3 The Kano Model</h3><ul><li>Customer satisfaction - 'attractive' and 'must-be' qualities</li><li>When to use Kano</li></ul> <h3>4 Value-based prioritisation</h3><ul><li>Understanding risk <em>v</em> value</li><li>Using risk <em>v</em> value to prioritise features and schedules</li></ul> <h3>5 Agreeing requirements</h3><ul><li>Perfect <em>v</em> 'good enough'</li><li>Establishing acceptance criteria</li><li>Requirements traceability</li><li>Agreeing project scope</li></ul> <h3>6 Changing requirements</h3><ul><li>Why requirements change</li><li>Why change control matters</li><li>Impact on projects</li><li>A formal change control process</li><li>Paying for change - managing change for different types of project</li></ul> 3 Estimating <h3>Session objectives</h3>This session will help participants:<ul><li>Understand the different purposes estimates satisfy</li><li>Be able to use different estimating techniques</li><li>Understand how to achieve different levels of accuracy</li></ul> <h3>1 Key principles</h3><ul><li>What's an estimate? Informed guesswork</li><li>What needs to be estimated? Costs, resources, effort, duration</li><li>Tolerances</li><li>Precision <em>v</em> accuracy</li></ul> <h3>2 Estimating through the lifecycle</h3><ul><li>Start</li><li>Plan</li><li>Do</li></ul> <h3>3 Early estimates</h3><ul><li>Comparative ('analogous') estimating</li><li>Parametric estimating</li><li>Using multiple estimating techniques</li></ul> <h3>4 Bottom-up estimating</h3><ul><li>Bottom-up ('analytical') estimating</li><li>Pros</li><li>Cons</li></ul> <h3>5 Three-point estimating</h3><ul><li>Three-point ('PERT': Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) estimating</li><li>Uncertainty and the range of estimates</li><li>Calculating a weighted average</li><li>Three-point with bottom-up</li></ul> 4 Scheduling <h3>Session objectives</h3>This session will help participants:<ul><li>Understand how to create a viable schedule</li><li>Be able to use different forms of schedule</li><li>Understand the concept of the critical path</li></ul> <h3>1 Key principles</h3><ul><li>The planning horizon</li><li>Rolling wave planning</li><li>Release planning</li></ul> <h3>2 Viable scheduling</h3><ul><li>Creating a viable schedule</li><li>Define the scope</li><li>Sequence the work</li><li>Identify the risks and build in mitigations</li><li>Identify the resources</li><li>Estimate the effort and durations</li><li>Check resource availability</li><li>Refine until a workable schedule is produced</li></ul> <h3>3 Critical path analysis</h3><ul><li>The critical path</li><li>Network diagrams</li><li>Sequence logic</li><li>Practical application:<ul><li>Network diagram with estimated durations</li><li>The 'forward pass'</li><li>The 'backward pass'</li><li>Calculating total float</li><li>Identifying the critical path</li><li>Calculating free float</li></ul></li><li>Gantt charts</li></ul> 5 Risk and issue management <h3>Session objectives</h3>This session will help participants:<ul><li>Understand the difference between risks and issues</li><li>Be able to identify and assess risks</li><li>Understand ways of mitigating risks</li><li>Manage issues</li></ul> <h3>1 Key principles</h3><ul><li>Understanding risk</li><li>Threats and opportunities</li><li>The risk management process<ul><li>Preparation - proactive risk management</li><li>The process - identify, assess, plan, implement</li><li>Stakeholder communication</li></ul></li><li>Roles and responsibilities</li><li>Risk management strategy</li><li>The risk register</li><li>Risk appetite</li></ul> <h3>2 Risk identification</h3><ul><li>Brainstorming</li><li>Interviews</li><li>Assumption analysis</li><li>Checklists</li></ul> <h3>3 Risk assessment and prioritisation</h3><ul><li>Probability, impact and proximity</li><li>Triggers</li><li>Qualitative risk assessment</li><li>Qualitative impact assessment</li><li>Qualitative probability assessment</li><li>Probability / impact grid</li><li>Bubble charts</li><li>Risk tolerance</li></ul> <h3>4 Planning countermeasures</h3><ul><li>To mitigate or not to mitigate?</li><li>Categories of risk response</li><li>Avoid and exploit</li><li>Reduce and enhance</li><li>Transfer</li><li>Share</li><li>Accept</li><li>Contingency</li><li>Secondary risks</li></ul> <h3>5 Issue management</h3><ul><li>What is an issue?</li><li>Tolerances</li><li>Issues and tolerances</li><li>The PRINCE2 view of issues</li><li>Ownership of issues</li><li>An issue management process</li><li>Issue register</li></ul> 6 Budgeting and cost control <h3>Session objectives</h3>This session will help participants:<ul><li>Understand what to include in a budget - and why</li><li>Choose - and use - the appropriate estimating technique</li><li>Align the budget with the schedule</li><li>Understand how to monitor spend and control costs</li><li>Trouble-shoot effectively to get projects back within budget</li></ul> <h3>Session format</h3>Flexible. The session can be tailored to the participants' average level of project management maturity - a 60-minute session (delivered virtually) is an effective introduction. A 90-minute session allows for more in-depth treatment. A half-day session (face-to-face or virtual) gives time for a more challenging workshop, particularly to discuss specific cost control issues with any of the participants' current projects. <h3>1 Where is the money coming from?</h3><ul><li>Can we pay from revenue? Do we need to borrow? How long will the project take to pay back?</li><li>The lifecycle of the budget</li><li>Through-life costs</li><li>Stakeholder involvement</li></ul> <h3>2 Estimating costs</h3><ul><li>Reminder: the relationship between estimates</li><li>Reminder: possible estimating techniques</li><li>What do we need to estimate?<ul><li>People</li><li>Equipment</li><li>Materials</li><li>Facilities and operating costs</li><li>Work package estimate</li><li>Estimated project costs</li></ul></li><li>Estimating agile projects</li></ul> <h3>3 Aligning budget and schedule</h3><ul><li>Scheduling and financial periods</li><li>Spreading the budget</li></ul> <h3>4 Reserves and agreeing the budget</h3><ul><li>Contingency reserve</li><li>Management reserve</li><li>Agreeing the budget</li></ul> <h3>5 Cost control</h3><ul><li>Planned spend over time</li><li>Actual spend over time</li><li>Work completed over time</li><li>Evaluating different scenarios: delivery <em>v</em> spend</li></ul> <h3>6 Trouble-shooting</h3><ul><li>Why are we where we are?</li><li>What has caused the project to spend at the rate it is?</li><li>Why is it delivering at the rate it is?</li><li>What are the root causes?</li><li>What can we do about it?</li></ul> 


