Objectives: To give an introduction to the work of a Medical Secretary including responsibilities, practice and structure of the various medical departments in hospitals and GP surgeries. Features: * Course follows syllabus for the AMSPAR Certificate in Medical Terminology * C
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Introduction The Role of the Executive PA is constantly evolving and even though many Managers and their colleagues see PA’s and Executive Assistants as an essential functional part of their organisation, they don’t always realise, or acknowledge, what they do and the critical
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SUPERVISORY SKILLS COURSE (2 Days) Get better results from your team • Would enhanced supervisory skills be of benefit to you or any of your employees? • Are you a supervisor or team leader who would like to get better results from your team? • Are you interested in working wit
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Course for existing technical authors, teaching new skills and techniques to complement your existing knowledge. Sessions cover: Basics of technical writing. The prewriting step. Creating effective content and structure. Clarity in technical writing. Consistency and correctness.
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Are you ready to master the art of payroll management? Look no further! Our Payroll Training programme is meticulously designed for individuals who play a pivotal role in handling payroll processes within organisations. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out,
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Edward de Bono's internationally renowned decision-making, idea evaluation and meeting management workshop. It transforms thinking and communication, as well as halving meeting times and doubling their effectiveness. Dr Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats® is a globally renowned t
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This CIMSPA-endorsed Level 2 Personal Training qualification will provide you with the fundamental knowledge needed to become a fitness instructor of the highest standard. This course will also impart invaluable skills such as learning how to plan, evaluate and lead workout class
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This CIMSPA-endorsed Gym Instructor qualification will provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to become a fitness instructor of the highest quality. This course will also impart invaluable skills, such as how to lead classes in a gym-based setting. You’ll also learn how
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Data querying skills are essential for many IT, Big Data, Analyst and Project Management roles. Structured Query Language (SQL) is the most widely used data querying language in the world. Watch the video: The video is available - simply click on the Watch this video on YouTube
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Communicate with impact with Think on Your Feet®, the complete verbal communication programme. It helps you analyse, organise and present your ideas with clarity, brevity and impact, never being caught-on-the-spot again: Making every conversation count, with structure and purpose
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The written communication workshop that increases your productivity by writing effectively and efficiently. Writing Dynamics™, developed by award-winning professional writers*, targets the improvement of a business professional's written communication skills - no matter what indu
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Empower your people to challenge current thinking, solve problems and generate new ideas with Edward de Bono’s business creativity and innovation workshop. This is Edward de Bono's internationally acclaimed business creativity and innovation workshop. Creative and innovative thin
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"Credit Controllers wish to control credit rather than chase debt." As an experienced credit controller you have a full understanding of cash flow and finance. This course looks at the soft skills required to harness positive relationships inside and outside of the
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Delegation is one of the most important management skills. Logical rules and techniques will help you to delegate well (and will help you to help your manager when you are being delegated a task or new responsibility - delegation is a two-way process!). Good delegation saves yo
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We all suffer personal setbacks and have days (weeks, maybe?) when it's hard to cope at work and keep yourself together. As difficult or as awkward as everything may be, it is not always what happens to you that determines your overall state of well-being but how you respond to
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This course will give you: A greater awareness of the strategic issues affecting the Sales Process Greater clarity of the roles and responsibilities of all teams that will be affected by the Strategy Analysis of the Market Place Identification of Risk and Contingency Plans
90% of high achievers have high Emotional Intelligence (EI). EI is recognised as the most significant contributor to business success and the key to excellence in Leadership. We can learn to be more Emotionally Intelligent and therefore increase our ability to deliver succe
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This practical and interactive course, with eight group exercises, introduces delegates to the crucially important skills needed to identify, assess, engage and communicate with stakeholders. Based on a four stage lifecycle, Assess, Engage, Communicate and Evaluate, delegates
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What is Sales Management? The course discovers how this fits into the organisational framework. More in depth than the one-day course, this two-day interactive course covers how to develop your sales strategy process, identifying and building your sales team, concepts of value
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In this age of austerity and financial cut-backs, managing contracts effectively is vital for the success of any organisation, whether in the public, private or voluntary sector. The aim of this one-day course is to enable those who are either new to a contract management rol
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Whether embarking on a career path in Project Management or becoming involved in ad-hoc changes and situations, there is an increasing need to develop a systematic and purposeful project-based approach. This course provides a practical framework for all levels of delegates to
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Too much to do and not enough time to do it? Feel under pressure and have difficulty switching off? You don’t need me to tell you that the pace of work today can be relentless - and it doesn’t look like easing up anytime soon. Most of us can’t change these pressures to make our
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A full day training programme that delivers techniques for producing professionally-presented minutes and includes a review and evaluation of minutes that delegates are currently producing.
