Instructor Led 60 Exercises Training in United Kingdom

IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory V601 Developer Fundamentals This 3-day, instructor-led course is designed for corporate developers with little or no IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory experience, who will build portlets for the IBM WebSphere Portal Server. Students are introduced to the WebSphere Portlet Factory as an extensible tool to rapidly create, test, and deploy highly adaptive J2EE portlets to IBM WebSphere Portal. The course presentation is a  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...

Electromagnetic Interference and Compatability EMIEMC Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), now often combined and called E3, standing for Electromagnetic Environmental Effects, are ubiquitous in our world today and to put yourself in an environment without EM radiation is a very hard task. The EMC / EMI course looks at the sources of EM radiation, its effects on equipments and people, and the techniques  more...

Radio Frequency Engineering Fundamentals This is an introductory course designed to give management and sales staff a working background knowledge of RF engineering. For engineers this course is also a gateway into more in depth short courses on further aspects of RF engineering. The course is tutor led over 2 days with practical demonstrations and exercises to reinforce aspects of RF engineering. This course is run in Yorkshire and  more...

Radio Frequency Electronics This course covers basic electronic principles from Ohms Law and capacitor theory through to Digital Modulation and EMC with the emphasis on their use within RF circuits. The mathematics that although The course is modular so closed courses can be tailored to match customers requirements. If all modules are incuded the course is 15 days. Open courses are 5 days covering basic subjects.  more...

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...

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...

Free your Voice with Alexander Technique. One-day courses in Brighton BN1 2LR Free your Voice with Alexander Technique Courses at Evolution Arts 2 Sillwood Terrace Brighton BN1 2LR info@evolutionarts. org. uk 01273 204204 Voice, Singing & the Alexander Technique Learn some simple and effective ways to use your voice with greater ease and power. Experiment with simple vocal and breathing exercises. Explore the anatomy of confidence. Sing some beautiful group  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...

CSS3 Training This one-day CSS3 Training Course gives delegates a solid understanding of CSS3. Using practical exercises you will learn about the exciting new functionality in CSS3. We strongly recommend taking this course with our 1-day HTML5 Training Course  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...

School of International Securities Operations A comprehensive and hands-on interactive program, using case studies, exercises and group sessions developed to ensure that the delegates gain the understanding of 1) how the industry and their specific interactions/ responsibilities interact within the overall scope of the international financial markets, 2) demonstrates the business links in their important contribution to the overall process of  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...

Advanced Communication Skills This advanced communication skills programme is a stretching and interactive learning experience that focuses on your individual style of communicating. You will be given a series of practical exercises from which you get personal feedback with the option of videoed feedback on the final day. New skills are practiced through a variety of a learning activities and challenging scenarios and you will  more...

ITIL V3 Foundation Aims This course provides comprehensive first-level training for anyone involved in the provision, support, and delivery of IT Services. It is a 3 day training course leading to the V3 Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management. During the course, delegates will gain knowledge of best practice terminology, the structure and basic concepts of ITIL ® V3 Service Management. The course  more...

ITIL v2-v3 Managers Bridge Aims Individuals who require an understanding of the new ITIL ® framework and how it may be used to enhance the quality of IT Service Management within their organisation should attend this course, The course is led by a qualified instructor, using lectures, discussions, exercises and mock examination in preparation for the multiple choice ISEB Examination which is held at the end of the  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 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...

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 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...

Finance for Non-Financial Managers Finance can be an onerous element of the managerial role. However, if you understand the significance of finance to your organisation you will be a more confident decision maker and have an advantage over managers who dona ™t. This programme is for you if you have any form of budget responsibility or any other form of financial accountability. It provides an opportunity for you to  more...

Introduction to Strategic Financial Management Play an active role in your organisationa ™s strategic and financial planning process This programme provides grounding in the understanding and use of financial information for strategic management of the organisation. It will help you to understand the financial significance of strategic decisions and to communicate effectively on financial matters with accountants and other  more...

