Managing Resources
Good resource management can mean the difference between a good company and a great company. Learn to effectively manage suppliers, processes, information and more.
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Absence Management
This course offers a step-by-step guide to identifying reasons for employees’ absence from work. It also helps users understand the laws relating to absence, and to find ways to reduce it where appropriate. (2 hours) available to buy online...
Maintaining Information Systems
Advances in IT mean that businesses can record and store more data than ever before - but the information is only useful if the company has effective systems in place to manage, access and safeguard it. The course explores different storage systems to manage paper-based and electronic information and identifies the key information you must record to meet organisational and legal requirements. (3 hours) full details...
Security
All organisations must protect their resources - as a first line manager, you have an important role to play in safeguarding the people, the property and the information of the business you work for. This course will help you to identify the main security threats that can affect organisations. (3 hours) full details...
Information Awareness
As a manager, you are bombarded with information from many different sources. Information Awareness will help you to filter information effectively, interpret it accurately and use it as a basis for sound business decisions. (3 hours) full details...
Sources of Information
When you need to make a business decision, can you be sure that you have the background information you need at your fingertips - and that it is accurate and reliable? Sources of Information explores the main types of internal and external information that you might use as a basis for business decisions. The course also considers ways in which you can select and filter information to suit your needs and how to evaluate the accuracy of the information at your disposal. (2 hours 55 minutes) full details...
Planning Work
The course examines the four main stages in the planning process - identifying your objectives and setting appropriate targets, planning the work to meet your targets and deadlines, applying monitoring and control techniques, and evaluating the results and plans. It covers all aspects of planning, from setting SMART objectives to allocating resources and planning for when things go wrong. (3 hours 30 minutes) full details...
Minimising Waste
As a manager, you need to ensure that your team works efficiently to minimise all forms of waste and the costs associated with waste. This course identifies the key areas of potential physical waste, including misuse, extravagance, scrap, rework and shrinkage. (2 hours 50 minutes) full details...
Analysing Information
Effective data analysis not only provides information about how a business is performing - it can offer invaluable guidance on how performance can be improved. This course explores the differences between data and information and shows you how to use numerical data analysis techniques such as ratios, percentages and averages to assess business performance. (3 hours) full details...
Equipment
To operate successfully, an organisation must have a thorough understanding of what its equipment costs and how to use it efficiently. During this course, you'll explore the factors that you must take into account when calculating how much equipment costs and you'll be shown how to carry out a "cost benefit analysis". (3 hours) full details...
Gathering Valid Information
All businesses need to gather and store information to satisfy legal and operational needs. As a manager, you have a part to play in collecting and managing that data. (3 hours) full details...
The Environment
The natural world has never been under greater threat from the demands we place upon it. As a manager, you have a duty to minimise environmental risk within your organisation. (3 hours) full details...
Training
Effective training helps to ensure that your team is both motivated and properly equipped to deal with the constantly changing demands of today's business environment. This course gives you the skills to identify different training methods and select the most appropriate training approach to meet your specific requirements. (2 hours 50 minutes) full details...
Performance Indicators
Your ability to measure, monitor and improve your team's performance is vital to your success as a manager. This course explores ways to monitor work performance and why it is important to stakeholders in the business that you do this. (3 hours) full details...
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