The role of the proof-reader carries a lot of responsibility, but usually very little support or credit. Many people assume that anyone can proofread. But there is much more involved in proofreading than correcting errors in written material – including concentration, a thoroug
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The often used phrase, "just the Receptionist", completely misrepresents the role. An excellent Receptionist is a most valuable resource for any business. Reception is pivotal as a crucial first impression for new clients, consistency for existing clients and dissemin
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Advanced Facilitation Skills (1 Day) - Overview The modern manager is required to develop and apply a suite of problem solving, decision making and consensus building tools to harness the intelligence, creativity and energy of the people whose commitment is required if key bu
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Advanced Listening Skills - Overview There are many reasons why people struggle to listen effectively. These include: Believing that the only way to put their point across is to talk more and increase the volume! Lacking the ability to concentrate. An inability to let go of a
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Advanced Presentation Skills - Overview The Advanced Presentation Skills course is an extremely practical course designed to take your existing skills a step further. The first part serves as a reminder of the fundamentals of successful presentations: good preparation, stro
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Advanced Selling Skills (2 day course) - Overview This Advanced Selling Skills course covers the science of questions in qualification and advanced objection handling skills with participants expected to be comfortable participating in role-plays, which form a major part of t
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Appraisee Training - Overview This course encourages attendees to self-assess by reflecting honestly on their performance, what they do well, what they do less well and how to ask for the support they need in order to maximise their contribution. This Appraisee Training cou
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Appraising Performance Effectively - Overview This course suits anybody that manages other people and needs to understand how to get the most out of them. It will provide a clear process of how to improve performance management, firstly by understanding the real business bene
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Assertiveness & Building Personal Confidence - Overview Assertiveness Training – This assertiveness and building personal confidence programme helps delegates understand why it is sometimes hard to refuse demands and aims to build the skills necessary for behaving asserti
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Body Language - The Hidden Secret of Communicating Successfully - Overview Why is it that some people seem able to consistently communicate better than others? Research has shown that it is because excellent communicators know how to use and interpret their own and other peop
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Brand Building with the Public - Overview This brand building course introduces the fundamentals of brand identity and running a brand centre. Areas covered include: What makes a good brand? Objectives when interacting with the public. This Brand Building with the Public co
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Business Skills for Administrators - Overview The aim of this course is to give the busy administrator the skills to prioritise, organise and manage their working day. During the day delegates will also take a look at certain legislation that may effect their working environm
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Call Centre - Achieving Best Practice - Overview This course has been designed and adapted for a number of PTP's clients that run call-centres to handle incoming calls to the company. Throughout the course, participants are encouraged to contribute to a lively debate about th
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This Closing the Sale and Dealing with Objections course reviews the sales process and identifies the appropriate time to apply a close and how to go about it. Through role-play and questionnaires we analyse your closing technique and highlight areas for improvement. The course
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All organisations need talented people who are motivated to achieve. Coaching and mentoring has an important role to take here, because they are an excellent way of developing both skills and particularly a positive attitude towards work. Successful coaches and mentors recognis
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Coaching Skills - Overview This coaching skills course focuses on how managers develop individuals in their team. Styles of coaching are analysed and practised in role-play so delegates can adopt a style that best suits them. This coaching skills training course is availabl
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Coaching Skills for Sales Managers - Overview This course focuses on how sales managers develop individuals in their team. Styles of coaching are analysed and practised in role-play so delegates can adopt a style that best suits them. This Coaching Skills for Sales Managers
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Communication Skills - Overview This communication skills course is aimed at helping delegates communicate more effectively with customers and colleagues. It will look at the best methods of building rapport and how to develop effective business relationships. This Communic
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Confidence in Making Face to Face Cold Calls - Overview This highly practical course involves delegates actually going out and making cold calls on a pre-agreed route. Prior to this delegates are briefed in the best methods and the trainer will lead the way with the first few
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Consultative Selling - Overview This course is for those who sell ideas, products and services and who want to develop a selling style where the emphasis is on developing the concept of sales conversations together with long term, stable future business relationships. This
