Instructor Led -time Training in United Kingdom

Teeline Fast Classroom Based Shorthand Course This is a quick and effective way to learn Teeline shorthand in a classroom environment. It's really popular with secretaries and journalists who need to get up to speed in the shortest possible time while enjoying the dynamics of a traditional clssroom-based, instructor-led learning experience. You'll enjoy 3 months of lessons resulting in an estimated speed of between 30-80 wpm depending  more...

Executive PA Seminar A massively popular seminar so book early! This programme will equip you with all the soft skills you'll need to develop to enjoy a successful career as a PA, including organisation, assertiveness, time management and many others. You'll gain a detailed understanding of the demands, motives and problems of the company executive. Expand and improve directly on your contribution to the  more...

Time Management Seminar This one-day seminar is designed to help staff effectively plan and confidently prioritise their workload to ensure their own and their manager's objectives are achieved. You'll learn to take charge of your day and respond productively to changing priorities. Reduce stress and improve efficiency! Only 306. 48 pp. Book Now! Call 020 7025 4700 This seminar is a must if you  more...

Lotus Courses - Developing IBM Lotus Domino 8 Applications - Intermediate Skills This 3-day course builds on the skills of Lotus Education and across Fundamentals of IBM Lotus Domino Application Development (D8510) course. This is an instructor lecture with student-centered activities used to teach students to use IBM Lotus Domino Designer 8 to develop multi-database applications. The programme explores advanced formula techniques and methods to develop interactions  more...

Lotus Training Administering IBM Lotus Quickr 81 Services This course introduces administrators to Lotus Quickr 8. 1 and provides hands-on practice with managing places and templates, and gathering statistical information for Lotus Quickr services for Lotus Domino. Designed for new system administrators, it also considers existing Lotus Domino administrators that need to understand the minor differences between Lotus Domino and Lotus Quickr  more...

Touch Typing In 2 Days If you need to learn how to type properly and you're short of time, this is the course for you! Our experienced tutor will take you through a range of exercises to ensure you can type as fast and as accurately as possible without looking at your fingers or the keyboard! The course costs only 395. 00 for the two days and takes place in London EC2.  more...

Time Doorways - 4 week online course This advanced course is specifically about observing and gaining information from other times and places. This course does not teach astral travel or any kind of light body transfer of energy, or shift to the other time and place. This unique secret method maintains the integrity and equilibrium of the other time and place, so that the observera ™s consciousness, energy and action does not in  more...

Presentation Skills London N1. Speak with Confidence! Voice coaching & presentation skills training in London N1 CONFIDENCE TRICKS, VOICE COACHING & PRESENTATION SKILLS Reliable confidence is based on the repeated practice of surprisingly simple procedures. Experience Alive Relaxation, Energy & Flow during presentations, meetings or any challenging situations. Individual coaching within a group setting. DATE: Sunday 21st June TIME: 12. 00 until 5. 00pm COST: 55 pounds VENUE:  more...

Celtic Cadences are offering a Tartan Fling An evening of Scottish Ceilidh dance, Music, Poetry & Song Enjoy a right old Scottish song & dance. Easy dances for all. Celtic harp & flute songs join in the chorus or just listen. Do you have something tartan! Please wear! With Harriet Anderson & Alan Mars - a Scottish/ Viking, English & Italian duo! Monday 11th May 2009 Venue: The Brunswick, 1 Holland Rd, Hove BN3  more...

Introduction to MS Project MICROSOFT PROJECT This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential techniques for planning and controlling projects using Microsoft Project. Detailed working concepts of the application are explored in depth and hands-on to help plan and control people, tasks and time more effectively. BENEFITS After taking this Microsoft Project training class, you will be able to:  more...

Advanced MS Access Our 2 day Advanced Microsoft Access training course is suitable for those with a sound working knowledge of Access who wish to progress to the most complicated functions and features. The course will be primarily instructive with some time used as a tutorial; delegates will have the opportunity to work through an exercise provided by the tutor or work on their own database. To illustrate  more...

Advanced Crystal Reports Review - Creating reports - Formatting - Grouping - Summarizing - Selecting records - Summary Drill Down - Linking - Formulas - CrossTabs Advanced Formulas - Creating multiple statement formulas - Using variables - Understanding two-pass reporting - Using evaluation time functions - Creating running totals - Adding User Functions Libraries (UFLs) Conditional Formatting - Types of  more...

Sage Payroll This 2 day course has been designed to give first time or recent users the skills they need set up a payroll system. The course is 100% hands-on, with exercises to help delegates practice the new skills they learn. Preparing to Start The Basics Backing Up & Restoring Data Payroll Basics Company Settings Government Legislation Pay Elements Adding New Employees Employee  more...

Introduction To MS Frontpage PREREQUISITES No previous experience of FrontPage is needed. BENEFITS Students will learn how to create and edit web pages using Microsoft FrontPage. The course provides a solid foundation, introducing key features of this program with plenty of hands-on practice. Students will learn to create attractive web pages that include text, graphics, tables, forms, internal and external links, and a  more...

PRINCE2 Practitioner Conversion Training PRINCE2a (Project IN Controlled Environments) is a project management methodology designed to ensure that a project meets its objectives and that these are delivered on time. This 2 day PRINCE2 Practitioner Conversion training course is designed to provide you with a detailed understanding of the PRINCE2 Methodology in order to pass the Objective Practitioner Examination.  more...

Project Management Training This 1 day Introduction to Project Management provides delegates with a solid introduction to the principles of Project Management and how these are applied to real projects after the course. You will learn key skills required to successfully implement any project within your budget and time frame.  more...

PRINCE2 Practitioner Conversion Training PRINCE2a (Project IN Controlled Environments) is a project management methodology designed to ensure that a project meets its objectives and that these are delivered on time. This 2 day PRINCE2 Practitioner Conversion training course is designed to provide you with a detailed understanding of the PRINCE2 Methodology in order to pass the Objective Practitioner Examination.  more...

PRINCE2 Foundation Training PRINCE2a (Project IN Controlled Environments) is a project management methodology designed to ensure that a project meets its objectives and that these are delivered on time. This 3 day PRINCE2a Foundation training course will provide delegates with a detailed understanding of the PRINCE2 approach and how to apply this method to your own working environment.  more...

