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

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

Customer Focused Management ...nship between the treatment of internal customers and the impact on external customers. It examines techniques used to identify and segment external customers, while anticipating customer priorities, needs, and expectations. Strategies for incorporating customer service principles are also analyzed. It is aligned with the Quality Management Division of the American Society for Quality's  more...

Win2000 Netwk Sec Design Analyzing an Org Sec Reqts ...s network roles and responsibilities and will analyze the impact of security design on an organization. After learning about the different types of network security risks, you will learn to plan secure boundaries through firewalls and firewall components, such as a screening router, bastion host, dual homed gateway, screened host, and screened subnet. You will learn about delegation of  more...

Progressing through the Complex Sale ...impact across the whole organization. So it's not surprising that these buying decisions are made by those at the top. But getting to these decision-makers isn't easy, which is why selling at an executive level is a more complex operation that requires all the resources of the highly skilled salesperson. This course is directed at supplying those resources. Salespeople who are tasked with  more...

Conducting Effective Sales Research Meetings Researching your target accounts is important for understanding your customer's business. But only by conducting research meetings will you learn the "inside" information you need to truly understand the business fit between your company and your customer. In this course, you'll learn about bringing your research and communication skills together in strategic account sales (SAS) research meetings.  more...

Delivering High-Impact Sales Presentations The most important meeting you'll have with your client is when you show the decision makers that you have the right business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when the curtain goes up on your sales presentation, you want an award-winning performance. In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the strategic account sales (SAS) approach--presentation.  more...

Delivering High-impact Territorial Account Sales TAS Presentations In this course, you'll learn about the third major component of the territorial account sales approach--presentation. Your presentation is the most important meeting you'll have with your client. This is when you show the decision makers that you have the right product and business fit for their needs. You've done a lot of hard work, so when you make your sales presentation, you want it to  more...

The Oil and Gas Industry Overview Version 2 Has there ever been a more flourishing time in the history of the oil and gas industry? The continued growth in demand and an industry struggling to meet this voracious demand have pushed oil prices to an all-time high. Big oil companies, even while investing heavily in exploration, technology, operational improvement, and research and development, are still left with huge surpluses in an industry  more...

The Manufacturing Industry Overview Version 2 Business has only two functions - marketing and innovation. Companies in the manufacturing industry seem to be taking this lesson from the legendary management guru, Peter F. Drucker, very seriously now. The manufacturing industry - the powerhouse driving many economies - has been reeling under the most challenging time in its history. Manufacturers are striving to be more innovative, compete  more...

The Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 2 Connecting the globe, the telecommunications industry is an essential element of the modern business world. It is also one of the most volatile. Plagued by regulatory discord and economic uncertainty, telecom carriers have struggled to maintain sound footing and a competitive edge, all the while endeavoring to provide crucial, uninterrupted service to their customers. In an age of rapidly  more...

The Insurance Industry Overview Version 2 The insurance industry has its share of risks and opportunities. While providing risk coverage to individuals and businesses, insurers are striving hard to manage their own risks in the wake of natural and human-made disasters, financial setbacks, and governance scandals. As margins are squeezed in the face of low underwriting profitability and the cushion of investment returns begins to shrink,  more...

Call Center Operations Workforce Management This course describes forecasting, scheduling, occupancy and staffing principles, and explains their impact on the life of an agent and the success of a call center. Agents who want to progress to an understanding of call center operations, including workforce management, technological applications and performance measurement for both agents and call centers.  more...

Telecommunications Industry Overview Version 1 Connecting the world, the telecommunications industry stands as one of the most essential elements of the business world. It is also one of the most volatile. Plagued by regulatory discord and economic uncertainty, telecom carriers have struggled to maintain sound footing and a competitive edge, all the while endeavoring to provide crucial, uninterrupted service to their customers. In an age of  more...

Using Surveys to Measure Customer Satisfaction If you're lucky, your customers will complain when they are dissatisfied with your company's service. If you're not so lucky, they'll say nothing and just take their business elsewhere. It's essential that you keep your fingers on the pulse of customer opinion if you are to prevent them defecting to the competition. You need to measure customer satisfaction on a regular basis, and this course will  more...

Bridge The Expectations Gap ...hat they receive from your company. Perhaps policies that impact on customer service are set without input from either the customers themselves, or the frontline employees who are the best qualified to know what customers want. Maybe your company's advertising is making promises that your employees can't keep, no matter how hard they try. Directed towards "the usual suspects" in this way, you  more...