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Project Management Qualification (PMQ)

Project Management

Google Project Management

Project management 'masterclasses' (In-House)

<p>Yes, you can do it.</p><p>Take the 7-day challenge.</p><p>Alternatively, consider hypnotherapy.</p><p>Evidence shows hypnosis is far and away the most effective technique of all for stopping smoking and quitting for good - as summarised in New Scientistin 2010 (Lynn, Green, Accardi, &amp; Cleere). Especially when it is carried out with an element of counselling. That is the therapy part of the word hypnotherapy, and why Richard talks about hypnotherapy for stopping smoking and not just hypnosis to quit.</p><p>Take away a seven-step guide to quitting and, more importantly, the commitment to quit.</p>During the session you will have the opportunity to:<ul><li>Explore why we find it difficult to quit</li><li>Learn the seven key steps that can help you quit on your own</li><li>Discover why some people prefer hypno<em>therapy</em></li></ul>

Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapist

Smoking Cessation

Hypnosis

Quit smoking! (In-House)

<p>Who says what's right for you?</p><p>How aware are you of how much you <i>actually</i> drink each week? Is it more than you want it to be? Does it take the edge off your performance? Or do you just think it's time to change?</p><p>This session will challenge the way you think about drink. It's not about what someone else thinks you <i>ought</i> to drink - it's about your own attitude to it.</p><p><b>Take away </b>a completely fresh way of thinking about drinking. Get some insights into 'how come' you drink what you do. Find out what you can easily do to drink less.</p>During the session you will have the opportunity to take a fresh look at:<ul><li>Your drinking habits - casual/social drinking, habitual drinking, binge drinking</li><li>'How come I do this'?</li><li>How we think about habits</li><li>'How could I change my drinking'?</li></ul>

Alcohol Awareness

Alcohol Licence

Beer Tasting

Drink Driving Rehabilitation Course (DDR)

Alcohol

Wine Tasting

Alcohol consumption (In-House)

<p>We need to talk openly about how we are performing and we sometimes need to have an 'honest' conversation with our manager. We all know this, but it can be difficult.</p><p>This short, focused workshop will give you the confidence and skills to have a conversation with your manager (or anyone else for that matter) about your performance and how you can add value. It will focus on how to get yourself heard and build better working relationships with those key to your success.</p>The programme will help you:<ul><li>Overcome the barriers to effective performance conversations</li><li>Receive feedback without taking it personally</li><li>Improve working relationships with your manager</li><li>Agree realistic expectations and targets (and get 'buy-in' for them)</li><li>Improve your communication style</li><li>Plan and prepare for honest conversations in the workplace</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 What is an honest conversation?</h3><ul><li>Why don't we have them more often?</li><li>What stops us?</li><li>The cost of not having them</li></ul> <h3>2 Asking for feedback</h3> <h3>3 Preparing for challenge</h3> <h3>4 The expectations conversation</h3> <h3>5 Your communication styles</h3> <h3>6 Planning and preparing for an honest conversation</h3> 


