201 Open courses in Glasgow

THIS COURSE PACKAGE INCLUDES: 1: INTRODUCTION TO PHLEBOTOMY COURSE (GPT003) - Level 3 (Ireland Level 5) 2: ADVANCED PHLEBOTOMY COURSE (GPT005) - Level 4 (Ireland Level 6) 3: GEOPACE COMPETENCY CERTIFICATE - CPD Certified (optional with Virtual Classroom) Learn how to take blood ... train as a Phlebotomist FAST-TRACK YOUR PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING WITH OUR COMPLETE TRAINING PACKAGE 20% off - Multi-Course Discount Cover all stages from beginner through to Level 4 Available as Classroom or Virtual Classroom Complete your beginner to advanced training in 2 days Awards 2 accredited qualifications - Introduction to Phlebotomy and Advanced Phlebotomy qualifications Both courses are dually accredited (OCN & CPD) Geopace Certificate of Competency included with classroom attendance or available as an option when booking virtual classroom Covers all steps up to live blood draw Learn advanced skills and techniques Virtual Classroom options include comprehensive Practise@Home Training Kits (yours to keep) Basic understanding of English language required OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS

Learn how to take blood ... train as a Phlebotomist Nationally Recognised Qualification No previous experience or qualifications needed OCN Accredited - Level 3 (advanced) CPD Accredited (The CPD Certification Service) Covers all steps up to live blood draw Practise on artificial arm and fake blood! Basic understanding of English language required OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS

The UK's first and only Level 4 qualification in Phlebotomy (equivalent to Ireland Level 6) FDSc (Foundation Degree Level) qualification Nationally Recognised certificate Dually accredited: Open College Network and CPD Covers both aspirated and evacuated systems Covers specialised blood collection systems & methods Classroom or Virtual Classroom learning options Comprehensive Training Kit is provided when booking our Virtual Classroom option (yours to keep) Complete your training from beginner to advanced level This course either follows on from our Introduction to Phlebotomy Course or can be combined with our introductory course as part of a course package (see below) Available to candidates who have completed (or are currently enrolled to complete) our Introduction to Phlebotomy Course or have previous phlebotomy practical experience.

AVAILABLE ONLY TO APPLICANTS WHO HAVE ENROLLED ON (OR HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED) OUR INTRODUCTION TO PHLEBOTOMY COURSE Geopace Certificate of Competency Add live blood draws to your training Follow and complete a Competency Checklist Obtain tutor sign-off for live draws Awards a CPD Accredited Certificate Awards a Geopace Certificate of Competency Half day or evening sessions

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OPENSTACK FOR NFV AND SDN COURSE DESCRIPTION OpenStack is predominately a cloud management technology. This course looks at how OpenStack can be used in a NFV and SDN environment. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Describe the architecture of NFV. * Explain the relationship between NFV and SDN. * Implement NFV VIM using OpenStack. * Explain how OpenStack as VNFM and orchestrator works. OPENSTACK FOR NFV AND SDN COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Anyone wishing to implement NFV using OpenStack. * Prerequisites: Introduction to Virtualization * Duration 3 day OPENSTACK FOR NFV AND SDN COURSE CONTENT * What is NFV? * What is NFV? What are network Functions? NFV benefits, NFV market drivers. ETSI NFV framework. ETSI documents, Architecture overview, compute domain, hypervisor domain, infrastructure network domain. * What is OpenStack? Virtual machines, clouds, management. OpenStack architecture, OpenStack modules. Why OpenStack for NFV? Hands on OpenStack installation. * OpenStack Virtualization and NFV Server, storage and network virtualization and NFV. Where OpenStack fits in the ETSI framework. Virtual machines, containers and docker. Data centres, clouds, SaaS, IaaS, PaaS. Hands on OpenStack Iaas, OpenStack Nova. * The virtualization layer VM centric model, containers versus hypervisors, FD.io. Hands on OpenStack as the VIM. * OpenStack Neutron VXLAN, Networks, subnets, ports. Security groups. Routers. Service and component hierarchy. Hands on Implementing a virtual network with OpenStack Neutron. Virtualization of Network Functions Network virtualization versus Network Function virtualization. * NFV MANO Management and Orchestration. Where OpenStack fits. MANO descriptors, Open orchestration. OpenStack Tacker, Open MANO, OpenBaton, other orchestrators. * OpenStack Tacker Installation, getting started, configuration. SFC and OpenStack. Hands on Deploying a VNF. * OPNFV What is OPNFV, Where OpenStack fits into OPNFV. * SDN What is SDN? Control and data planes. SDN controllers. Classic SDN versus real SDN. Hybrid SDN, network automation, SDN with overlays. Northbound, southbound, SDN protocols, OpenFlow, OpenDaylight, ONOS, SDN with NFV. SDN and OpenStack. * Summary Deploying NFV, performance, testing. Futures

