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VOICE, SINGING & ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE - Day Workshop in Brighton & Hove. BN2 BN3 Alexander Technique principles for singing and daily life. Freeing your voice, body and confidence. Breathing easily and effectively. Enjoying your voice and having fun. "Non-singers" especially welcome. NEXT LONDON COURSE: Voice, Singing & the Alexander Technique a Learn some simple and effective ways to use your voice with greater ease and power. Experiment with simple vocal and breathing  more...

Singing Lessons & Alexander Technique. London Brighton & Hove BN What do I offer and what is my background? What happens in a typical lesson? Who do I teach? What do I offer and what is my background? I can help you to free your singing voice - to sing with greater ease, clarity, resonance and power. I can help you reduce performance nerves and to develop increasing confidence as an amateur of professional performer. I have been teaching since  more...

Confidence Coaching Training Course. Brighton, UK CONFIDENCE TRICKS! A Brighton Fringe Festival Event. 23rd May 2009. 11am - 4pm. 40 Reliable confidence is based on the practice of surprisingly simple procedures. Surprise yourself... experience alive relaxation, energy & flow during presentations, meetings, auditions, concerts or any challenging situation! Intensely practical workshops drawing on techniques, ancient and modern,  more...

Singing Lessons & Vocal Confidence Voice Coaching. Brighton & Hove,East Sussex BN3 (NLP & Alexander Technique) What do I offer and what is my background? What happens in a typical lesson? Who do I teach? Further information and contact detailsWhat do I offer and what is my background? I can help you to free your singing voice - to sing with greater ease, clarity, resonance and power. I can help you reduce performance nerves and to develop increasing confidence as an amateur of professional performer.  more...

Alexander Technique Voice Speaking Skills - Vienna 25th April 2009 ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE, VOICE AND SPEAKING SKILLS a workshop in English in Vienna at the Open University Business School, Fischerstiege 10, 1010 Vienna on Saturday, 25 April 2009, 10am-5pm This highly practical workshop offers you a space to explore and expand your vocal and presentation skills. Our inspiration will be the Alexander Technique, a method widely taught in performing arts colleges  more...

Speak with Confidence. Free Your Voice. Presentation Skills Training. Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN. September 24th SPEAKING WITH CONFIDENCE & FREEING YOUR VOICE Hove. Sunday 24th September 2006. Developing personal presence Voice-work and centering techniques Structuring your thoughts Reading your audience Alexander Technique "Novice" presenters especially welcome! VENUES - 26 Ventnor Villas, Hove , BN3 3DE TIMES - Workshops run from 11am until 4. 30pm COST & BOOKING - 49 per workshop  more...

Presentation Confidence Skills London course calender Presentation Confidence Skills London course calender. Vocal and verbal confidence. Physical and relational confidence. Reliable confidence is based on the repeated practice of surprisingly simple procedures. Intensely practical individual and group coaching. Drawing on ancient and modern techniques... Alexander Technique, NLP and the performing arts. Surprise yourself! Experience Alive  more...

Confidence Ticks! Free Your Voice. Presentation Skills Training. Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, BN3. February 8th 2009 Have you ever wished that you could present with more impact? Speak more powerfully without strain? Communicate with more ease and less effort? Increase your personal presence? Improve your presentation and communication skills! Speaking with confidence, colour and conviction. Alexander Technique principles for public speaking & performance. Freeing your voice: volume, resonance, variation and  more...

PRESENTATION SKILLS PLUS! PRESENTATION SKILLS PLUS All the World's a Stage - So Let's Rehearse... Polish your peak performance skills & speak with confidence. Using the most effective techniques drawn from the performing arts, business & psychology. Rehearse that presentation, interview or any challenging situation with expert coaching from Alan Mars and the group. 18th October 11 - 4. 30pm. 75 pounds (or 150  more...

PRESENTATION SKILLS PLUS! PRESENTATION SKILLS PLUS All the World's a Stage - So Let's Rehearse... Polish your peak performance skills & speak with confidence. Using the most effective techniques drawn from the performing arts, business & psychology. Rehearse that presentation, interview or any challenging situation with expert coaching from Alan Mars and the group. 11th November 12 - 4.30pm. 35. Flat 1, 26 Ventnor  more...