MS Project Training Microsoft Project helps you monitor and schedule your projects using resources such as people, equipment, time and money. This 2 day Microsoft Project course introduces delegates to the concepts of planning a project by analysing the information using Gantt charts, graphs, tables and views. You will learn how to identify, organise and manage the tasks and resources required to complete a  more...

Beginners Access Training This intensive Microsoft Access training course introduces attendees to relational databases concepts, and how to create and maintain a database using MS Access. MS Access is a powerful database application which will save you time takes the pain out of creating relational databases. This beginners Access provides the skills needed to build basic databases, and provides a platform from which to  more...

Time Management Training This 1 day Time Management training course is designed to improve participants time management skills by helping them to increase work effectiveness and productivity, achieve greater control of their daily activities and overcome stress.  more...

Lean Processes and Tools Training This Lean Processes & Tools training course provides delegates with a practical introduction to the lean methods and tools so that they can undertake process improvement activities. Lean thinking is based on the legendary Toyota Production System that produces very high quality products; in a very short time and at a low cost. Lean provides a methodology and tools that enable organisations to  more...

Management Skills for New Managers Training This 2 day Management Skills for New Managers Training will help new appointed managers with the skills and techniques they need to succeed in their new role. Core skills covered include Time Management, Communication Skills, Decision Making, Performance Appraisals, Managing Confict and Motivation Techniques.  more...

PRINCE2 Foundation Training PRINCE2a (Project IN Controlled Environments) is a project management methodology designed to ensure that a project meets its objectives and that these are delivered on time. This 3 day PRINCE2a Foundation training course will provide delegates with a detailed understanding of the PRINCE2 approach and how to apply this method to your own working environment.  more...

Support Skills for PAs The workplace is becoming ever more demanding and hectic, resulting in increasing time pressures and levels of stress for both managers and their PAs. Developing specific skills, such as in the management of a manager s diary can have a real impact on their productivity, and can help to ensure that individuals and teams remain stress-free and effective in their roles. This course is particularly  more...

Effective Inductions The pressure of daily routines can often make it difficult to take the time to ensure that new members of staff are assisted in the process of becoming integrated into the organisation. For many organisations, staff induction simply involves a whistle-stop tour of the building and a few colleagues cajoled into telling them briefly what's what. Others go for information overload, or a drawn out or  more...

Remote People Management Any manager will agree that people management has its own challenges but in today's fast-moving business environment, work has become more remote and more flexible, with people often working from a number of different sites. This presents a new set of challenges, with organisations requiring improved management processes and managers needing to develop new competencies and strategies. Managing  more...

Training for Trainers The provision of internal training can enable experienced staff to impart essential skills and knowledge to their colleagues. However, training can only help an organisation to achieve its strategic objectives if it is well planned and delivered, and if the time and resources invested are worthwhile and cost-effective. This course will enable delegates to prepare and deliver effective objective  more...

Negotiation Skills The development of on-going professional relationships is key to any successful organisation. Unless negotiations achieve a win-win outcome, it is likely that such relationships will break down over time. This course will enable delegates to become effective negotiators, both externally with other organisations, customers and suppliers, and internally, within day-to-day routine discussions with  more...

Managing Under Pressure The workplace is becoming ever more demanding and hectic, resulting in increasing time pressures and levels of stress, and the negative effects of stress in the workplace are well known: increased sickness and absenteeism, decreased productivity and avoidable, costly mistakes. Developing skills in time and stress management can have a real impact on productivity, and can help to ensure that  more...

Effective Meetings One of the most common frustrations reported in the workplace is the waste of time and energy given to poorly managed meetings. This course will equip delegates with the skills and techniques needed to plan, lead and participate in meetings of any kind, including impromptu, on-the-spot discussions between colleagues, to formal presentations and meetings with external suppliers or customers. It  more...

Ready made training content courses Looking for a course, but it is not cost effective for you to put everyone on it? then why not look at our ready-to-use training materials. Everything you need including detailed trainers notes, participant handouts, certificates, ppt slides etc WRITTEN WITH YOU IN MIND These packs have been written with non-trainers in mind. Our trainers notes will take you step-by-step, page by page and  more...

Licensed NLP Practitioner training 7- Day Intensive Learn powerful NLP skills in small groups with experienced trainers and become certified as a Licensed NLP Practitionera through the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (SNLP). Course Focus: * How to use language most effectively, both to communicate with yourself and others. * How to change unwanted behaviours, develop inner resources and increase your personal effectiveness.  more...

Licensed NLP Master Practitioner training 9- Day Intensive LICENSED NLP MASTER PRACTITIONERa (9- Day Intensive) Learn NLP mastery in small groups with experienced trainers and become certified as a Licensed NLP Master Practitionera through the Society of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (SNLP). Course Focus: * Advanced language mastery, enabling more powerful and flexible communication and influence. * Deeper understanding of thinking  more...

Introduction to Corporate Actions An introductory course designed to provide a detailed understanding of debt and equity corporate actions, what they are, where they originate, why they happen and especially the operational involvement. Sequential steps, critical factors and alternative choices for the investors as well as the relevant calculations and the critical time scales involved are included. The course covers a wide  more...

Nutrition for Workplace Wellness Why bother with a healthy diet? There are proven links between good nutrition and increased immunity, reduced stress and improved energy levels a and those are just the short-term benefits! Longer-term, the right approach to nutrition can reduce the risk of chronic illness, heart disease and diabetes a AND it can make you look and feel younger, too! This programme is for you if you  more...

Fundamentals of Project Management Aims This programme gives detailed and practical guidance on how to plan, organise and control projects effectively, with particular emphasis on delivery of results within time, budget and quality constraints. It includes full participation, utilising structured exercises, role-plays, discussions and workshops. Prerequisites Anyone with responsibility for managing a project or working in a  more...

PRINCE2 Foundation Plus Aims This programme is aimed at anyone involved in project work needing a good understanding of PRINCE2 ® up to the standard of the PRINCE2 ® Practitioner examination, and who may wish to take the Registered PRINCE2 ® Practitioner qualification at a later stage and in particular, new and existing Project Managers working in a PRINCE2 ® environment. This three-day programme  more...