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Creative Problem Solving - Overview This creative problem solving course looks at the various problems that we face in our working lives. By identifying and utilising a systematic approach, we are better able to breakdown the problem into manageable chunks. Case studies are u
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Exhibition selling is different from normal selling and this course takes you through the process from set up to breakdown and post exhibition follow-up. It will ensure that visitors to the stand are welcomed correctly, qualified and that time is spent with the right visitors a
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This Senior Management Skills course is designed to support delegates who wish to accelerate their own development within Management. It is designed to provide managers who are committed to progression with an understanding of how to develop their career to the next level. The
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Mounting work pressures, too little time, keeping your knowledge base up-to-date, checking out the competition: we all have to find a way of dealing with todays tidal wave of information. One highly effective solution is speed reading - a technique that is not just about readin
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This strategic planning course is designed to help businesses establish a set of key measurements, match these with targets and the appropriate resource levels. Setting up a monitoring performance system is also covered in this course. This Strategic Planning course is availa
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According to a recent survey by Panorama research, over half of small and medium sized businesses claim stress is an issue in their workplace. A recent CIPD Absent Management survey revealed stress is the most common cause of long-term absence from work in the UK. And the H
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Successful recruitment, and, consequently, higher retention, results from a well-planned and effectively-managed interview process. This interviewing skills course focuses on interviewers, helping to develop and improve their interview techniques. Attention to detail in the int
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Building confidence to design and delivery a successful presentation is the emphasis behind this course. This requires an understanding of the art of good presenting and an understanding of the audience and its requirements. This course is suitable for any person required to
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This course imitates the real two-stage process of qualification and presentation. Through a series of scenarios, delegates will practise their qualification techniques and then through planning, construct and deliver a presentation that will address the buyer's needs. This S
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There is often much confusion around the subject of SMART objective setting. This course aims to give managers a clear understanding of the purpose of SMART Objective Setting. It also gives managers a better understanding of the characteristics of good quality SMART Objectives
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This full-day course takes delegates through the process required to develop a realistic succession plan to enable the business to deliver results consistently, even when key staff leave. A realistic succession plan will identify who is capable of being an “emergency stand in”
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This Sustaining Effective Financial Control course is a one-day workshop style course which will demonstrate how, by accessing the correct financial information, you can sustain the financial health of your company and improve profitability and cash flow. The course is designed
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Introduction to Buying - Overview This interactive training course ensures that delegates know how buying can contribute and when to apply a range of buying techniques. The course helps to eliminate the fear and uncertainty for the Professional Buyer, allowing delegates to co
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Introduction to Facilitation Skills - Overview Inevitably, in any organisation occasions arise where the method by which consensus can be achieved is not always obvious. Also, there will be occasions when it is critical to gain the buy-in of key people to a plan of action. Fa
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Introduction to Green Office Management - Overview A highly practical and inspirational course on how to green your office by understanding the environmental impact you have and the huge difference you can make. This Introduction to Green Office Management course is availab
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Introduction to HR Skills - Overview This course suits any manager who needs to understand the key aspects of HR related activities and how to manage them effectively. It will provide a clear process of how to stay within employment law, recruit and select new employees, cond
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Introduction to Management and Supervisory Skills - Overview This introduction to management and supervisory skills course is designed to help delegates understand the initial skills and responsibilities that go with first line management responsibility. The course looks at a
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Introduction to NLP - Overview This NLP training course is designed to introduce delegates to the excellence principles and techniques of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), and how they can be applied in a business context. This Introduction to NLP course is available thro
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Introduction to Quality Management - Overview Introduction to Quality Management. An introductory course to enable supervisors and managers to set and achieve high standards and to improve quality in their area of work. This Introduction to Quality Management course is avai