Career Planning Explore openings and career opportunities This programme is designed specifically to help people who have been in work for several years to maximise on their future prospects by building on the valuable experience they have gained for far. This may mean perhaps considering new work/ life balance considerations. This programme is for you if you want to explore new career opportunities that  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Two Day Advanced This advanced Illustrator course will suit graphic professionals who need an extensive understanding of vector illustrations and the many features of Illustrator. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises included in the course. The course is also recommend as a preparation for users planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status. Upon  more...

Hedge Fund Strategies This course examines in detail the principal hedge fund and proprietary trading strategies that drive the need for securities financing, combining an academic approach with real life illustrations from hedge fund managers themselves. In 2010 the hedge fund industry is already looking very different. Due to the rapid changes in the industry, all investors, service providers and other market  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...

Managing Hedge Fund Risk This 2-day course addressing a topic that gains importance with every passing year: how to measure and manage hedge fund risk. The much-debated issue of transparency will be illuminated, with case studies and exercises reinforcing the delegates' understanding of the main risk factors.  more...

Valuation Techniques for Hedge Funds This two-day course teaches the skills and tools required to value companies, including quantitative methods of investment analysis, sources of risk and return, specials situations and strategic analysis. Financial modelling techniques using Excel will be explained, with ample exercises and opportunities to apply these skills in practice.  more...

Moving and Handling People This course is designed, developed and delivered in a way to engage candidates and provide effective learning through a range of teaching methods, including group exercises, discussion and practical exercises. Course Summary: * Health and Safety Legislation * Risk Assessment and Management * Case Studies * Care Plans * HSE Guidelines * Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment  more...

Effective Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Intermediate Training Course in Glasgow) Effective Presentation Skills is an intensive two-day training course which will help you to deliver presentations more effectively and successfully. The course is ideal if you already have experience of presenting or public speaking and now want to work on your delivery skills. You will be asked to prepare two short presentations (lasting roughly 5 minutes each) before the course, both of  more...

Effective Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Intermediate Training Course in Manchester) Each workshop comes with a FREE Follow Up Service by telephone and email. Effective Presentation Skills is an intensive two-day training course which will help you to deliver presentations more effectively and successfully. The course is ideal if you already have experience of presenting or public speaking and now want to work on your delivery skills. You will be asked to prepare two short  more...

Effective Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Intermediate Training Course in London) Effective Presentation Skills is an intensive two-day training course which will help you to deliver presentations more effectively and successfully. The course is ideal for people who already have experience of presenting or public speaking and now want to work on their delivery skills. You will be asked to prepare two short presentations (of roughly 5 minutes duration) before the course,  more...

Effective Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Intermediate Training Course in Birmingham) Effective Presentation Skills is an intensive two-day training course which will help you to deliver presentations more effectively and successfully. The course is ideal if you already have experience of presenting or public speaking and now want to work on your delivery skills. You will be asked to prepare two short presentations (lasting roughly 5 minutes each) before the course, both of  more...

Effective Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Intermediate Training Course in Edinburgh) Effective Presentation Skills is an intensive two-day training course which will help you to deliver presentations more effectively and successfully. The course is ideal if you already have experience of presenting or public speaking and now want to work on your delivery skills. You will be asked to prepare two short presentations (lasting roughly 5 minutes each) before the course, both of  more...

Effective Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Intermediate Training Course in Leeds) Effective Presentation Skills is an intensive two-day training course which will help you to deliver presentations more effectively and successfully. The course is ideal if you already have experience of presenting or public speaking and now want to work on your delivery skills. You will be asked to prepare two short presentations (lasting roughly 5 minutes each) before the course, both of  more...

Advanced Presentation & Public Speaking Skills Workshop (2-day Interactive Training Course in London) Powerful Presentation Skills is an intensive and highly interactive two-day training course to help ensure you get the most from every presentation opportunity. The course is ideal if you are an experienced presenter or public speaker and now want to achieve more with your presentations. You will gain a wide range of practical experience through many exercises (voice, physical presence,  more...