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Performance Management

People Management

Workplace Communication

Performance management conversations for staff (In-House)

<p>Recognising the value of, and practising, clear and open communication at all levels is the first step to improving performance, whether at an individual, team, management, leadership or organisational level.</p><p>We all know this, but why is it so difficult? This unique programme will make it much, much easier for you by giving you a robust framework to use - and the opportunity to practise your skills in a safe, supportive environment. It will help you have conversation that deliver tangible results.</p>The programme will help you:<ul><li>Overcome the barriers to effective performance conversations</li><li>Handle feedback conversations effectively</li><li>Improve working relationships with your staff</li><li>Set realistic expectations and targets (and get 'buy-in' for them)</li><li>Improve your communication style</li><li>Plan and prepare for honest conversations in the workplace</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 What is an honest conversation?</h3><ul><li>Why don't we have them more often?</li><li>What stops us?</li><li>The cost of not having them</li></ul> <h3>2 The feedback conversation</h3><ul><li>Dealing with the impact of feedback conversations</li></ul> <h3>3 Preparing for conflict</h3> <h3>4 Effective working relationships</h3> <h3>5 The expectations conversation</h3> <h3>6 The targets conversation</h3> <h3>7 Your communication styles</h3> <h3>8 Planning and preparing for an honest conversation</h3> <h3>9 Giving and receiving feedback skills</h3> 


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Lean Management

Performance management conversations for managers (In-House)

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;">This&nbsp;live virtual<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"> <span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);">Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF) training &amp; certification program</span></strong>&nbsp;enables the participants to learn:</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">1. How to Adapt to Business Needs</strong>: Participants gain the ability to quickly adapt to changing business requirements, ensuring they can effectively respond to market changes and challenges.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">2. Opportunity Identification Skills</strong>: Participants are equipped with the skills necessary to identify and leverage potential opportunities for enhancing business systems and delivering better business value.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">3. Transformation of Management Models</strong>: The program provides insights on how to transform traditional management and corporate governance models into modern frameworks that prioritize agility.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">4. Business Agility Mindset Building</strong>: It aims to cultivate a mindset focused on business agility, emphasizing the importance of agile principles in the context of business operations.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">5. Frameworks, Tools, and Techniques</strong>: Participants are introduced to various frameworks, tools, and techniques essential for implementing and maintaining business agility within an organization.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">6. Coverage of a Broad Range of Topics</strong>: The training covers a wide spectrum of topics, including Leadership, Lean System Thinking, Network Organization, Developing People, Managing Change, and Design Thinking.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Leadership for Agility:</span> </strong>Learn to lead with flexibility, fostering an environment where innovation thrives.</span></li><li id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Lean System Thinking:</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);"> </span>Understand how to streamline processes for maximum efficiency and value delivery.</span></li><li style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Network Organization:</strong> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Discover how to leverage the power of networked teams and communication for enhanced collaboration and results.</span></span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Developing People:</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);"> </span>Focus on building and nurturing a team capable of driving and sustaining agility.</span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Managing Change:</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);"> </span>Master the strategies for managing change effectively, ensuring your organization remains resilient and responsive.</span></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);">Design Thinking:</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(243, 121, 52);"> </span>Embrace customer-centric problem solving to create solutions that genuinely meet user needs and stand out in the market.</span></li></ul></ul><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">7. The Blend of Theory and Practice</strong>: Through a combination of case studies and theoretical knowledge, the program prepares participants to apply their skills as effective agility practitioners in real-world business scenarios.</span></p><p style="margin-left: 20px; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="margin-left: 20px;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">8. Certification Achievement</strong>: Upon successful completion, participants are awarded the ICP-BAF certification, recognizing their understanding and capability to foster business agility.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95);">Bonus Module: <em fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><u fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Enhancing Business Agility with AI &amp; Analytics:</u></em>&nbsp;</span></strong>This bonus section covers how artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics can boost business agility. It explains how these technologies simplify decision-making, automate tasks, and analyze data to improve agile practices. Participants will learn about the practical uses of AI and analytics in making businesses more innovative and efficient, with real-world examples from agile environments. This module offers insights into using AI and analytics to enhance the agility of businesses.</span></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;">This course will be delivered through <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201);">live virtual sessions via Zoom</span></strong>.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="font-size: 14px;">There are the following dates on which you can opt for this course:</span></span></p><ol fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 22-23 Apr | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 16-17 May | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 24-25 Jun | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 11-12 Jul | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 5-6 Aug | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 19-20 Sep | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 7-8 Oct | 9 am - 5 pm BST | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 14-15 Nov | 9 am - 5 pm GMT | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li><li style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201); font-size: 14px;">Business Agility | 16-17 Dec | 9 am - 5 pm GMT | Weekday | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | Best for UK / Europe</li></ol><div fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 14px; 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https://www.valuex2.com/icagile-business-agility-foundations-certification-training/
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Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF) Training & Certification Program | 2 days - 8 hrs/day | 9 am - 5 pm UK Time

