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Each course lists

* Course Name
* Qualification - what qualification is gained
* Type - whether it is blended or online only.
* Duration - how long the course will take
* Cost (ex VAT)
There are demos of the courses to enable you to see what they are like.

* 5S
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 10 hrs

* £48.79

The course provides learners with a comprehensive, basic knowledge of 5S - a Japanese management productivity tool.

* A Background to Body Language
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to: define the term 'body language'; explain the connection between body language and 'intuition'; and explain the meaning of postures, gestures and proxemics.

* A1 NVQ Assessor Award
* A1 Award - City & Guilds
* Blended
* 3-6 months

* £650.00

This programme equips the learner with the skills, knowledge and qualification to assess NVQ candidates within their own occupational area.

* An Introduction to Health and Safety at Work
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to commit yourself to creating and maintaining effective health and safety procedures within the workplace.

* An Introduction to Managing Health and Safety
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course, you will be able to create and manage a successful health and safety regime by: Developing a policy and a compatible health and safety culture; Assessing and dealing with risk; Monitoring and evaluating health and safety performance

* An Introduction to Welding Safety
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1hr

* £15.00

To raise understanding & awareness of the safety issues associated with welding.

* An Overview of Appraisals & Performance Management
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to demonstrate knowledge of: why appraisals are undertaken, and their importance in performance management and how appraisal schemes are structured, introduced and implemented.

* An Overview of Diversity and Discrimination
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7 hrs

* £40.00

This course will allow an understanding of the issues surrounding discrimination, and a recognition of the benefits of diversity within the workplace.

* Applying Equal Opportunities in the Workplace - Recruitment and Selection
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7 hrs

* £40.00

This course will allow you to apply an appropriate equal opportunities approach to each stage of recruitment and selection, so avoiding discrimination and bias

* Apprentice Programme Administration
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

The course will familiarise learners with the range of procedures that are involved when undertaking an Apprenticeship programme.

* Assessing Wounds
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

An explanation of the physiology and classification of wounds, clinical appearance of wounds

* Attracting Candidates & Producing Job Advertisements
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 2.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify the best source of candidates for specific job vacancies and design and place successful job advertisements.

* Avoiding Slips, Trips and Falls
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course, you will be able to make your workplace safer by: Identifying slip and trip risks, and alerting your employer and/or colleagues, where appropriate; Initiating action to prevent slips, trips and falls

* Basic Awareness of Child Abuse or Deliberate Harm to a Child
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This course aims to inform about the various types of abuse or deliberate harm to a child and then explain what you must do if you suspect that a child is being abused or deliberately harmed.

* Business Improvement Techniques NVQ Level 2
* NVQ L2 - EAL
* Blended
* 6 months (1/2 day per week - work based)
* coming soon..
* £1,000.00

Level 2 NVQ focussing on lean manufacturing and productivity techniques.

* Business Improvement Techniques NVQ Level 3
* NVQ L3 - EAL
* Online
* n/a
* coming soon..
* £1,500.00

A description of this course

* Candidate References & Selection
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 2.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to seek and give references within current legal parameters, conduct a thorough reference check and structure an objective recruitment selection process.

* Conducting Effective Meetings
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to chair meetings effectively and take accurate meeting minutes.

* Dealing with Anti-Social Behaviour
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs
* coming soon..
* £30.00

This programme has been specifically designed to give a good understanding of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and what actions should be taken to help address it.

* Dealing with Time-Wasting Situations
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to use your time more effectively by avoiding, or dealing with, time wasting situations.

* Delegation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify and removes the barriers to delegation and to identify opportunities for delegation.

* Direct Training & Support NVQ L3
* NVQ L3 - City & Guilds
* Blended
* 6-9 months
* coming soon..
* £1,300.00

This qualification is for trainers wishing to gain a formal qualification.

