For those in desperate need of basic cooking skills.Do you panic at the thought of being asked to cook for family and friends? Is poaching an egg far beyond you, and are you clueless when it comes to which spices and herbs to use? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, then we can help! This ‘back to basics’ course will give you the confidence you need to start cooking basic dishes well. What you will experience During the 8 weeks, you will cover topics such as: Food hygiene and safe storage guidelines Knife skills Vegetable preparation...

This course is aimed at anyone seeking opportunities to help boost career development.This career development training course is aimed at anyone seeking opportunities to help boost career development, both academically and socially. What you will experience Unit 1: Pre-employment – explore how to use LinkedIn in the job search, skills needed for job searching and how to apply for jobs. Also look at how to develop strengths, how to write a CV and look at the kinds of career options available. Unit 2: Interview – Learn how to effectively plan for different types of interviews, and how to present yourself...

Learn about early symptoms and warning signs, along with the early, middle and late stages of the condition.This e-learning course comprises three easy-to-follow units: an introduction and two study units. Unit 2 deals with dementia awareness, whilst unit 3 covers the person-centred approach to the care and support of an individual with dementia. Topics covered include the early symptoms and warning signs, along with the early, middle and late stages of the condition. What you will experience Unit 1: Provides learners with a detailed introduction to the course. Unit 2: Enables learners to understand what dementia is, to recognise its...

This course offers an excellent resource for those with an interest in building trusting and respectful relationships with the people they care for.Challenging behaviour is a characteristic of many common brain disorders; this course offers advice and guidance to carers looking for effective coping strategies and help with limiting the ongoing effects of behavioural challenges. Touching on aspects of physical and verbal aggression, inappropriate sexual behaviour, repetitive questioning and aimless wandering, the learning is applicable to a range of health conditions including stroke and mental illness but will be especially relevant to those caring for people with dementia. Providing an...

This course is for anyone wishing to understand and apply the principles of behaviour change and how it relates to building personal resilience.This is a highly personalised and interactive course that can have a positive impact on your ability to manage and adapt to change in any aspect of your life. You will cover the evidence based ‘Stages of Change’ model used in behavioural science and popularised by clinical psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo Di Clemente. What you will experience The course is broken down in to 4 bite-sized units with the following titles: • Self-assessment
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This course will help you to communicate appropriately with others at workTake this course to ensure you gett he best out of those you work with by communicating effectively. What you will experience This course teaches how to: identify information needed for a particular task obtain information from others communicate clearly, respond appropriately to queries and ask questions What you will needStudents must have access to a computer with a broadband internet connection.

Learn to summarise, evaluate and produce complex written business information.This Unit is designed to develop skills in analysing, summarising, evaluating, and producing complex written business information. It also develops skills in presenting and responding to complex oral business information. It enhances skills for learning, life and work and there is a particular emphasis on employability. The Unit can be taken as part of a Group Award or as a stand-alone Unit for the purposes of continued professional development. Work undertaken for the Unit will be in a context appropriate to the learner’s Group Award or relevant to an individual’s vocational...

Learn to apply practical communication skills to complex issues in your working environment.Conveying and responding to a range of information by reading, writing, listening and talking is the basis of communication. Effective oral and written communication skills are essential to promote good relationships and best working practice in a business environment. This is a Unit within the HNC/HND Mechanical Engineering or HNC Electronics Group Award, but may also be part of another Group Award or taken as a stand-alone HN Unit. It will focus on the practical approaches needed for successful communication, which will prove extremely valuable in your career...

Learn the inner workings of computer hardware.This is a practical course designed to give you a deeper and more practical understanding of computer hardware and basic networking. You will be introduced to the inner workings of computer hardware, teaching you how to troubleshoot a PC, how to identify and fix both hardware and software errors, and how to install/upgrade systems and components. What you will experience You will gain practical experience by carrying out the installation, maintenance and main failure modes of all major personal computer sub-systems, including the installation and configuration of low-level software such as device drivers. You...

This course provides the knowledge and understanding for how to recognise and manage different types of conflict at work.Whether you are an individual looking to move into a team leader or management position, or an employer looking for conflict management training courses for their staff, we have got you covered. This conflict management training course provides the knowledge and understanding for how to recognise and manage different types of conflict at work. Also covered is how to positively support individuals through situations of conflict. What you will experience You will learn a range of conflict management techniques and gain the...