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Introduction to Sales - From Emerging Salesperson to Buying Advisor (2 days) - Overview With so many businesses jostling for a share of the same marketplace/customer base, it is becoming increasingly more vital for our sales teams to be as strong and as professional as possib
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Investor and Entrepreneur Skills - Overview This investor and entrepreneur training day is in two parts. The first shows how those that were successful entrepreneurs managed their businesses differently to those that were not. The second shows you the fastest and most risk av
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Key Selling Skills - Overview The key selling skills sales training course (also known as Three and half steps to selling) teaches delegates how to maximise their sales potential by learning the rules of selling. From prospecting and establishing interest, to presenting and c
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Know Your Customer - Overview The ability to understand your customer is essential for every successful business to enable it to grow. This inspirational and interactive course gives you the skills, tips and knowledge to ensure you genuinely know what your customer wants and
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Leadership & Management Skills - Overview Effective leadership and management is vital for the success of any organisation. The aim of this 1 day course is to enable those who are either new to a management role or have been in a management position for some time and wi
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Management by Coaching - Overview This course focuses on the changes in organisations today which lead to the need to change to a coaching culture. It will show that coaching not only improves performance potential of employees but also improves their self-awareness and incre
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Management Skills - How to Survive and Thrive - Overview This course is designed to support delegates who wish to protect their business during periods of uncertainty caused by recession. In difficult times many people lose sight of their core objectives and potentially talk
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Managing Appraisals - Overview When performance is measured and reported the rate of performance improvement accelerates. This course enables appraisers at all levels of an organisation to recognise the importance and benefits of an appraisal system and develop appropriate
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Credit Control. The aim of this course is to provide managers with an awareness and basic understanding of credit control methods and techniques. It aims to enable managers to be more effective in ensuring their customers meet their commitments to pay regularly and on time. T
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This practical and interactive customer care course provides an overview of the personal and professional skills for staff that are often the first point of contact for customers. Throughout the course delegates will have the opportunity to discuss customer handling skills, ena
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This course will enable participants to understand who their customers are and what they require us to do in order to improve and deliver customer excellence. This Customer Excellence for Finance Staff course is available throughout the UK. CPD Value 5.5 Hours Course Loca
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For experienced sales people, this more advanced selling skills course includes the science of questions in qualification and advanced objection handling skills. Participants will be expected to be comfortable participating in role-plays, which form a major part of the course.
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Motivation is key to any successful people management role; firstly understanding what makes individuals tick, and, secondly, how we can successfully motivate people in our teams. This course is designed to help managers develop their motivational techniques, by understanding
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An all-encompassing one-day course that gives you all the tools to become a confidant and motivational manager in the Public Sector. CPD Value 5.5 Hours Course Locations Motivational Management for the Public Sector London Motivational Management for the Public Sector Man
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Negotiating to a satisfactory close. A crucial part of the sales process is the negotiation phase, and it is poor negotiating skills that most often lead to lost sales or a failure to maximise the potential of the sale. This course will offer delegates the confidence to plan a
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This negotiation skills course will offer delegates the confidence to plan a negotiation strategy and execute it to perfection. Seven methods to improve negotiating are taught, and the most common negotiating errors are exposed in this negotiating skills course. This Negotiat
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This course helps buyers negotiate better with suppliers and internal customers. The basics of negotiation is covered and tailored to that of the needs of buyers. CPD Value 5.5 Hours Course Locations Negotiation Skills for Buyers London Negotiation Skills for Buyers Manch
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How many times have you heard yourself or others say: ‘It’s not what you know but who you know’? Well, how will anyone know what you know if they don’t have the opportunity of meeting with you? Successful professionals understand that networking is vital in order to build relat
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Good objection handling skills are crucial to success in sales and customer care. If a salesperson is unable to come back with a good answer to the statement: I think its too expensive, they will lose the sale so quickly, that they might as well have answered I could not agree
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In today’s workplace it’s often more appropriate and cost-effective to train employees on-the-job or in small groups. Therefore, this one-to-one workshop is aimed at showing the skills needed to design and deliver on-to-one and small group (under about 5 participants) training.