ADVANCED RF TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides a follow on to our popular RF fundamentals course for those that need to know more. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Explain RF propagation * Describe the importance of transmission lines in RF systems. * Recognise the issues in RF systems. * Describe transmission measurements. ADVANCED RF TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Those working with RF systems. * Prerequisites: RF fundamentals. * Duration 3 days ADVANCED RF TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * RF propagation The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Electromagnetic Radiation, Spherical Wave Front, The Space Wave, Receive Antenna below the Horizon, Bending the Space Wave , Surface Wave Path, Tilting of Surface Wave, Conductivity, Layers of the Atmosphere, Variations of the Ionosphere, Variations caused by Solar Activity, Multi Hop Transmission, Classification of Radio Waves, Fading, Fading Reduction, Free Space Path Loss, Shadowing of Radio Wave, Signal Levels after Shadowing, Radio Waves as Wavelets, Fresnel Zone. * Transmission Lines Transmission Line Construction, Primary Line Constants, 'T' Networks, Input Impedence, Lossless Unbalanced Line, Standing Waves, Open Circuit / Short Circuit Termination, Short Circuit Standing Waves, Open Circuit Standing Waves, Voltage Standing Wave Pattern, Short Circuit Termination, Open Circuit Termination, The Directional Coupler, Effect of E and M Coupling, Practical Reflectometer. * Antenna Theory The Open Circuit Line, Dipole V/I Distribution, Polar Diagram, Power Pattern ½ Wave Dipole, Half Wave Dipole, Vehicle Mount, Centre Fed Whip Antenna, Antenna Beamwidth, The Yagi Array, Uda Yagi array, Antenna Characteristics, 6 Element Yagi Polar Diagram, Log Periodic Antenna, Helical Antenna. Microwave Dish Array, Typical Microwave Dish Antenna. * Transmission Measurements Transmission Measurements, Effective Isotropic Radiated Power, Fade Margin. * Noise Noise in Communications, Noise Voltage Equivalent Circuit. * Satellite Communications Satellite Communications, Large Earth Station, The Satellite Payload, Geo Stationary Orbit, Basic Orbits, VSAT Terminal, Iridium Phone, The Space Segment, Satellite Footprint, Typical System Hardware. * Mobile Communications Mobile Evolution, The Path to UMTS, Technologies Bit Rate and Mobility, Systems and Specifications, Wireless Networks, Diffraction, Multi Path Propagation, Loss Models, GSM Architecture, OSI Model - GSM, OSI Reference Model, OSI Layers.

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COBOL TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION A hands on training course providing an introduction to COBOL. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN * Write COBOL programs * Debug COBOL programs * Examine existing code and determine its function. COBOL TRAINING COURSE DETAILS * Who will benefit: Programmers working with COBOL. * Prerequisites: None although experience in another high level language would be useful. A 10 day version of this course would be more applicable for those new to programming. * Duration 5 days COBOL TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS * Introduction to COBOL Compilation, linkage editor. Compile errors, compiler options. Divisions, syntax and format, COBOL character set, program structure. * COBOL statement structure COBOL words, format of statements. * Divisions Identification entries, Environment entries, Data division: FD, record descriptions, hierarchy and level numbers, description-string entry. * File and Working-Storage Sections Literals, figurative constants, redefines clause, data representation, Usage clause, synchronization, sign clause. * Procedure Division File status codes; Open, Read, Write, Close, Stop, Goback; Accept, display; Move, Justified, data name qualification, reference modification. * Perform statement Out-of-line, With test ... Until, ... Times, in-line statement; Go to statement. * Program design Design techniques, design considerations, procedure names, program structure. * Printing Printed output, Write, advancing option, editing characters; Initialize. * Condition testing Conditional statements: IF, class, sign and relation conditions, condition-name conditionals, Set, compound conditions, logical operators. Evaluate, Continue. * Arithmetic Rounded option, On Size Error option, Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Compute. * Non-sequential files File access modes, Select. Indexed and relative files. Open, Close, creating / reading sequential access files, Write, Read, Invalid key clause, reading, writing / updating Random access files, Rewrite, Delete, Start. * Declarative routines Clauses. * Subroutines Call, Using clause - calling program/called program, Linkage Section, returning control. * Table handling Subscripted tables: One/two/three dimensional tables, Perform, variable length tables. Indexed tables: Set, using an index; Search. Copy code: Copy, Suppress, Replacing. * Data Manipulation Inspect, String, Unstring. COBOL/370 LE/370 and Intrinsic Functions.

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