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Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Business Analysts, Technical Managers, and Programmers Overview This intensive training course helps students learn the practical aspects of the R programming language. The course is supplemented by many hands-on labs which allow attendees to immediately apply their theoretical knowledge in practice. Over the past few years, R has been steadily gaining popularity with business analysts, statisticians and data scientists as a tool of choice for conducting statistical analysis of data as well as supervised and unsupervised machine learning. WHAT IS R * ? What is R? * ? Positioning of R in the Data Science Space * ? The Legal Aspects * ? Microsoft R Open * ? R Integrated Development Environments * ? Running R * ? Running RStudio * ? Getting Help * ? General Notes on R Commands and Statements * ? Assignment Operators * ? R Core Data Structures * ? Assignment Example * ? R Objects and Workspace * ? Printing Objects * ? Arithmetic Operators * ? Logical Operators * ? System Date and Time * ? Operations * ? User-defined Functions * ? Control Statements * ? Conditional Execution * ? Repetitive Execution * ? Repetitive execution * ? Built-in Functions * ? Summary INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING WITH R * ? What is Functional Programming (FP)? * ? Terminology: Higher-Order Functions * ? A Short List of Languages that Support FP * ? Functional Programming in R * ? Vector and Matrix Arithmetic * ? Vector Arithmetic Example * ? More Examples of FP in R * ? Summary MANAGING YOUR ENVIRONMENT * ? Getting and Setting the Working Directory * ? Getting the List of Files in a Directory * ? The R Home Directory * ? Executing External R commands * ? Loading External Scripts in RStudio * ? Listing Objects in Workspace * ? Removing Objects in Workspace * ? Saving Your Workspace in R * ? Saving Your Workspace in RStudio * ? Saving Your Workspace in R GUI * ? Loading Your Workspace * ? Diverting Output to a File * ? Batch (Unattended) Processing * ? Controlling Global Options * ? Summary R TYPE SYSTEM AND STRUCTURES * ? The R Data Types * ? System Date and Time * ? Formatting Date and Time * ? Using the mode() Function * ? R Data Structures * ? What is the Type of My Data Structure? * ? Creating Vectors * ? Logical Vectors * ? Character Vectors * ? Factorization * ? Multi-Mode Vectors * ? The Length of the Vector * ? Getting Vector Elements * ? Lists * ? A List with Element Names * ? Extracting List Elements * ? Adding to a List * ? Matrix Data Structure * ? Creating Matrices * ? Creating Matrices with cbind() and rbind() * ? Working with Data Frames * ? Matrices vs Data Frames * ? A Data Frame Sample * ? Creating a Data Frame * ? Accessing Data Cells * ? Getting Info About a Data Frame * ? Selecting Columns in Data Frames * ? Selecting Rows in Data Frames * ? Getting a Subset of a Data Frame * ? Sorting (ordering) Data in Data Frames by Attribute(s) * ? Editing Data Frames * ? The str() Function * ? Type Conversion (Coercion) * ? The summary() Function * ? Checking an Object's Type * ? Summary EXTENDING R * ? The Base R Packages * ? Loading Packages * ? What is the Difference between Package and Library? * ? Extending R * ? The CRAN Web Site * ? Extending R in R GUI * ? Extending R in RStudio * ? Installing and Removing Packages from Command-Line * ? Summary READ-WRITE AND IMPORT-EXPORT OPERATIONS IN R * ? Reading Data from a File into a Vector * ? Example of Reading Data from a File into A Vector * ? Writing Data to a File * ? Example of Writing Data to a File * ? Reading Data into A Data Frame * ? Writing CSV Files * ? Importing Data into R * ? Exporting Data from R * ? Summary STATISTICAL COMPUTING FEATURES IN R * ? Statistical Computing Features * ? Descriptive Statistics * ? Basic Statistical Functions * ? Examples of Using Basic Statistical Functions * ? Non-uniformity of a Probability Distribution * ? Writing Your Own skew and kurtosis Functions * ? Generating Normally Distributed Random Numbers * ? Generating Uniformly Distributed Random Numbers * ? Using the summary() Function * ? Math Functions Used in Data Analysis * ? Examples of Using Math Functions * ? Correlations * ? Correlation Example * ? Testing Correlation Coefficient for Significance * ? The cor.test() Function * ? The cor.test() Example * ? Regression Analysis * ? Types of Regression * ? Simple Linear Regression Model * ? Least-Squares Method (LSM) * ? LSM Assumptions * ? Fitting Linear Regression Models in R * ? Example of Using lm() * ? Confidence Intervals for Model Parameters * ? Example of Using lm() with a Data Frame * ? Regression Models in Excel * ? Multiple Regression Analysis * ? Summary DATA MANIPULATION AND TRANSFORMATION IN R * ? Applying Functions to Matrices and Data Frames * ? The apply() Function * ? Using apply() * ? Using apply() with a User-Defined Function * ? apply() Variants * ? Using tapply() * ? Adding a Column to a Data Frame * ? Dropping A Column in a Data Frame * ? The attach() and detach() Functions * ? Sampling * ? Using sample() for Generating Labels * ? Set Operations * ? Example of Using Set Operations * ? The dplyr Package * ? Object Masking (Shadowing) Considerations * ? Getting More Information on dplyr in RStudio * ? The search() or