Introduction To Sage Line 50 COURSE AIMS This 2 day training course provides the basic knowledge required to operate the Sage Line 50 package. It provides a solid background for the day-to-day use of the Sage Line 50 package in a commercial environment. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? All staff who need to learn how to use the Sage Line 50 accounting package. Note : Participants should be competent in operating a PC. COURSE  more...

Sage Instant/ Sage Job Costing COURSE CONTENT - Key Decisions Prior to Set Up - Basic Configuration - Account Coding Structures/Nominal - Layout of Accounts - Financial Year Settings - Tax Codes Creating Accounts - Creating Customer Accounts/Opening Balances - Creating Supplier Accounts/Opening Balances - Creating Bank Accounts/Opening Balances Data Entry  more...

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training Projects are at the heart of a Six Sigma programme. The projects maybe led by a Green Belt or Black Belt but the bulk of the investigations, measurements and solution development will be undertaken by the team members. This 2 day Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training course provides delegates with an understanding of Lean Six Sigma tools and processes and improves the understanding and awareness  more...

Leadership Training This Leadership training course will help managers and leaders develop their skills to influence and motivate staff to achieve exceptional performance. This Leadership Skills training course will also provide you with a tool-kit of ideas to increase your leadership skills back in the workplace.  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...

Management and Supervision Skills A packed and practical 2-day course that provides front-line managers with practical support and guidance to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to achieve results through the effective management and supervision of staff. It will help delegates to break down their responsibilities into easily achievable stages of development, and to approach their role with confidence. It is particularly  more...

Interview Skills The two major stumbling blocks for people attending interviews are lack of preparation and nerves. This training from H2 is practical and hands-on. It encourages participants to reflect on past performance in interviews and helps them to prepare for future interviews giving them the best chance to impress their future employer at this crucial meeting. The course will help participants to stay  more...

Interviewing Skills Interviewing techniques are often used on a daily basis. However, without sufficient knowledge or support, there are a number of common mistakes and pit-falls. The consequences of a poor interview can be costly, whether it is a bad recruitment decision, an ineffective performance review, or an inaccurate/incomplete investigation. Interview Skills training from H2 will equip participants with  more...

Dealing with Difficult Relationships at Work Increasing numbers of people have to deal with difficult relationships at work. If the issue is left un-addressed, it is likely to cause severe stress, poor performance and declining morale. This H2 training will enable participants to deal more professionally, confidently and calmly with difficult encounters at work. It will provide explanations and practice of the essential skills needed to  more...

Counselling Skills Although counselling is sometimes considered inappropriate or irrelevant in the workplace, many serious personnel problems might be avoided if counselling skills were used early on. H2 Counselling Skills training will enable participants to develop and use key skills appropriately and professionally in a wide range of situations, including: giving and receiving feedback; supporting colleagues  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...

Managing Poor Performance Managing poor performance is a responsibility that most managers find at best unpleasant, and at worst, extremely daunting. Unfortunately, this often means that poor performance is not actually managed - it is left to get slowly worse, in the hope that the person will eventually decide to leave of their own accord. Allowing poor performance to continue is not only bad news for person themselves,  more...

Emotional Intelligence at Work Organisations of all sizes are increasingly recognising the key role that 'Emotional Intelligence' (EQ) has in the effectiveness of the organisation at all levels. Managers and team leaders are required to fulfil a much broader remit - not just to have technical or specialist expertise, but also to have a range of personal attributes and abilities; team members need to be able to co-operate and to  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...

Performance Analysis of Hedge Funds Since 2009 the hedge fund industry looks very different. Due to the poor performance of many funds, redemption issues and the Madoff scam, investors, service providers and other market participants interested in hedge funds will ask questions as to when and whether to invest into hedge funds. Key will be how to measure risks and returns and to what extent analysts can rely on past. A two-day  more...

