Truro and Penwith College

Course Overview

This is a 4 day programme, held over 8 weeks, is specifically designed to develop the skills, knowledge and understanding to become a more successful manager. The course helps to develop practical techniques for tackling managerial problems and decisions, developing yourself and others and leading and motivating your team.

Course Content:

• Developing yourself and others
• Solving problems and making decisions
• Leading and motivating your team

Business Benefits:

Developing team leaders and managers will help your business and your employees get better results by improving motivation, communication and skills.

Individual Benefits:

Developing your skills as a team leader or manager will give you more confidence, skills and career opportunities helping you and your team to achieve more.

Who is the Course For?

This course is specifically designed for first line managers to develop their teams for better results.

Delivery Method:

This programme is delivered as a taught course with interactive sessions and activities.

Time Commitment:

4 taught days over 8 weeks. There are three written assignments to be completed between taught sessions.

Assessment:

3 written assignments.

Cost

£550 (plus cert/reg fees)

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the Top Ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

For further information and an application form please contact:

Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711

Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses.

For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Two day computer courses available on Thursdays and Fridays at Haven House

Computing is a much needed skill in the workplace and a big part of many jobs. Our friendly and helpful staff have carefully tailored a course to improve the skills you need to get ahead.

The courses below can be tailored to suit you, so if there’s something you would like to spend more time on, it can be arranged.

Word Processing

Working with Word, from basic text and paragraph formatting, to inserting tables and graphics.  Boost your skills with mail merge and have an introduction to Microsoft Word 2010.

Spreadsheets

Increase your Spreadsheet skills, from formatting, functions and formulas, to worksheets, workbooks and data, we’re here to help.

PowerPoint Presentations

Make PowerPoint easy, from presentation design, proofing and printing to slide masters, manipulating slides and slide contents.

Introduction to Databases

Dip in to Database, from forms, tables, and reports, filtering and field properties, to indexing, searching and relationships.

These courses are priced at just £50 each but can be fully funded and offered for free if you are unemployed (subject to eligibility).

Please contact us for our next available dates.

For further information or an application form please contact us.

Community Learning and Workforce Development

Telephone: 01872 261151

Haven House
Quay Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2UY

Course Title

Functional Skills

Summary

Functional Skills are nationally recognised qualifications available to anybody at any age who would like to gain practical skills in English and Maths.

Entry Requirements

A willingness to learn and an interest in Maths, English and basic IT up to Level 2 (GCSE equivalent).

Course Content

Designed not just to help you with English and Maths, Functional Skills provide you with the knowledge of when and how to use these skills both at home and at work.

How do I study?

Functional Skills are available at Level 1 and Level 2 so you can choose which is right for you. Level 1 is the equivalent to a grade D-G at GCSE and Level 2 is equivalent to grade A-C.

This course runs on:

Mondays and Thursdays at 9.00am – 10.30am or 10.30am – 12.00am

This course is run on a rolling programme and you can start at any point in the year.

Each course is 6 weeks long. An assessment is taken at the end.

Cost

We may be offer this course to you free of charge. Contact us to find out if you are eligible.

Community Learning and Workforce Development

Telephone: 01872 261151

Haven House
Quay Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2UY

This course is suitable for anyone working in the learning development and assessment of accredited and non-accredited qualifications. The programme covers all aspects of learning and development and can be tailored to include the brand new assessor qualification (TAQA).

For further information please contact us.

Community Learning and Workforce Development

Telephone: 01872 261151

Haven House
Quay Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2UY

Course Overview:

This programme offers a unique opportunity to gain a professional and vocational qualification in Facilities Management. The ILM Level 3 Certificate in Facilities Management is a nationally recognised qualification awarded by the Institute of Leadership and Management to practicing or aspiring managers.

The qualification programme consists of collaborative learning, self directed learning and reflective reviews. In particular, for practicing managers, this is an excellent opportunity to review and critically assess their own performance and approach through the development of knowledge and skills, and to actively research solutions for business issues to improve organisational performance.