PRINCE2 Entry Level Foundation Aims This programme is aimed at anyone involved in project work needing a basic understanding of PRINCE2 ® up to the standard of the PRINCE2 ® Foundation examination. Advice is available from our Project Specialists for those uncertain about attending this programme as their first interface with project management. This two-day non-residential programme covers the full syllabus of the  more...

PRINCE2 Management Briefing Aims This programme is aimed at senior Management teams, especially those responsible for managing organisational change effectively and looking for an effective project management method. This programme will help participants appreciate the importance of handling change for business success. It provides a high level view of the essential features of PRINCE2 ® and demonstrates how it can  more...

PRINCE2 Practitioner Aims This programme is aimed at anyone involved in project work needing an in depth understanding of PRINCE2 ® up to the standard of the PRINCE2 ® Practitioner examination. In particular, Project Managers, Team Leaders and Managers, Project Assurance and Project Support roles working in a PRINCE2 ® environment and those intending to play a role in a project conducted in accordance  more...

PRINCE2 Re-Registration Aims This programme is aimed at Registered Practitioners who wish to retain their status and who must re-register within 3-5 years of their original certification. The course provides a refresher of the PRINCE2 ® method and provides the opportunity to sit the condensed re-registration Practitioner exam. When successful, Registered Practitioner status is confirmed for a further 5 years.  more...

MSP Practitioner Aims This programme is aimed at managers working towards a role with full-time responsibility within a programme environment. Prerequisites Delegates should have completed the MSP ® Foundation course.  more...

M_o_R Conversion Aims This programme is aimed at managers with full-time responsibilities for corporate governance or charged with enhancing an organisationa ™s risk management culture. Prerequisites An M_o_R ® Foundation exam pass is a prerequisite for attending this event.  more...

M_o_R Practitioner Aims This programme is aimed at managers with full-time responsibilities for corporate governance or charged with enhancing an organisationa ™s risk management culture. Prerequisites Delegates should have completed the M_o_R ® Foundation course.  more...

APMP - Association for Project Management Practitioner Qualification Aims This programme is for you if you are already working on the project management industry and now wish to gain the recognised APMP professional qualification. The APMP Qualification is an intensive five-day foundation professional qualification awarded by the Association for Project Management (APM). It provides one of the very few internationally recognised qualifications in Project  more...

Advanced Presenting Advanced Presenting Not content with simply presenting information clearly and confidently? How would you like to leave your audience inspired, entertained and wanting more? This 1 day fast track session will provide you with a useful toolkit to develop your skills and provide some new challenges when speaking in public. Research shows that the biggest impact and influencer when we communicate  more...

Time to Succeed Make time for success The ability to manage time is an essential skill for effective people. Those who use these techniques routinely are the highest achievers in all walks of life, from business to sport to public service. This programme is for you if you seem to spend your days stressed, disorganised or frustrated at the a lacka of time you encounter. Intensive and time-efficient, this  more...

Influencing and Presenting to the Board If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail! Presenting to the Board can be an intimidating experience, whether ita ™s your first time, or your twenty-first. Preparation is an absolutely vital component for influencing and presenting to the Board effectively. Building on existing knowledge as well as your speed reading, report writing and presentation skills, this programme provides an  more...

Advanced Trainer Skills Continuing professional development for trainers Staying fresh and building on existing skills is essential for anyone involved in teaching and training. This programme builds on fundamental trainer skills and is an ideal follow up to the Trainer Proficiency certificate. This programme is for you if you are an experienced trainer and want to expand your knowledge. It provides additional  more...

Keyboard and Touchtyping Skills This programme is for anyone who needs to use a keyboard and types regularly. Increase work performance and save time on your PC by learning how to touch-type accurately.  more...

The Assertive Toolkit Assertiveness a The win-win approach to relationships at work Assertiveness is a way of relating to the outside world, backed up by a set of skills for effective communication. To be truly assertive, you need to recognise your worth and your right to enjoy life. At the same time you value others, respecting their right to an opinion and to enjoy themselves. This programme is for you if  more...

Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence - the key to outstanding performance Mastering Emotional Intelligence is the key to outstanding performance in technical, managerial, professional and leadership roles. Research on both sides of the Atlantic has found that a emotionally intelligenta workers have a positive impact on the bottom line, not just in terms of profitability, but also in terms of reduced levels  more...

Manage your Time With Microsoft Outlook Get organised and stay organised There never seem to be enough hours in the day and the way in which you use your time has a major impact on the achievement of personal and business goals. Time is precious and irreplaceable but often we squander it. Inbox overload can make you feel out of control and lead to high stress levels and result in poor performance, but by learning how to use Microsoft  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 - One Day Introduction Training Course Adobe InDesign CS3 is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign CS3 integrates  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 - Two Day Introduction Training Course Adobe InDesign CS3 is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign CS3 integrates  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 - One Day Intermediate training Course Adobe InDesign CS3 is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign CS3 integrates  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 - Two Day Intermediate training Course Adobe InDesign CS3 is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign CS3 integrates  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 for QuarkXPress users One Day Training Course Adobe InDesign CS3 is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign CS3 integrates  more...

Adobe InDesign CS3 for QuarkXPress users Two Day Training Course Adobe InDesign CS3 is the page layout application of choice for many users. It contains a host of advanced text, colour, print and layout features not found in any other application that can be applied to text and objects It also boasts an interface similar to Adobe s other leading design applications and so is intuitive for users of these applications. Further, Adobe InDesign CS3 integrates  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS3 - One Day Introduction training Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and with the likely demise of Freehand it looks set to retain its crown for some time. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards,  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - Two Day Bespoke Training Course Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended is the ultimate image editing application providing extra features over the normal Photoshop CS3 application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. Photoshop CS3 offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS3 also supports vector  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - One Day Introduction training Dreamweaver CS3 is the latest incarnation of the leading web development and site management application previously known under the Macromedia branding. Its powerful tools allow you to build and manage great web sites all through an intuitive graphical user interface. It integrates perfectly with Adobe's other leading applications like Flash and Photoshop and respects all the latest internet  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - Two Day Introduction training Dreamweaver CS3 is the latest incarnation of the leading web development and site management application previously known under the Macromedia branding. Its powerful tools allow you to build and manage great web sites all through an intuitive graphical user interface. It integrates perfectly with Adobe's other leading applications like Flash and Photoshop and respects all the latest internet  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 - One Day Intermediate training Dreamweaver CS3 is the latest incarnation of the leading web development and site management application previously known under the Macromedia branding. Its powerful tools allow you to build and manage great web sites all through an intuitive graphical user interface. It integrates perfectly with Adobe's other leading applications like Flash and Photoshop and respects all the latest internet  more...