Strategic Human Resource Management The Key to Improved Business Performance An organisationa ™s employees are its wealth and the means to achieve an organisationa ™s goals. This can be achieved successfully only if HR is completely aligned with an organisationa ™s strategy. This programme is for you if you are a senior HR professional working with top management in shaping the architecture of your organisation.  more...

Learning and Development Strategies and Processes Build a Learning Organisation Learning and Development is a key function of Human Resource Management and drives performance excellence. This two day course is a comprehensive overview of the L & D function, exploring ways of developing and implementing effective L & D strategies. This programme is for you if you are an HR or L & D or Training professional, director or manager responsible  more...

Employee Engagement An Introduction The Key to Employees Who Will Stay and Strive An engaged workforce is a happy workforce and organisational effectiveness can be exponentially increased with motivated and satisfied employees. This one day course provides an overview of all aspects of employee engagement. This programme is for you if you are an HR or OD professional, director, manager or someone responsible for improving  more...

Conducting Performance Reviews Developing skills for successful performance reviews The performance review is an important tool in the performance management cycle. They are a vital mechanism for line managers to assess, develop and motivate staff. This programme is for you if you are a line manager who wants to realise the benefits of reviews and maximise their contribution in the performance management cycle. It will  more...

Presenting With Impact Deliver authoritative and memorable presentations with confidence The thought of presenting to an audience can be daunting, especially if you have little or no formal training. However, there is a tried and tested toolkit of skills that you can put into practice that will enable you to make impressive and persuasive presentations that are remembered long after they are over. This programme  more...

Leadership and Team Management for Success How do you lead a high performance team? This ILM endorsed programme covers the essential leadership skills and qualities to produce high performing teams. The course in Leadership and Team Management raises self awareness of delegatesa ™ management and leadership skills, discusses the theory of team development, and provides an effective setting so that leadership skills can be practised in  more...

Succession Planning Key to Business Continuity Progressive organisations in the corporate world place Succession Planning high on their list of priorities, in order to ensure business continuity and proactive career development for talented employees. This course gives an overview of approaches and processes. This programme is for you if you are an HR or OD professional responsible for improving employee and  more...

Mentoring in the Workplace A confidential helper and guide Mentoring is confidential, personalised support from an experienced and trustworthy adviser, guide, or tutor, especially for methodical self-development. Usually, a mentor is someone outside your organisation, unit or team and chosen by you. There is a general acceptance that most people achieve better levels of professional success if they have the guidance and  more...

Driving High Performance "A process that contributes to the effective management of individuals and teams in order to achieve high levels of organisational performance." Armstrong and Baron Performance management should be strategic, in that it involves broader and longer-term organisational goals, whilst linking various aspects of the business, people management, individuals and teams. This involves identifying  more...

Management Essentials Dedicated to the development of high performance people This Essential Management Skills programme is a five-module, eight-day management development programme which is delivered over a period of five months. Each of the modules in this programme are linked together and combined with coaching and peer support. The programme commences with a pre-programme skills assessment, then on day one you  more...

Team Building The benefits of being a team player Todaya ™s focus on project working brings people together in teams, so the ability to be a a team playera ™ is essential. Being able to work with others and to recognise that the whole is bigger (and more successful) than the sum of the parts is key to team working. Team Building is a practical programme. You will take part in a range of  more...

Performance Management a A process that contributes to the effective management of individuals and teams in order to achieve high levels of organisational performance.a Armstrong and Baron Endorsed by the ILM, this programme is designed to develop your performance management skills in order to improve organisational effectiveness and implement a practice of continuous improvement. It uses a variety of models and  more...

Financial Modelling with Microsoft Excel Build professional models to improve financial performance The widespread availability of computer spreadsheets has revolutionised budgeting, forecasting and planning. In the past, financial modelling was something done exclusively by accountants and as a result they had almost total control of financial information. Nowadays many managers are expected to have a much closer control and  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...

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 Creative Suite Web Introduction Masterclass - London This course is a comprehensive scheduled introduction to the CS3 web design applications of Dreamweaver CS3, and Flash CS3 offered as a 5 day Masterclass course. The Dreamweaver website development section will teach new web developers how to create web-sites using Adobe DreamWeaver CS3 and working with a sample project. In addition to covering the basics of Adobe DreamWeaver CS3, the course  more...

Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Introduction Masterclass This course is a comprehensive scheduled introduction to the CS4 web design applications of Dreamweaver CS4, and Flash CS4 offered as a 5 day Masterclass course. The Dreamweaver website development section will teach new web developers how to create web-sites using Adobe DreamWeaver CS4 and working with a sample project. In addition to covering the basics of Adobe DreamWeaver CS4, the course  more...

BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Lean Organisation Management Techniques Level 2 BTEC Certificate in Lean Organisation Management Techniques Lean is a term used to express a range of business improvement techniques. It originated from the need to constantly improve quality while reducing the costs of the production performance in the manufacturing industry. The concepts of this approach are now used as the basis for improvement in the workplace in nonmanufacturing  more...

Presentation Skills Presentation Skills a Performance This is a stand- alone course; you needna ™t provide us with any presentation examples or background material, so it works perfectly as part of a general staff training programme. All the hard work is done. The presentation is written and prepared. It is persuasive and convincing. You take the stage. Your voice begins to wobble. You feel yourself  more...

NLP Practitioner Course Bath Somerset March 2010 NLP Practitioner Certification Course ABNLP Accredited Institute in Bath, Somerset 29th March to 4th April 2010 Based in Bath and convenient for Bristol, Gloucester, Wiltshire and surrounding areas. Pre course study and 7 day practical Accelerated NLP course throughout the UK. This course is limited to 8 participants. Accredited by the world recognised ABNLP. Emma James is a leading UK  more...

NLP Sport Practitioner Training - ABNLP Accredited Validated Certification Course NLP Sport Practitioner Certification Course a taught by athletes for athletes The NLP Sports Practitioner course is designed for a more in depth view and application of NLP and all its techniques for the sports person, those interested in, or coaching sport. The mental aspect of performance can account for up to 60% of overall results so understanding and being able to change behavior and  more...

Critical Competencies for Credible Coaches Coaching is a highly effective development technique; research shows that line managers are increasingly being expected to deliver coaching in the workplace. Coaching can provide individuals with the specific support they need to enhance and accelerate their personal development; it can be effective in supporting people through change, coaching can improve the performance of individuals and teams,  more...

Consultancy Skills for Training and Development Professionals Designed for you if: You are a training and development consultant, HR business partner or a training manager and you wish to develop your consultative selling skills to provide of client-centred tailored training solutions. If you want to understand the meaning and application of 'HR Mastery' in a personal and organisational context then this is the solution for you. Outcomes You will be  more...

Mastering People Management Introduction Most professional managera ™s recognise the need to continue to develop their people management skills and learn new ways to maximise employee potential, these managers reflect upon the challenges that face the organisation and what those changes mean for their role in managing people. They realise that a flexible approach to people management is the key to success. Who  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...

Site Waste Management Planning and Implementation Level 3 NCFE The Environmental Academy has a strong reputation for helping construction businesses manage their environmental performance and improve site e ciency. This led to DEFRA appointing consultants from the Academy to run a pilot study and develop training material to assist the construction industry in complying with the requirements of Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP). This course aims to  more...

Site Waste Management Plan Awareness Level 2 NCFE The Environmental Academy has a strong reputation for helping construction businesses manage their environmental performance and improve site e ciency. This led to DEFRA appointing consultants from the Academy to run a pilot study and develop training material to assist the construction industry in complying with the requirements of Site Waste Management Plans (SWMP). This one day course is  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...

Business and Strategy Development This workshop will introduce you to best practice techniques in strategic thinking and business planning, in order to help you to develop the skills to create plans which align with your corporate goals. Introduction Business managers are often so preoccupied with immediate issues that they lose sight of their ultimate objectives. That's why a business review or preparation of a strategic  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...

Appraising Performance Appraising Performance Duration: 2 Days Introduction The performance appraisal is one of the most important ways an organisation can ensure the continued best performance practices of its employees and promote their future development. There are 3 reasons for ineffective performance management systems Inadequate process 5% Employee perception of their role in the process 35%  more...