Course Content:

Topics covered include

• Understanding Facilities Management
• Team Development
• Develop Self and Others
• Leadership & Management
• Health & Safety
• Compliance Analysis and Risk Management
• Planning Business Improvement

Business Benefits:

Developing skills in Facilities Management will help your business operate more efficiently. Discover how to reduce costs, improve productivity and get more out of your team. This programme will help identify critical issues for your business and help research and implement potential improvements

Who is the Course For?

This programme is suitable for those managing operations, venues or facilities.

Delivery Method:

13 days over 26 weeks of classroom taught sessions, plus completion of assignments outside of classroom.

Cost – £950 (plus cert/reg fees)

Individual Benefits:

Developing your skills as a team leader or manager will give you more confidence, skills and career opportunities helping you and your team to achieve more.

Assessment:

This Certificate is achieved by attending taught sessions and completing 8 written assignments.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the Top Ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

For further information and an application form please contact:

Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711

Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses.

For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00

Course Overview

The Level 5 Advanced Apprenticeship in Management is ideal for middle and senior managers with a wide span of control and accountability for performance, in particular those with responsibility for determining resource allocation and operational methods in their department or organisation. The programme has been specially designed to give practising managers a solid foundation for their formal development, building up a wide range of management skills and gaining the comprehensive leadership and management knowledge required, via the Level 5 VRQ Diploma in Leadership and Management. Throughout the programme, learners will utilise facilitated action learning techniques to increase personal leadership capabilities. Learners gain valuable applied workplace learning through the Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management, enabling them to implement organisational innovation and improvement.

Course Content

Level 5 VRQ Diploma in Leadership and Management

• Assess own leadership capability & performance
• Improving own leadership performance through action learning
• Understand the management role
• Develop critical thinking
• Lead innovation & change
• Managing work analysis
• Understand the organisational environment
• Managing for effectiveness and efficiency

Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Management

• Provide leadership & direction
• Work productively with colleagues and stakeholders
• Develop and evaluate plans for own area
• Plan change in own area
• Plan allocate & monitor work in own area of responsibility
• Monitor & review business processes
• Develop working relationships with colleagues & stakeholders
• Manage risk in own area of responsibility

Plus Functional skills in Maths and English, Personal Learning and Thinking Skills and Employment Rights and Responsibilities

Business Benefits

Improved understanding and confidence of middle and senior management teams enabling enhanced organisational performance, through improved communication, teamwork and leadership skills. Tangible benefits can include improved productivity, efficiency and staff retention.

Who is this course for?

This programme is perfect for existing middle and senior managers looking for a formal training programme and accredited qualification. It provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on current practice then identify and implement improvements in a supportive and structured environment.

Individual Benefits

Completing an Apprenticeship is a great way to gain practical work experience, develop your skills and knowledge, achieve nationally recognised qualifications and earn a real wage. Developing your skills as a manager will give you more confidence, a greater understanding of your role, improved skills and career opportunities helping you and your team to achieve more.

Assessment

This Apprenticeship is achieved by attending taught sessions, completing 7 written assignments, a work-based portfolio of eight NVQ units, and doing timed and work-based assessments.

Time Commitment

32 taught days over 18 months. There is a significant amount of research and written work to be completed between taught sessions.

Why Choose Truro and Penwith College Business Centre?

• One of the Top Ten Colleges in the UK
• Awarded the Training Quality Standard for providing outstanding training and development for employers
• Designated Outstanding status by Ofsted (2008)

How does our training benefit your business?

• Our training improved the profits of 35% of the businesses we work with
• 68% of businesses became more efficient after training with us
• Training helped 84% of businesses we work with improve staff performance

For further information and an application form please contact: Denise Caff, Truro and Penwith College, Palace Building, Quay Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2HE. Tel: 01872 242711 Truro and Penwith College offers free impartial advice and guidance on all courses. For terms and conditions of use see are website: http://www.truro-penwith.ac.uk/business/

Truro and Penwith College Business Centre

Telephone: 01872 242711
Email: businesscentre@truro-penwith.ac.uk

Our postal address is:

Truro College Business Centre
Palace Building
Quay Street
Truro
TR1 2HE

Truro College Business Centre is open from Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00