Adobe Flash CS3 - One Day Introduction training ...vamped library interface; a new Undo feature; powerful run-time effects; and breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities to name but a few. Advantages of learning Adobe Flash CS3 with XChangeTraining -Our Adobe Flash CS3 trainers are experienced web design professionals with excellent knowledge of all aspects of internet technology and graphic design. -It's bespoke and solutions based:  more...

Adobe Flash CS3 - Two Day Introduction training ...vamped library interface; a new Undo feature; powerful run-time effects; and breakthrough motion-graphics capabilities to name but a few. In this two day beginners course, we focus on using Adobe Flash CS3 for the creation of visually attractive vector and animation based websites and page elements. We look at creating artwork in Flash CS3 as well as importing artwork and images into Flash  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Two Day Introduction Adobe Photoshop CS4 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS4 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the  more...

Adobe CS4 Design Combo - Three Day Essentials introduction training This course is an introduction to the core essentials of the Adobe CS4 design applications of InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4 and Adobe Bridge over a 3 day session. The duration of this course will enable an all round grounding in the most important aspects of these 3 applications to your design workflow but will not allow a fully comprehensive introduction to all aspects of each  more...

Creativity Creativity is the most prized ability in business today because new ideas can save you time, money and effort. However, despite its great value, few people know how to become more creative. One reason for that outlook is because many people think that creativity is an inborn skill. They couldn't be more wrong. Creativity is something we all have, to some degree, whether we realise it or not.  more...

Motivation The ability to take rapid decisive action is the key to success. When was the last time you missed out on something truly wonderful because you were too busy 'thinking it through' ? I'll bet that afterwards, you were amazed at how simple the decision could have been and how real the rewards are. And yet you hesitated. Others decided to 'go for it' and are currently enjoying those  more...

High Quality Questions The world we live in can be a confusing place. There is more information available now than at any other point in human history. So when it comes to making good decisions, being well informed or understanding what people really mean, you need to get clear, accurate answers - and fast! Misunderstandings can be embarrasing, as well as wasting time and money, so we all need ways of cutting  more...

BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Lean Organisation Management Techniques ...ss Improvement Techniques NVQ a opportunities for full-time learners to gain a nationally-recognised vocationallyspecific qualification to enter employment in the field of business or to progress to further vocational qualifications such as the BTEC Level 3 Award or Certificate in Management a the knowledge, understanding and skills learners need to provide cost-effective procedures  more...

Advanced Hypnosis ADVANCED HYPNOSIS (3- Day Intensive) An advanced NLP and Hypnosis seminar designed to accelerate the development of NLPers and Hypnotists by providing specialised knowledge and insight into all aspects of Hypnosis. Course Focus: * Hypnotic presentations - use hypnosis easily in one-to-many communication. * Advanced hypnotic language, for seamless conversational inductions. * Subtle  more...

PRINCE2 Foundation PRINCE2: 2009 Foundation Training Course Goals Our PRINCE2 ® Foundation course covers the basics of the PRINCE2 method. It is aimed at giving delegates an understanding of the philosophy behind the PRINCE2 method and preparing them for the PRINCE2 Foundation certification exam, which they sit at the end of the course. Participants & Benefits This course is suitable for project managers,  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - One Day Bespoke Training Course Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended is the ultimate image editing application providing extra features over the normal Photoshop CS3 application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. Photoshop CS3 offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS3 also supports vector  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Two Day Intermediate Training Course Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS3 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 - One Day Intermediate Training Course Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS3 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 - Two Day Introduction Training Course Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS3 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 - One Day Introduction Training Course Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the standard image editing application used by the majority of design professionals throughout the world. It offers incredible creative freedom both in terms of manipulating exisiting images, creating new art work, and integrating all design elements. Photoshop CS3 also supports vector graphics, easy automation, and a wide range of other improved features, including the  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Two Day Intermediate training Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and with the likely demise of Freehand it looks set to retain its crown for some time. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards,  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS3 - One Day Intermediate training Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and with the likely demise of Freehand it looks set to retain its crown for some time. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards,  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Two Day Introduction training Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the latest version of Adobe's industry standard vector-based illustrating tool and with the likely demise of Freehand it looks set to retain its crown for some time. It is used by graphic designers throughout the world to create a vast variety of different media including illustrations, package designs, leaflets & flyers, web graphics & animations, notice boards,  more...

Beginners Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (1-day Interactive Training Course in Edinburgh) Our Skillstudio trainers understand that it's quite natural for you to feel very nervous or even terrified when presenting for the first time. But they'll help you conquer your fears using simple, practical techniques which you'll learn on our one-day workshop. The same people who felt worried before the course simply can't believe that they have managed to control their nerves, stand up in  more...

Beginners Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (1-day Interactive Training Course in Glasgow) Our Skillstudio trainers understand that it's quite natural for you to feel very nervous or even terrified when presenting for the first time. But they'll help you conquer your fears using simple, practical techniques which you'll learn on our one-day workshop. The same people who felt worried before the course simply can't believe that they have managed to control their nerves, stand up in  more...

Beginners Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (1-day Interactive Training Course in Manchester) Our Skillstudio trainers understand that it's quite natural for you to feel very nervous or even terrified when presenting for the first time. But they'll help you conquer your fears using simple, practical techniques which you'll learn on our one-day workshop. The same people who felt worried before the course simply can't believe that they have managed to control their nerves, stand up in  more...