Competency Based Performance Management Competency Based Performance Management Duration: 3 Days Introduction Managing performance is not difficult. Its about practical ways of improving how you do things in your organisation. However, Managing performance involves much more than setting up a system. The mechanics, targets, indicators, and plans are only a small part of the process and they are easy to deal with in comparison  more...

Emotional Intelligence A managers emotional style and emotional self-management is critical to a company's culture. Emotional intelligence is about managing feelings so they are expressed appropriately and therefore enabling people to work together and towards common goals in a constructive and transparent environment. When the executive values feelings, so will the employees. Research confirms that emotions are  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...

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...

Coaching Skills for Supervisors and Managers Course Objectives: Coaching is a wonderful method of greatly improving performance of individuals and teams. It includes deliberate and specific activities designed for employees to develop their skills by learning on the job. The Manager who can develop their coaching skills can lead highly productive teams with motivated individuals, resulting in significantly increasing cost effectiveness and  more...

Developing Confident Negotiation Skills Course Objectives: The ability to negotiate with skill and preparedness in a variety of different scenarios is an essential contributor to successful organisational performance. This one day programme introduces participants from all disciplines to the fundamental skills and techniques of negotiating, enabling them to become significantly more persuasive and influential by helping them develop  more...

Inspirational Leadership Skills Course Objectives: This one-day interactive and highly participative programme aims to provide you with a perfect springboard to success highlighting leadership techniques that have evolved throughout the ages. This programme provides examples and ideas from globally respected Management Gurus and other iconic World figures that can be introduced into both small and large organisational  more...

Motivational techniques Course Objectives: This course provides delegates with practical strategies to motivate their team for optimum performance. It demonstrates how to identify common de-motivators and prevent those from attacking morale. You will learn about behavioural analysis, improving your skills in understanding the unique needs of individual and also the effective communication techniques that can be used to  more...

IOSH - Directing Safely Course Objectives: The purpose of this programme is to ensure that top level decision-makers develop an appreciation of the moral, financial and legal issues relating to workplace health and safety throughout the management process. Module 1: Aims and Objectives Overview and introduction to the programme Module 2: Health & Safety management good business sense Examining the reasons for  more...

Managing Safety Course Objectives: This is a comprehensive one day introduction on effectively managing health and safety in the workplace. For managers and supervisors, health and safety needs to be managed as much as any other organisational discipline. Many organisations do not have the benefit of a professional health and safety advisor and must rely on line managers and supervisors to fill that role.  more...

Managing the Salesforce Course Objectives: Sound motivation and communication skills are essential to good sales management practice. Both these skills are interwoven throughout this highly interactive two day course which is an invaluable programme for Sales Managers relatively new to the managerial role. This course is intended for Sales Managers who have gained some experience within their role, but have received  more...

Managing unacceptable employee behaviour Course Objectives: The aim of this course is to enable delegates to protect themselves and their organisation from grievance and legal disputes which could damage the reputation, operations and possibly profitability of their business. Contents: By the end of this course each delegate will be able to; Describe the seven types of difficult employees Identify different styles of  more...

Performance Management Course Objectives: This programme is designed for people who are responsible for managing others and their performance. Effective performance management of each individual member of the team is critical in today's increasingly competitive environment and the aim of this course is to enable delegates to achieve their business objectives by developing the skills of their staff and improving all  more...

Performance Review Appraisal Skills Course Objectives: Performance reviews are one of the most challenging responsibilities that successful managers and leaders face. Used effectively, the review and appraisal process can help the manager qualify and quantify the work their staff can achieve, identify the training and development they require and motivate them to reach the agreed targets. This course demonstrates some of the  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...

The role of the Health and Safety Representative Course Objectives: This one day programme will provide delegates with an understanding of the benefits of well run safety committees and properly motivated Safety Representatives. Contents: The Principles of Accident Prevention The current Legal Requirements Consultation & Involving Employees Workplace Hazards and Risks The functions of Employee/ Safety Representatives and Techniques  more...