General Admission

Bromley

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">MJ Electrical Training has the largest centre network in the UK, with City &amp; Guilds exams available every week.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Final exams for the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, Part P Building Regulations, <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">ECS Health &amp; Safety Courses&nbsp;</strong>and CSCS Green Labourers Health &amp; Safety in a Construction Environment are available weekly in Kent.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mjelectricaltraining.co.uk/exam-venue/safety-passport/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px;">Learn More @ MJ Electrical Training &gt;&gt;</span></strong></a></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Take the First Step Towards a Successful Career in the Electrical Industry with the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Are you ready to kickstart or advance your career in the electrical industry? Obtaining the ECS Labourer Card is a crucial milestone that demonstrates your competence in assisting electricians in their installations. This card not only opens doors for new opportunities but also ensures that you are recognized as a qualified professional in the field. One of the most efficient ways to qualify for this essential certification is by completing the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day, offered by MJ Electrical Training.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Why is the ECS Labourer Card Important?</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The ECS Labourer Card is a must-have for anyone looking to start or further their career in the electrical industry. 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While advanced qualifications like the JIB Gold Card require extensive training and experience, the ECS Labourer Card provides a valuable entry point for newcomers, trainees, and those aiming to become fully qualified electricians.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Pathways to the ECS Labourer Card</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">MJ Electrical Training outlines two primary routes to gaining the ECS Labourer Card, depending on your previous qualifications and experience:</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">1.&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Route One</strong>: If you already hold approved JIB theory qualifications, you may be exempt from additional health and safety courses.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">2.&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Route Two</strong>: If you do not hold these qualifications, you will need to complete an ECS-approved Health &amp; Safety Course. The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is one of the most accessible and comprehensive options available.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day: Your Gateway to ECS Health &amp; Safety Exemption</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day, offered by MJ Electrical Training for just &pound;174.00 (including VAT), is a one-day online face-to-face training course delivered via Teams or Zoom. Available every week, this course is designed to provide you with the essential health and safety knowledge required for the electrical industry. Completing this course will exempt you from the ECS Health &amp; Safety Assessment, streamlining your path to obtaining the ECS Labourer Card.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who Should Take This Course?</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is ideal for anyone looking to gain an ECS Labourers Card or complete an ECS Health &amp; Safety Exemption:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Practising electricians looking to formalise their safety training.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Trainees and apprentices in the electrical industry.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Associated trade professionals such as electrical engineers, contracts managers, designers, consultants, surveyors, builders, and plumbers.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Benefits of the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Comprehensive Training</b>: The course covers all necessary aspects of health and safety in the electrical industry, ensuring you are well-prepared for your role.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Flexible Learning</b>: Delivered online, you can complete the training from the comfort of your home or office, making it convenient and accessible.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Certification</b>: Upon completion, you will receive a certificate that can be used to evidence you meet the H&amp;S requirements for the ECS Labourer Card.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Further Opportunities with the ECS Labourer Card</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Obtaining the ECS Labourer Card allows you to progress into employment and onto further qualifications, such as:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification (2392-10)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Building Regulations for Electrical Installation Contractors in Dwellings (2393-10)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in Initial Verification (2391-50)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in the Periodic Inspection (2391-51)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in Inspection and Testing (2391-52)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Building Services Engineering (4467-04)</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">To qualify for the ECS Labourer Card, not only must you have an ECS-approved H&amp;S course, but you must also demonstrate active engagement in the electrotechnical sector. This proof can be provided through:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">An application by your employer via the ECS Employer Portal.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A written reference from your current employer on company-headed paper, stating your role as an electrical labourer, start date, and signed by an authorised person.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Confirmation of your contract duration from an agency if you are working through one.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documented proof of enrolment in a related electrical course from your educational institution.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Additionally, you can submit an offer letter, employment contract, or recent payslip from a reputable business within the industry. These documents validate your eligibility and expertise, completing the ECS Labourer Card application process.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Verify and Stay Updated</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">While every effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, it is essential to verify the current application criteria by visiting the <a href="https://www.ecscard.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">ECS Website</a>. Keeping informed ensures that you meet all requirements and avoid any potential issues during the application process.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Conclusion</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Taking the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is a strategic move for anyone looking to advance their career in the electrical industry. Not only does it provide essential health and safety training, but it also qualifies you for the ECS Labourer Card, a vital certification for gaining employment and furthering your career.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Enrol in the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day with MJ Electrical Training today. Equip yourself with the knowledge and certification needed to excel in the dynamic and rewarding field of electrical installations. Your journey to becoming a fully qualified electrician starts here!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</p>