Effective Communication Skills Training Course (1-day Interactive Workshop in Birmingham) Effective Communication Skills is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others. This is a highly practical and interactive course. You will be working both individually and in small groups on a variety of vocal and practical exercises, interactive discussions and role  more...

Effective Communication Skills Training Course (1-day Interactive Workshop in London) Effective Communication Skills is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others. This is a highly practical and interactive course. You will be working both individually and in small groups on a variety of vocal and practical exercises, interactive discussions and role  more...

Effective Communication Skills Training Course (1-day Interactive Workshop in Manchester) The Effective Communication Skills workshop from Skillstudio is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others. This is a highly practical and interactive course. You will be working both individually and in small groups on a variety of vocal and practical exercises,  more...

Effective Communication Skills Training Course (1-day Interactive Workshop in Glasgow) Effective Communication Skills is a one-day training course which will help you to express yourself more effectively, have more influence with your colleagues and appear more confident in front of others. This is a highly practical and interactive course. You will be working both individually and in small groups on a variety of vocal and practical exercises, interactive discussions and role  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...

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...

IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory V601 Developer Fundamentals This 3-day, instructor-led course is designed for corporate developers with little or no IBM WebSphere Portlet Factory experience, who will build portlets for the IBM WebSphere Portal Server. Students are introduced to the WebSphere Portlet Factory as an extensible tool to rapidly create, test, and deploy highly adaptive J2EE portlets to IBM WebSphere Portal. The course presentation is a  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...

Human Resource and Personnel Management If you are looking for a quality course that provides a complete insight into the fundamentals of HR and Personnel Management best practice as well as guidance on key employment issues then this is the event for you! With its comprehensive coverage of HR and Personnel Management best practice, easy to follow format, superbly written supporting materials, role plays and group exercises, feedback  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...

Business and Report Writing Skills Targeted, persuasive writing is an essential aspect of written communication in any successful organisation. Effective writing styles convey a professional and credible message and project the correct image. From formal reports to composing e-mails, polished communication is key. This course is designed to enable participants to: Increase their confidence in producing written material Adopt  more...

Coaching for Leaders Managers Course Objectives: Today, leaders and managers must do so much more than manage their operations and staff, they must be effective coaches. Staff work effectively for those who involve and encourage them to maximise their own potential. However, sometimes people need to learn to take responsibility for their behaviours and, to adapt those to the needs and requirements of their jobs. Effective  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...

Finding creative solutions to problems Course Objectives: Most problems at work are complicated. a One right answera ™ problems are rare and the most common are a wicked problemsa ™ and a vicious problemsa ™ where cause and effect can harmoniously damage productivity, relationships and the business as a whole. Useful approaches to problem solving include understanding how to work with other people as well as the  more...

Training for PAs Course Objectives: This one day workshop looks at management from the PA's perspective. The trainer uses a number of lively discussion led examples combined with a variety of exercises and case studies. This programme is an excellent platform to help PAs succeed in their demanding role. Contents: There are a variety of modules that are included within this programme, including;  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...

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...

BPMN Patterns and Practices Business process modeling using the BPMN (business process modeling notation) has gained a reputation for its complexity. This training course aims to teach the notation and principles of business process modeling by examining a series of patterns for common process scenarios, and how they might be represented in BPMN. These patterns are then applied in a number of practical exercises using BPMN  more...

Business Driven UML Targeted at individuals who are new to Object Orientation (OO), the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Case Tools, this training course teaches how to deliver business-aligned solutions using Select Business Solutions' Select Solution Factory. The course explains how to model business strategy using BMM, business processes using BPMN, the use of the UML for analysis and design, and data modeling  more...