* ECDL
* European Computer Driving License
* Blended
* n/a
* coming soon..
* tbc

COURSE COMING SOON

* e-PD: Designing & Producing Materials
* ASET Certificate
* Blended
* 1 day (or part of a 4 day programme)
* coming soon..
* £350.00

A stand alone 1 day course or Day 3 of a 4 day ASET approved programme

* e-PD: Effective e-learning implementation
* ASET Certificate
* Blended
* 1 day (or part of 4 day programme)
* coming soon..
* £350.00

Stand alone course or can be taken as Day 1 of a 4 Day ASET approved programme

* e-PD: How to be an Online Tutor
* ASET Certificate
* Blended
* 1 day (or part of a 4 day programme)
* coming soon..
* £350.00

A stand alone 1 day course or Day 2 of a 4 day ASET approved programme

* e-PD: Managing Systems and Infrastructure
* ASET Certificate
* Blended
* 1 day (or part of a 4 day programme)
* coming soon..
* £350.00

A stand alone 1 day course or Day 4 of a 4 day ASET approved programme

* Equal Opportunities for Apprentices
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1hr

* £30.00

This module will prepare potential Apprentices for working in an Equal Opportunities environment. The module outlines the benefits of and legal requirements associated with adopting Equal Opportunities principles.

* Fire Safety
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This course will help employers fulfil their requirement to inform employees about fire precautions in the workplace.

* Fire Safety and Evacuation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to take the steps necessary to prevent fire in the workplace, and deal with it effectively should it occur.

* Flexible Working
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7 hrs

* £40.00

This course is provided by Learning4Business. Having completed this course you should be able to: advise others on their rights and benefits in relation to flexible working.

* Food Hygiene - Introductory Certificate
* RiPH accredited Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £25.00

Training to support successful completion of the Introductory Certificate

* Hazardous Materials: Information Retrieval
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hours

* £30.00

This course provides an overview of how to correctly identify dangerous substances in case of an incident.

* Health & Safety for Apprentices
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1 hr

* £30.00

This module will help prepare potential Apprentices for work in an environment where health and safety issues must be adopted.

* Hypertension
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1 hr

* £30.00

This module outlines a systematic approach to controlling hypertension, from identification through treatment to advice on prevention.

* Infection Control
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This module will help organisations to fulfill their requirements because, on completion, learners will have gained an overview of the key elements of infection control.

* Instructing Exercise & Fitness NVQ Level 2
* NVQ 2
* Blended
* n/a
* coming soon..
* tbc

COURSE COMING SOON

* Introduction to Apprenticeships
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1 hr

* £30.00

An overview of the benefits of the apprenticeship programme.

* Introduction to Key Skills
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1 hr

* £30.00

This course gives learners and overview of key skills and how they can help in and out of work.

* Introduction to Meetings & Meeting Types
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to demonstrate an understanding of:What constitutes an effective meeting and: How affective meetings are achieved

* Introduction to Negotiation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify and marshal his or her personal communication and cognitive skills for use in the negotiation process and prepare themselves effectively for the negotiation process.

* Introduction to Persuading and Influencing
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to be committed to the use persuasion and understand why persuasion rather than coercion,is the best way to achieve your desired outcomes.

* Level 2 Certificate in Housing
* CIH L2 Certificate
* Blended
* 120 hrs
* coming soon..
* £750.10

This programme gives you the introductory skills, knowledge and understanding to work effectively within housing.

* Listening Skills: An Introduction to Listening
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to: Recognise,and be committed to, the importance of listening skills as a critical factor in improving personal communication an people management.


* Listening Skills: Becoming a Better Listener
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to bring about a positive outcome from interviews, discussions and conversations by listening and observing more.

* Listening Skills: Removing the Barriers to Listening
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hours

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify, and become alert to, the conditions and personal attitudes that legislate against effective listening.

* Managing and Handling Stress at Work
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course, you will be able to handle stress effectively by: Recognising the factors that cause stress in the workplace; Implementing initiatives that reduce or eliminate these causes; Converting potentially stressful situations to positive events

* Managing Diversity L3
* L3 - NCFE
* Online
* 150 hrs

* £65.00

This course deals with understanding equality and diversity concepts; an awarenees of how issues impact on organisations and individual and organisational diversity experiences, skills & practices.

* Manual Handling Risk Assessment
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 9 hrs

* £40.00

This risk assessment will enable managers and/or health and safety representatives to identify manual handling risks to health and safety created by poor technique, inappropriate loads or unsafe working conditions.

