Workplace Skills Training and Seminars

($297) - Basel ii certification and training program - Become a Certified Basel ii Professional CBiiPro Certified Basel ii Professional (CBiiPro) - Basel ii certification and training program The Cost: US$ 297 What is included in this price: A. The official presentations we use in our instructor-led classes (430 slides) You can find the course synopsis at www. basel-ii-association. com/ Certified_Basel_ii_Professional. htm B. Up to 3 Online Exams If you fail, you must study  more...

147 - Sarbanes Oxley Certification Sarbanes Oxley Certification - Distance Learning and Online Certification Program Become a Certified Sarbanes-Oxley Expert (CSOE) - Distance learning and online certification program from the largest Association of Sarbanes Oxley professionals in the world with more than 2, 810 members (www. sarbanes-oxley-association. com) The Cost: US$ 147 What is included in this price: A.  more...

Positive Workplace Environment The Positive Workplace title is a series of ready to deliver courses covering the creation and maintenance of a positive workplace environment.  more...

Time and Stress Management This title offers a series of three ready to deliver courses that will help you to identify, understand and handle stress, as well as reduce pressure by better managing your time.  more...

Your Personality at Work This title offers a series of ready to deliver courses that will teach you that it is easier to inspire people to share your vision and goals when you understand both their and your own personality type and interests  more...

Retail Training - Advise on products and services The further you progress in your retail career, the greater the expectation will be from customers and co-workers that you have in-depth knowledge of the storea s products and services, and that you are able to apply this knowledge to increase sales and ensure store success. Throughout this unit we will look at ways achieve this, as well as how to research products and services and make  more...

Retail Training - Apply store security systems and procedures Retailers go to great lengths to protect their merchandise from theft, whether it is chocolate bars or designer coats. You only have to look around a department store to see just how much equipment is used for security. The cost of theft is a constant concern, causing a loss of revenue for store owners and increased prices for the consumer. It is estimated that retail theft amounts to a loss to  more...

Retail Training- Apply safe working practices There are very high social, economic and human costs associated with workplace accidents. About 500 people die each year from workplace accidents. Research shows that in most cases these accidents could have been prevented. If you are aware of the potential hazards in your workplace you will be in a much better position to prevent an accident happening to you. Nobody benefits from accidents  more...

Retail Training - Apply point of sale handling procedures The location of the cash register in the store is called the point of sale (POS). It is where customers pay for purchases. Different stores use different types of point of sale equipment depending on their needs. The system used in your store will depend on its size and the products offered. This course looks at the different systems and equipment that you might use.  more...

Retail Training - Balance point of sale terminal When operating a cash register/ terminal you are responsible for the cash and non-cash documents in the drawer, and for the accuracy of the transactions processed through the register during the daya s trading. This activity is one of the most important in your working day. Each retailer will have different procedures for controlling cash floats for cash registers/ terminals, supplying change  more...

Retail Training - Build relationships with customers The retail industry is very competitive. You need outstanding customer service and selling skills to ensure that your store is a success. Consumers have a wide variety of choice. If they cannot find what they are looking for in your store or dona t like the service, they will go to your competitors. In this section we will look at the skills and techniques you need to build a rapport with  more...

Retail Training - Communicate in the workplace Retailing is a very competitive business. You can possibly think of two or three other retailers in your immediate area who offer similar products and services to your store. Customers do not have to put up with poor service. They can simply choose to take their business elsewhere. Looking after the needs of customers must always be one of your highest priorities. Being able to communicate with  more...

Retail Training - Coordinate merchandise presentation How many times have you found yourself entering a store or walking down an aisle because you felt a drawna towards a window or merchandise display? What is it that makes us walk into one store but past others? The way that merchandise is displayed plays a very powerful role in enticing customers to look at store products and influencing their impulse to buy. Displays can create a visually  more...

Retail Training - Create a display We often browse through stores without paying too much attention to the effort that has been put into the presentation of store displays. It may appear that store operators have simply stacked their merchandise on shelves or hung merchandise on display racks, but most successful stores have actually spent considerable time preparing the layout and display of every item in their store. It is not  more...

Retail Training - Develop innovative ideas at work Wouldna t it be great if our work environment was always efficient and functioning effectively? Unfortunately this is not the case, but when you consider some of the advances that have been made across all businesses globally, perhaps change is not such a bad thing after all. Imagine how the business world would be functioning today without the innovations of computers, fax machines and  more...

Retail Training - Interact with customers Most retailers are continually looking for ways to maintain a competitive edge so that their business can continue to prosper. Progressive retailers realise that quality service can provide that competitive edge. As a sales or service assistant you have a key role to play in delivering the type of service necessary to enhance the storea s image and encourage repeat business from the storea s  more...

Retail Training - Maintain and order stock This course is written from the perspective that you are a supervisor or have some supervisory responsibilities. But operations staff also have many tasks related to maintaining and ordering stock. By being aware of these you can assist your manager and handle tasks you are given. Stock purchases can account for 70% or more of the storea s total running costs. Therefore it is essential to  more...