MJ Electrical Training 

Construction Industry Scheme (CIS)

City & Guilds

Health & Safety

Electrical Testing

Wiring Regulations

Electrical Installation

Electrical Inspection & Testing

ECS Health & Safety Course with MJ Electrical Training. Available every week, use this course to complete the application process when applying for an ECS Labourers Card. 

ECS Card Health & Safety Course Kent

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">MJ Electrical Training has the largest centre network in the UK, with City &amp; Guilds exams available every week.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Final exams for the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, Part P Building Regulations, <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">ECS Health &amp; Safety Courses&nbsp;</strong>and CSCS Green Labourers Health &amp; Safety in a Construction Environment are available weekly.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mjelectricaltraining.co.uk/exam-venue/safety-passport/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px;">Learn More @ MJ Electrical Training &gt;&gt;</span></strong></a></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Take the First Step Towards a Successful Career in the Electrical Industry with the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Are you ready to kickstart or advance your career in the electrical industry? Obtaining the ECS Labourer Card is a crucial milestone that demonstrates your competence in assisting electricians in their installations. This card not only opens doors for new opportunities but also ensures that you are recognized as a qualified professional in the field. One of the most efficient ways to qualify for this essential certification is by completing the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day, offered by MJ Electrical Training.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Why is the ECS Labourer Card Important?</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The ECS Labourer Card is a must-have for anyone looking to start or further their career in the electrical industry. It signifies that you are competent to assist electricians in their electrical installations under supervision, ensuring safety and efficiency on the job. While advanced qualifications like the JIB Gold Card require extensive training and experience, the ECS Labourer Card provides a valuable entry point for newcomers, trainees, and those aiming to become fully qualified electricians.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Pathways to the ECS Labourer Card</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">MJ Electrical Training outlines two primary routes to gaining the ECS Labourer Card, depending on your previous qualifications and experience:</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">1.&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Route One</strong>: If you already hold approved JIB theory qualifications, you may be exempt from additional health and safety courses.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">2.&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Route Two</strong>: If you do not hold these qualifications, you will need to complete an ECS-approved Health &amp; Safety Course. The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is one of the most accessible and comprehensive options available.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day: Your Gateway to ECS Health &amp; Safety Exemption</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day, offered by MJ Electrical Training for just &pound;174.00 (including VAT), is a one-day online face-to-face training course delivered via Teams or Zoom. Available every week, this course is designed to provide you with the essential health and safety knowledge required for the electrical industry. Completing this course will exempt you from the ECS Health &amp; Safety Assessment, streamlining your path to obtaining the ECS Labourer Card.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who Should Take This Course?</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is ideal for anyone looking to gain an ECS Labourers Card or complete an ECS Health &amp; Safety Exemption:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Practising electricians looking to formalise their safety training.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Trainees and apprentices in the electrical industry.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Associated trade professionals such as electrical engineers, contracts managers, designers, consultants, surveyors, builders, and plumbers.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Benefits of the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Comprehensive Training</b>: The course covers all necessary aspects of health and safety in the electrical industry, ensuring you are well-prepared for your role.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Flexible Learning</b>: Delivered online, you can complete the training from the comfort of your home or office, making it convenient and accessible.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Certification</b>: Upon completion, you will receive a certificate that can be used to evidence you meet the H&amp;S requirements for the ECS Labourer Card.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Further Opportunities with the ECS Labourer Card</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Obtaining the ECS Labourer Card allows you to progress into employment and onto further qualifications, such as:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification (2392-10)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Building Regulations for Electrical Installation Contractors in Dwellings (2393-10)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in Initial Verification (2391-50)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in the Periodic Inspection (2391-51)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in Inspection and Testing (2391-52)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Building Services Engineering (4467-04)</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">To qualify for the ECS Labourer Card, not only must you have an ECS-approved H&amp;S course, but you must also demonstrate active engagement in the electrotechnical sector. This proof can be provided through:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">An application by your employer via the ECS Employer Portal.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A written reference from your current employer on company-headed paper, stating your role as an electrical labourer, start date, and signed by an authorised person.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Confirmation of your contract duration from an agency if you are working through one.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documented proof of enrolment in a related electrical course from your educational institution.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Additionally, you can submit an offer letter, employment contract, or recent payslip from a reputable business within the industry. These documents validate your eligibility and expertise, completing the ECS Labourer Card application process.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Verify and Stay Updated</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">While every effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, it is essential to verify the current application criteria by visiting the <a href="https://www.ecscard.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">ECS Website</a>. Keeping informed ensures that you meet all requirements and avoid any potential issues during the application process.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Conclusion</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Taking the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is a strategic move for anyone looking to advance their career in the electrical industry. Not only does it provide essential health and safety training, but it also qualifies you for the ECS Labourer Card, a vital certification for gaining employment and furthering your career.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Enrol in the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day with MJ Electrical Training today. Equip yourself with the knowledge and certification needed to excel in the dynamic and rewarding field of electrical installations. Your journey to becoming a fully qualified electrician starts here!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</p>

