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Learn all the skills you need to be a highly successful investor or professional analyst. In just 12 months.

Women in Local Government Leadership Workshop is for Local Government professionals looking to learn new skills with like-minded peers and further or advance their within Local government.

This Level 4 City and Guilds 2396-01 Design and Verification of Electrical Installations course has been designed to help develop the skills and up date the knowledge of the requirements to enable you to professionally design, erect and then verify an electrical installation. This course is aimed at those who will have responsibility for designing, supervising, installing and testing electrical installations. Further information can be found here: C&G 2396 Electrical Design Course — Optima Electrical Training (optima-ect.com)

The Portable Appliance Testing course or PAT testing course as it is more commonly known is one of our most popular courses as it does not require you to have any formal previous qualifications and once completed, will enable you to offer your services. In the commercial setting, the law places a responsibility on all employers to ensure that the electrical equipment to be used by their staff and the public, should be fit for purpose and safe for use. Hence, all portable appliances have to be regularly checked and maintained by a competent person.

Find your voice and become a real singer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IT'S TIME TO DEVELOP YOUR SINGING SKILLS AND REKINDLE YOUR PASSION FOR MUSIC AND PERFORMANCE. Signing is a beautiful art that instantly makes you feel alive and brings joy to any situation. Do you want to develop a beautiful voice and sing with confidence? Whether you want to improve your performance or bring happiness to your audience, this singing course will help you become a pro singer. Learn to control, coordinate, scale, and improve your voice. Practice lengthening the breath and strengthening your throat. Learn all about the resonance, projection, and pitch of your voice. Work with various instruments and read notes like a pro. Master the tone, precision, agility, all-vowels, voice-mixing, and music dynamics. Gain control over your vocals by understanding your vocal physiology. Learn to sing like your musical heroes and strengthen your skills through multiple practice sessions. Finally, earn a valuable certificate upon completion to explore a new career in music. What will you learn from this course? * How to enhance your pitch, resonance, breath, and sound * How to warm up your vocal cords * How to clear your voice from noise, vocal weights, and fatigue * How to read notes and generate different tones * How to sing along with different instruments and create harmony among sounds * How to generate tones from mixing voices * How to produce beautiful sounds and interjections * How to control your voice to sing professionally with confidence * How to produce a complete stage-ready song with the help of your voice, background music, instruments, voice-mixing, and sound effects. Who is this course for? * Anyone who wants to improve their signing skills and want to play musical instruments * Influencers, social media specialists, and professionals related to the music industry, event planning, and entertainment who need to sing as part of their job * Teachers and care-takers who are interested in becoming music instructors This course is the best choice for those who want to learn to sing. It covers all core aspects of signing from voice control to instrument playing. It’s a top pick for beginners and professionals alike. All you need to get started is a passion for music. Signing is pure fun and a way to nourish your soul. Learn to do it properly and your life will never be the same. Your singing skills will let you stand out and shine at parties, social gatherings, as well as in your home studio. Sign up now to start your singing journey and enrich yourself with this amazing art. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOIN THE SINGING COURSE TODAY AND GET THE BENEFITS: LEARNING FROM A PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTOR 24/7 ACCESS FROM ANY DEVICE PRACTICAL EXERCISES TESTS, QUIZZES AND RECAPS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION EXTRA MATERIALS AND DOWNLOADABLE BONUSES 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your Singing Instructor: BARRY OLIVER Singing and music coach Barry Olivier is an award-winning music artist, professional voice coach, songwriter, singer, and a talented multi-instrumentalist with over eight years of singing and music coaching experience. He has written many popular pieces and possesses a huge collection of songs, tunes, and unique music generated with the help of different instruments. In his music school , he provides training in drum-beating, instrument playing, music composition, voice control, and signing. He has trained at least 500 professionals and young stars during his workshops and training programs. His love for singing is undeniable and his students can attest to his passion for this craft. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERVIEW OF THE COURSE: DETAILED VIDEO PRESENTATIONS 1. How to become a better singer? * Understanding how to work with your voice * Exercises how to find a power of your voice * Basic psychology for singers for better understanding of how voice works * How to be a successful singer 2. Essential singing knowledge * Get complete knowledge about basic music theory * Learn how to correct your posture during singing * Discover different techniques of singing 3. Preparation for singing * Complete overview of singing techniques * Preparing training environment * Contraindications to singing- medical conditions affecting your singing * Select a correct microphone * Master your tones and become skilled in vocalization * Preparation for a live performance TRAINING VIDEOS 1. Things connected with singing * Vocal warm-up – Special methods of awakening your voice * Take a breath – exercises to help you with singing * Accessories and setup – Why you need to have the right microphone 2. Various singing techniques * Vocal styles & sounds – Learn have to use vibrato, falsetto, belting, vocal fry * Resonators in singing – How to operate your voice * Vocal amplitude – discover your range TESTS 1. Tests and revision of acquired knowledge * Basic knowledge of singing * Knowledge of specific singing techniques 2. Final Exam * Final test * Summary of previous knowledge and tasks TASKS 1. Practical tasks about: * Setting up your practice space * Breathing exercises * Warm-up * Articulation * Resonance * Find your register COURSE MATERIALS * Creating your public image as a singer * 10 Hottest trends in the music industry * Cooperation with streaming platforms * Self-publishing your songs- A practical guide -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A LETTER FROM YOUR EXPERT INSTRUCTOR: > WHY JOIN KEMP CENTER’S SINGING COURSE? > > Music gives meaning to life’s events. We cannot imagine a wedding, a birthday > party, a get-to-gather, a commercial, or any other event without warm beats of > music. It’s an integral part of everybody’s life and people love to sing, > whether they are alone or surrounded by a crowd. > > Besides liveliness and joy, music reduces stress, enhances memory, improves > cognition, opens up minds, and brings people together. It furthermore gives > you more opportunities for self-expression and helps in reducing mental and > physical pain. Physicians and psychologists often suggest music for curing > certain diseases and improving life’s quality. > > You’re seeing people with headphones around their necks everywhere. This only > goes to show how important music is for everyone. > > Along with listening, signing is equally beneficial and fulfilling. It allows > you to express yourself, boosts your confidence, lets you feel good, improves > your lungs, and enriches you with a sense of accomplishment. > > Signing can connect you with lots of new people as well as bring more > subscribers to your social media accounts. It can boost your business and > career by making your presence more engaging. You definitely need to learn how > to sing, if not for commercial purposes, then for your mental wellbeing. > > There are so many platforms and courses where you can learn to sing. The best > thing about this course is that it is complete and comprehensive and covers > all the techniques required to become a better singer. I highly encourage you > to join and start singing better today! > > Barry Olivier, Music instructor