Beginners Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (1-day Interactive Training Course in Leeds) Our Skillstudio trainers understand that it's quite natural for you to feel very nervous or even terrified when presenting for the first time. But they'll help you conquer your fears using simple, practical techniques which you'll learn on our one-day workshop. The same people who felt worried before the course simply can't believe that they have managed to control their nerves, stand up in  more...

Beginners Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (1-day Interactive Training Course in Birmingham) Our Skillstudio trainers understand that it's quite natural for you to feel very nervous or even terrified when presenting for the first time. But they'll help you conquer your fears using simple, practical techniques which you'll learn on our one-day workshop. The same people who felt worried before the course simply can't believe that they have managed to control their nerves, stand up in  more...

Beginners Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (1-day Interactive Training Course in London) Our Skillstudio trainers understand that it's quite natural for you to feel very nervous or even terrified when presenting for the first time. But they'll help you conquer your fears using simple, practical techniques which you'll learn on our one-day workshop. The same people who felt worried before the course simply can't believe that they have managed to control their nerves, stand up in  more...

Touch Typing In 2 Days If you need to learn how to type properly and you're short of time, this is the course for you! Our experienced tutor will take you through a range of exercises to ensure you can type as fast and as accurately as possible without looking at your fingers or the keyboard! The course costs only 395. 00 for the two days and takes place in London EC2.  more...

Teeline Fast Classroom Based Shorthand Course This is a quick and effective way to learn Teeline shorthand in a classroom environment. It's really popular with secretaries and journalists who need to get up to speed in the shortest possible time while enjoying the dynamics of a traditional clssroom-based, instructor-led learning experience. You'll enjoy 3 months of lessons resulting in an estimated speed of between 30-80 wpm depending  more...

Lotus Notes Domino 8.5 Building Collaborative Applications Workshop This 3-day course is for customers who need to add more value and extend functionality beyond e-mail to Lotus Domino applications and collaborate in real time. Lotus Notes 8. 5 continues to incorporate the open standards of the Eclipse application development framework and a component-based service-oriented architecture (SOA). Developers and customers now have the ability to build Domino  more...

Lotus Course Administering IBM Lotus Quickr 81 Services This course introduces administrators to Lotus Quickr 8. 1 and provides hands-on practice with managing places and templates, and gathering statistical information for Lotus Quickr services for Lotus Domino. Designed for new system administrators, it also considers existing Lotus Domino administrators that need to understand the minor differences between Lotus Domino and Lotus Quickr  more...

Communication Skills Training Overview - Communication Skills Delivered in Opposite Lega ™s humourous and playful style, participants will: * Engage with their natural communication skills and resources * Begin to find and nurture those communication skills in themselves * Improve their listening skills * Learn how to build rapport through body language *  more...

Master Practitoner Certification Course - July and August 2010 in Bath Somerset INTENSIVE NLP MASTER PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION ® INTENSIVE HYPNOSIS MASTER PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION INTENSIVE TIME LINE THERAPY ® MASTER PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION (14 Days) inclusive 1850 inc VAT 3 certificates in 14 days! The certification you leave with is: Master Practitioner of NLP Master Practitioner of Time Line Therapya Master Practitioner of Hypnosis assuming,  more...

Time Line Therapy Practitioner Certification Course - 2 days in Bath Somerset Time Line Therapy is the overall most effective way of dealing with complex behaviours and ingrained reactionary negative behaviour is issues. Remove limiting decisions, behaviours, negative mind sets and release the attachment of the past to your clients every day lives allowing them to move forward easily leaving your job as the therapist so much easier. Only fully qualified NLP  more...

The Executive Secretary - Excellence Programme As an essential member of the team the effective secretary must maintain high levels of service delivery o ensure the achievement of organisational objectives. This programme highlights the importance of this role within a company and aims to provide the skills with which the effective secretary can contribute fully to the managers success. This programme is delivered in house and it is  more...

Enhancing Management Effectiveness Maintaining effective people and process management in todaya ™s workplace requires consistency. Sometimes the challenges presented by operational issues force managers into being reactive and yet proactive and balanced management of people and resources are essential all managers. This programme provides an opportunity to develop new strategies for balanced management of people and  more...

IEMA Associate Certificate for the Environmental Practitioner - Level 3 NCFE This environmental training course is a Level 3 Vocational Qualification consisting of 5 practitioner workshops. Outside of the workshops the course is designed for the learner to be able to study at a time and place that is convenient to them. This training course has been approved by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) for associate level membership. This means  more...

Graduate Development - Developing Business Awareness Introduction: This programme has been designed to enable you to understand what the business values, and to provide you with the skills, behaviours techniques and tools that you require to make a huge and successful contribution to business in the oil and gas industry. The pace and complexity of change in the business world means that we all need to evaluate constantly how we interact with the  more...

The Exceptional Trainer Introduction: With so many innovations in training this programme will cover all aspects from Training needs analysis to pre-course priming, to evaluation and post course acceleration of learning. You will explore best practice techniques and we will provide you with a complete and through insight into the complete training cycle. You will create added value at every stage of the process. An  more...

Appraising for Peak Performance Introduction: Ita ™s that time of the year again, time for the performance appraisal discussion. A very small part of the performance management process that provides an incredible opportunity for the participants to engage in discussion about what motivates them towards goals and to seek support for the things that hold them back. So why is performance appraisal one of the greatest  more...

Investing in Recruitment & Selection Introduction: It can be difficult to quantify the cost of getting a recruitment decision wrong the cost of poor judgement can create morale issues, client dissatisfaction, imbalance amongst teams, and an impact on brand reputation. Recruitment is a costly and time consuming process; and it is therefore critical that the right candidate is appointed first time. This practical two day  more...

Effective Communication Skills If you wish to develop powerful communication techniques and strategies, this workshop will enable you to explore, practice, and perfect the skills of becoming an outstanding communicator. From interpersonal communications, to influencing larger groups during negotiations, and meetings, you will be exposed to dozens of ways to dramatically improve your communication effectiveness! Course Aims:  more...