Leading A Customer-Focused Team The quality of your customer service is in the hands of the people who deliver it. As their leader it's your responsibility to give them the direction, resources, and support they need to succeed. This course shows you how to work with them to create a customer-focused environment that fulfills customers' expectations while still achieving corporate goals. The first lesson explains how to work  more...

The Call Center Industry When people pick up a phone and hear someone greeting them from the XYZ Company, they put little thought into the people, process, or technology behind the phone call. To them, the person on the phone is just a voice on the other end of the line. This course will examine all of the aspects of a call center. In order to facilitate this examination, this course has been broken down into three parts:  more...

Internal Consulting Skills What skills do you need to be a successful internal consultant? What skills do you have already, and which should you develop further? This course gives you the opportunity to review your existing abilities and ways of improving your current performance. Internal consulting is not only about your specialist or technical knowledge. It's about your ability to communicate. If you fail to get your  more...

Program Lifecycle and Organization ... managers must be mindful of how different industries can impact program life cycles and the benefits they are designed to reap, and must continually refine their skills for adapting program life cycles to strategic goals. This course will describe some of the key program management life-cycle considerations, including the key distinctions between program and project life cycles. Also covered  more...

Project Management Professional Human Resources Management ...mpletion of this course you will be able to recognize the impact of organizational structures on project management, identify the five key barriers to collaboration and identify appropriate strategies for selecting project personnel. The Prime-Project Management Professional curriculum introduces advanced level project coordination techniques within the areas of organization, resource  more...

Making Group Decisions The Nature of Groups This course provides insightful perspectives into the unpredictability of group dynamics. Tips to recognize challenging behaviors and suggestions for successfully managing group responses are presented. Professionals who want to resolve workplace challenges more effectively.  more...

Presenting Your Ideas Plan for High Impact ...Impact, is the third of four courses in this curriculum. After the completion of this course you will be able to list the qualities of a successful presentation, identify the elements of presentation planning, identify strategies for organizing a powerful presentation and distinguish well-designed visual aids from poorly-designed ones. The PrimeCommunication curriculum offers a useful toolkit  more...

Plan and Organize Your Documents Structure Texts for Clarity Organize your business documents for maximum impact. Professionals who want to enhance their written business communications by effectively addressing audience needs  more...

Evaluate and Revise for Impact Check Your Writing Style Reduce errors in your writing style. Professionals who want to enhance their written business communications by effectively addressing audience needs  more...

Evaluate and Revise for Impact Review Texts Systematically This course provides several strategies to systematically revise your documents. Professionals who want to enhance their written business communications by effectively addressing audience needs  more...

Effective Telephone Techniques This course provides the learner with critical information about making a good impression when communicating over the telephone. It emphasizes the importance of good telephone etiquette, offers tips for building trust over the telephone, and discusses important non-verbal actions that are present in most telephone interactions. Additionally, it helps the learner make the most out of technology  more...

Developing a Positive Attitude Oftentimes your success or failure depends not only on the situation you are in, but how you react to that situation. Your reaction to the situations you encounter is significantly influenced by your attitude. Having a positive attitude involves looking for the best in a situation, being realistic about possibilities and consequences, and having the courage to believe that you can succeed. It  more...

Effective Use of Feedback for Teams Simulation ... your ability to give and receive feedback will seriously impact the effectiveness and success of your team. Without a clear understanding of team dynamics and how to communicate feedback effectively to inspire and motivate, your efforts to manage your team could flounder. The Effective Use of Feedback for Teams Simulation will provide you with the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to  more...

E-mail and Organizational Communication E-mail is much more than sending information back and forth. This communication tool can change your entire organization. E-mail can affect how you communicate, where you work, what you do and even when you do it. This course will help you harness the power of e-mail and show you ways to optimize your e-mail use for maximum productivity and success. The target is individuals who use e-mail for  more...

E-mail as a Marketing Tool How can you find new customers? How can you build stronger relationships with new and existing customers? How can you boost sales of your company's products and services? This course will provide you with useful strategies to help you incorporate electronic mail into your marketing approach. Learn how to communicate effectively with your customers through e-mail. You and your company will benefit  more...