Data Warehousing Fundamentals training course This dimensional modelling techniques course is designed to answer questions, such as the following: - What is data warehousing? - What is a data mart? - What are the data modelling options? - What is Extract, Transform and Load (ETL)? - What are the terms and concepts specific to data warehousing and OLAP design? - How to plan and implement a data warehouse with high availability,  more...

Six Sigma Black Belt Six Sigma is a data driven approach that tackles variation to improve the performance of products, services and processes, combining practical problem solving and the best scientific approaches found in experimentation and optimisation of systems. The approach has been widely and successfully applied in industry, notably by Motorola, AlliedSignal & General Electric. Black Belt is a qualification  more...

SQL PostgreSQL Administration This course handles the administration and performance tuning of PostgreSQL databases. Attendees will learn the use of specialised PostgreSQL modules such as replication, connection pooling and full text searching.  more...

MongoDB for Developers This course covers everything a database administrator needs to know to successfully deploy and maintain MongoDB databases and shard clusters. In addition, course topics will include diagnosing performance issues, importing and exporting data, and establishing the proper backup and restore routines. We'll present ideal hardware configurations and discuss common pitfalls for new deployments. The  more...

Essential Management Skills Develop the essential skills needed to become a successful manager - ideal for those preparing for, or new to, management. Two day programme where the content can be tailored to specific requirements If you are new to, moving into, or recently promoted to a management role you'll know that there are a range of skills and behaviours required for you to be an effective manager. Whether you are  more...

MongoDB for Administrators This course covers everything a database administrator needs to know to successfully deploy and maintain MongoDB databases. Diagnosing performance issues, importing and exporting data, and establishing the proper backup and restore routines, overview of the MongoDB CRUD API, the command shell, and the drivers. are also covered. The audience of this course include people who want to:  more...

Macro Drivers of Asset Performance and TAA Strategy This course provides a framework to formulate global asset allocation and trading strategies through the business cycle. It includes discussion of the main themes forming the background to global markets a a exit strategiesa ™ from unconventional monetary policies, the sovereign debt crisis and the threat of higher inflation. The programme is designed to provide an overview of the  more...

Strategic ALM, Treasury and Capital Asset and Liability Management (ALM) is a key function of growing importance in financial markets. ALM involves a number of techniques that maximise the use of an organisation's assets and liabilities to improve performance. The course provides a deep understanding of the subject, offering an overview of traditional ALM and detailing the more recently applied risk measures, their modelling and use  more...

Web Application Performance Testing with JMeter Training Course This course has been created for test managers, testers, business analysts, designers, developers, administrators and anyone interested in planning and performing web application performance tests. It covers how to set up a non-functional requirements, which indicators are most important in specific implementations, how to create a performance test plan, implement it in JMeter, execute it and  more...

Test Automation with Selenium This course provide training for handling testing projects ,hands on experience with web applications functional test automation, cross browser test automation using Selenium test suite. Intended Audience: * Software test engineers * Software developers involved in agile development At the end of Selenium training the delegates will be able to : * Use Selenium test  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...

Oracle Database 11g New Features for Administrators DBA Release 2 Module 1: Oracle Restart * Controlling Oracle Restart * Using the srvctl Utility * Manually Adding Components to the Oracle Restart Configuration Module 2: ASM Enhancements * Setting up ASM fast mirror resync * Using ASM Scalability and Performance Enhancements * ASM Disk Group Compatibility * Using ASMCMD Extensions * ASM File Access Control *  more...

Hedge Funds Risk Management Trade Performance Analysis Review the key fundamentals of the hedge fund industry and develop a deep understanding of the quantitative principles of hedge fund modelling and analysis through applied problem solving and implementation using key techniques and methods. Computer-based workshops (Excel and VBA) are very hands-on building on the basics through to some advanced hedge fund modelling and risk management  more...

Emotional Intelligence The ability to harness and manage emotions has been identified as a key leadership skill. How people manage anger, stress or fear has an immediate impact on performance. Learning how to motivate yourself, manage stress and inspire those around you is crucial to personal success. This session gives participants simple and practical models to become emotionally intelligent. For more  more...