Learn to create captivating AI-generated art using DALL-E, Midjourney, and other AI art software. This course covers the fundamentals of AI art creation and provides hands-on training on how to generate stunning visuals. Develop your creativity and artistic skills in a fun and engaging way.

You will have heard of Port and Stilton as a common combination so now is your chance to find out why this works. Besides, do you know of a better way to spend a cold December evening?! ;-)

Prove your Azure admin infrastructure and deployment skills to the world

WHAT WILL I LEARN? * Understand how projects work and be able to control your project process * Deploy some of the main ways to avoid budget and schedule over-runs * Define your project precisely, for your benefit and everyone else's * Establish a clear scope, so you can combat the dreaded 'scope creep' * Deal effectively with supporters, critics and bystanders * Create time scales on getting the job done using milestone planning * Be able to use the world's favourite project planning tool: the Gantt chart * Achieve fair and effective allocation of project responsibilities * Get the most from your team: motivation, collaboration and communication * Predict problems and plan your responses * Be able to assess which risks to deal with first * Assess which risks to deal with first * Apply all six strategies for action on risks available to use * Stay in control when people change their minds * Deliver your project on budget, on target, and on time * Complete the three key tasks to finally close down your project REQUIREMENTS * You won't need any software or materials other than your preferred note-taking device (pen & paper, Evernote or OneNote, or anything in between. You can even use Udemy's built-in note-taking tools (which are private to you). * If you have n experience of projects at all, that is absolutely fine. If you do have experience, bring it with you as you watch the videos. If you don't, bring your common sense. DESCRIPTION If you are new to project management, then this Project Management Certificate Course for Manager provides you all the fundamental information of project management that enables you to deliver a project on time, on a budget, and to requirement. Project management is an indispensable component of business life. In order to achieve benefit for both your career and your organization relies on good project management skills and abilities. This course confers you the practical tools, techniques and advice you need for managing a project efficiently. Understand project management fundamentals along with project definition and planning stages, project delivery stage and closure stage so that you get set up to succeed. What will I get? You will get over two and a half hours of high quality video - not just a PowerPoint with a voice over. It is based on Mike's best selling three-hour live seminar and contains over two and a half hours of video, and a wealth of additional templates for you to download and adapt to your work. These will help you to manage your projects practically, for greater control and more success. If you want to deliver your next project on time, on budget and to specification, you can't afford not to take this course. What people say about Mike's live seminar... 'This did what it said on the box - a great deal of practical ideas for planning and managing tasks, along with understanding of key principles for successful delivery' Andrea Duncan, PDP Co-ordinator - University of Northampton 'One of the best seminars I've attended in the last 17 years. Enjoyable practical and useful. I would highly recommend this course' Diane Massey - DSM Legal Solicitors 'If you've never had formal training in project management - you'll learn a huge amount about processes and the secrets to succeeding in your projects' Paul Foxall, Senior Project Officer - Sandwell MBC 'Excellent seminar. I have been on previous project management course. This one seemed very different and much better due to brilliant examples Mike gave.' Emma Oliver, Marketecture 'Excellent content, clearly delivered. Really enjoyed Mike's course and found it exceptionally useful.' Nick Osborn, Fenland RP Ltd 'Very useful. Many excellent strategies to help guide project managers.' Rob Simpson, Basis (Registration) Ltd 'A great overall introduction to project management. I learnt a lot and have a lot I can start to implement tomorrow!' Catherine Mendham, Content Consultants 'Very practical, very useful. Gives confidence in knowing what is