Social Media Marketing Training Course ONE-TO-ONE Training Workshop, relevant to you and your business. Many companies are now incorporating blogs into their marketing strategies to interact directly with their audiences, give their brands a personality, drive targeted web traffic and increase engagement. Easy to set up and with a very low outlay, blogs give companies the chance to raise their profile and better connect with customers.  more...

Onsite Search Engine Optimisation SEO Training Course ONE-TO-ONE Training Workshop, relevant to you and your business. As an Internet marketing strategy, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) considers how search engines work and what people search for. In its simplest form SEO is the practice of modifying a website (text, titles, meta tags, alt tags, etc) so that it is considered to be search engine friendly. There is then an increased probability that  more...

Search Engine Optimisation SEO Training Course 2 Day ONE-TO-ONE Training Workshop, relevant to you and your business. As an Internet marketing strategy, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) considers how search engines work and what people search for. In its simplest form SEO is the practice of modifying a website (text, titles, meta tags, alt tags, etc) so that it is considered to be search engine friendly. There is then an increased probability that  more...

Keyword Research Training Course ONE-TO-ONE Training Workshop, relevant to you and your business. Keyword research is perhaps the most crucial aspect of a successful internet marketing campaign. In PPC, youa ™re essentially paying for clicks on search queries. In SEO, you have to model your content around actual search queries. If you do a bad job at keyword research, nothing else will work optimally. When you are  more...

Facebook For Business Training Course ONE-TO-ONE Training Workshop, relevant to you and your business. In the UK a staggering 19 million people use Facebook. That's just under a third of the population. A large, growing portion of some of the most valuable demographics are spending more of their time and attention on Facebook and less on other channels and media. As a business owner, you need to be where your customers and prospective  more...

Affiliate Marketing Training Course ONE-TO-ONE Training Workshop, relevant to you and your business. The premise of affiliate marketing is very simple; it is like a commercial referral scheme. For example, if you refer your friend to join Sky TV, then Sky would give you some sort of incentive or a gift for doing so. In affiliate marketing, it is a little different because instead of referring your friend, you refer online visitors  more...

How To Promote Your Business On The Internet Free to Attend Location: Web Worx, Albrighton, Wolverhampton Various Dates & Times Available 09. 30am - 12. 30pm As traditional retail struggles in the current market conditions online sales continue to grow expanding to nearly 20% of the total, national retail spend. This year the UK will be spending over 4 billion each month online. Can your business afford to miss out on this ever  more...

Assertive Behaviour There you go again you have said yes to something you know you should have said no to. How did it happen this time? We can all benefit from an increased awareness of the way we interact with others and the effect of what we say and do. In a healthy and professional workplace we need to be able to negotiate clear boundaries around work demands and pressures and this requires assertive behaviours  more...

Planning & Time Management This exciting programme will enable you to assess your current relationship with time and identify how that could be improved. You will also ensure that valuable time is well spent and recognise that doing the right thing is as important as doing things right! We will provide you with tools and techniques to make sure you are in charge of how your time is spent and in addition you will learn how  more...

Discover the leader in you Introduction Leadership always has been a key differentiator between successful and unsuccessful organisations. But what is leadership? One of the best definitions is the one that is said to have been used by the great Arab leader Tariq Ibn Ziyad who said that: Leadership is the art of getting people to do willingly what they would not ordinarily do. This exciting event will provide total  more...

Investing in Recruitment Selection Introduction It can be difficult to quantify the cost of getting a recruitment decision wrong the cost of poor judgement can create morale issues, client dissatisfaction, imbalance amongst teams, and an impact on brand reputation. Recruitment is a costly and time consuming process; and it is therefore critical that the right candidate is appointed first time. This practical two day  more...

Not Today Thank You! Essential Sales Skills Do you want to be known as a professional sales person and not just a person from sales? In just two days you will learn the skills that will make a significant difference to your sales figures and you will be able to apply them immediately. You rarely persuade people to buy something because people persuade themselves What will I gain from the course? The professional sales  more...

Negotiation Skills for senior leaders and managers Course Objectives: Senior leaders and managers often have to present a concerted front in dealing with complex negotiation situations. Working as a team instead of as an individual involves different interpersonal skills. The other parties to such negotiations unconsciously observe body language and team dynamics which can help them look for opportunities to divide and conquer. This highly  more...

Time Management Course Objectives: Our popular Time Management programme for Supervisors and Managers is a fast-paced, challenging one-day course designed to help you maintain a firm grip on your schedule. Time Management is not just about goal-setting and writing to-do lists; we provide proven tools and techniques you can put into practice immediately. You will learn how to identify and protect high-value  more...

IOSH Managing Safely Course Objectives: This course ensures that safety requirements are appreciated by people employed as line managers and enables them to review their own departmental systems for safety, introducing new controls or implementing changes as appropriate to make the department work more safely. Contents: On successful completion of the course delegates should be able to: Explain "working  more...

Effective Project Management Course Objectives: This highly practical programme delivers all the essential skills, tools and techniques required to support you in your project management role. The course concentrates on practical, easy to understand and control techniques that can be directly and immediately applied in your workplace. The fundamental principles of successful project management are covered in depth;  more...

Introduction to Project Management Principles Course Objectives: This one day practical programme provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of Project Management. By the end of this course delegates will understand how to plan and schedule small and medium-sized projects. This short course includes practical exercises designed to demonstrate how you can identify which jobs are most important, and which deadlines are most  more...

Ethical Selling Techniques Course Objectives: Ethical Selling Techniques is an excellent one-day, hands-on workshop that introduces new sales people to the concept of effective selling, including identifying the needs of the customer and demonstrating to them the value of your product or service in meeting their need. We concentrate on the fundamentals of salesmanship whilst going well beyond traditional sales concepts.  more...

Interviewing successfully for recruitment Course Objectives: In today's ultra competitive market, the value of recognising the best candidate for the job cannot be over-estimated. Successful recruitment presents an ongoing challenge and attracting and selecting the right candidate is fundamental to future success. The cost of making the wrong choice in recruitment is both expensive and hugely time-consuming. Our Interviewing  more...

