IT Skills

STEP & CETERIS IT & BUSINESS SKILLS TRAINING COURSES
FEBRUARY TO MAY 2008
Please note some positive changes to the way that courses will be delivered and accessed over the coming months. In order to offer delegates a wider choice of course dates and a flexibility of venue, Stirling Enterprise (STEP) is forging closer links with partner training organisation Ceteris Ltd. in Alloa. As a result, from 1st February 2008, delegates will have an option to attend IT & Business Skills training courses at a choice of location and at a date to suit the individual requirement. To standardise the Booking process and offer best value for money, all full-day training courses have now been set at a flat rate of £75 (+vat) and half day courses at £35 (+vat). Contact details for both organisations are displayed at the page footer.
FEBRUARY 2008
Beginners Access	6th Feb 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to create and navigate a simple database, adding records, queries and reports.
Beginners Excel	8th Feb 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Designed for people with little or no previous experience of using a spreadsheet program. The client group is small to medium businesses who wish to expand their spreadsheet skills or learn from scratch. The seminar covers creating simple spreadsheets, saving, folder creations and editing the spreadsheets.
Intermediate Word	14th Feb 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Covers formatting, creating tables and using mail merge.
Selling On E-Bay	15th Feb 08	09.30 - 12.30	STIRLING	£35 (+vat)
This half-day workshop is open to anyone interested in selling their goods or products on E-Bay. Looks at market research, the practical elements of setting up a shop on e-bay and the payment mechanism, PayPal. Ideal for existing businesses keen to expose their products to a wider marketplace. Equally good for anyone thinking of getting started with a home-based enterprise.
Reception Skills	20th Feb 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
This one-day seminar will help delegates understand the importance of the receptionist’s role and how to project the best image for the organisation. Attendees will learn how to: Make a positive first impression that people will remember Consider best practice in telephone interaction. How to direct calls correctly. How to deal with difficult situations with minimum fuss, How to receive visitors professionally How to develop effective listening skills and focus on customer care
Intro. to Photoshop	21st Feb 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
This one-day course will show you the basics of using Adobe Photoshop (version 6) to manipulate images and photographs for use on the web or for print. Also covers the basics of Photoshop Elements.
Leadership & Teambuilding	27th Feb 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to create and manage a positive team environment.
MARCH 2008
Web Design	4th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to build an effective website, including establishing pages for Index, About, Product and Contact. Looks at the File Transfer Programmes (FTP) available.
Intro. To DreamWeaver	5th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
This course shows you how to use DreamWeaver as a tool for creating high quality web pages. It shows you how to include text, pictures, photos and insert links to other pages within the site and also other web sites.
Intermediate Access	12th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Covers database tables, creating a switchboard, importing data and producing mailing labels.
Ethical Selling Skills	12th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
This one-day workshop looks at the following: Intro What Exactly Are We Selling? How Do We Get Started? First Impressions What Do Our Customers Really Need? Selling is FAB! Summary
Intermediate Excel	14th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Covers page set-up, working with large worksheets, creating charts and pictures.
Intro. To Sage	18th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Suppliers, Customers & Products, Invoices & Credit Notes, Producing Statements, Payments and Customer Receipts, Payroll, Payments By Bank Transfer, Year End, Nominal, Sales & Purchase Ledgers, Stock Records, VAT & Reconciling Returns, Management Info., & Reports.
Assertiveness / Confidence Building	26th March 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Learn to use a more confident approach in your business or personal life.
APRIL 2008
Beginners Word	2nd April 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to create simple documents, saving, folder creation and editing.
Beginners Access	3rd April 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to create and navigate a simple database, adding records, queries and reports.
Desktop Publishing (DTP) Using Publisher	9th April 08	09.30 -16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Uses Microsoft Publisher to demonstrate the creation of flyers, posters and publications.
PowerPoint / Presentation Skills	9th April 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
This course is aimed at anyone required to make presentations in front of groups of people, and who would like to develop their skills and confidence. Delegates will learn to: Deal with nervousness before a presentation, Plan the structure of a presentation, Eliminate barriers to effective communication; Prepare interesting and memorable visual aids, Identify and develop a personal style, Talk positively and with authority, Use positive eye contact to maintain audience attention, Encourage audience participation and deal with questions and feedback.
Selling On E-Bay	15th April 08	09.30 - 12.30	ALLOA	£35 (+vat)
This half-day workshop is open to anyone interested in selling their goods or products on E-Bay. Looks at market research, the practical elements of setting up a shop on e-bay and the payment mechanism, PayPal. Ideal for existing businesses keen to expose their products to a wider marketplace. Equally good for anyone thinking of getting started with a home-based enterprise.
Beginners Excel	22nd April 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Designed for people with little or no previous experience of using a spreadsheet program. The client group is small to medium businesses who wish to expand their spreadsheet skills or learn from scratch. The seminar covers creating simple spreadsheets, saving, folder creations and editing the spreadsheets.
E-mail & Internet	23rd April 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Learn the basics of web navigation, searching and using e-mail.
Reception Skills	25th April 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
This one-day seminar will help delegates understand the importance of the receptionist’s role and how to project the best image for the organisation. Attendees will learn how to: Make a positive first impression that people will remember Consider best practice in telephone interaction. How to direct calls correctly. How to deal with difficult situations with minimum fuss, How to receive visitors professionally How to develop effective listening skills and focus on customer care
Leadership & TeamBuilding	30th April 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to create and manage a positive team environment.
MAY 2008