What Is Emotional Intelligence Does IQ determine your destiny? For years, that was an overriding belief. However, new behavioral research shows that IQ provides, at best, a narrow view of human intelligence. Factors such as self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, zeal, self-motivation, empathy, and social deftness contribute greatly to an individual's success. These qualities, termed "emotional intelligence," often  more...

Teamwork and Emotional Intelligence ... the organization, Elizabeth seemed to be making a bigger impact and enjoying more success. She was friendly with members of her own department and knew many other people throughout the organization. People often came to her for advice, and she had no trouble recruiting assistance when she needed it. Cassandra, who had kept her nose to the computer and kept pretty much to herself, was  more...

The Impact of Culture on Communication Everything you say is influenced by culture. You operate with a set of invisible beliefs, values, and assumptions that become apparent to other people in the way you behave. Culture is important to the way you communicate, even though it is often hidden. Understanding more about culture can be a real bonus when working as part of any global organization. Showing your customers and coworkers in  more...

The Process of Interpersonal Communications It is almost impossible to be productive in today's business environment without being an effective communicator. This is particularly true if achievement of your goals depends on your ability to influence others. You need to be able to communicate your ideas, instructions, thoughts, and feelings accurately. This is not as easy as it may seem, and ineffective communication is often at the core of  more...

Leadership Development for Technical Professionals Managers must direct the activities of workers to address tactical or short-term issues while still maintaining a vision of the strategic or long-term goal. Therefore, the skills needed for an effective leader are varied and complex. For you, the technical professional, this means evaluating your current leadership skills. It also includes the development of more refined managerial skills such as  more...

Strategies for Transitioning into Management ...ng the realities of management, such as understanding the impact of the Information Age on your management role, working effectively with your peers and maintaining a good relationship with your manager. After completing this course, you'll be ready to switch gears from technical professional to effective manager, armed with the appropriate tools for running a successful de This course is  more...

Lead and Communicate Effectively as a New Manager Employees want decisive leadership from their managers. Organizations, too, need their managers to be clear about their objectives, and how their teams can achieve them. As a new manager, it is important that you understand that leadership is about giving direction, but it is also crucial that you realize that it also involves trusting and empowering your staff. You will undoubtedly have been very  more...

A New Manager s Role in the Company s Future ...You will also need to have a greater understanding of the impact that the output of your department can have on other parts of the organization. Complacency is the enemy of continuing business success and, as a manager, it is vital that you always look for ways in which to "do things better." This may include enhancing the quality of the product you produce or the service you provide, or  more...

Coaching for Business ...w coaching originated as a business tool, and the ways it impacted traditional managerial attitudes and behavior. This course ensures that those responsible for coaching will know what their roles are, and thus be better placed to unlock the potential of individuals and teams, to maximize performance and effectiveness, and enhance personal satisfaction in their own work. This course applies to  more...

Leading Generations X and Next This course deals with the characteristics and needs of the two youngest generations in the work force--Generations X and Next. These two generations have quite different attitudes toward work and career development. The first lesson identifies the needs of younger people with regard to their unique position in modern markets, desire for flexibility, desired work rewards, and career development  more...

Managing in a Global Business Environment Companies now face intense competition all around the globe. In this challenging environment companies seek to adopt strategies that sustain their business growth. As a result organizations are changing the way they conduct and operate their businesses, transforming themselves in order to cope with these demanding circumstances. For today's business managers the need to comprehend these strategic  more...

Mindsets Emotions and Coaching ...tal states. Of course, your own frame of mind also has an impact on the effectiveness of your coaching sessions. If you feel out of your depth or challenged by the content of the session, it's likely to affect your This course is for anyone in an organization who has a role in improving the performance of their co-workers, keeping in mind the fact that coaching is not a top-down activity. The  more...

Delegation Basics Do you feel that there are just not enough hours in the day? Are you always striving to keep ahead of the paperwork that litters your desk? Perhaps it is time to consider sharing some of those tasks with your skilled employees. As you progress through this "Delegation Basics" course in the "Effective Delegation" series, you will discover what delegating is all about, what you need to do to prepare  more...

E-Learning Essentials Pt 3 Deploying and Measuring Your Solution The third course in this curriculum focuses on issues of deployment and measurement of an e-learning solution. Regarding deployment, technological, interoperability and multi-site challenges are addressed, as well as using the Internet, choosing the right platform, managing learners and learning objects. The final area to be covered is that of measuring the e-learning solution, integrating  more...