* Measuring Blood Pressure
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 1 hr

* £30.00

This module will improve knowledge on the technique of blood pressure measurement. Having completed the module, learners will understand the techniques involved in measuring blood pressure accurately, know the different types of measuring equipment currently in use, and recognise their duty of care towards people.

* Meeting Behaviour & Dealing with Problem Characters
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to: Recognise, and deal appropriately with, the various stages of group development and recognise, and deal effectively with, the different types of meeting participant.

* Meeting Planning & Preparation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to plan and prepare effectively for meetings.

* Moving and Handling Objects
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £30.00

This module provides learners with the knowledge they need in order to reduce the chance of incurring an injury whilst performing day-to-day tasks in their work environment.

* Moving and Handling Objects and People
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs
* coming soon..
* £30.00

This module provides learners with the knowledge they need in order to reduce the chance of incurring an injury whilst performing day-to-day tasks in their work environment.

* Negotiation Strategies 1 - Strategy Basics
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 9 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to:Identify the correct person with whom to negotiate and conduct successful negotiation.

* Negotiation Strategies 2 - Psychological Strategies
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to: negotiate deals and agreements using basic psychology, and by reference to the hierachy of human needs.

* On-going Appraisal
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to plan and conduct effective performance reviews and construct a development plan for individual staff based upon identified needs.

* Organising your time
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to free up time within your day by controlling your working environment.

* Pharmacy Services NVQ Level 3
* NVQ L3 - Edexcel
* Blended
* 2 year programme (part-time work based)
* coming soon..
* £956.00

This course is a suitable qualification for anyone working in a pharmacy.

* Planning Your Time
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to make more effective use of your time by improving your current time planning activities.

* Preparing for the Appraisal Discussion
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to prepare themselves effectively for an appraisal discussion and use objectives correctly and constructively to manage and improve job performance.

* Presentations 1 - Preparing for the Presentation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to: prepare the presentation content and use the audience to enhance the presentation.

* Presentations 2 - The Presentation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to structure an effective formal presentation.

* Process Flow Analysis
* Yorkshire Productivity Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs
* coming soon..
* £30.00

This course covers how to carry out PFA, waste reduction and health & safety.

* Questioning Skills: Why are Questions Important?
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to recognise the importance of using questions to improve their effectiveness in verbal communication and people management.

* Questioning Skills: Unproductive Questions
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to avoid question types that are not helpful to your personal verbal communications and recognise, and deal with, such questions when asked by others

* Questioning Skills: Using Closed Questions
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to deal with people who are reluctant to provide facts or information and gain committment from others to facts, opinions or courses of action.

* Questioning Skills: Using Open Questions
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to obtain basic information by using open questions and use open questions to seek personal opinions, views and feelings.

* Questioning Skills: Using Probing Questions
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to use probing questions to elicit information and opinions that prove resistant to simple open questions.

* Risk Assessment
* Virtual College Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This course covers the importance of risk assessments, definitions of hazards & risks and how to carry out risk assessments.

* Risk Assessment for Managers
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you will be able to conduct health and safety risk assessments, and record the process and outcomes, in a manner acceptable to the health and safety enforcement authorities.

* RSI - What it is and How to Avoid it
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you will be able to undertake your job tasks in such a way that the risk of contracting a Repetitive Strain Injury is reduced significantly.

* Safe Manual Handling
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to adopt the attitudes, procedures and techniques necessary to safely lift and handle loads of all types.

* Shortlisting Candidates & Interview Techniques
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify a pool of high quality candidates by using assessments and an objective shortlisting process and conduct a successful recruitment interview.

* Silent Selling - Using Body Language in Sales
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify and respond to customer body language and utilise their personal body language in a positive manner.

* Silent Speech - Understanding Body Language
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 6 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to identify feelings and attitudes by interpreting key bodily postures, gestures and how people use proxemics.

* The Appraisal Discussion
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 5.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to structure an appraisal discussion and conduct a professional and effective appraisal.

