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Creating Business Videos with your Smartphone
We are constantly striving to get noticed as a business and it has become more important to market your business through video. This morning course takes you through the key considerations when delivering good quality business video and the tips and pitfalls that will help us deliver eye-catching video to promote your business.
Skillnet: Powerpoint Presentations - Creation and Delivery
The aim of this workshop is to show users some of the very useful features that are available in Microsoft Power Point that are greatly under utilized. This should significantly enhance the way you use Power Point and the overall appearance of your Presentations & Hand-Outs.
Mental Health First Aid for Manager
Mental Health Awareness Training for Managers is a 1.5 hour training programme that is designed to enhance managers? understanding of mental health and mental health problems that may arise in the workplace. The programme gives managers the skills to recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health problems and how to appropriately engage in a conversation with the person they are concerned about. It also provides an opportunity for managers to identify the resources and supports that can assist someone who is struggling with their mental health.
Customs Clearance Training Upskill for Logistics / Warehousing / Transport personnel
On the 1st of January 2021 the UK exited the Brexit transition period and left the EU Customs Union and Single Market. For companies importing or exporting goods on the Island of Ireland this meant the introduction of a new set of rules for business to contend with in order to get goods across border. The first 8 months have been a baptism of fire for many business trading goods with and through the UK with many experiencing difficulties. Our sessions will speak to some of the updates there have been since the beginning of the year and the common mistakes and errors for business to watch out for. Building on the learnings this year we aim to equip you with the fundamental knowledge to navigate the new customs rules and support you to explore ways to ensure continuity of your and your partners supply chains whilst avoiding unnecessary costs, disruption and to do so compliantly. For importing and exporting business we also offer an individual company or participant workshop with our experts to explore your supply chain and to support you to ensure you are set up from a customs perspective to trade with customers and suppliers efficiently. For business in the logistics or intermediary space we can support you to understand your responsibilities including if you provide customs clearance to customers. This course is essential for business importing and exporting with the UK and/or submitting customs declarations. About the course facilitators: Across Borders Consulting have a specific and deep practical and legal understanding of customs, international trade and supply chain management with our people composed of former Customs Officers, Executive Directors of Customs and Trade teams for large US multinationals and former Directors/Managers from Big Four accounting firms. This course will cover: An update on the post Brexit transition period trading environment; Common mistakes and errors being made; Imports taxes (duties & VAT) and managing cost effectively; Customs clearance essentials refresh & declarations; EU ? UK Trade & Co-operation Agreement (TCA) and managing origin rules; Incoterms and dealing with GB, EU and ROW suppliers and customers; NI protocol and NI customs specifics for Republic of Ireland based companies; Importing goods from the EU/ROW via GB land-bridge; Customs cost mitigation opportunities; Next steps you should consider and business specific supports.
Sales Management Programme
Over the past two years we have found that our member companies must a adapt to a new way of selling, a method that focusses on building trust and rapport with the client / customer. Consultative Selling is a customer-focused approach to professional sales. Widely used in multi-national organisations, Consultative Selling is adopted by sales professionals who want to increase their closing rate, boost profitability, and improve long-term customer relationships.
Train the Trainer - Delivery and Evaluation QQI Certification
Discover and develop your own training style Throughout the practical and theoretical learning of this programme, you will begin to build a sense of your own unique approach to delivering training. This is a very important element for delivering high-impact, successful training. Gain a structured, effective approach to planning training We show you how to get the right timing for your training sessions and map out your delivery and materials. Learn and develop confidence with training delivery skills The term ?delivery skills? encompasses such a broad scope of abilities required by trainers in all sectors. Here is a selection of what you?ll cover as part of this course: tips and techniques for presentation skills, handling unexpected questions and challenging group dynamics, delivering accurate feedback, overcoming your own nerves. Understand and be able to apply models of evaluation to your training sessions Evaluation is an important element of training, both for you as a trainer and for your trainees. The ?evaluation? element of this course covers widely-utilised evaluation models such as Kirkpatrick?s Model of Evaluation. You?ll gain the ability to apply these models and provide constructive feedback to your trainees. You?ll also learn how to reflect upon your own performance and use what you learn to improve and grow as a trainer. Be prepared to complete your assessment work and achieve your QQI Certification Further self-directed learning and assessment work is required to achieve your QQI Certification in Training Delivery and Evaluation.
Certified QQI Level 6 People Management Programme
This course at a glance...You are an employer looking at employees for promotion to a team leader, supervisor or even new manager in the not too distant future. You could be an employee whose potential for progression has been noticed and you will now need a suite of skills in order to transition to your new role. This engaging, modular programme is designed to empower participants to effectively use a range of core management, leadership, interpersonal and business improvement skills in order to deliver results through others.
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Excel - Intermediate Level
Microsoft Excel is a useful tool for generating spreadsheets from a number of data sources. Using calculations and functions, users can easily manage any type of data including budgets, financial data, statistical data, reports, charts, graphs and small lists. The Intermediate Excel 2013 / 2016 training course is ideal for those with a working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and demonstrates how to work more efficiently with workbooks and enhance the appearance of the data in the spreadsheets.
Personal Effectiveness and Time Management
The course aims to enable learners to better manage time in the context of personal effectiveness, making participants more aware of where they need to spend their time in order to be more effective, both in their working lives and in their personal lives. It also explores what inhibits good time management and personal effectiveness and what behaviors and competencies are required to improve.