Subversion for Advanced Users This course is aimed for advanced users of subversion, who will involve heavily with branching management, automatic build/ compilation and testing, even deployment and updating. The students would benefit from this course to work more closely with development team and deployment team, especially for largesize companies or those with geographically distributed branches. Course features a lot of  more...

OpenESB-Java CAPS for developers and architect expert level This advanced training is mainly dedicated to architects and developers working on critical projects where high availability is required. In this course, we will tackle NMR properties and dynamic addressing; you will learn new components like POJO, IEP and advanced features on classical component (ex: File BC). JBI architecture will be reviewed in detail too. In the second part, we will go deeper  more...

Interviewing Skills This one day course is suitable for anyone involved in the interviewing process and will equip delegates with the necessary skills needed to conduct an effective interview and select the appropriate candidate. During the one day event there will be several interactive exercises designed to; Identify the key questions that should be asked at interviews Look at the importance of preparation  more...

Scientific Communication During this workshop participants will be familiarised with basics of scientific communication including ways of preparing presentations, short articles and posters promoting scientific results. The theoretical course is interwoven with simple practical exercises, quizzes and tests to make sure that participants understand the concepts. During the training you will be taught how to present your  more...

Modeling of Biological Structures This is a practical workshop, which will introduce basics of molecular modelling of proteins, RNA and DNA. It is well suited for people with biological background, with knowledge in molecular biology, who want to learn how to predict 3D structures of proteins, RNA and DNA molecules. It is especially suitable for: Researches working in experimental laboratories on structure determination or  more...

Basics of Bioinformatics This is a practical workshop, which will introduce basics of bioinformatics. It is aimed at people with basic biological background and knowledge in molecular biology, who want to learn how to process and work with biological data using computational tools. It has been designed especially for: Researchers working in experimental laboratories on biological macromolecules proteins, RNA and DNA.  more...

A Practical Guide to International Trade Why should you attend? We live and work in an increasingly global market which offers opportunities at every turn which we need to take. In some ways the world market is becomingly increasingly accessible, especially thanks to the internet. However, with the increased opportunities come increased competition and most of the complexities (about International Trade) remain in place. Knowing the  more...

BPMN 20 for Business Analysts This course has been created for business analysts who want to use BPMN 2. 0 extensively in their projects. It focuses on practical aspects of all BPMN 2. 0 specification as well as implementations of common patterns. It is a series of short lectures followed by exercises: the delegates will have a problem described in English, and will have to create a proper diagram for each problem. After  more...

Index Linked Bonds and Inflation Derivatives The market for index-linked bonds and inflation derivatives is growing rapidly. The program covers the mechanics of the instruments, their valuation and how they can be used to take or hedge inflation exposure alone or embedded in other structures. Traders, risk managers, fund managers, project finance and structured finance practitioners, accountants, auditors, consultants and anyone interested  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...

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...

ORACLE PLSQL Fundamentals This 3 day course gives an introduction to ORACLE PL/ SQL, an application development environment that enables the writing of stored procedures, functions and triggers using both SQL and PL/ SQL commands. The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of lecture, working examples and practical exercises. Although the content may be customised, at least 2 days are needed to cover the core  more...

ORACLE SQL Fundamentals This 3 day course gives an introduction to SQL Developer, SQL*Plus and to SQL, the Structured Query Language used to access a Relational Database and includes the new features of the latest version of ORACLE. The principles learnt may also be applied to databases as diverse as Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Access, Informix and DB2. The course takes the format of a workshop, with a mix of  more...

UNIXLinux Shell Scripting This 2 day course gives an introduction to the writing of UNIX Shell scripts using the Korn and Bash shells and to the more advanced features of UNIX including the batch editor sed and the text file processing language awk. Although based on the Solaris version of UNIX running on a desktop PC, the principles learnt may be applied to all other versions of UNIX including Linux, AIX, HP-UX and  more...

