Training and Seminars

Outlook 2007 Level 3 This course will provide you with the skills needed to personalize email, organize Outlook items, manage Outlook data files, share and link contacts, save and archive email, create forms, and work offline and remotely.  more...

Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Intermediate After learning the basics in the Introduction course, this course is an absolute must to get the most out of Excel. You will learn important features that will save you time and make you much more efficient with the program.  more...

Advanced Data Access with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 This workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to use advanced data access features and techniques in the Microsoft .NET Framework and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.  more...

Apache Web Server Administration This course enables the student to install, configure, and maintain Apache, the dominent web server on the internet. Security, Virtual Hosting, Proxying, dynamic content, performance tuning, and other topics are covered.  more...

Microsoft Access 2003 XP Level I II Mon Wed This course covers table creation, relationships, extracting information using queries, designing forms and creating reports.  more...

Site Assessment According To Alberta Tier 1 and II Soil And Groundwater Guidelines 2 Day To provide participants with in-depth knowledge of Alberta Environment Tier I and Tier II Site Assessment and Compliance.  more...

Writing Queries Using Microsoft SQL Server In this course, you ll learn how to build basic queries using Transact-SQL, the language of SQL Server. Then, you'll learn how to build effective views, stored procedures, triggers, and user-defined functions, using Transact-SQL.  more...

Powerpoint - Intermediate - level 2 This course focuses on the design techniques and important tips to help the participant to create high-impact, dynamic presentations.  more...

Microsoft Visio - Level 2 This course will build upon the knowledge gained from Visio Level 1, enable you to work with many advanced features, including using the drawing tools, creating &working with stencils and templates, & sharing your Visio drawings with other applications.  more...

Accessibility Website accessibility has become a major issue for web designers and developers. Websites designed without taking accessibility into consideration exclude certain sectors of the population and limit your customer base. This course will enable you to ensure your site conforms to the WAI (W3C) Content Accessibility Guidelines.  more...

Microsoft Visio 2002 Level 1 (2 days) Location: Vancouver Date: 2008-02-28 List Price: $299 Offered Price: $209.00 Seats Available: 2 Objectives Create, Open, or Manage a Drawing Working with Templates Building a Drawing with Stencils, Shapes and Connectors Building a Drawing and adding Backgrounds, Borders, and Titles Formatting a Drawing Setting up and Editing Pages Sending and Printing Drawings Customizing Visio 2002  more...

Quality Assurance & Control This course is designed to bring new software testers up to speed quickly. The course ranges from basics to structured software testing methodologies. Emphasis is on finding and reporting bugs. Participants learn key testing concepts, such as regression, black box/white box, and user acceptance, alpha, beta & RTM testing.  more...

The Sole Practitioner as a Thriving Enterprise This 3-hour workshop is designed for professionals who have chosen to practice as a sole practitioner and who recognize the need for support. Topics covered include: * Focusing on what you do best * Establishing effective systems and procedures * Maximizing valuable billable hours and avoid wasting time on administrative chores * Building an effective support network * How to recognize when  more...

Planning for Succession In this dynamic three-hour workshop, participants will learn about the various factors used to assess the value of their practice, review available choices for succession planning, and study strategies for building value into their professional services firm. Topics include: * What will the market look like when you retire? * Assessing the value of your practice: assets and goodwill *  more...

Gathering & Documenting User Requirements (2 Days) Location: Toronto Date: 2008-05-29 List Price: $1095 Offered Price: $876.00 Seats Available: 2 The course covers what the Business Analyst needs to accomplish in each requirements gathering session (goals, agenda, who to invite, artifacts, etc.) as the project progresses - starting from business use-case sessions that focus on the business context through to system use cases that focus on user-IT  more...

Inventory and Warehouse Management Concepts and Practices No business can survive very long without an effective program of controls over the parts and materials that are used in producing or distributing the goods and services of the firm. Like many other things that depend on human interpretation, control means different things to different individuals. This is a workshop for you, the warehouse or stockroom manager, the person in charge of what  more...