Affirmative Action and the EEO HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including those affecting employee rights, such as equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA). The HRCI certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professional's competencies.  more...

EEO and Affirmative Action HRCI PHR The Human Resource Certification Institute's (HRCI) certification examinations cover a broad range of workforce planning and employment issues, including those affecting employee rights, such as equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action (AA). The (HRCI) certification examinations are widely recognized as the industry standard for evaluating Human Resource professional's  more...

Principles of Financial Statements This course presents an overview of the principles of financial statements, introducing the learner to critical concepts and terminology necessary for understanding the rules impacting the presentation of numbers on financial statements, and the cash cycle of financial management. This course is targeted specifically for business managers, financial professionals, and other business professionals  more...

Scoping the Six Sigma Project ...out known solutions, identifying projects that will truly impact customer service while also improving the bottom line can be challenging. When pressure mounts, it's tempting to act too quickly and possibly solve the wrong problem. In this course, you'll learn what a Six Sigma team should focus on, and more importantly, what the team should avoid in order to make Six Sigma projects successful.  more...

Design and Analysis ...o evaluate which process inputs have the most significant impact on the process output. Only by effective experimental design and subsequent analysis can organizations pinpoint areas for improvement. This course will enable you to choose between process methods, determine the most effective process, and take into account all of the necessary factors by designing and analyzing full factorial  more...

Taguchi and Quality Improvement Well-designed experiments result in effective process design or redesign, and ultimately, improved organizations. The Taguchi Method is a technique for designing and performing experiments to investigate processes where the output depends on many variables. The Taguchi Method allows the Six Sigma teams to avoid the tedious and costly task of running a process using all possible combinations of  more...

Experimenting for Process Improvement ...provement techniques used in Six Sigma concentrate on the impact of single factors on response or yield. In order to achieve breakthrough improvements, however, it is necessary to determine how multiple interacting factors impact response. This course introduces the sophisticated statistical tools used to optimize performance during the Improve phase. You will learn about Response Surface  more...

Analyzing the Market ...ring the economical, technological, social, and political impacts on your organization. Then you'll learn how market segmentation can assist you in developing products and marketing strategies. You'll be given a set of tools that can be utilized for developing and keeping your plans on track, and you'll become familiar with forecasting options that can provide you with the valuable information  more...

Creating a Marketing Campaign Your marketing plan has been approved Now you need to get the job done. How you execute your plan is as crucial as the plan itself. In this course, you'll learn about tactical marketing tools needed to put your plan into gear and create your marketing mix. These include branding, packaging, promotions, publicity, advertising and merchandising. Managers and team leaders with responsibility for  more...

Elements of Marketing Strategy You want to develop a powerful, and well-documented marketing strategy in order to get your new product or service approved. This course is designed to give you a strong start in developing your marketing vision, direction, and ultimately a plan. You'll get an overview of the key factors encompassing the broad scope of strategic marketing. You'll be able to discuss cost structures and their  more...

Managerial Skills and Abilities Quality management is an important factor in the success of today's organizations. Leading organizational thinkers have gone to the extent of saying that quality in an organization is determined by the quality of its management. In order to bring quality and excellence to an organization, managers need certain skills, tools, and abilities in all their functions. These skills and abilities relate  more...

Training and Development ...g, and provides insight on how to accurately evaluate the impact training programs have on a company's bottom line. It is aligned with the Quality Management Division of the American Society for Quality's Certification Handbook and is designed to assist learners as part of their preparation for the ASQ Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence certifi Corporate directors of  more...

Inventory Management In today's economy, companies must be able to move large quantities of product quickly to locations across the globe. Overnight delivery methods have drastically altered customers' expectations regarding delivery times. Lead times of four to six weeks are no longer acceptable. In light of these changes, effective Inventory Management is no longer static- the emphasis is on movement, and quick  more...

A Manager s Introduction to Business Law This course introduces managers to the fundamental concepts of business law. It begins by exposing some prevalent legal misconceptions shared by management and establishes the true role that law plays in society and business. The relationship between business ethics and law is explained and how managers serve as vital role models for demonstrating ethical business practices. This course also  more...

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act U.S. firms seeking to do business in foreign markets must be familiar with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The act prohibits corrupt payments to foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business. This course provides an overview of the FCPA. It illustrates how the act can impact your business and gives advice on the steps you can take to make sure that your business  more...