Freeing The Shoulders Massage Workshop To attend this course you must hold a massage qualification This workshop is designed to enhance the massage practitionera ™s repertoire of techniques and effectiveness when working extensively on a clienta ™s shoulders - a very common area of stiffness and soreness. It covers specific deep massage, vibration and pressure techniques for release and re-energising of the muscles.  more...

Project Management This popular one day course uses interactive exercises to identify various strategies for the setting up and continual assessment of projects. It also looks at risk management and how complacency and assumptions can ruin project implementation. The course will cover: a Strategies for setting up and continually assessing projects. a How to ensure projects are completed to the set  more...

Speed Reading This short half day course is one of the few events where you can actually measure its effectiveness on the day. Useful to anyone who wants to increase their reading speed either at work or in their personal life. Delegates on the event will have: a been made aware of the constraints of normal reading. a looked at how the brain reads and retains information. a learnt the step by  more...

Report Writing This 1 day Report Writing course will provide clarity to your reports, enabling them to be used effectively. The benefits of a successful report may be used in many ways including selling ideas, ensuring important messages are understood and helping to influence managers or team leaders. Using fun exercises and discussions, by the end of the day, delegates will have: a Learnt the  more...

Successful Presentations This 2 day course is ideal for anyone delivering presentations both internally or externally. Written and delivered by a trainer with a licentiate diploma in effective speaking from Trinity College London and having won the national finals of the ASC for evaluation of public speaking this course really is one on its own. The delegates will experience a wide range of exercises including;  more...

Numerical Techniques 1 Monte Carlo Simulation Course Outline Over the past two decades increased changes in the complexity of financial products and increasing computational capacity has meant that Monte Carlo methods have become the mainstay of any financial engineer's toolkit. This course illustrates how Monte Carlo can be used in modern finance for both pricing and risk management purposes. The course uses a combination of theoretical  more...

Modern Credit Derivatives Course Outline The credit derivative market has changed substantially in the last two years and an understanding of these instruments is integral to making sense of today's financial markets. This three-day course provides a comprehensive view of how modern credit derivatives are used for risk management, to create profitable opportunities through trading and arbitrage, and to create liquidity.  more...

Convertible Bonds and Securities Course Outline This course explains in detail the broad range of convertible securities and associated applications and trading strategies. Participants will undertake a series of workshops to explain the key ideas including pricing convertible bonds, the incorporation of credit risk, calculating Greeks and simulating trading strategies. Exercises and pricing models are implemented using Excel  more...

Using Inflation Derivatives in Today s Market Course Outline The market for inflation derivatives and other index-linked products is growing rapidly. The programme covers the mechanics of the instruments, their valuation and how they can be used to take or hedge inflation exposure alone or embedded in other structures. Traders, risk managers, fund managers, project finance and structured finance practitioners, accountants, auditors,  more...

Managing Exotic Risk Course Outline New market conditions have changed forever the way in which managers need to think about complex risk. In this course we look at lessons from the recent financial crisis and how to avoid explosions of risk from illiquid and complex products during times of financial stress. Lessons learned call for a re-assessment of tools available for the management of exotic risk. More than  more...

Counterparty Risk, Credit Exposure and CVA This course explains and develops the ideas and models for collateral management and the measurement and quantification of counterparty risk. The ideas are built up sequentially and workshops are used to develop the key ideas including margin calculations, estimation of haircuts, credit exposure and pricing counterparty risk. Participants will be able to take away all worked examples and  more...

Oracle 10g DBA Training Course Oracle 10g is the first database product from the Oracle Corporation designed for grid computing. As a "self-managing" database, many of the features in this product have been simplified or automated. This class utilises the graphical management tools introduced with Oracle 10g to familiarise delegates with creating and administering physical and logical file structures in this powerful relational  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...

Linux LPI LPIC-1 Exam 101 Preparation Training Course This course has been created for a computer users preparing for LPI certification 101 Exam. It is conducted as a series of lectures intertwined with simple exercises. Requirements Very basic Linux knowledge. Good knowledge of an operating system (Windows, MacOS, etc...) required.  more...