Builders Liens How to Avoid the Perils and Minimize the Risk Owners want progress and completion in exchange for progress payments. On the other hand, contractors want regular payments and an uninterrupted project execution. None of them want any problem with the Buildersa Lien Act, trust funds, and bonds. Consultants and financiers, the other two stakeholders in projects, also want projects flowing smoothly from start to completion. This seminar  more...

Visio 2003 Intermediate 1 Day Visio is an easy-to-use graphics application especially suited for creating business graphics. Visio is best know for creating flowcharts, organization charts, calendars, office layouts, block diagrams, sales and marketing visuals and a variety of other business diagrams.  more...

ITIL04 - ITILV3 Bridge Course- CTE Solutions ITIL is a set of best practices guidance that has become a worldwide-adopted framework for Information Technology Services Management (ITSM) by many Public & Private Organizations. Since early 1990, ITIL has been evolving from focusing on Functions and Processes under versions 1 and 2 to focusing on the Full Service Lifecycle Management under version 3. In addition to the existing  more...

Comprehensive Workshop On Soil Engineering -Fundamentals And Applications Most engineers with responsibility for construction work need an understanding of different soils and how they behave. The depth of the required understanding need not be equal to that of geotechnical engineers who must use rigorous mathematics, extensive experience, theory and research in design. However, to be effective, the non-geotechnical engineers do need a comprehensive understanding of  more...

Soil Vapour Transport Brownfield redevelopment and remediation is frequently based around risk based assessment to derive suitable standards upon which to prioritize clean-up efforts and to assist in providing a safe site for human use, whether for industrial, commercial, residential or recreational use. Vapour intrusion into buildings has been, and continues to be a sensitive exposure pathway for soil and groundwater  more...

*Saving Land Development Approval Time By Analyzing Traffic Impact Development or redevelopment of any parcel of land creates changes in traffic patterns on streets providing access to the development. This course discusses techniques for estimating the magnitudes of these changes and methods of measuring their impact on existing traffic operation. In many cases, existing streets and intersections have sufficient capacity to accommodate increased traffic  more...

Watermain Breaks and Repairs This course will be delivered over a two-day period. Attendees will gain a sound understanding of the various aspects of a water main break including common causes. Participants will gain a working knowledge of the various components of a water main system, alternative approaches to repair or replacement; they will learn the reasons and need for disinfection and Health and Safety requirements  more...

Maintaining And Rehabilitating Water Mains Since potable water is essential service, the infrastructure it is conveyed in is regularly inspected, maintained and rehabilitated. That infrastructure consists of pipes, valves, fire hydrants and other appurtenances. Since the infrastructure is located below ground, accurate maps are produced to enable each part of the infrastructure to be traced and located. Engineers and technologists must  more...

Interpretation and Enforcement of Construction Contracts for Industrial Plants Managing and interpreting construction contracts in todaya s climate is harder than ever. But it gets worse. Due to downsizing of facility engineering capabilities, it is critical for owners to modify their core competencies to incorporate the skills required for their construction contracts to meet with success. The truth is, with todaya s limited manpower resources, rising commodity prices,  more...

Chemical Engineering Process Design The course describes the documents and other protocols that are used at successive stages of design, it surveys literature and software that assist in design, and it presents a set of principles that can aid in the creative activity of process synthesis. Inter-leaved with these general considerations is a systematic tabulation and description of equipment available to meet the physical and  more...

Industrial Water Treatment Chemistry Water reuse and zero discharge concepts will be more frequently utilized, adding to the complexity of plant operation and cost management. This course is practically oriented, with a half-day workshop where participants will be able to apply their newly acquired knowledge to solve industrial water system problems. Water Chemistry is generally regarded as a specialized area of expertise and is  more...

Fluid Flow and Mixing for Heat Transfer Fluid flow, mixing and heat exchange are both common and critical to most process plants. Successful operation of the equipment depends on a number of important actions being properly addressed. The course will introduce new concepts and approaches through actual case studies, which will enable you to successfully implement new ideas. The focus is on methods for hands-on analysis and design.  more...

