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In a time where employees are looking for more meaning in their careers, managers are expected more and more to coach their team members, recognising that it helps increase team morale and motivate their teams. But how can they develop their skills? Our 45-minute online course explores this topic in depth imparting valuable insights which will increase any manager’s confidence in the topic. Our course will help you grow expert managers in your organisation. -
It is no secret that good communication is important to success in the business world, and businesses will always benefit from employees who can not only communicate successfully with the clients or customers, but can communicate successfully within the business as well. This is especially true for managers, whose communications can greatly affect the morale and performance of their team. But how do they develop this skill? Our 60-minute online course is designed to do just that. -
This effective listening skills training course will look at the impact of communication, effective two-way communication, empathic listening, active listening, considered responses, tips for better listening, providing constructive feedback, managing communications in a team and chairing team meetings. -
The course describes the definition of business development and reviews a range of business development tools and techniques, designed to bring about continuous improvement as a key part of operational planning. Business development strategies are reviewed and their role in operational planning. Eight tools to support business development are reviewed including SWOT and PEST analysis, the Boston matrix and Maturity models. -
The course describes how to assess when change is needed and uses the four key aspects from the Harvard Business Review to conduct the analysis on an organisation and decide whether it is ready and needs change. Best practice identifies change as a continual cycle and the cycle ensures that change is managed consistently. -
Whether it's customer information or a private internal matter that needs safeguarding, protecting confidentiality of sensitive data is vital. This course is designed for you to learn or refresh your understanding of the importance of workplace confidentiality. Confidentiality of information in the workplace has never been so important. As digital storage of sensitive data becomes the norm, cyber security concerns grow and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is embraced, confidentiality is a more pressing issue than ever. This course is designed for anyone who handles information as part of their workload, making it suitable for people as wide-ranging as healthcare receptionists to school admission staff and from recruitment professionals to workers carrying out data input tasks. -
This managing difficult conversations course covers how to approach difficult conversations and the steps and principles involved in addressing them. It covers resolving conflict, performance management, reflective activity, effective two-way communication, and generating confidence and commitment in your staff. -
The course reviews the reasons, drivers and reactions to change and enables the learner to understand how to manage resistance to change. Change theory is reviewed including Jungian’s four groups of people; Kotter’s eight step model of change and looks at different ways to plan for change. -
This financial management governance course begins by looking at what we mean by governance and compliance, with two clear definitions, in the context of finance and more especially, how they relate to financial management and an organisation’s accounting systems and financial controls. The modules reviews the key stakeholders in financial governance and compliance: managers, lenders, investors and suppliers, and regulatory authorities. -
Performance management is a valued skill, and can be an important part of what makes (or breaks) team or company morale. But it can be hard to master. What does it involve? Our 60-minute online course explores the topic in detail. Designed for new or experienced managers in any sector, it covers all the topics needed to ensure that, once completed, any manager will feel more confident in their performance management abilities. -
This course is aimed at team leaders, professionals and financial officers. It reviews the fundamentals of financial management including documentation and reporting. The course concludes with a review of management reporting: profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, cash flow statements, key performance indicators and how management accounts pull all these together to provide the organisation with an overview of the financial health of the company. -
Managers play an important role in businesses, yet the role itself can be daunting. But one of the steps to overcome this feeling and become an effective manager is to truly understand the role of the manager. Did you know that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in team engagement and heavily influence employee wellbeing? The role of the manager is perhaps one of the most significant in the workplace. -
Effectively managing a team has a positive effect on team morale, motivation and productivity. Yet it isn’t a skill that is often developed. Our 60-minute online course, designed for new or experienced managers in any sector, provides the insights they need to confidently and effectively manage their team. Our course will help you grow expert managers in your organisation. -
The course describes basic leadership and management skills and the main differences between these, the role of coaching in the workplace to empower employees and how teams develop and the implications for leadership. This Introduction to Leadership course describes basic leadership and management skills and the main differences between these, the role of coaching in the workplace to empower employees and how teams develop and the implications for leadership. This Introduction to Leadership training course is aimed at team leaders and professionals seeking to develop their leadership abilities. -
The course describes the characteristics of low-performing and high-performing teams and analyses why a low-performing is rarely successful, including Lencioni’s five dysfunctions of a low-performing team, reviewing how to build a high-performing team and key actions a leader can take to address the five dysfunctions. -
This course describes how to manage team performance using different management models and by identifying the different roles and requirements in a team, as well as understanding motivational theory. The course reviews what kind of problems a team leader can encounter and the types of interactions which may occur. The module looks at Belbin’s nine team roles model and describes each role in more detail and also considers the Tuckman model of team development. Finally, the course reviews the four main motivational theories from Maslow, Herzberg, Adams and Vroom and how to use these to understand team behaviour. -
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 is a key piece of legislation within the retail industry and is something that all vendors need to have an awareness off. This course provides traders with jargon-free, step by step guidance to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 which outlines a single set of rights for consumers when they buy goods, digital content or services and clarifies the current legal framework. The course looks at the law and how it affected contracts that were entered into from 1st October 2015 to identify where the changes occurred and how they shaped the current retail market. -
This course uses five concepts to explore the use of creative thinking in business and each of these is explored separately, for example: what is creative thinking; what happens if we don’t use creative thinking; what makes a creative thinker, etc. This Creative Thinking course uses five concepts to explore the use of creative thinking in business and each of these is explored separately. -
This Customer Care course has been created to give businesses guidance on how to get that edge above competing establishments. The course will help learners understand the causes of poor customer care, good customer care skills and how to handle complaints. This Customer Care training course has been created to give businesses guidance on how to get that edge above competing establishments. -