Linux LPI LPIC-2 Exam 202 Preparation Training Course This course has been created for a computer users preparing for LPI certification. It is conducted as a series of lectures intertwined with simple exercises. Requirements You must have an active LPIC-1 certification to receive LPIC-2 certification, but the LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 exams may be taken in any order.  more...

Linux LPI LPIC-1 Exam 102 Preparation Training Course This course has been created for a computer users preparing for LPI certification 102 Exam. It is conducted as a series of lectures intertwined with simple exercises. Requirements Passing LPIC-1 101 exam is highly recommended.  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...

Linux LPI LPIC-2 Exam 201 Preparation Training Course This course has been created for a computer users preparing for LPI certification. It is conducted as a series of lectures intertwined with simple exercises. Requirements You must have an active LPIC-1 certification.  more...

Scrum Product Owner Training Course This course is for: Product owners, managers, or anyone interested in Agile planning and estimating techniques. The course Scrum Product Owner (SPO), utilizes a combination of presentation, discussion, and hands-on exercises explaining and demonstrating through practices. It illustrates what it is like to take on the role of an Agile team. The course covers all aspects of a product owner's  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...

Kevlin Henney Jon Jaggers Mastering Agile Practice Course *To register for this event, please go to Join popular agile speaker, consultant and trainer Kevlin Henney and TDD specialist Jon Jagger on their two day course as they cover Mastering Agile Practice. During the course you will practice reflecting on working together and developing software, for which you will be using CyberDojo, an innovative, collaborative, browser-based environment. The  more...

Russel Winders Python Workshop Russel Winder, author of author of "Python for Rookies" and involved with the Python-CSP parallelism framework and the SCons build frameworks, comes to Skills Matter in 2012 for his four day Python workshop. Start right from the basics, Russel will introduce you to the Python programming language, while discussing strategy and rationale. By the second day, you will be confident enough to carry  more...

Udi Dahans Enterprise Development NServiceBus creator Udi Dahan, will be delivering his three day NServiceBus Messaging course at Skills Matter in 2012. The three day course teaches you all you need to know about NServiceBus from basic one-way messaging through to publishing services and solutions. You will learn how to implement message exchange patterns such as full duplex and pub/ sub. The course will also teach you Design  more...

Udi Dahan Advanced Distributed Systems Design with SOA Leader and Nservice Bus project extraordinaire Udi Dahan, will be delivering his 5-day Advanced Distributed Systems Design with SOA course at Skills Matter. This advanced and highly intensive workshop, focuses on how to best build large scale distributed systems. You will learn a range of techniques on how to avoid common pitfalls in distributed systems and use loosely coupled messaging  more...

Mark Murphy Advanced Android for Busy Coders "Beginning Android" author Mark Murphy's Advanced Android for Busy Coders will provide you with all you need to know about a range of powerful Android systems. Delivered by Kevin McDonaugh expert Android developer, self-proclaimed "software magician" and co-founder of Novoda (a consultancy for Android software development), you will learn how to construct a rich Android application, integrate  more...

Mark Murphy Intro to Android for Busy Coders "Beginning Android" author Mark Murphy's two-day Android Introduction course will provide an intensive class to get you up to speed in coding the highest quality Android applications. Delivered by Kevin McDonaugh expert Android developer, self-proclaimed "software magician" and co-founder of Novoda (a consultancy for Android software development), this course provides you with the firm basics  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...

Gojko Adzics BDD for Developers Leading developer, architect and author of "Bridging the Communication Gap" and "Specification by Example" Gojko Adzic, will be delivering a two-day hands-on BDD for Developers course, helping you gain the skills you need to apply the ideas and practices of BDD to solve real-world problems. Through a combination of simulations and practical hands-on exercises, you will learn how to apply the  more...