Asset Allocation and the Business Cycle Course Outline Understanding how economic fundamentals influence the returns from bonds and stocks in a changing global environment is essential in determining an optimal portfolio asset mix. This course looks at asset allocation in the context of both business cycle dynamics and structural changes in the world economy, including changing patterns of inflation/ deflation, shifts in productivity  more...

The Impact of Economic Data on Financial Markets Course Outline Understanding the role of economic indicators which determine market performance is an essential skill in the context of an increasingly sophisticated and complex financial marketplace. This course identifies the information that really matters and provides an insight into how best to interpret the increasing wealth of data now available. Who The Course is For This programme  more...

Proactive People Management Training Course To help managers are get the best performance from the people they are trusted to lead by managing people, priorities, projects and quality more productively.  more...

Tomcat Training Training Course An overview and explanation of how Tomcat relates to Java EE (J2EE) and compares to other application servers The Installation and setting up Tomcat on both Windows and UNIX-type environments Deploy, support, and troubleshoot applications on Tomcat Navigate Tomcat's directory structure Tomcat's architecture and configuration files: server. xml, context. xml, .properties,  more...

Java Performance Tuning Training Course Overview What will you learn? Performance tips all come with a shelf life that is linked to the particular technology to which they are applied. Once that technology changes or is not longer used, the tips become useless at best and harmful at worst. For this reason we have purposely designed a course that focuses on providing you with something more than just tricks to get the latest and  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...

Facilitator Practitioner Training This in-depth course will turn you into a fully-trained independent facilitator. Youa ™ll learn about group dynamics, group development, workshop design, facilitation style, managing energy, dealing with issues, dealing with difficult personalities and a whole host of techniques for ideas generation, evaluation and selection. You will be able to generate high-quality output within compressed  more...

Turbo-Charged Selling with NLP This course will provide you with a variety of NLP techniques for use throughout the sales cycle to give you the maximum chance of turning a sales prospect into a confirmed and committed sale. This course will make a significant difference to your sales performance, and covers initial contact all the way through to closing the sale successfully.  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...

Implementation workshop- for Business development Attendees An opportunity for attendee of the MTL business development programme to put new skills into practice, a series of interactive sessions based on developing sustainable business relationships. Attendees will have the opportunity to share ideas, put news skills into practice and develop their individual action plans for getting higher levels of sales performance. Based on the latest research on the  more...

Business Development Making the link between training and business performance, whether you are new to sales or have years of experience, develop best practice, win and keep new customers. As a result of attending delegates will be able to deeply understand their customers and motivate commitment. This accelerated learning programme combines the skills and behavioural traits needed in todays increaasingly competitive  more...

MongoDB for Developers Brendan McAdams, creator of both Casbah, a Scala toolkit for MongoDB, and mongo-hadoop, presents this essential MongoDB workshop for developers. Delivered by a fellow 10gen expert on MongoDB, this two-day course prepares you to better understand the MongoDB command shell, query API and driver tools. Through a variety of hands on labs and exercises, you will learn how to troubleshoot common  more...

Rick Evans Clustered Caching with Oracle Coherence Rick Evan's will be coming to The Skills Matter eXchange to deliver a two-day course on Clustered Caching with Oracle Coherence. The course provides both an overview of Oracle Coherence and a deep dive into the more technical aspects of this exciting technology. Oracle Coherence is a Java, .NET, and C++ enabled clustered caching and data grid technology that delivers high availability, rapid  more...

Advanced Assembly Design with CREO ElementsPro In this course, you will learn how to use Creo Elements/ Pro to create and manage complex assemblies. You will learn how to use advanced assembly tools that enable you to add and maintain design, increase your efficiency, and increase system performance when working with large assemblies. t the end of each module, you will complete a set of review questions to reinforce critical topics from that  more...

Robert Pickerings Beginning F Workshop 9 May 2011 Robert Pickering's Beginning F# Workshop is a two day course that will teach you all about F#, an exciting new language that has evolved from a Microsoft Research project into a first class citizen of Visual Studio 2010. You will discover how F# can be used to express programs concisely and efficiently; youa ™ll also learn how to start having fun with this enormously productive language.  more...