Attorney-Client Privilege This course covers the attorney-client privilege that protects communications between attorneys and their clients and ensures their confidentiality. Many corporate businesspeople are not sure of their rights under the attorney-client privilege, and as such risk destroying the privilege and losing their rights. This course defines attorney-client responsibilities and examines how the privilege  more...

Doing Business on the Internet ... have enabled the development of new business models, the impact of these changes on issues related to the protection of personal and business information has been immense. Protecting personal information regarding customers, while still ensuring that detailed customer records are kept, is a difficulty faced by almost all companies that engage in Internet-based commercial activity. Regulation  more...

Record Retention Does your company have a formal policy for how to retain and dispose of its records? Do you know what records you need to retain, how long you should retain them for, and which disposal techniques you should use? Following the Arthur Andersen case, many companies are reexamining what documents they keep and how long they must keep them. Having a carefully planned and documented record retention  more...

Employee Sexual Harassment Awareness ...impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. Training employees in the essentials of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability and maintaining a professional work environment. This course helps participants identify two types of sexual harassment, and recognize behaviors that may be considered sexually harassing in the workplace. Participants  more...

Supervisor and Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness ...impact on victims, offenders, and the company in which the offense occurs. There are many forms of prohibited conduct that can create a hostile working environment. Training managers and supervisors about the areas of prohibited conduct is an important part of reducing liability. Company managers have an additional responsibility to both their employees and their company to know their role in  more...

Supervisor and Manager Sexual Harassment Awareness Multi-State Edition ...impact on an organization's work environment. Managers and supervisors have a responsibility to both their employees and their company to know their role in preventing and responding to sexual harassment. This role includes knowing the laws, guidelines, policies, and resources for correcting, preventing, and investigating sexual harassment complaints. This two-hour course can help your company  more...

HIPAA Privacy Rules Personal privacy is now a major issue to people, particularly where medical information is concerned. This course presents an overview of HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), outlining the main components and identifying who is covered by the act. The course examines the privacy provisions under HIPAA for patients and employees involved with covered entities. Under  more...

HIPAA Evaluating the Impact of the Privacy Rule ...t the workplace. This course helps employers evaluate the impact of HIPAA privacy requirements upon their organizations. It teaches them which practices they will need to change and whether they may qualify for certain exceptions. In addition, this course will help employers develop strategies to meet requirements by assessing the gap between what is required by the privacy rule and their  more...

Equal Employment Opportunity EEO Think about the last time you were in an interview. Did you pay attention to the types of questions being asked? If not, you may have offered or requested information prohibited under anti-discrimination laws. It is essential to know the types of questions that can, and cannot, be asked in order to avoid charges of unfair discrimination. In this course, you will learn the Equal Employment  more...

Antitrust--Overview Antitrust laws legislate against business practices that undermine competitiveness or are considered to be unfair. The term "antitrust" derives from U.S. legislation that was originally formulated to combat business trusts--now commonly known as cartels. There are three major federal antitrust laws: the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act. Essentially,  more...

Win2000 Active Directory Design Business Requirements and Naming Strategies ... of evaluating the current technical environment, and the impact of ADS on the current and planned technical environment. Next, you will learn about Domain Name System (DNS) and its integration with ADS, forward and reverse lookup queries, zone transfers, and the DNS notification process. You will also learn about the ADS naming strategies, determining the scope of Active Directory, planning  more...

Analyzing Requirements and Resources for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server To identify what company requirements and resources need to be analyzed before a messaging solution can be designed Students preparing for Microsoft Exam 70-225 Designing and Deploying a Messaging Infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, IS administrators, network administrators, IS consultants, and staff involved in the support of IS systems who wish to attain an understanding of the  more...

Planning Implementing and Maintaining Network Infrastructure To identify the basic components and design criteria of a network infrastructure Prospective systems engineers; technical support engineers, and technical consultants seeking competency in Windows Server 2003; systems and network analysts seeking competency in Windows Server 2003  more...

e-Business Part 3 Choosing Tools and Technologies The third course in the e-Business curriculum focuses on the tools, languages and technologies that help drive the e-Business infrastructure. It also covers the strengths and weaknesses of each tool, language and technology. It also covers higher-level software and hardware choices such as web browsers, web servers, web application servers and web enabled databases. The target audience is those  more...

e-Commerce Security This course is intended for students who wish to consider the impact of security issues on e-commerce implementation. This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to provide e-commerce security recommendations to executives.  more...