Jon Jagger Kevlin Henney Agile Development for Developers Kevlin Henney (editor of the '97 Things Every Programmer Should Know' project) -- and Jon Jagger (expert coach-consultant-mentor-trainer-programmer, specialising in agile software development) present a three-day workshop teaching you essential agile princicples, practices and processes. Jon Jagger will lead this Agile Development for Developers workshop, giving you the chance to learn from the  more...

Dierk Koenig Practical Grails for Developers ierk Koenig- core committer to Groovy and Grails, and speaker at the first International Grails eXchange in 2007, will be delivering his expert Practical Grails For Developers workshop at Skills Matter. During the two day Practical Grails course you will learn how to build industrial-strength web applications for the JVM with Grails. The course will involved a variety of hands-on exercises  more...

Dierk Koenig Practical Groovy for Developers Dierk Koeing -- lead author of the book 'Groovy in Action' and Groovy & Grails committer -- brings his two-day Practical Groovy for Developers workshop exclusively to Skills Matter. Dierk presents a two-day Practical Groovy for Developers workshop that aims to make you a skilled groovy user and also learn more about its areas of applicability. Through a range of classroom sessions and practical  more...

Martine Devos' Certified Scrum Product Owner Leading Agile expert Martine Devos is coming to Skills Matter to deliver her two-day course which teaches you how to become an effective Product Owner. If you would like to learn how to leverage Scrum to optimise value creation and customer satisfaction, then this is the course for you. The course will cover Scrum roles from Product Owner, Team to ScrumMaster. There will also be a range of  more...

Gojko Adzics Test Driven Development Workshop TDD expert Damjan Vujnovic is returning to Skills Matter. If you are looking to learn the fundamentals of Test Driven Development from a world leading expert, then this 2-Day interactive course by Gojko Adzic is for you! Be prepared to be immersed in a realistic TDD project, where you will learn the principles and practices of TDD, as well as how to implement them in the real-world. You will  more...

Simon Browns Software Architecture for Developers Simon Brown - the founder of the very popular 'Coding the Architecture' website and (in his own words) "either a software architect who codes or a software developer who understands architecture" is bringing his ideal course for aspiring software architects to Skills Matter. This 2-Day exploration will provide you with a real-world and pragmatic understanding of the roles and responsibilities  more...

Eric Evans Domain Driven Design Hands-On Immersion Workshop Eric Evans' 4 day Domain Driven Design Hands-On Immersion Workshop will teach you how to put the domain model to work. Finding and exploiting domain models is key to success with large software systems. By cultivating a strong connection between the language used by developers, appropriate models can dramatically accelerate the process of translating customer needs into working software. Strong  more...

Simon Browns Software Architecture for Developers Workshop Simon Brown's 2 day Software Architecture for Developers course is about broadening your software development skills and has been designed to take full advantage of the technical knowledge that you already have. This could be Java, .NET or something else. Simon Brown's software architecture development course will make you more 'architecturally aware', and will help you to build better software.  more...

Developing Mobile Applications with Android - 3 days - UK This course provides a fast track to applications development with Android; the exciting new open source platform for mobile wireless devices. Extensive, hands-on practical exercises are included throughout. Developers first learn about Android fundamentals followed by the development tools and user interface that make this Linux based platform unique. Here you will see how easy it is to start  more...

Core Gradle Build System for Java - 2 days - UK In this intensive and highly practical 2-day Gradle course, you will become familiar with all the major concepts of Gradle and how to best use Gradle for simple as well as complex build scenarios. This course is packed with hands-on exercises. You will learn about the basic language elements of the Gradle Domain Specific Language (DSL), and how to use Gradlea ™s build-by-convention for plain  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...

Rachel Davies Agile Retrospectives A retrospective is a meeting held at the end of a development iteration or project milestone to help the team identify ways to improve their team effectiveness. In this Agile Retrospectives workshop you will learn about the foundations of retrospective facilitation with implementation tips and practical exercises so you can try out the techniques yourself. The workshop covers how to plan a  more...