searchpaths() Functions * ? Handling Large Data Sets in R with the data.table Package * ? The fread() and fwrite() functions from the data.table Package * ? Using the Data Table Structure * ? Summary DATA VISUALIZATION IN R * ? Data Visualization * ? Data Visualization in R * ? The ggplot2 Data Visualization Package * ? Creating Bar Plots in R * ? Creating Horizontal Bar Plots * ? Using barplot() with Matrices * ? Using barplot() with Matrices Example * ? Customizing Plots * ? Histograms in R * ? Building Histograms with hist() * ? Example of using hist() * ? Pie Charts in R * ? Examples of using pie() * ? Generic X-Y Plotting * ? Examples of the plot() function * ? Dot Plots in R * ? Saving Your Work * ? Supported Export Options * ? Plots in RStudio * ? Saving a Plot as an Image * ? Summary USING R EFFICIENTLY * ? Object Memory Allocation Considerations * ? Garbage Collection * ? Finding Out About Loaded Packages * ? Using the conflicts() Function * ? Getting Information About the Object Source Package with the pryr Package * ? Using the where() Function from the pryr Package * ? Timing Your Code * ? Timing Your Code with system.time() * ? Timing Your Code with System.time() * ? Sleeping a Program * ? Handling Large Data Sets in R with the data.table Package * ? Passing System-Level Parameters to R * ? Summary LAB EXERCISES * Lab 1 - Getting Started with R * Lab 2 - Learning the R Type System and Structures * Lab 3 - Read and Write Operations in R * Lab 4 - Data Import and Export in R * Lab 5 - k-Nearest Neighbors Algorithm * Lab 6 - Creating Your Own Statistical Functions * Lab 7 - Simple Linear Regression * Lab 8 - Monte-Carlo Simulation (Method) * Lab 9 - Data Processing with R * Lab 10 - Using R Graphics Package * Lab 11 - Using R Efficiently

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ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE IS HAVING A HEALTHY, HAPPY DOG BUT SOMETIMES OUR LIFESTYLES ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE WHAT YOUR “BEST FRIEND” NEEDS. THE STIMULATION ACHIEVED FROM WALKING AND EXERCISING YOUR DOG PROVIDES MUCH MORE BENEFIT THAN OUTSIDE SPACE ALONE CAN, SO IF, FOR WHATEVER REASON YOU CANNOT AFFORD THE TIME BECAUSE OF WORK OR OTHER COMMITMENTS MAY HAVE, WE CAN STEP IN AND WALK YOUR DOG FOR YOU. Cheshire Dog Services will collect your dog in our fully ventilated vehicle, which has individual cages for your dog’s safety. Following a good walk, we will return your dog back to your home, happy, socialised and tired. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A DOG WALKER… GET IN TOUCH [https://www.cheshiredogservices.co.uk/contact/] If you have ever seen any of the TV shows relating to dog behaviour, you will know that walking is so essential to your dog’s wellbeing. They need both mental and physical stimulation and lack of these stimuli can often result in behavioural problems such as barking, chewing or just general nuisance behaviour, which is not what you want from your dog. During our daily walks your dog can do what dogs want to do, they will get the chance to have a really good run around whilst socialising with us and the other dogs. The locations/routes taken are varied so that the walks always remain interesting. Walking your dog in a pack could therefore provide a good proportion of the social interaction and physical exercise your dog requires to have a well-balanced disposition. We can walk either on the lead or simply allow them to run free; it depends on what your dog needs & what you instruct us to do. Your dog should then return home happy, tired and just about ready for a good rest! Prior to your dog’s first walk, we will come and meet him /her to get to know the character whilst at the same time allowing you to ask any questions you may have. All dogs will undergo a free assessment prior to joining Cheshire Dog Services. This places you under no obligation, just the opportunity to meet us before you make any decisions. If you wish to go ahead with our walking service, your dog may then be walked on a one to one basis for the first few walks, just so we can get to know your dog a little better and gauge how your dog reacts in different situations. We will then suggest that your dog would be suited to one of the following. Walking in a “pack” with dogs of a similar temperament or breed, which will help to socialise & stimulate your dog. We walk no more than five dogs at once but prefer a maximum of four smaller breed or three larger breed dogs as we feel this is the number that allows us to give them the attention they need and for their safety and confidence too. OR Recommend for ‘1 to 1 walks‘. Any issues that arise will be discussed with you in detail. We recognise that all dogs are different and have individual needs, so our descriptions are used as a guide only. We can personalise any of our services to suit your (or your dog’s) requirements so if you don’t find exactly what you are looking for or have any questions, CONTACT US and we will do our very best to meet your needs. We are able to offer special rates if you would like us to look after additional dogs from the same household and weekly bookings. Cheshire Dog Services are DBS certified and fully insured. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR PRICES (they vary depending on what’s required)