* The Law and Equal Opportunities - Disability Legislation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 6 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you will, on returning to your job role, be able to ensure that employment policy and employee behaviour does not contravene UK law in respect of disability discrimination, and promote a culture of equal opportunity in the area of disability that operates within a framework of UK law.

* The Law and Equal Opportunities - Ex-Offenders Legislation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 8.5 hrs

* £40.00

This course is aimed at anyone who would like to make a positive contribution to equal opportunity in respect of employing ex-offenders.

* The Law and Equal Opportunities - Gender Legislation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4.5 hrs

* £40.00

This course will enable you to ensure that employment policy and employee behaviour does not contravene UK law in respect of gender discrimination, and promote a culture of equal opportunity in the area of gender that operates within a framework of UK law.

* The Law and Equal Opportunities - Race Legislation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you will, on returning to your job role, be able to ensure that employment policy and employee behaviour does not contravene UK law in respect of racial discrimination, and promote a culture of equal opportunity in the area or race that operates within a framework of UK law.

* The Law and Equal Opportunities - Religious and Age Legislation
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you will be able to ensure that employment policy and employee behaviour does not contravene UK law in respect of religious and age discrimination, and promote a culture of equal opportunity in the area of religion and age that operates within a framework of UK law.

* The Persuasion Process
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 6 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to: prepare yourself for persuasion and deal effectively with senior management.

* The Purpose and Goals of Time Management
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course the learner will be able to use their time more effectively by implementing self-analysis and a time-log to monitor how they use it on a day-by-day basis.

* The Recruitment Process - an Overview
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 2.5 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to prepare for, and conduct, a recruitment exercise.

* The Role of the Coach
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to undertake a role appropriate to that of the coach within the coaching relationship.

* TIGER Caldicott
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

An overview of the benefits and legal requirements of adopting the Caldicott principles.

* TIGER Confidentiality
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

An overview of the principles of adopting confidentiality within an organisation.

* TIGER Conflict Resolution
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £30.00

This programme covers the common causes of conflict; the role of communication in conflict resolution; danger signs & how to deal with possible conflict situations.

* TIGER Data Protection
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £30.00

An overview of the benefits and legal requirements of adopting the Data Protection principles in the workplace.

* TIGER Freedom of Information
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This module gives an overview of the Freedom of Information Act including what the act is all about, how it is implemented in the workplace and what controls apply.

* TIGER Health Records
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 1hr

* £30.00

It will enable a learner to understand what a Health Record is, what the legal implications are and the best practice in records management.

* TIGER Information Governance Management
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

A description of the framework of standards for handling information in a confidential and secure manner - Information Governance.

* TIGER Information Quality Assurance
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This course covers why good quality information underpins sound decision making and contributes to the improvement of service provided.

* TIGER Information Security
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £30.00

This module will provide an overview of the benefits and legal requirements of adopting the Information Security principles within an organisation.

* TIGER NPfIT
* TIGER Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £30.00

This course gives an overview of the National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT).

* Time-Saving Tips & Technology
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to use technology to make more effective use of your time.

* Understanding Diversity L2
* ASET Certificate
* Online
* 120 hrs

* £50.00

This course will raise awareness of diversity concepts & issues, outline issues of managing diversity and provide an overview of equal opportunities legislation.

* Using Body Language in the Workplace
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 2 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to access the degree to which you are currently able to use body language to improve their performance in interviews, meetings and presentations.

* VDU and Workstations Health and Safety
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 7 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to avoid hazards to health and safety created by the use of personal and laptop computers and the organisation of your immediate working environment.

* Virtual Meetings
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 6 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to extract maximum efficiency from meetings by identifying opportunities for virtual meetings, selecting the correct virtual medium and conducting meetings in a manner appropriate to the medium.

* World Class Manufacturing
* Yorkshire Productivity Certificate
* Online
* 3 hrs

* £30.00

An Introduction to the concept of World Class Manufacturing (WCM).

* Writing Job Descriptions & Person Specifications
* Learning4Business Certificate
* Online
* 4 hrs

* £40.00

Having completed this course you should be able to carry out a job analysis, write an accurate job description and write an accurate person specification.

 

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