Managing the Discipline Grievance Process Course Objectives: Industrial tribunals are costly, time consuming and debilitating for both the organisation and the individual. This course uses examples to demonstrate to delegates when the process should be instigated and the appropriate methods to employ to effectively manage the Discipline & Grievance process to try and avoid the final course of action - the Industrial Tribunal.  more...

Training Needs Analysis Course Objectives: Training Needs Analysis is designed to help you identify the precise areas where training is required for your organisation's employees. This intensive and interactive one-day programme has the added benefit of ensuring that training and development initiatives are aligned with organisational goals, objectives and culture; creating training solutions that are specific to the  more...

OMG Certified Real-time and Embedded Specialist OCRES - Advanced Exam Preparation The Advanced Exam covers a broader range of concepts and knowledge from Real-time and Embedded programming standards than the intermediate Exam  more...

OMG Certified Real-time and Embedded Specialist OCRES - Intermediate Exam Preparation The Intermediate Exam covers a range of concepts and knowledge from Real-time and Embedded modeling and programming standards.  more...

JMeter Fundamentals Training Course This course covers the creation and implementation of functional and unit testing with Apache JMeter, the free application testing software from The Apache Software Foundation. The purpose of the course is to allow organisations to completely automate their various testing requirements, saving time, money and helping to minimise the risk of human error in testing. The programme explores the  more...

Oracle Database 11g Performance Tuning Module 1. Basic Tuning Tools * Monitoring tools overview * Enterprise Manager * V$ Views, Statistics and Metrics * Wait Events Module 2. Using Automatic Workload Repository * Managing the Automatic Workload Repository * Real Time SQL Monitoring Module 3. Defining Problems * Defining the Problem * Limit the Scope and Setting the Priority *  more...

Introduction to Genetics This course has been created for people who want to made reasonable decision related to genetics, e. g.: * managers introducing new products using genetically modified plants * researchers whose main area or expertise is not genetics but they need to feed the results of genetic research into their work * computer programmers who are going to deal with data related to DNA *  more...

Intermediate Mathematics Understanding Stochastic Calculus Course Outline The use of Probability theory in financial modelling can be traced back to the work on Bachelier at the beginning of last century with advanced probabilistic methods being introduced for the first time by Black, Scholes and Merton in the seventies. The modern financial quantitative analysts make use of sophisticated mathematical concepts, such as martingales and stochastic  more...

Facilitation Skills Facilitation Skills Become a more successful facilitator and trainer Whatever your training experience, it is always worth considering alternative approaches to engage and enrapture your audience. Developing your facilitation skills as a trainer can really help. This facilitation skills programme is run by experienced facilitators who will share the secrets of their success, describing in  more...

Energy and Well Being With fewer people doing more work, each person needs to have the energy for the long journey of continuous change. Simple changes in nutrition and daily exercise can give you the stamina to stay the course. This session gives participants practical tips to enhance their health and well-being. Enabling people to take responsibility for their physical energy reduces sickness absence and enhances  more...

Time Management This interactive course provides delegates with practical strategies, tools and techniques to help manage their time pro-actively at work and at home. The programme helps delegates understand how they currently manage their time and then assists in the development of new habits to increase and maintain their efficiency throughout the day. The course incorporates accelerated learning techniques  more...

Value Adding Appraisals Value Adding Appraisals Making Appraisals Work For You Is your team's experience of appraisals a box-ticking exercise and waste of time? Is your view, as the person hosting the appraisal, that you need to get it done as quickly as possible, file it and tell HR you're up to date? Appraisals are a great opportunity to: Give (and receive) constructive feedback Reflect on what went well...  more...

EFT Level 1 - Introduction to the Essentials Why This Course? I hear it all the time from clients: a I love EFT. When I do a session with you I make so much progress, but when I try it on my own I just dona ™t know what to say. I feel like Ia ™m doing it wrong. I just dona ™t know where to start." I went through the same thing myself. EFT was so easy when I was working with someone, but when I was on my own I  more...

Law of Attraction EFT Self-Help Group Come along and have some fun meeting like-minded people - and at the same time learn how to use EFT to release self-sabotaging behaviours and sub-conscious blocks to health, happiness and abundance! Meeting in Great Chesterford near Saffron Walden, Essex CB10 1NY 7. 30 to 9. 00 pm, 2nd and 4th Monday of the month From 26 January 2009 10 in advance or 12. 50 on the night.  more...

Mind Mapping Speed Reading and Memory Workshop - 1 day This 1 day course is an intensive compact course that provides strategies and skills to master information through Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Memory techniques. Suitable for: All levels of personnel in an organisation to help master information. Anyone looking for a management development programme that offers practical skills to manage the activities that take up time. Individuals taking  more...

Equity Derivatives Valuation and Management Course Outline Equity derivatives have been growing in importance over a number of years and are now well established in the financial marketplace. This seminar is for anyone who wishes to be able to price, use, manage or evaluate equity derivatives and exotic equity options. More than half of the seminar is devoted to practical small group sessions. Who The Course is For Anyone who wishes  more...

Maths Refresher Course Outline Mathematics is at the heart of financial techniques, but many finance texts and courses assume a lot of prior knowledge. This programme aims to bridge the gap between mathematical theory and financial practice by providing a practical and visual approach to the most useful theories and methods. Calculations will be fully explained, and Excel spreadsheets will be used as a  more...

Implementing Fundamental Quantitative Techniques Course Outline In a complicated financial world a detailed understanding of the application of quantitative techniques is essential. This course provides an in-depth coverage of practical quantitative methods important in today's financial markets. This course is charged and can be booked by the day. Select the days that meet your needs, or participate in the whole course for a thorough  more...

Korn Shell Programming Training Course UNIX is a true multitasking operating system. Its portability, reliability and efficiency has helped it and various flavours of it, become widely used for a range of applications. This course is designed for those wishing to learn Korn Shell programming. The practical exercises constitute about 50% of the course time. The course is suitable for any variant of Unix and the Linux platform is used  more...

Python Programming Training Course This 5 day course is designed for those wishing to learn the Python programming language. The emphasis is on the Python language and the core APIs. The practical exercises constitute about 50% of the course time.  more...

