Human Factors in the Workplace

In an increasingly uncertain business world why do some organisations fail while others succeed? Creating a strategy that's right for your business is essential to stay ahead of the competition. This online Advanced Strategic Thinking course will give you the knowledge and skills to plan and implement a business strategy that suits the skills and culture of your organisation. Learn how to develop a business model, make informed choices and manage unexpected changes. Benefit from the latest strategic theory and leave with a decisive plan of action for the future of your business.

This one day course has been designed to understand and respond to the training needs of multidisciplinary practitioners who are key to identifying, safeguarding and responding to the complex needs of children subjected to both domestic and international trafficking. Delegates will explore how trafficking works and examine the policy instruments that aim to combat it. Research evidence will be explored to understand the concept of vulnerability and the impact of this form of exploitation on children and young people. Finally, the day concludes with delegates identifying how they can transfer their learning back into practice in their organisation.

This two-day interactive coaching skills course is suitable for leaders, managers, supervisors, and anyone interested in harnessing the power of a coaching approach in the workplace. Coaching skills provide managers with the tools to support the development of confident, skilled, and high-performing individuals and teams, as well as the ability to effectively manage challenging situations and conversations. By integrating a coaching approach, managers and leaders can empower employees and foster effective communication and constructive relationships, contributing to effective working and organisational cultures. Coaching tools enable managers to support reflective learning and development, creating more confident, autonomous, and insightful team members.

The realm of marketing is ever changing and growing. With traditional marketing strategies being overtaken by digital concepts, digital marketing strategies are now considered essential for organisations be successful. Our online course explores recent marketing and strategic trends, introducing you to exciting theoretical concepts and applications in digital marketing strategy. Developed using university supplied content and research, the course allows you to understand an end to end strategic approach, from learning how to align your digital marketing strategy with your organisation’s mission and vision to implementing your digital marketing capabilities to create your own bespoke marketing strategy and marketing mix. By the end of this course you will have further enhanced your knowledge of practical frameworks for digital marketing strategy. Whether you are new to marketing, wish to launch a career in this dynamic sector or a marketing professional looking to upskill and refresh your knowledge, this course is for you.

We live in a time when having a marketing presence online is vital for a business to compete, and when it comes to digital marketing, Pay per Click (PPC) with Google AdWords is one of the best platforms for online advertising. This Online Course will introduce you to key concepts and strategies, providing you with an end to end approach, from learning the basics, to understanding keywords, right through to creating your own online ads. By the end of the course, you will have everything you need to launch your first PPC campaign to promote your business, reach a wider audience and generate growth for your organisation.

Join us for the Healthcare Cybersecurity Conference where expert speakers from across the NHS and technology sectors will explain how to protect vital services and sensitive data. Understand the impact of previous cyberattacks and how they could have been prevented, be the first to see the latest security technology and ensure your organisation is protected from the threat posed by cybercriminals.

This challenging, lively & interactive workshop will explore how we are all fallible and can make simple mistakes regardless of our commitment, knowledge and skills. Drawing on experience in health and social care to introduce the concepts of human factors, this course will offer practical tools and strategies to help maintain and sustain high levels of performance under daily challenging conditions.

The NHS aims to prevent clinical negligence, but where it does occur, we should learn lessons to improve patient care as a result. We need to provide incentives for healthcare professionals to report mistakes and near-misses. This course aims to clarify what constitutes medical negligence and explain its impact on both patients and the NHS and why candour is so important. This one day course aims to clarify all of these points, using case law and real life scenarios, to examine how the law operates within these medical minefields.

Enhancing Home Modification revolutionises the home modification process by providing comprehensive guidance to practitioners and addressing issues in current processes to ensure older and disabled people are able to do the everyday activities they want, need or are expected to do. This online programme is a tool for new and experienced occupational therapists, housing associations, social care workers and anyone in the care sector who wants to understand this ground-breaking end to end modification process.

Preparing for GDPR has been designed to be a step by step training course for people who will be responsible for delivering data protection readiness. Delegates will come away able to confidently identify data types within their organisations, understand the requirements for each of the data types, and support their organisations in implementing the new legislation.

Suicide has a devastating impact on those left behind, family, friends and colleagues are left bereft and often never know what triggered the completed Suicide. Our one day training course will give participants the opportunity to explore the statistics, trends and research around suicide. And help them to understand how they could potentially save the life of one of the thousands of people that complete a suicide each year in England and Wales.

Designed by tutors with extensive experience in senior leadership roles for ambitious professionals like you. This course delves into the nuanced relationship between gender and leadership styles with a focus on practical flexible teaching that will enable you to craft your own leadership style considering the specific challenges of women in leadership roles. Participants will delve into understanding their unique leadership style, navigating gender impact, mastering assertiveness and harnessing personal power. Elevate your confidence, build a powerful network and become a role model in the business world.