If you are in a team looking after a dental patient undergoing IV Sedation, then you are required to have ILS equivalent life support skills, including airway management and use of a defibrillator. The IACDS guidelines 2020 suggest that Management of Complications would be a useful part of that training so we have designed this course, suitable for all members of the dental team, to not only satisfy the guidelines but also build confidence in the team, to anticipate and treat any problems that may occur and give the patient an improved experience. This course is ideal for dentists and nurses who are new to IV sedation and have a visiting Sedationist in their practice. The course is in two parts. The first part covers Medical complications (90 mins CPD) and the second covers Non-Medical and behavioural aspects. (30 mins CPD). There is a quiz at the end of each in order to get your CPD certificate for each part. COURSE INCLUDES * 3 Lessons * 22 Topics * 1 Quiz * Course Certificate ABOUT INSTRUCTOR https://traintosedate.co.uk/members/robertendicott/ ROB ENDICOTT [https://traintosedate.co.uk/members/robertendicott/] Rob Endicott is an IACSD accredited trainer and mentor and is the ViceChair of the ADAS (Association of Dental Anaesthetists and Sedationists). He is also the founder and CEO of UKSedation, a nationwide team of dental sedationists in primary private practice.

MiDAS is the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme, organised by the Community Transport Association UK (CTA) which promotes a nationally recognised standard for the assessment and training of minibus drivers. The course is designed to enhance minibus driving standards and promote the safer operation of minibuses.

Did you know 1 in 4 people in the UK are likely to experience mental health problems each year? Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet whilst we know how to take care of our own physical health, many people do not know how to support relatives, friends and even colleagues who are experiencing poor mental health. By developing a greater understanding of common mental health issues, as well as how best to support and guide someone to professional help, you can help further reduce the stigma associated with mental health in the UK. The QA Level 3 Award in Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace (RQF) is a regulated and nationally recognised qualification that has been specifically designed for those who would like to raise their awareness of mental health, develop an understanding on how best to support, reassure and signpost colleagues to professional support. What’s more, candidates will develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to actively promote positive mental health within their workplace, making it an ideal qualification for mental health champions/first aiders, human resources, managers, supervisors and team leaders. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHAT’S COVERED? * Understanding mental health and its importance * The roles and responsibilities for mental health in the workplace * Importance of own wellbeing as a mental health first aider * Common mental health conditions, including: * Characteristics and features * Work-related stress * Anxiety * Eating disorders * Depression * Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) * Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) * Phobias * Bipolar * Self-harm * Psychosis * Suicide * Promoting positive mental health first aid in the workplace * Best practice for employers * Mental health first aid at work action plan * Appropriate coping strategies * How employers can provide support to employees in the workplace * Assisting those off work or returning to work * Procedures to support employees who are off work whilst experiencing poor mental health * Types of support available both locally and nationally

ABOUT THIS COURSE This 5 full-day course provides a comprehensive understanding of all the commissioning procedures for combined cycle power plants. The Commissioning Management System (CMS) of combined cycle power plants is covered in detail in this course. This includes all the commissioning procedures and documents, purpose of commissioning, responsibilities, system description, organization, working parties, test teams, documentation, testing and commissioning schedules, test reports, safety, plant certification, and plant completion report. The course provides also a thorough understanding of all the commissioning requirements for gas turbines, steam turbines and auxiliaries, generator and auxiliaries, electrical equipment, switchgear equipment, switchgear and transformers. All the stages of the commissioning procedure are covered in-depth in this course. This includes preparation - planning various activities, pre-commissioning checks and tests, typical commissioning schedule, detailed tests and commissioning procedures and instructions for every component in a combined cycle power plant, instrumentation, trial run of the equipment, safety and precautions, commissioning of combined cycle power plant systems, safety rules clearance certificates, procedure for the control and handling of defects, commissioning reports, operational testing, first fire, generator synchronization, performance testing, heat rate