Thursday, 1 March 2012

ASSERTIVE COMMUNICATION **CLICK HERE**

One Day Programme
29 March 2012 - Oakwood House, £125 per person

A highly interactive one-day workshop designed to equip you with practical strategies for effective communication in situations that matter. This programme is suitable for all staff who would find it beneficial to develop their assertiveness, confidence and communication skills in the workplace.

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FIRE SAFETY AWARENESS **CLICK HERE**

Half Day Programme
28 March 2012 - Oakwood House, £75 per person

Participants will learn how fires are caused, how they can be prevented and how to deal with an incident, including hands on experience with fire-fighting equipment. The course is specifically designed for Fire Wardens.

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CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND NEGOTIATION SKILLS **CLICK HERE**

One Day Programme
27 March 2012 - Oakwood House, £125 per person

This workshop teaches the practical skills, not just the theory. Learn the essential skills for a better working environment for everybody. If you have previously been afraid of conflict, you will come out of this course with a range of effective techniques for handling conflict in a positive way.

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ELECTRICITY AT WORK P.A.T. **CLICK HERE**

One Day Programme
23 March 2012 - Oakwood House, £130 per person

This course is designed for any person who is responsible for undertaking visual inspections and electrical tests of portable appliances. Managers who are responsible for determining and implementing a portable appliance test regime.

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ASBESTOS MANAGEMENT **CLICK HERE**

Half Day Programme
21 March 2012 - Oakwood House, £100 per person

This course provides an introduction to asbestos for staff such as Centre Managers, Premises Managers, Business Managers and Headteachers, and for them to understand their role as duty holders in the management process.

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Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Start Supervising **Click Here**

13 January 2012 - Oakwood House, £140 per person

If you’re looking to bridge the gap between administration and supervision, this new one-day course is the perfect first step to gain an awareness and confidence in people management.

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Asbestos Management **Click Here**

12 January 2012 - Oakwood House, £100 per person

This course provides an introduction to asbestos for staff such as Centre Managers, Premises Managers, Business Managers and Headteachers, and for them to understand their role as duty holders in the management process. Please note this is a management course. See course content for Asbestos Awareness for staff such as caretakers and receptionists.

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Improve Your Memory Through Mind Maps **Click Here**

11 January 2012 - Oakwood House, £150 per person

With the ever-increasing amount of information that is produced daily, it is important that we learn how to remember facts and figures, names and faces.
This one-day course has been designed to improve your memory using both mind mapping and other techniques.

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Time Management **CLICK HERE**

10 January 2012 - Oakwood House, £140 per person

Time is one of the most valuable commodities we have in KCC and each and every one of us can benefit from becoming better at time management. Attending this programme can help you release up to 25% of your working day to focus on more productive activity, all done without a ‘dump and run’ approach to delegation.

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Enjoying Your Retirement **Click Here**

6 December 2011 - Oakwood House, £fully-funded by directorates

If you are to retire in the coming year or considering early retirement, this programme will provide impartial advice to plan ahead. The session takes place in the afternoon, following on from the separate Pensions Financial Planning event in the morning.

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Monday, 17 October 2011

Level 3 Diploma - First Line Management **CLICK HERE**

We are taking applications with a view to starting a new cohort in January 2012.

Register with our CMI Approved Qualification Centre to study for a qualification that is recognised throughout the UK and Europe. For supervisors and practising managers who have operational responsibility for defined areas of activity. It is also relevant for those wishing to move into a managerial role. Candidates will require the ability to submit written assignments.

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Prince2 Foundation Qualification - E-Learning **CLICK HERE**

The foundation is the first of the two Prince2 examinations required to become a Prince2 practitioner.

This programme is aimed at project managers, project supervisors or team leaders or people with responsibilities for projects. All delegates are expected to have a good understanding of the basic principles of project management.