important and what is not. Mike is a very engaging speaker.' Louisa Davison, Secret Agent Marketing 'An excellent introduction and a reminder of some of the fundamentals of project management.' Chris Price, Pulse PM Ltd Dr Mike Clayton Mike is on of the UK's leading project delivery experts. He has many years experience of managing projects and integrating change in many companies of varying sizes. Mike has had key roles in managing multi-million pound projects for Vodafone, General Motors, BAA and Transport for London. Organisations of all sizes have benefited from his skills in integrating complex change. You will get real results as his highly practical approach simplifies complex ideas. Mike also has over 20 years' experience of training project managers, throughout the UK and in Europe and the US. He is the author of thirteen top-selling business, management, and personal effectiveness books, including four on project management topics: * How to Manage a Great Project On budget. On target. On time. (Pearson, 2014) * The Influence Agenda A systematic approach to aligning stakeholders in times of change (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) * Brilliant Project Leader What the best project leaders know, do and say to get results, every time (Pearson, 2012) * Risk Happens! Managing risk and avoiding failure in business projects (Marshall Cavendish, 2011) Your Unconditional, No-questions, 30-Day Guarantee The best way to assess how valid this material is in you culture is to try it out. I am so confident that this course will change your life that I offer you an unconditional, no questions asked, full 30 day money-back-in-full guarantee. If you don't think this will give you a real sense of understanding and being in control of your project, then just ask me for your money back. What if you have questions? I will be on hand to answer your questions if you get stuck, puzzled, or just want to know more. As a professional trainer, this is what I do, and I promise to respond within 24 hours of your question arriving with me from Udemy. Enroll Now Enroll for this course now, so you can start to gain control of your projects straight away. WHO IS THE TARGET AUDIENCE? * new and want-to-be project managers * project managers who have had no formal training and who want to start to formalise what you have learned on the job * beginners and also for intermediates with a few projects under your belt * managers and professionals who are starting to need to deliver projects as a part of your day-to-day responsibilities * This course will give you a great legup if you need to get involved in your first project... in any capacity ASSESSMENT & CERTIFICATION: At the end of the course, you will be required to sit an online multiple-choice test. Your test will be assessed automatically and immediately so that you will instantly know whether you have been successful. After you have successfully passed the test, you will be able to buy an internationally recognised Accredited Certificate of Achievement from iStudy. You can however also buy a Course Completion Certificate following the course completion without sitting for the test. Project Management Fundamentals: Know the Principles and Get it Right What is a Project? FREE 00:04:00 The Four Stage Project Lifecycle 00:08:00 Project Stages and Boundaries 00:08:00 One Reason why Projects go Wrong 00:05:00 Terminology used in the Project Stages 00:05:00 More on Project Gateways / Stage Gates 00:02:00 Project Definition Stage: The Vital Foundation to Your Success Define your Project: Goals and Objectives 00:10:00 Understanding Project Scope 00:06:00 Dealing with Scope Creep FREE 00:06:00 Project Definition: Summary 00:03:00 Project Planning Stage: Failing to Plan = Planning to Fail The Book of the Plan 00:05:00 The Stakeholder Engagement Process 00:04:00 Stakeholder Analysis 00:06:00 Milestones are your Best Friends 00:08:00 The Work Breakdown Structure 00:08:00 The Gantt Chart 00:06:00 Tools for Creating a Gantt Chart 00:04:00 The Linear Responsibility Chart (LRC) aka The RACI Chart 00:09:00 The Risk Management Process FREE 00:04:00 Risk Analysis 00:08:00 The Six Strategies for Managing Risks 00:09:00 The Risk Register (or Risk Log) 00:06:00 Project Delivery Stage: Don't you Love it When a Plan Comes Together! The Four Essentials of Leading your Team 00:07:00 Project Delivery - The Three Key Cycles 00:12:00 Project Closure Stage: Deep Sigh - You're Nearly Done Closing your Project in an Orderly Manner 00:08:00 Closing Words 00:01:00