testing, emission testing, contract testing, CO2 concentration tests, electrical full-load rejection test, duct burner testing, partial load stability test, and reliability test. This course is a MUST for anyone who is involved in the pre-commissioning or commissioning of any combined cycle power plant equipment because it provides detailed pre-commissioning checks and tests, and detailed tests and commissioning procedures and instructions for every component in a combined cycle power plant. In addition, the seminar provides an in-depth coverage of all preparation, planning activities, commissioning schedules, trial run of each combined cycle power plant equipment, safety and precautions, safety rules clearance certificates, procedures for handling defects, and commissioning reports. Training Objectives * Pre-commissioning Checks and Tests, Detailed Tests and Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Every Equipment in Combined Cycle Power Plants: Gain a thorough understanding of all pre-commissioning checks and tests, and all commissioning procedures and instructions for every equipment in combined cycle power plants * Commissioning Management System (CMS) of Combined Cycle Power Plants: Discover the benefits of the CMS of combined cycle power plants including all commissioning procedures and documents, purpose of commissioning, responsibilities, system description, organization, working parties, test teams, documentation, testing and commissioning schedules, test reports, safety, plant certification, and plant completion report * Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Heat Recovery Steam Generators, Air Blow and Steam Blow of Steam and Gas Piping in Combined Cycle Power Plants: Learn about the commissioning procedures and instructions for heat recovery steam generators, chemical cleaning of heat recovery steam generators, air blow and gas blow of steam and gas piping in combined cycle power plants, safety valve setting and soot blowers * Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Gas Turbines and Steam Turbines: Gain a thorough understanding of all the commissioning procedures and instructions for gas and steam turbines and auxiliaries including acid cleaning of oil pipelines, lubrication and governing system (oil flushing and hydraulic testing), jacking oil system, governing system, regenerative system, barring gear, vacuum tightness test, first rolling of turbine and data logging * Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Generator and Auxiliaries: Discover all the commissioning procedures and instructions for generator and auxiliaries including generator, seal oil system, hydrogen gas system, stator water system, rolling and start-up of generators * Commissioning Procedures and Instructions for Electrical Equipment: Learn about all the commissioning procedures and instructions for electrical equipment including switchyard equipment, switchgear, transformers and motors * Operational Testing, Performance Testing, Heat Rate Testing, Emission Testing of Combine Cycle Power Plants: Gain a thorough understanding of operational testing, first fire, generator synchronization, performance testing, heat rate testing, emission testing, contract testing, CO2 concentration tests, electrical full-load rejection test, duct burner testing, partial load stability test, and reliability test of combined cycle power plants Target Audience * Engineers of all disciplines * Managers * Technicians * Maintenance personnel * Other technical individuals Training Methods The instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process. This method ensures that all the delegates gain a complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly stimulating, challenging, and effective because the participants will learn by case studies which will allow them to apply the material taught to their own organization. Trainer Your specialist course leader has more than 32 years of practical engineering experience with Ontario Power Generation (OPG), one of the largest electric utility in North America. He was previously involved in research on power generation equipment with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited at their Chalk River and Whiteshell Nuclear Research Laboratories. While working at OPG, he acted as a Training Manager, Engineering Supervisor, System Responsible Engineer and Design Engineer. During the period of time, he worked as a Field Engineer and Design Engineer, he was responsible for the operation, maintenance, diagnostics, and testing of gas turbines, steam turbines, generators, motors, transformers, inverters, valves, pumps, compressors, instrumentation and control systems. Further, his responsibilities included designing, engineering, diagnosing equipment problems and recommending solutions to repair deficiencies and improve system performance, supervising engineers, setting up preventive maintenance programs, writing Operating and Design Manuals, and commissioning new equipment. Later, he worked as the manager of a section dedicated to providing training for the staff at the power stations. The training provided by him covered in detail the various equipment and systems used in power stations. In addition, he has taught courses and seminars to more than four thousand working engineers and