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This telephone training course helps all those who make outgoing calls ensure that they set objectives and achieve them. Whether they be sales, customer care or research calls, delegates will be able to practise their techniques in role plays and then implement them in live cal
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An intensive, practical and activity-based programme building the delegate's knowledge, skills and the will to support customers, ultimately to deliver outstanding customer service. This Outstanding Customer Service Skills training course is available throughout the UK. CPD
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This people management course is designed for all levels of managers from the new starters to the experienced manager looking for hints and tips to hone existing skills Frequently the pressures of the business need can create tension which, in turn, can lead to difficult situat
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This course is intended to complement Personal Organisation skills for Secretaries and PAs , but can be taken alone. The focus here is on improving the skills needed to organise people better. This course recognises that structure and process are not sufficient to ensure succe
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This team building course deals with those aspects which encourage team players to work well together through practical sessions which highlight the best approaches for success. This Team Building course is available throughout the UK. CPD Value 5.5 Hours
This telephone training course deals with telephone etiquette when making both incoming and outgoing calls. Live calls are made to help delegates improve their skills in these vital areas. This Telephone Techniques - Incoming & Outgoing Calls course is available throughou
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This is a course designed to assist individuals and companies to benefit from the experiences and research of succcessful retail establishments. Public Houses have also benefited. This The Art of Retail Selling course is available throughout the UK. CPD Value 5.5 Hours
Delegates start the day by comparing their own experiences of customer care. This programme looks at the importance of body language and the voice, and how enthusiasm for the product can be seen visually and detected vocally. We take an in depth look at why customers make objec
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PTP's Creative Trainer course has been designed for anyone who has experience of delivering training and is looking for some innovative ways to engage learners and make their training sessions more lively and interesting. This The Creative Trainer course is available througho
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This course aims to provide the administrator with the essential skills to be successful in their role. Beginning with ‘what good looks like’, it focuses the key skills of managing workload, time management & assessing priorities, effective communication & building rapp
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A highly inspirational and practical course on how to transform your workplace into an energy-efficient and sustainable environment. This The Green Worker course is available throughout the UK. CPD Value 5.5 Hours
There comes a time when your specialist knowledge as professional doesn't go far enough. Senior management will be looking for you to make the transition to internal consultant and become more active in helping to shape the Organisation. This change requires a new set of skills
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This customer satisfaction as a selling tool course is for those who wish to manage high levels of customer care through their teams. Delegates will learn how to be pro-active with customer care and directly contact clients to ensure they are experiencing high levels of custome
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An inspirational and practical course that explores where and how we can cut waste in the office through environmental and managerial strategies. This Cutting Costs and Waste in Your Office course is available throughout the UK. CPD Value 5.5 Hours Course Locations Cutt
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This course has been designed to support those who are looking for a new job or those who find themselves in the position of having to find another role. The course focuses on improving delegates CV writing skills as well as build delegates confidence in preparing for and atten
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This dealing with difficult people course helps identify difficult personality types and how to deal with them effectively and provides the skills necessary for dealing with hard-to-handle people. This Dealing with Difficult People course is available throughout the UK. CPD
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In addition to free courses, Reed Courses also has plenty of paid for online courses, designed to meet all kinds of learning goals and to suit a range of preferred study methods.
Reed Courses advertises a variety of free online courses. Alternatively you'll be able to enrol on an online course of your choosing, and study entirely online. If you'd prefer an in-person learning experience, you could take a classroom course where you'll be taught in a classroom at a given location. Reed Courses also advertises distance learning courses and in-company courses from a variety of learning providers.