Introduction to Cisco Voice Design Concepts To identify voice design principles and outline guidelines for successful integrated network deployment Network engineers, network system analysts, and maintenance personnel responsible for designing small to medium-sized and enterprise networks; individuals seeking the Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA) certification and those individuals targeting towards the Cisco Certified Design  more...

Cisco ONT 1 0 Supporting VoIP To recognize how voice is encapsulated, bandwidth requirements and overhead, and how voice is implemented in an enterprise Individuals preparing for the Cisco Certified Network Professional CCNP and the Cisco Certified Design Professional CCDP certifications; senior-level network support professionals, network administrators, network engineers, network managers, systems managers, or network  more...

Introduction to QoS and QoS Implementation To identify the fundamental issues associated with implementing QoS on converged networks, and to define QoS policy implementation and management methods IT professionals with a thorough knowledge of networking concepts and Cisco technology basics who wish to extend their knowledge in the specific area of Quality of Service  more...

Cisco BSCI 3 0 Manipulating Routing Updates To enable you to describe the processes of manipulating routing updates using multiple IP routing protocols, configuring and verifying route distribution, controlling routing update traffic, and implementing and configuring DHCP, one of Cisco's advanced IOS features Candidates for Cisco CCNP, CCDP, CCIP, and Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching and CCIE Communications and Services certifications;  more...

Cisco BSCI 3 0 BGP for Enterprise ISP Connectivity To enable you to describe BGP concepts and terminology, and the processes of BGP implementation for enterprise ISP connectivity Candidates for Cisco CCNP, CCDP, CCIP, and Cisco CCIE Routing and Switching and CCIE Communications and Services certifications; network administrators, technicians, and senior network support staff who are responsible for implementing and managing network environments  more...

NFPA 1600 Business Continuity Programs Whether it is a natural disaster that sweeps through your city or a computer virus that destroys vital electronic information, businesses need to be able to recover their services and operations as soon as possible if such a disaster does occur. A Business Continuity Program involves planning the recovery of operations when confronted with adverse events such as natural disasters, technological  more...

DOT 1 Hazardous Materials Table ...n, preparation, and transportation of hazardous materials impact everyone's safety. This training course may be used to meet the requirements for general awareness or familiarization training. Your employer will provide additional function-specific training. define terms associated with hazardous materials transportation classify hazards according to DOT s nine hazard classes recall and  more...

Defensive Driving This one-hour course will provide simple defensive driving techniques to reduce your chances of being involved in a motor vehicle accident. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements. define defensive driving recognize accident prevention methods identify the importance of seat belts describe the facts concerning the impact of  more...

Presentation Skills : Writing your Presentation ...ct! This course will help you develop a presentation with impact that makes the most of these opportunities. It will guide you in structuring and writing a presentation, from the vital opening words all the way through to the high impact close. And it will give practical hints and tips on brainstorming, outlining and structuring a presentation, along with ideas on dramatic effect, and natural,  more...

Presentation Skills : Visual Aids ...ct! This course will help you develop a presentation with impact that makes the most of these opportunities. It will guide you in designing and creating visual aids that bring your presentation to life and make your message memorable. And it will give you practical hints and tips on using visual aids that support rather than sabotage your presentation delivery. Achieve success by arming  more...

The Assertive Manager ...s of behaviour, their characteristics and their potential impact on the people you work with. It gives guidance on how to use assertive behaviours to express your ideas, beliefs and feelings and responsive behaviours to find out what others think, believe and feel. It will also help you understand the way aggressive and submissive behaviours operate and gives practical advice on how to deal  more...

KAZ (Keyboard AZ) Typing Tutor ...ic climate employees' skills have never had a more direct impact on the bottom line of a business. Increased productivity through learning is the key to competitive advantage and what skill could be more fundamental to productivity than typing? Most employees will work with a PC keyboard to get the job done. Outlook, Word and PowerPoint are the most frequently used business applications  more...

Project Management: Quality Standards ...perform specific planning activities that will positively impact project quality, as well as how to use checklists when performing quality management. In addition, this course covers the specific conditions used to facilitate a credible audit, the proper credentials for an auditor, as well as what information a project audit should contain. Finally, this course includes information on  more...