Comprehensive Review Of Drainage Design Methods Changes in land use affect urban drainage and therefore always present new challenges for engineers who must deal with them. Engineers must deal with drainage planning, run off analysis, storm sewer hydraulics and watercourse drainage within the government regulations. Also, they should be able to benefit from the use of computer software for design work The course focuses on these topics,  more...

ITIL01V3 - ITIL Foundation Certification Version 3 This course is for all IT professionals and those in the non-IT organizations who work closely with IT services who require a basic understanding on quality of IT service delivery, as well as obtain the Foundation certification in IT Service Management based on the new ITIL Version 3The course was developed in line with the ITIL V3 Framework. Its purpose is to provide participants in the training  more...

Microsoft Word 2000 Level 2 Word a Level 2 | | ID: SAMSW1 | Course Length: 1 | Module 0: Inserting Dates and Symbols | Module 1: Working with Autoformat | Module 2: Working With Tables| | Module 3: Editing A Table | Module 4: Applying Borders And Shading | Module 5: Working With Drawing Objects | Module 6: Inserting Graphics | Module 7: Using Charts And Diagrams | Module 9: Using  more...

Time Territory and Account Management You will learn how to prioritize your activities so that you accomplish the projects and tasks of greatest significance. We will discuss the value of your time and help you become more respectful every minute of your day. Distinguishing between revenue and non-revenue generating activities will become second nature. You will learn strategies for managing your geographic territory or  more...

Essential Training Skills Training is vital to a learning organization and a cornerstone in the improvement process. It imparts the skills and knowledge that people need in order to address business opportunities, solve problems and improve processes. Often employees are asked to train others without being given much understanding of what training is or how to do it well; hence, they are thrust into a difficult situation  more...

Public Speaking Workshop Conquer Your Fears Do you get nervous when presenting at company meetings? Do you find it hard to make conversation at gatherings and social events? Do you lock up in awkward social situations? If so, this one-day workshop is just for you! Ita s aimed at anybody who wants to improve their speaking skills in informal situations. Wea ll give you the confidence and the skills to interact with others and to speak in  more...

Software Development for Testers To be effective, software testers must understand the overall software development life cycle employed by project managers, systems analysts and software designers. Testers must understand the development strategies that are being taken by the project teams so that they can effectively plan corresponding testing activities. This is a survey course that examines the various software  more...

Business Process Modeling Workflow Modeling and State Learn to employ workflow and state machine modeling as an effective tool for analyzing the business timing rules (how events are sequenced) in the context of business process improvement and/ or as input to an IT project. Trainees learn to use the techniques covered in the course may be used to analyze business rules regarding the workflow of end-to-end business processes (business  more...

Power System Neutral Grounding and High Voltage Substation Grounding for Industrial Plants Two important topics in power systems engineering will be covered in this two-day course. Power system neutral grounding plays an important role for the safety of personnel, detection of faulted elements, and preservation of power system and equipment. The types/ methods of system neutral grounding used in industrial plants are comprehensively covered in the first part of the course. The second  more...

Public Relations for Women Entrepreneurs How can I get media to talk about my business? Want the answer to this question? Then this intensive one-day workshop is for you! Designed especially for entrepreneurial women, this workshop reveals PR's best tried, tested and true strategies to generate media buzz. PR is not about luck. It's about know-how. This workshop will de-mystify the PR process, giving you step-by-step tools to  more...

Websense Essentials WE for Websense Security Suite Description At the conclusion of this course, students should be familiar with basic Websense functionality, core administrative tasks, and report generation. In particular, students will learn how to: create and maintai n policies, utilize advanced filtering techniques, and generate valuable reports. Optional modules include high level technical topics such as: advanced configurations, logging  more...

Access 2003 Foundation Access Basics Database Terminology What Is A Table? What Is A Record? What Is A Form? What Is A Report? What Is A Query?  more...