Intermediate Access	1st May 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Covers database tables, creating a switchboard, importing data and producing mailing labels.
Intermediate Excel	7th May 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Covers page set-up, working with large worksheets, creating charts and pictures.
PowerPoint / Presentation Skills	7th May 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
This course is aimed at anyone required to make presentations in front of groups of people, and who would like to develop their skills and confidence. Delegates will learn to: Deal with nervousness before a presentation, Plan the structure of a presentation, Eliminate barriers to effective communication; Prepare interesting and memorable visual aids, Identify and develop a personal style, Talk positively and with authority, Use positive eye contact to maintain audience attention, Encourage audience participation and deal with questions and feedback.
Advanced Word	9th May 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Covers pictures and text boxes, desktop publishing, report writing and letter templates.
Intermediate Word	14th May 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Covers formatting, creating tables and using mail merge.
Advanced Excel	21st May 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Covers data forms and filters, macros, scenarios and Microsoft Map.
Advanced Access	22nd May 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
This one-day course is aimed at those with a good knowledge of Microsoft ACCESS but wish to improve their skills. By the end of this course each delegate will have covered the following topics: Forms & Subforms, Forms - Expression, Calculations in Queries, Crosstab Queries, Append and Delete Queries, Report Design, Reports - Expressions, Totals & Parameters, Reports and Subreports, Command Buttons, Events & Macros.
Intro. To Sage	27th May 08	09.30 - 16.30	STIRLING	£75 (+vat)
Suppliers, Customers & Products, Invoices & Credit Notes, Producing Statements, Payments and Customer Receipts, Payroll, Payments By Bank Transfer, Year End, Nominal, Sales & Purchase Ledgers, Stock Records, VAT & Reconciling Returns, Management Info., & Reports.
Web Design	29th May 08	09.30 - 16.30	ALLOA	£75 (+vat)
Learn how to build an effective website, including establishing pages for Index, About, Product and Contact. Looks at the File Transfer Programmes (FTP) available.
Back to Top To Book Courses running in STIRLING, please contact STEP direct on:
Tel: 01786 463416 E-mail: reception@stirling-enterprise.co.uk

To Book Courses running in ALLOA, please contact CETERIS direct on:
Tel: 01259 726430 E-mail: kmanson@ceteris.co.uk
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