Truro and Penwith College

This course provides you with the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in relation to the processes and practices of managing people within an organisation.  It will help you to review your HR practices at a strategic level to ensure they are working effectively for the organisation.

Topics include:

• HR planning – how to ensure you have the right staff to meet your business needs
• Resourcing – how to find and attract the best people to the business
• Performance Management and Development – keeping your people motivated and updating their skills and knowledge
• Employee Relations – keeping your practices legal and compliant
• Reward – planning the way in which you reward staff so that it aligns with your business goals

Try a fully funded taster session!

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Cost: £650

Funding Available: If you are employed within a private sector business and do not already have a similar qualification at this level it is likely that due to current funding you will only have to pay half price. 

Assessment Method: Assessment is 100% coursework. This course requires some self-study outside scheduled practical and class room based sessions.

Progression: You could study another single-topic SUCCESS course, combine another two  SUCCESS courses to achieve a Certificate of Professional Development. It may also be possible to progress onto the foundation degree in Business.

Additional Information: This course is a module from a Foundation Degree at Truro and Penwith College. It is 20 credit module at level 4 accredited by Plymouth University.

SUCCESS – Higher Education Short Courses

Telephone: 01872 267502
Email: success@truro-penwith.ac.uk
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Book a place: Click here for the Booking Form

This course is ideal if you want to learn key knowledge and underpinning skills related to financial accounts and accounting techniques to use within your business or organisation.

Topics include:

• Private limited company accounts and PLC published accounts
• Sources of finance to fund business expansion and retrenchment
• Ratio analysis (profitability, performance, liquidity, financial structure and shareholder ratios) and its limitations
• Accounting concepts (prudence, going concern, materiality, accruals, objectivity, cost and consistency) &  IAS accounting standards
• The management of cash and credit control by use of aged trade receivables analysis, cash budgets, credit control methods.
• Actions that companies and shareholders can take to improve their financial position; financial and non-financial information used in making judgements within business

Truro College / 09:30 – 16:30 / 1st Oct, 15 Oct, 5 Nov, 19 Nov, 3 Dec (2013)

Try a fully funded taster session!

Click here to register your interest

Cost: £650

Funding Available: If you are employed within a private sector business and do not already have a similar qualification at this level it is likely that due to current funding you will only have to pay half price. 

Assessment Method: Assessment is 70% coursework and 30% exam. This course requires some self-study outside scheduled practical and class room based sessions.

Progression: You could study another single-topic SUCCESS course or combine another two SUCCESS courses to achieve a Certificate of Professional Development. It may also be possible to progress onto the foundation degree in Business.

Additional Information: This course is a module from a Foundation Degree at Truro and Penwith College. It is 20 credit module at level 5 accredited by Plymouth University.

SUCCESS – Higher Education Short Courses

Telephone: 01872 267502
Email: success@truro-penwith.ac.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/H.E.short.courses
Book a place: Click here for the Booking Form

This course is ideal if you want to learn the skills and approaches needed to develop and innovate within business. It will explore what enterprise is and teach skills and understanding in the field of enterprise. The course will also provide knowledge about the practice of taking a business idea from initial stages to a full business plan.

Topics include:

• Concepts and theories of innovation, types of innovation, sources of innovation
• Managing the innovation process
• Processes, capabilities and methods of innovation management
• A structured and practical approach to innovation: processes and methods, tools and techniques
• Creative thinking and problem solving – skills and techniques
• Entrepreneurship theory, practice and entrepreneurial behaviours.
• Innovative Business plans including how to plan and research a new business venture, how to use market analysis to determine need for the product or service and how to demonstrate that the business is viable

Truro College / 09:30 – 16:30 / 1 Oct, 15 Oct, 5 Nov, 19 Nov, 3 Dec (2013)

Truro College / 09:30 – 16:30 / 15 Apr, 29 Apr, 13 May, 3 Jun, 17 Jun (2014)

Try a fully funded taster session! 

Click here to register your interest

Cost: £650

Funding Available: If you are employed within a private sector business and do not already have a similar qualification at this level it is likely that due to current funding you will only have to pay half price. 

Assessment Method: Assessment is 100% coursework. This course requires some self-study outside scheduled practical and class room based sessions.

Progression: You could study another single-topic SUCCESS course, combine another two SUCCESS courses into a Certificate of Professional Development.  It may also be possible to progress onto the foundation degree in Business.

Additional Information This course is a module from a Foundation Degree at Truro and Penwith College. It is 20 credit module at level 5 accredited by Plymouth University.

SUCCESS – Higher Education Short Courses

Telephone: 01872 267502
Email: success@truro-penwith.ac.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/H.E.short.courses
Book a place: Click here for the Booking Form

Course Content:

This seminar delivers a step-by-step approach to producing accurate, easy-to-understand minutes. The seminar will include meeting preparation and agendas, active listening skills, note-taking and the actual production of minutes.

Who is the Course For?

This seminar is ideal for those who are required to take minutes in meetings and / or plan and arrange meetings.

Delivery Method

This session is delivered in one day with a variety of interactive activities and discussion

Time Commitment

This seminar is a great way to boost your skills without taking too much time out of the office.

Assessment

There is no assessment for this session and you will revieve a certificate of attendance following the seminar.

Cost – £125

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

The apprenticeship is awarded through the completion of:

Level 2 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care - Learners will need to complete 21 knowledge based credits from 9 mandatory units.

Functional Skills - Maths Level 1 and English Level 1

The Health and Social Care Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship consists of nine mandatory units, totalling 24 credits. The learner will select further optional units to make up a total of 46 credits. There are three pathways to choose from – Working with Older People, Dementia and Adults with Learning Disabilities. Further optional units will be be chosen in relation to your specific job role.

Employment Rights and Responsibilities (ERR) – Learners will achieve this qualification by completing the City and Guilds Level 2 Award.

The advantage of completing an apprenticeship is that it is a nationally recognised programme which combines taught provision with workplace observation and assessment. This way of learning thoroughly equips candidates to apply learnt theory to their practice, demonstrating themselves as competent.

Who is the Course for?

The Level 2 Apprenticeship in Health and Social Care is suitable for anyone working in a health and social care role supporting individuals with their daily routines and needs.

There are no formal entry requirements to access an apprenticeship. Entry is determined between Truro College, the learner and the employer as the qualification requires a commitment from all parties.

This apprenticeship will take a minimum duration of 12 months.

Assessment:

Learners will be assessed through written assignments, evidence gathering, workplace observation, completion of induction standards and Functional Skills exams.

For further information and an application form please contact:

Community Learning and Workforce Development

Telephone: 01872 261151

Haven House
Quay Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR1 2UY

Course Overview

Reduce your business costs by saving money on your energy, water and waste management. We show you how and provide you with a bag of efficiency gadgets worth £90.

This three day course gives you the skills you need to be able to analyse your energy and water usage and drive down costs by identifying efficiency measures. We also include a session on managing waste. Businesses who have already completed the course have identified impressive energy and water savings and some have even turned their old rubbish into hard cash.

Cost

This course may be fully funded if you are aged 19+ over and employed for 8 hours a week or more.

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

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/

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

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