ECS Card Health & Safety Course Bromley

<p id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">MJ Electrical Training has the largest centre network in the UK, with City &amp; Guilds exams available every week.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Final exams for the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations, Part P Building Regulations, <strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">ECS Health &amp; Safety Courses&nbsp;</strong>and CSCS Green Labourers Health &amp; Safety in a Construction Environment are available weekly in Dover.</p><p style="text-align: center; color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://mjelectricaltraining.co.uk/exam-venue/safety-passport/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-size: 24px; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="font-size: 24px;">Learn More @ MJ Electrical Training &gt;&gt;</span></strong></a></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Take the First Step Towards a Successful Career in the Electrical Industry with the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Are you ready to kickstart or advance your career in the electrical industry? Obtaining the ECS Labourer Card is a crucial milestone that demonstrates your competence in assisting electricians in their installations. This card not only opens doors for new opportunities but also ensures that you are recognized as a qualified professional in the field. One of the most efficient ways to qualify for this essential certification is by completing the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day, offered by MJ Electrical Training.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Why is the ECS Labourer Card Important?</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The ECS Labourer Card is a must-have for anyone looking to start or further their career in the electrical industry. It signifies that you are competent to assist electricians in their electrical installations under supervision, ensuring safety and efficiency on the job. While advanced qualifications like the JIB Gold Card require extensive training and experience, the ECS Labourer Card provides a valuable entry point for newcomers, trainees, and those aiming to become fully qualified electricians.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Pathways to the ECS Labourer Card</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">MJ Electrical Training outlines two primary routes to gaining the ECS Labourer Card, depending on your previous qualifications and experience:</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">1.&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Route One</strong>: If you already hold approved JIB theory qualifications, you may be exempt from additional health and safety courses.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">2.&nbsp;<strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Route Two</strong>: If you do not hold these qualifications, you will need to complete an ECS-approved Health &amp; Safety Course. The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is one of the most accessible and comprehensive options available.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day: Your Gateway to ECS Health &amp; Safety Exemption</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day, offered by MJ Electrical Training for just &pound;174.00 (including VAT), is a one-day online face-to-face training course delivered via Teams or Zoom. Available every week, this course is designed to provide you with the essential health and safety knowledge required for the electrical industry. Completing this course will exempt you from the ECS Health &amp; Safety Assessment, streamlining your path to obtaining the ECS Labourer Card.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Who Should Take This Course?</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">The SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is ideal for anyone looking to gain an ECS Labourers Card or complete an ECS Health &amp; Safety Exemption:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Practising electricians looking to formalise their safety training.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Trainees and apprentices in the electrical industry.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Associated trade professionals such as electrical engineers, contracts managers, designers, consultants, surveyors, builders, and plumbers.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Benefits of the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day</strong></p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Comprehensive Training</b>: The course covers all necessary aspects of health and safety in the electrical industry, ensuring you are well-prepared for your role.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Flexible Learning</b>: Delivered online, you can complete the training from the comfort of your home or office, making it convenient and accessible.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Certification</b>: Upon completion, you will receive a certificate that can be used to evidence you meet the H&amp;S requirements for the ECS Labourer Card.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Further Opportunities with the ECS Labourer Card</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Obtaining the ECS Labourer Card allows you to progress into employment and onto further qualifications, such as:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Fundamental Inspection, Testing and Initial Verification (2392-10)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Certificate in Building Regulations for Electrical Installation Contractors in Dwellings (2393-10)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in Initial Verification (2391-50)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in the Periodic Inspection (2391-51)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 3 Award in Inspection and Testing (2391-52)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">City &amp; Guilds Level 4 Higher Professional Diploma in Building Services Engineering (4467-04)</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">To qualify for the ECS Labourer Card, not only must you have an ECS-approved H&amp;S course, but you must also demonstrate active engagement in the electrotechnical sector. This proof can be provided through:</p><ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">An application by your employer via the ECS Employer Portal.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A written reference from your current employer on company-headed paper, stating your role as an electrical labourer, start date, and signed by an authorised person.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Confirmation of your contract duration from an agency if you are working through one.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Documented proof of enrolment in a related electrical course from your educational institution.</li></ul><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Additionally, you can submit an offer letter, employment contract, or recent payslip from a reputable business within the industry. These documents validate your eligibility and expertise, completing the ECS Labourer Card application process.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Verify and Stay Updated</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">While every effort is made to provide accurate and up-to-date information, it is essential to verify the current application criteria by visiting the <a href="https://www.ecscard.org.uk/" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">ECS Website</a>. Keeping informed ensures that you meet all requirements and avoid any potential issues during the application process.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;">Conclusion</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Taking the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day is a strategic move for anyone looking to advance their career in the electrical industry. Not only does it provide essential health and safety training, but it also qualifies you for the ECS Labourer Card, a vital certification for gaining employment and furthering your career.</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Enrol in the SPA Health &amp; Safety Core Day with MJ Electrical Training today. Equip yourself with the knowledge and certification needed to excel in the dynamic and rewarding field of electrical installations. Your journey to becoming a fully qualified electrician starts here!</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;</p>