Solutions Development Discipline - Part 1 This course is the first part of a three part series for IT Professionals. This series will discuss Microsoft's philosophy on team organization, introduces a milestone-driven process model to manage the risks inherent in a dynamic environment, and provides an architectural framework for MultiThreaded development that emphasizes reusability and distribution.  more...

Distributed Application Design and Development using Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 - Part 1 This is the first course in a three part series designed for developers. This series will introduce them to the opportunities and challenges of creating enterprise-level applications. Participants will see how creating such flexible and scalable applications can be challenging and will learn how to address these challenges by employing appropriate design, tools, and technology.  more...

Distributed Application Design and Development using Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 - Part 3 This is the final course in a three part series designed for developers. This series will introduce them to the opportunities and challenges of creating enterprise-level applications. Participants will see how creating such flexible and scalable applications can be challenging and will learn how to address these challenges by employing appropriate design, tools, and technology.  more...

Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0: Planning a Web Application This is the first course in a five part series that will help students prepare for the Microsoft Certified Professional exam 70-152, Designing and Implementing Web Solutions with Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0. At the completion of this course, students will learn to plan a Web site; analyze the planning guidelines and the performance and maintenance factors that need to be considered while  more...

Internet Basics The Internet represents the transformation and evolution of the information age. It has emerged as a powerful tool for communication and information sharing, that is making a major impact on people all over the globe. In other words, the Internet is an information super-highway that has compressed the world into a cyber colony. This, in turn, has revolutionized the way people interact with each  more...

Project Teams Building a Project Team Project Teams: Building a Project Team offers students information required to establish and improve project teams. The program details guidelines for team goal setting, identifies motivational theories that impact project teams, and offers ways to manage a project team during times of change. Project managers, manager, and supervisors who are interested in learning more about how to build project  more...

Organizational Behavior The Organizational System Organizational Behavior: The Organizational System defines organizational structure and culture and explains their impact on employees. It also teaches how to perform a job analysis to determine whether an organization's job designs are appropriate and gives options for job redesign. Managers, supervisors, team members, and anyone who is interested in improving the behavior variables within their  more...

Economics Part 1 The Principles of Economics In Economics: The Principles of Economics you will learn about some of the broad issues and concepts that make up the field of economics. Beginning with some basic definitions, the course builds to introduce economic systems and the concepts of scarcity and wants and how these impact economies. It also places some of its focus on the US economy in general and the Federal Reserve Bank in  more...

e-Mail and Browsing ...h we interact with each other. However, if we measure the impact of all these technologies, the Internet has certainly had the maximum effect on our communication methods. The Internet enables a number of people to access and use certain resources at the same time. It provides different services that make communication lively and effective, such as e-mail, newsgroups, chat, conferencing, radio  more...

Diversity - Managing Diversity in the Workplace Team leaders supervisors and managers examine the impact of diversity and culture on individuals and organizations. They learn how to analyze and use models and skills for leading people toward using diversity as a source of competitive advantage.  more...

Switch Technology ... redundant network links and their potential for negative impact on a network. Lesson 3 defines how active loops are avoided with a mature but reliable Spanning Tree Protocol. In addition the lesson has up-to-date information about Rapid Spanning Tree and Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol. The last lesson provides an opportunity to learn about Ciscoa s Catalyst 1900 and 2950 switch products and  more...

Project Management: Risk Management This program covers classifying project risks, how to distinguish business risk from insurable risks, how to know when to take risks and when to avoid them, and the actions included in project risk management. In addition, this program provides instruction on how to identify and classify risks according to their level of impact, and how to use specific tools in risk identification. This program  more...

e-Commerce Security This course is intended for students who wish to consider the impact of security issues on e-commerce implementation.  more...

Microsoft Windows 2000: Upgrading from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Part 3 This course provides learners with instruction in the systematic process of accomplishing an upgrade to Windows 2000 from NT 4.0. An important distinction should be made between the content which this course covers and the content covered in Part 2 - Upgrading. This course covers restructuring a complete redesign of the domain structure usually resulting in fewer larger domains. Restructuring is  more...

Oracle8i Performance Tuning: Managing Memory and Disk I/O This course is the second in a three-part Oracle8i Performance Tuning series. This course introduces the learner to the application tuning issues that will impact database performance. In addition participants will be introduced to tuning components and functions of the shared pool and the buffer cache. Students will learn how to monitor the contents and usage of the Redo Log buffer. Finally  more...