Cybercrime is on the rise and is an increasing risk to any organisation. Even as a visitor to business premises it is important that you are aware of your role in keeping both yourself and the organisation safe from cyberattack. Learn the skills you need to keep organisations safe against cyber security threats and know your responsibilities in maintaining a cybersafe culture. -
We have developed this digital marketing training course to give you the knowledge and confidence to start your own digital marketing plan. Digital marketing channels are one of the biggest areas of expenditure in marketing budgets with budgets increasing every year, as more potential channels become available and online shopping increases its market share. -
This course looks at emotional intelligence and having the ability to understand and manage your emotions and those of the people around you. Learn how you are affected by situations, trigger words or people around you. Understand if you can change your reactions to these triggers and situations or your emotional states. And lastly, gain insight into how you can practice and improve using your emotional intelligence situations. -
This Giving Customers a Positive Impression course for the hospitality industry provides an overview of key customer service issues in a hospitality setting relevant to all roles within hospitality businesses, such as servers, waiting staff, hosts and more. Completing this course will help you to meet your legal obligations within the hospitality industry and minimise the risk of bad publicity or legal action through poor quality interactions between staff and customers. -
Imagine a workplace where people have negative attitudes and unreasonable behaviours. Would you enjoy working there? How productive do you think you would be? Positive attitudes and behaviours are important in the workplace because they lead to productive thinking, productive relationships and productive working. Positivity makes a person approachable, which makes it easier to build relationships and to integrate into a team. It builds morale in teams and is related to being effective at work. -
The course begins with a review of stroke related statistics and some important facts about stroke. The course then goes onto describe what happens when a stroke occurs and the three main types in detail. What are the risk factors for stroke, which can be divided into two groups – modifiable and non-modifiable? Learn the acronym FAST for identifying stroke signs and symptoms. Learn what you can do to help whilst waiting for the emergency services. Learn how healthcare professionals should work with individuals who have suffered stroke. This course describes what treatments are recommended for the different types of stroke and more about the effects of stroke on the brain. It also explores rehabilitation and professional support for individuals suffering from stroke. -
Providing a professional tenancy management service is an essential requirement for all Registered Providers of social housing. To manage social housing tenancies effectively, you are required to have a basic knowledge of the law and regulations. Registered Social Housing Providers will develop policies and procedures to ensure they achieve the aims of the regulatory standards and comply with the legislation surrounding social housing tenancies at all times. When you have completed this online course, you will have an understanding of the following topics in the context of basic tenancy management for a Registered Social Housing Provider. -
The Bribery Act 2010 course has been developed from the ground up with experts to help you understand the corporate offence of failing to prevent bribery. It has been designed to create awareness of how to recognise a bribe, what should be done in the event of bribery being discovered, and how to put procedures in place that show your company has taken adequate measure to prevent bribery in the workplace. It also addresses the complicated high risk area of corporate hospitality. -
The Principles of Effective Income Management course will look at rent arrears and the importance of prevention and control. It also addresses the challenges facing social housing providers in ensuring that rent can be paid and tenancies sustained. On completion of this course you will have knowledge of the subjects outlined in the lesson plan below, in relation to income management for a social housing provider. Because the e-learning course is hosted on our platform you can re-visit the training at any point, even after it has been completed. -
This Trading Fairly course has been created with the trade industry in mind and will provide the relevant information to ensure a fair trade. By completing this course you will be meeting your legal obligation of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008, and minimising the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits. -
On 8 March 2012 the Welfare Reform Act received Royal Assent. The Act legislates for the biggest change to the welfare system for over 60 years and poses a huge challenge for all those working in the social housing sector. -
The course will explore team models and team leadership and look at achieving win-win situations. Applying the right skills in the right situations helps build, develop and maintain excellent collaborative working relationships. Case studies of successful teams are provided as examples. -
This course is designed for anyone thinking about becoming a Barista as a career. As accredited providers of expert-led food safety training courses, you can trust that you're in safe hands when you’re learning with us. Learn the basics of how to be a barista right here with our Barista Training Course if you’re thinking about becoming a barista as a part-time or full-time career choice and may be going on to do face-to-face training. This Barista training is also great if you simply love coffee, you will learn skills on how to be come a barista, how to make your favourite drinks at home and impress your friends and family. -
By completing this course your employees will know how to meet your organisation’s standards, be aware of the different types of equipment in hospitality, understand how to tackle unexpected situations, learn how to perform safe lifting and carrying techniques and become aware of the maintenance procedure. This Hospitality: Cleaning and Servicing course has been created to ensure your staff know the general cleaning procedures and how to clean and service, bathroom and furniture areas. This module also covers hazards, lifting, handling and maintenance procedures relevant to all roles in the hospitality industry. By completing this cleaning course you will be making sure your employees are meeting your organisation standards, which in turn will minimise the risk of bad publicity or lawsuits. -
This Hospitality: Effective Working Relationships course is suitable for companies, colleges and training providers offering provision or courses in the hospitality, travel, tourism and catering sectors. It helps to support the QCF unit ‘Effective Team work’ and caters to the assessment criteria for this unit. The team relationships training course has been written by experienced, hospitality industry professionals and is designed for use on a wide variety of mobile devices. -
The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) is one of the most common signs in restaurant, takeaway and café windows and is one of the best ways a customer can judge the cleanliness and quality of the establishment. This course will give learners the knowledge and skills to obtain a five-star food hygiene rating and explains why it is such an important issue for any food business regardless of industry. This course contains in-depth knowledge on the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme, how inspectors calculate scores and how to get a 5 star food hygiene rating. This training course will also address the benefits and opportunities a high food hygiene rating score can have for businesses. -
The course describes the main and current legislation in the food drink sector, the role of the enforcement bodies and the consequences of non-compliance. The course also provides more information about the various Enforcement Bodies and their role in compliance with the legislation.