Train the Coach In today's ever-changing business environment, coaching is probably the most effective method available to managers and team members to develop skills and thereby increase performance. Many organisations now support a coaching culture; however it is only the most dedicated of managers who implement this effectively as part of their management style. Coaching is the technique that enables us to  more...

Stress Management Stress management and maximising staff or employee engagement are vitally important for the long term success of any organisation. Stress is a natural part of our working lives and is only a problem when we become unable to cope. Most of us welcome the opportunity to be challenged in our work, to be engaged in what we are doing - to be motivated and fulfilled. However it is easy to cross the  more...

Think On Your Feet - Verbal Communication Skills This course will help you to communicate your ideas and knowledge clearly, concisely and persuasively when you are in the many informal, unplanned discussions, meetings, briefings AND the formal planned ones. The ability to a think on your feeta ™ is one that can be learnt and developed. This is the globally acclaimed 2 day workshop that will help you master it. For more information go to  more...

Time Management This fun yet focussed one day course is suitable for anybody looking to get the most from their day. Full of useful tips which can be used in both their work and personal life, delegates will have: a Looked at effective techniques to help prioritise tasks. a Appreciated the amount of control you can take over your day. a Considered paper management strategies within time  more...

Leading a Winning Team Making the link are offering clients selected opportunities to develop Leadership and Management teams, with up to 1000 funding from the Leadership and Management Advisory Service. Now is the time to invest with confidence in team development solutions that take business performance to a higher level. MTL work with clients to deliver exceptional business results, using a combination of  more...

Assertiveness This course is suitable for any person looking to act in a more assertive manner. It is also very useful for those looking to effectively deal with others who are aggressive or passive towards them. Time will be given on this course for delegates to develop their own personal strategy. The course will cover: * What is assertiveness * The difference between assertiveness, aggressiveness  more...

Introduction to Management This one day course is suitable for all managers wishing to learn and develop their management technique. Using interactive and thought provoking exercises designed to improve management styles and techniques, this course will cover: The managers role Time Management techniques Motivation Aspects of communication including feedback Delegation  more...

Peter Lubbers HTML5 Fast Track - IN NYC Join world leading HTML5 expert Peter Lubber in this comprehensive two day course on everything HTML5. HTML5 is the next major milestone in HTML and it is not just another incremental enhancement; it represents an enormous advance for modern web applications. HTML5 is such a big step forward; everybody is talking about it (and how often do these companies agree on anything at all?)  more...

David Laribees Managing Technical Debt Workshop David Laribee will be presenting a one-day workshop at The Skills Matter eXchange on 'Managing Technical Debt'. Technical debt is a real drag on productivity and every team suffers from it. The good news is that this debt can be paid back over time and managed when a team is willing to put a system in place. This workshop demonstrates how to build a system for managing and reducing debt using a  more...

Diana Larsen James Shores Art of Agile Planning and Delivery James Shore is a prominent figure in the Agile software development community. He has been coaching teams in Agile development since 1999, James consults with development teams worldwide to help them meet commitments, improve product quality and increase productivity. He is co-author of The Art Of Agile Development. Diana Larsen consults with leaders and teams to create work processes where  more...

Jonas Boners Akka Simpler Scalability Fault-Tolerance Concurrency Remoting through Actors and STM course We believe that writing correct concurrent, fault-tolerant and scalable applications is too hard. Most of the time it's because we are using the wrong tools and the wrong level of abstraction. Akka is here to change that. Akka is using the Actor Model together with Software Transactional Memory (STM) to raise the abstraction level and provide a better platform to build correct concurrent and  more...

Jonas Boners Akka Simpler Scalability Fault-Tolerance Concurrency Remoting through Actors and STM We believe that writing correct concurrent, fault-tolerant and scalable applications is too hard. Most of the time it's because we are using the wrong tools and the wrong level of abstraction. Akka is here to change that. Akka is using the Actor Model together with Software Transactional Memory (STM) to raise the abstraction level and provide a better platform to build correct concurrent and  more...

Peter Lubbers' HTML5 WebSocket and Communication Workshop ... use HTML5 WebSocket and HTML5 Communication to build real-time web applications. The course covers the use of HTML5 WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Cross-Document Messaging, and XMLHttpRequest Level 2. This course focuses on how to create next generation HTML5 web applications. With these new standards, the browser can now enjoy the first-class citizenry of network communication that has  more...

David Laribees Leading Lean Agile Teams Successful product teams need a generalist who can help teams come together and perform - a leader who can bring a holistic toolkit to the whole team, customer and programmer alike. In this two day workshop, attendees will be introduced to a series of collaborative practices that ensure user-centered products, lightweight, useful processes and technical excellence. This course is appropriate for  more...

Loosely Coupled Messaging with NServiceBus - 2 days - UK In this 2 day NServiceBus workshop, you will learn how to use nServiceBus effectively in your applications to save time and effort on all communications and distribution aspects. During the course, we will build a representative slice of an enterprise application together, that demonstrates all important distribution patterns. LEARN HOW TO: * Implement message exchange patterns like full  more...

Core NHibernate, Persistence with NHibernate - 3 days - UK In this 3-day introductory NHibernate course, you will learn how to use this O/ R mapping tool efficiently in your applications to save time and effort on communicating with database storage. During the course, we build together a simple practical application that demonstrates all important data management patterns. LEARN HOW TO: * Configure NHibernate for your applications * Manage  more...

Martine Devos' Certified ScrumMaster and Estimation Class - 2 days - UK Leading a Scrum team is radically different to traditional project management. Rather than plan, instruct, and direct, the leader of a Scrum team (called a ScrumMaster) facilitates, coaches, and leads. In this 2-day ScrumMaster Certification course, we will cover the fundamental principles of Scrum, qualifying you as a Certified ScrumMaster. In this intensive and highly interactive workshop,  more...

Java Power Tools Bootcamp - 5 days - UK The Java Power Tools Bootcamp is a comprehensive, innovative and hands-on workshop covering best-of-breed open source tools and techniques for Agile Development in Java. Learn how to optimise your development process, hone your programming skills and know-how, and ultimately produce better software. And have fun while you're doing it! The course is an intensive 5-day workshop, with a mixture of  more...