Oracle8 Performance Tuning: Managing Memory and Disk I/O This course is the second in a three-part Oracle8 Performance Tuning series. This course introduces the learner to the application tuning issues that will impact database performance. In addition participants will be introduced to tuning components and functions of the shared pool and the buffer cache. Students will learn how to monitor the contents and usage of the Redo Log buffer. Finally  more...

Human Resource Law: Understanding Privacy Rights In "Human Resource Law: Understanding Privacy Rights " you will learn the laws that apply to employee and privacy rights in the workplace and how those laws might impact your company policies regarding searches seizures monitoring and e-communications. You will also learn how as an employer you can protect employees' rights how to conduct lawful e-communications and how to minimize your  more...

Self Development: Developing Rapport Through Communication Self-Development: Developing Rapport Through Communication offers the student an overview of the information required to develop communication fundamentals enhance connections and create impact with his or her language. The program details how to communicate effectively in writing in one-to-one and one-to-many conversations and through nonverbal cues. The program also details how to make a good  more...

Executive Level Leadership: Becoming an Executive Leader Executive Level Leadership: Becoming an Executive Leader offers the student an overview of executive leadership roles and how power and politics affect an organization. This program also explains the importance of developing an organizational vision and the need for executives to understand the types of business focus that impact their industry. In addition it emphasizes the importance of  more...

Correcting Performance Problems: Addressing Performance Problems In Correcting Performance Problems: Addressing Performance Problems you will learn a process for conducting effective feedback sessions with employees who have a performance problems. You will also learn guidelines for explaining to employees the impact of their problem behavior. In addition you will learn the correct way to address negative employee responses as well as how to respond when to  more...

Lotus Domino R5: Migrating from R4.x ...bout the new Domino R5 system administration features the impact of those features on their job and how to migrate their organizations from Domino R4.x to R5. At the completion of this course students will learn how to identify the server and client licenses in Domino R5 and new and enhanced features of Domino R5; identify the activities involved in upgrading to Lotus Domino R5 and perform the  more...

Lotus Domino R5: Configuring and Optimizing the Environment ...bout the new Domino R5 system administration features the impact of those features on their job and how to migrate their organizations from Domino R4.x to R5. At the completion of this course students will learn how to set up the administration process and configure LDAP and SMTP; configure the Notes R5 client and customize the Welcome screen of the Notes client for an organization by using  more...

e-Commerce Security This course is intended for students who wish to consider the impact of security issues on e-commerce implementation.  more...

DB2 Design & Administration (Rel 2.3) Provides the knowledge for database administrators and designers who need to monitor and tune a DB2 database for maximum performance.  more...

DB2 Design & Administration (ver 3.1) Provides the knowledge for database administrators and designers who need to monitor and tune a DB2 database for maximum performance.  more...

DB2 Design & Administration (ver 4.x) This course provides the knowledge for database administrators and designers who need to monitor and tune a DB2 database for maximum performance.  more...

ISO 90012008 Transition Our ISO 9001: 2008 details all of the changes to the ISO standard, and the impact of them upon your quality management system. While the authors of the standard included no new requirements, the changes and notes that were included will affect your QMS. No need to travel, no need to spend hundreds, no missed day of work... sign up for our web based seminar NOW!  more...

JDBC Programming Rev 5 ...5.0 version of the Java language and Core API, though the impact of choosing a 1.4.x or 5.0 Java environment is minimal for this level of JDBC study. For training targeted to the 1.4 environment, please see version 4.5.1 of this course. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Briefly review relational database fundamentals with an awareness of the differences between SQL99 and SQL implementations by database  more...

Java Persistence with Hibernate revised This course develops skills in using the Object/Relational Mapping tool Hibernate. The course uses the latest release version of Hibernate, 3.2, which is directly related to the new EJB 3.0 version defined in Java EE 5.0. By the end of the course, students will be prepared to set-up and use Hibernate as the persistence mechanism in Java applications. LEARNING OBJECTIVES Configure Hibernate  more...

Certificate in Managing Stress Aim: The objectives of the course are to: Understand the nature of stress Explore people s responses to stress Develop an understanding of common stress symptoms Explore how people cope with stress Demonstrate stress management techniques Understand the role of relaxation Describe the benefits of nutrition and diet Understand the impact of self-esteem on stress Develop  more...