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Monday, 22 August 2011

Good to Great Leadership - how to make your company last! **Click Here**

This workshop is based on the best selling business principles of 'Good to great: why some companies make the leap, and others don't'. The premise is that being good is the enemy of being great and you need to be great as you need to build your company to last. Your leadership and your people will make the difference between just being a good company and becoming a great company. Leading people and teams is critical to the success of your company and when effective management of resources is not enough - it is leadership that will make the difference. This short course is to introduce the key concepts of ‘what makes good to great leaders' and why your company can make the leap!

Duration:1/2 day

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Certificate in Company Direction (IoD) **Click Here**

The Institute of Directors in collaboration with Kent Learning and Development are delivering a Kent based Diploma and certificate in company direction - the professional qualification for directors. This exciting new executive training and development initiative is aimed at increasing director capacity in Kent, developing strong executive and corporate governance that will reassure your investors and stakeholders that their business is being run by professionals.

Course Dates 2011-2012
5 & 6 October 2011 - 8, 9,10 November 2011 - 13,14,15 December 2011 - 17 & 18 January 2012

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Leading Kent 2014 **Click Here**

This excellent leadership in place training and development programme is run by the renowned Roffey Park Institute. Public policy is driving leadership training and development in Kent towards a new leadership model that promotes collaboration and joint exploration of issues, with decisions that are built on solid, evidence-based deliberation.
Place based leadership seeks to overcome the fragmentation of service delivery by focusing and integrating resources to support comprehensive community change. This new public service delivery approach requires a new set of leadership rules and capabilities that transcend current organisation leadership thinking. This leadership in place programme will enhance your ability to lead across boundaries, understanding organisational interdependencies, culture and systems.

Duration: 5 days split into - 1 x 2 day and 3 x 1 day
1 x 2 day residential - 10 & 11 October 2011 - Maidstone
3 x 1 day modules - 14 November 2011, 6 December 2011, 17 January 2012 - Maidstone

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Women in Leadership Programme **Click Here**

This Kent based women's leadership training and development programme will enhance leadership capabilities for women and will make you stand out from the crowd.
This training and development programme for women delivers a mix of corporate and personal leadership styles through personal coaching and exploration of your core female strengths. You will be in a secure training environment with senior female leaders from across Kent with an opportunity to network and exercise key new leadership skills in working with business, stakeholders and partnership relationships.

Duration: 5 days split 1 x 2 day residential: 29 & 30 September 2011 - Maidstone
3 x1 day modules: 21 October, 11 November, 2 December 2011 - Maidstone

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Leadership for Beginners **Click Here**


This new quality leadership workshop is aimed at introducing managers to leadership concepts that are practical and form part of the toolkit. As leaders you need to keep your people engaged and productive in times of uncertainty and ambiguity. It will give you leadership behaviours and models that will allow you to return to the workplace personifying, demonstrating and communicating your leadership potential.

Course date: 26 September 2011 - Maidstone

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Wednesday, 3 August 2011

Prince2 FOUNDATION E-LEARNING **CLICK HERE**

The foundation is the first of the two PRINCE2 examinations required to become a PRINCE2 practitioner.

This programme is aimed at project managers, project supervisors or team leaders or people with responsibilities for projects. All delegates are expected to have a good understanding of the basic principles of project management.

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LEVEL 7 DIPLOMA - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP **CLICK HERE**

Register with our CMI Approved Qualification Centre to study for a qualification that is recognised throughout the UK and Europe.

This qualification is developed for senior managers who have the responsibility to translate organisational strategy into effective performance. It requires the manager to focus on the requirements of implementing the organisation’s strategy.

Candidates will have operational responsibility for substantial programmes, resources and have a broad span of control as well as working in a strategic management position. Candidates will have achieved the Level 5 Diploma – Management and Leadership or equivalent.

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LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA - MANANGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP **CLICK HERE**

Register with our CMI Approved Qualification Centre to study for a qualification that is recognised throughout the UK and Europe.

For middle managers and those aspiring to senior management who wish to develop their core management and leadership skills and practices.

Candidates will have a minimum of three years working in a management position or similar experience at this level, and achievement of the Level 3 Diploma - First Line Management or equivalent

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