ECS Card Health & Safety Course Dover

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Manchester

Research Quality Association

Introduction to Computer Systems Validation

RQA Member

Non Member

<p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">This official BRCGS course enables participants with an in-depth understanding of the Standard in terms of the protocol, requirements and how to audit effectively. Participants will gain competency to assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard, including fundamental clauses, statements of intent, how to undertake a BRCGS audit, planning of the audit and reporting of the audit. Auditing fundamentals and techniques will be discussed including the auditor competency skills required of auditors auditing against Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognised certification programmes.</p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how auditors with audit against the Standard. &nbsp;Participants must have a working knowledge of quality management systems and auditing within the relevant manufacturing sector, and have completed a hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) course of at least two days&#39; duration.</p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">In preparation for the course, participants must read and review a copy of the Standard including the glossary, which is available as a free download from the <a href="https://www.brcgs.com/store/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: inherit; -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">BRCGS Store</a>, in addition to the pre-course materials provided.&nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">At the end of the course you will be assessed with an exam. Successful completion of this course, including the exam, forms part of the training necessary to become a BRCGS auditor. The steps necessary to complete your training must be arranged with a BRCGS-approved certification body.</p><p style="color: rgb(77, 77, 79); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(77, 77, 79);"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(77, 77, 79);">This course is part of the</span><a href="http://demo-brcgs.wearesigma.com/training/brcgs-professional/about-the-programme/" style="color: rgb(234, 118, 0); -webkit-user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(234, 118, 0);">&nbsp;BRCGS Professional recognition programme</a><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(77, 77, 79);">.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">At the end of the course participants will be able to:&nbsp;</p><ul style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Explain the steps to managing an audit programme</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Describe auditing fundamentals and techniques</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard and explain how compliance can be demonstrated to maintain food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Describe steps to conduct a BRCGS audit including the preparation, planning, and reporting of the audit</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Utilise and explain resource tools available for compliance and beneficial support from BRCGS</p></li></ul>

This official BRCGS course enables participants with an in-depth understanding of the Standard in terms of the protocol, requirements and how to audit effectively. Participants will gain competency to assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard, including fundamental clauses, statements of intent, how to undertake a BRCGS audit, planning of the audit and reporting of the audit. Auditing fundamentals and techniques will be discussed including the auditor competency skills required of auditors auditing against Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognised certification programmes.
Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how auditors with audit against the Standard. Participants must have a working knowledge of quality management systems and auditing within the relevant manufacturing sector, and have completed a hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) course of at least two days' duration.
In preparation for the course, participants must read and review a copy of the Standard including the glossary, which is available as a free download from the BRCGS Store, in addition to the pre-course materials provided. 
At the end of the course you will be assessed with an exam. Successful completion of this course, including the exam, forms part of the training necessary to become a BRCGS auditor. The steps necessary to complete your training must be arranged with a BRCGS-approved certification body.
This course is part of theBRCGS Professional recognition programme.
At the end of the course participants will be able to: 
Explain the steps to managing an audit programme
Describe auditing fundamentals and techniques
Assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard and explain how compliance can be demonstrated to maintain food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity
Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard
Describe steps to conduct a BRCGS audit including the preparation, planning, and reporting of the audit
Utilise and explain resource tools available for compliance and beneficial support from BRCGS

Ask Sonia Limited

Food Safety

HACCP

Official BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 Lead Auditor training course. 
Delivered online (Zoom) by a live BRCGS Approved Training Partner & Virtual Trainer.
Exam and Certificate fee included in the price.

BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 - Lead Auditor (5 Days)

<p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">This official BRCGS course enables participants to develop a full understanding of the general principles of the requirements of the Standard. It is designed to equip delegates with the knowledge of how to successfully implement the requirements of the Standard on site. Participants will discuss activities which develop a culture to maintain compliance and learn what to expect during the process of certification, including actions needed prior to, during and after the audit.</p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how sites will implement the Standard.&nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">In preparation for the course, participants must read and review a copy of the Standard including the glossary, which is available as a free download from the <a href="https://www.brcgs.com/store/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color: inherit; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">BRCGS Store</a>, in addition to the pre-course materials provided. It is advised participants must have working knowledge of HACCP.</p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">At the end of the course, participants will be assessed with an exam.&nbsp;</p><p style="color: rgb(77, 77, 79); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(77, 77, 79);"><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(77, 77, 79);">This course is part of the</span><a href="http://demo-brcgs.wearesigma.com/training/brcgs-professional/about-the-programme/" style="color: rgb(234, 118, 0); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(234, 118, 0);">&nbsp;BRCGS Professional recognition programme</a><span style="color: rgb(77, 77, 79); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(77, 77, 79);">.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">At the end of the course participants will be able to:&nbsp;</p><ul style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Explain what is required to comply with the requirements of the Standard</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Describe what to expect from your BRCGS audit&nbsp;</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Prepare for an audit to the Standard</p></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="color: rgb(var(--color_25)); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(var(--color_25));">Apply resource tools available for compliance and support from BRCGS</p><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></li></ul>

This official BRCGS course enables participants to develop a full understanding of the general principles of the requirements of the Standard. It is designed to equip delegates with the knowledge of how to successfully implement the requirements of the Standard on site. Participants will discuss activities which develop a culture to maintain compliance and learn what to expect during the process of certification, including actions needed prior to, during and after the audit.
Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how sites will implement the Standard. 
In preparation for the course, participants must read and review a copy of the Standard including the glossary, which is available as a free download from the BRCGS Store, in addition to the pre-course materials provided. It is advised participants must have working knowledge of HACCP.
At the end of the course, participants will be assessed with an exam. 
This course is part of theBRCGS Professional recognition programme.
At the end of the course participants will be able to: 
Explain what is required to comply with the requirements of the Standard
Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard
Describe what to expect from your BRCGS audit
Prepare for an audit to the Standard
Apply resource tools available for compliance and support from BRCGS

Official BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 course. 
Delivered online (Zoom) by a live BRCGS Approved Training Partner.
Exam and Certificate fee included in the price.

BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 - For Sites (2 Days)

<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><strong fr-original-style="" style="font-weight: 700; box-sizing: border-box;"><img src="https://images.cademy.co.uk/art-by-purnima/1f946b6c-ddfc-4430-8148-ab1d607d7f51/original.jpeg" style="width: 167px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="width: 167px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: auto;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">For all my amazing reviews please click the link below:</strong></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-fr-linked="true" href="https://www.craftcourses.com/providers/art-by-purnima/reviews" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;">https://www.craftcourses.com/providers/art-by-purnima/reviews</a></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">This 4-week Online Course is suitable for complete beginners and improvers who would like to learn to paint in Watercolour.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Each session is 40 minutes and starts at 10.00-10.40 am<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* You will learn to prepare your watercolour paints and mix colours.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* You will learn a variety of watercolour techniques including, washes, wet in wet, graded, dry brush Flat Wash, and Loose watercolours see photos.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">*You will be taught live by your tutor online with step-by-step demonstrations and clear explanations of the various stages.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">* Learners will then carry the various tasks alongside the tutor who will be at hand for any questions that you may have.<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">This is a 4 week course offered live online via zoom and the course is ongoing so you can join at any time.</p>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="cancellation-policy">Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts. Start dates may be amended on request.</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What&#39;s included in the price?</h2>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Online Tuition<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Step by step Demonstrations via Zoom in the live class<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Clear explanation from your Tutor<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reference handouts sent via email</p>
<h2 fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">What you will need</h2>
<p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;">Start Kit Available from Tutor please email for details<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watercolour paints - tubes or pans<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watercolour paper ( Cold Pressed 300 gsm 140lb)<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Round watercolour brushes- size 4 and 6 ( or similar)<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">HB graphite pencil to draw image<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Eraser<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Mixing Palette<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2 x jars of clean water<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kitchen paper<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Hairdryer<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sketchbook<br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tracing paper</p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p><p fr-original-style="" style="color: var(--text); font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box;"><br fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></p>

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