Retail Industry - Maintain store safety Retailers sometimes do not take Heath & Safety seriously because a store does not seem to pose a great deal of risk to people. After all, if it is safe for customers, surely it is safe for staff? Unfortunately this is not the case. Many retail operators (and customers) have narrowly missed injury from falling stock, poorly arranged displays, or dangerous signs and shelf displays. To many other  more...

Retail Training - Maintain store safety Retailers sometimes do not take Heath & Safety seriously because a store does not seem to pose a great deal of risk to people. After all, if it is safe for customers, surely it is safe for staff? Unfortunately this is not the case. Many retail operators (and customers) have narrowly missed injury from falling stock, poorly arranged displays, or dangerous signs and shelf displays. To many other  more...

Retail Training - Maintain store security In our personal lives we try not to tempt thieves by leaving mobile phones, money or valuables lying around in our cars, homes or offices. A retail store a whether it sells CDs, clothing, cosmetics or hardware a is set up to tempt customers to purchase goods. This unfortunately is also tempting to thieves. To help prevent theft, retail stores must have good security measures in place, and  more...

Retail Training - Merchandise products A storea s image refers to the overall impression people have of the store. Image is critical to the success of any retailer, and in larger retail stores you will find that different departments project different images. Think, for example, of the widely projected image of sportswear compared with home wares. Whether a store projects one image or many, the aim is to improve the appeal or  more...

Retail Training - Minimise theft It is important that you understand exactly what behaviour constitutes theft. It may be helpful to think of theft as the dishonest removal of property that belongs to another person with the intention to permanently deprive the owner of it. It is important to understand this definition so that you can identify theft when it occurs. Put simply, if you take property that does not belong to you, it  more...

Retail Training - Operate retail technology As little as 20 years ago, much of the equipment you see today in a retail store did not exist. Advances in electronic technology have transformed the way a retail store operates. To be a productive member of the team you will need to know what equipment is available to assist you in your work. You will also need to be able to operate and maintain equipment within your area of responsibility in  more...

Retail Training - Organise and maintain work areas Housekeeping is not glamorous or exciting, but it will always be an important part of your work in the retail industry. Housekeeping standards have a major impact on the storea s appearance and image. A store that is neat, clean, attractive and an easy place to shop in, helps to entice customers into the store and encourages them to return.  more...

Retail Training - Perform stock control procedures For most retailers the stock that the store buys is one of the largest investments they have in their business. The retailer is unable to recover the money paid for the stock you see on the shelves and in stock rooms until it is sold to customers. Stock that is damaged, lost or stolen represents a direct loss to the business. Consequently, a process is needed to control the movement of stock to  more...

Retail Training - Profile a retail market Have you ever stopped to question why you are attracted to some store windows and not to others? Why you stop to flip through some advertising brochures but throw the rest away without even so much as a glance at the front cover? The answer is that we are all attracted to a certain image. Store operators take advantage of this by projecting an image that will attract their target customer group.  more...

Retail Training - Recommend and fit clothing or footwear and products and services It is your role as a retail operator to help your customers make purchase decisions. To do this, you need to know not only what the customer is looking for, but detailed information about the products in your store. Customers look for products with certain criteria in mind. They will ask you for advice and assistance. When the customer does not really know what they are looking for, a good retail  more...

Retail Training - Sell products and services Customers expect staff working in the store to be able to give appropriate and accurate information about the products and services for sale. In a self-service store, customers simply expect you to know what items are stocked by the store and where they are displayed. In a store that provides assisted service, however, you are expected to have a higher level of general and technical knowledge  more...

Retail Training - Work effectively in a retail environment It is only in the last few decades that retailers have been allowed to trade outside of normal working hours on Monday to Friday and over the weekend. The retail industry has had to become more flexible and be available at times more convenient to customers. Now it is not unusual for retailers to trade every day of the year, with some stores open 24 hours a day. This deregulation of trading hours  more...

Touch Typing For Beginners - Computer Keyboard Skills This is an online programme which can be studied either at our training centre or at any other location or a mixture of both. The benfit of studying at our training centre is that we can monitor your posture, wrist position etc to help you avoid RSI. The purpose of this course is to teach technique and accuracy and students will achieve true, error free typing speeds of up to 25 words per  more...

Business Document Production In only 8 hours of study time at Pitman Training, London (High Holborn or Notting Hill), you can learn to produce the highest quality typed text to prepare you to take the OCR Text Production examination at level 2 (mandatory unit of the Text Processing Certificate or Diploma) This course is aimed at those seeking secretarial training in business letter layout to enable them to prove their  more...

Time Mastery Profile Virtual Train-the-Trainer The Time Mastery Profile Virtual Train-the-Trainer empowers trainers and consultants to learn to administer the Time Mastery Profile and then utilize it to meet their personal and organizational objectives. The Virtual Time Mastery Profile Train-the-Trainer combines independent study, personalized individual telephone coaching, & a variety of training materials. The Virtual Train-the-Trainer may  more...