professionals around the world, specifically Europe and North America. He has been consistently ranked as 'Excellent' or 'Very Good' by the delegates who attended his seminars and lectures. He written 5 books for working engineers from which 3 have been published by McGraw-Hill, New York. Below is a list of the books authored by him; * Power Generation Handbook: Gas Turbines, Steam Power Plants, Co-generation, and Combined Cycles, second edition, (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, October 2011. * Electrical Equipment Handbook (600 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, March 2003. * Power Plant Equipment Operation and Maintenance Guide (800 pages), McGraw-Hill, New York, January 2012. * Industrial Instrumentation and Modern Control Systems (400 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999). * Industrial Equipment (600 pages), Custom Publishing, University of Toronto, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Custom Publishing (1999). Furthermore, he has received the following awards: * The first 'Excellence in Teaching' award offered by PowerEdge, Singapore, in December 2016 * The first 'Excellence in Teaching' award offered by the Professional Development Center at University of Toronto (May, 1996). * The 'Excellence in Teaching Award' in April 2007 offered by TUV Akademie (TUV Akademie is one of the largest Professional Development centre in world, it is based in Germany and the United Arab Emirates, and provides engineering training to engineers and managers across Europe and the Middle East). * Awarded graduation 'With Distinction' from Dalhousie University when completed Bachelor of Engineering degree (1983). Lastly, he was awarded his Bachelor of Engineering Degree 'with distinction' from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He also received a Master of Applied Science in Engineering (M.A.Sc.) from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He is also a member of the Association of Professional Engineers in the province of Ontario, Canada. POST TRAINING COACHING SUPPORT (OPTIONAL) To further optimise your learning experience from our courses, we also offer individualized 'One to One' coaching support for 2 hours post training. We can help improve your competence in your chosen area of interest, based on your learning needs and available hours. This is a great opportunity to improve your capability and confidence in a particular area of expertise. It will be delivered over a secure video conference call by one of our senior trainers. They will work with you to create a tailor-made coaching program that will help you achieve your goals faster. Request for further information post training support and fees applicable Accreditions And Affliations

Leading end-to-end sales interaction with customers and managing sales internally within an organisation.

Develop your consultative selling skills through 6 practical modules: Define your target market Approaches that sell The Sales Interview Discovering prime buying motives How to close sales Overcoming stalls and objections In addition, learn to develop effective work habits, daily / weekly / monthl

Why cultural differences exist, what you can do to understand and respect these differences and then implement strategies to build effective intercultural relationships.Learn the skills, knowledge and have the confidence to tackle difficult conversations in a productive way. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURSE OVERVIEW Duration: 1 day (6.5 hours) This workshop is designed for those who deal on a regular basis with fellow employees, suppliers or customers from different cultural backgrounds. The workshop will focus on understanding why cultural differences exist, what you can do to understand and respect these differences and then implement strategies to build effective intercultural relationships. The one day session will use professional actors in the afternoon so that you can practice real-life situations involving intercultural challenges. OBJECTIVES  By the end of the course you will be able to: * Understand what makes us different from people from other cultures * Appreciate why we form impressions of other cultures * Use strategies to communicate effectively with those from different cultural backgrounds * Build trust with those we work with from a different cultural background CONTENT INTERCULTURAL CHALLENGES * What challenges do you face with dealing with people from different cultures? * Why do these challenges exist? UNDERSTANDING CULTURE  * What is culture? * Trompenaars’ Model of Culture – what determines our understanding of different cultures CULTURAL THEORIES  * Hall and Hall: * Three Systems of Time * The Importance of Context – Data vs Dialogue * Hofstede – 6 Cultural Dimensions * Trompenaars – 7 Cultural Dimensions * Chart your intercultural business relationships against these dimensions STRATEGIES AND INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT * Trompenaar’s 3 step approach – Recognise, Respect, Reconcile * How to foster and maintain trust * Effective intercultural communication strategies PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES * Professional actors will work with you in small groups in the afternoon to practice real-life challenging conversations.