Robert Pickerings Beginning F Workshop Robert Pickering's Beginning F# Workshop is a two day course that will teach you all about F#, an exciting new language that has evolved from a Microsoft Research project into a first class citizen of Visual Studio 2010. You will discover how F# can be used to express programs concisely and efficiently; youa ™ll also learn how to start having fun with this enormously productive language.  more...

Jonas Boners Pragmatic Real-World Scala course Jonas Boner's two day Pragmatic Real-World Scala course will teach you all you need to know about Scala, one of the most interesting new languages for the JVM. A unique and elegant blend of the Object-Oriented (OO) and Functional Programming (FP) paradigms, Scala is pragmatic and practical with seamless interoperability with Java. Scala stands for 'Scalable Language' and is designed to scale  more...

Jonas Boners Pragmatic Real-World Scala Jonas Boner's two day Pragmatic Real-World Scala course will teach you all you need to know about Scala, one of the most interesting new languages for the JVM. A unique and elegant blend of the Object-Oriented (OO) and Functional Programming (FP) paradigms, Scala is pragmatic and practical with seamless interoperability with Java. Scala stands for 'Scalable Language' and is designed to scale  more...

Advanced Assembly Design with ProENGINEER Wildfire 40 In this course, you will learn how to use Pro/ ENGINEER Wildfire 4. 0 to create and manage complex assemblies. You will learn how to use advanced assembly tools that enable you to add and maintain design, increase your efficiency, and increase system performance when working with large assemblies. In addition, you will learn the basics of using and creating predefined assembly structures and  more...

Frank Cohens Test Automation BootCamp In Frank Cohen's three day Test Automation Bootcamp, you will learn how to use powerful open source test automation tools to test for scalability, performance and reliability, including Selenium, PushToTest TestMaker and soapUI. You will learn about the User Goal Oriented Test (UGOT) methodology to deliver actionable knowledge. On completion of this Test Automation Bootcamp, you will be able to  more...

Peter Lubbers' HTML5 WebSocket and Communication Workshop Peter Lubbers' HTML5 WebSocket and Communication Expert: Peter Lubbers Date: Aug 26 - 27, 2010 Where: Skills Matter, 116-120 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7DP Cost: 876 if booked by 04-07-10 Use SM2135-623483-FJX in the Promo Code field in the online booking form More Info or Book Online: http://skillsmatter. com/ course/ ajax-ria/  more...

Jonas Boner's Pragmatic Real-World Scala - 2 days - UK Jonas Boner's two day Pragmatic Real-World Scala course will teach you all you need to know about Scala, one of the most interesting new languages for the JVM. A unique and elegant blend of the Object-Oriented (OO) and Functional Programming (FP) paradigms, Scala is pragmatic and practical with seamless interoperability with Java. Scala stands for 'Scalable Language' and is designed to scale  more...

Advanced Distributed Systems Design with SOA - 5 days - UK Designing large-scale distributed systems is hard. New technologies make it easier to comply with todaya ™s communications and security standards, but dona ™t auto-magically give you a robust and scalable system. Join Udi for a course packed with the wisdom of companies like SUN, Amazon and EBay. Tried-and-true theories and fallacies will be shown, keeping you from making those same  more...

Rick Evans' Clustered Caching with Oracle Coherence - 2 days- UK This 2-day course offers both an overview of Oracle Coherence and a deep dive into the more technical aspects of this exciting technology. Oracle Coherence is a Java, .NET, and C++ enabled clustered caching and data grid technology that delivers high availability, rapid performance, and extreme scalability. You will learn the theory of caching and various caching techniques, and you will gain a  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...

Core TAPESTRY Web Application Development with TAPESTRY - 3 days - UK This Tapestry workshop gently leads you into the way of Tapestry, and helps you understand exactly what it is that Tapestry does and even how it operates internally. Howard strongly believes that, when it comes to technology, people learn through their fingertips. To that aim, he teaches Tapestry as an interactive workshop consisting of six labs. Each lab teaches a different aspect of Tapestry;  more...