Professional Development
Job Seekers Programme
To assist the needs of the unemployed Carlow Kilkenny Skillnets are sponsoring a FREE workshop to help and encourage those seeking employment
17th, 24th of October and November 7th (full)
2nd, 9th and 16th of November (now taking bookings)
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm approximately
Cost: Free of charge
Location: Carlow Gateway Business Centre, Athy Road, Carlow
Contact: Ashling or Theresa on 059 9132152
Email: info@cktraining.ie
Content
- CV Preparation
- Interview Skills Techniques
- Business Networking Skills
- FETAC level 5 work experience module
- Four weeks on site targeted work placement (This will be decided on the first day and will be designed to the specific needs of the trainee)
Social Welfare benefits will not be affected in any way while particpating in this course.
Overall Aim
To create pathways into sustained employment for the unemployed in their particular career choice
Specific Aims:
- Increase candidates confidence
- Explore the process of lifestyle changes
- Identify and develop work skills
- Develop understanding of the work place and jobseeking
- Develop networking skills
Objectives
- Provide pre-employment training, including mock interviews and sessions on managing change, planning, motivation and communication.
- Offer four weeks unpaid work experience with in-house support
- During the four week process provide on-going support and guidance towards employment and training
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Introduce participants to a broad range of employers in the locality
Effective Personal Productivity
The programme, Effective Personal Productivity (EPP), is designed for managers at all levels who wish to improve their skills around a number of broad areas namely:
· Increased Productivity - both Personal and Team
· Enhanced Communications
· Team Development
· Improved Organisational Skills
The programme is goals driven with the emphasis on the participants applying the materials on a weekly basis in order to address specific business challenges. Unlike many training interventions, this programme encourages participants to apply the lessons each week and measure the impact of these actions. These actions will generate a real return on investment for both the participants and company.
The programme, like all LMI programmes, is FETAC accredited and offers participants three FEATC awards in
· Personal Effectiveness in the Workplace (FETAC level 5)
· Communications (FETAC level 5)
· Team Working (FETAC level 5)
Business Intelligence Lunchtime workshop series
Workshop 1: Waking up the Workforce presented by Stephen Dargan
This 45 minute presentation will help you motivate your staff and encourage peak performance from both leaders and team members. Informative, fun and engaging. Not to be missed
Workshop 2: Running Effective Meetings presented by Ciaran May
This 45 minute presentation will help us examine how we spend time at meetings and is this time effectively used for the benefit of our companies. Key tools for managing our meetings and time.
Workshop 3: Customer Service presented by HST Training
We can learn how to improve on our customer sevice skills whether we are in the product or service business. Customer is king and we need to review how we manage customer relations to not only survive but thrive and HST will help us during this 45 minute presentation to review the key principles of excellent customer service.
Workshop 4: Marketing Your Business presented by Conor Kenny
Conor will help us market our business better and get results. He has worked for many years with various sectors to improve value for money spent on marketing and looks also at social media marketing pros and cons
Introduction to the Purchasing & Supply Function (1 day)
Course 1
Purchasing is a vital and value adding activity in any company thereby leading to the need to understand its importance and value
Best Practice Purchasing can greatly help your bottom lineThis course is a comprehensive introduction to the role and highlights the key areas and will give you and your company real purchasing benefits and savings
This course is for People who require a good foundation in best Practice Purchasing and Supply and who want to reduce cost and make their organizations more efficient and effective. Remember in Purchasing you can make a difference if you apply best practice
Course Objective
• Learn the principles, processes and procedures to achieve effective purchasing within your company
• Identify the potential downside of ineffective purchasing and how to avoid it
• Appreciate the positive impact of purchasing on the company’s financial health
Course Content
• The importance of purchasing in the company – best practice
• Why there is now a new Focus in Purchasing & Supply in all companies
• Why having good purchasing policies and procedures in place
• The importance of standardisation within processes and products and the value it can add
• The value of conducting a Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Sources of supply - key area of responsibility
• The Five Rights Quality, Timing, Quantity, Price, Supplier – getting it right first time
• The Need for Measuring both buyer and seller performance
• The Benchmarking Process – the five steps
• The need for having good business Ethics and Professional Standards
Understanding Negotiation ( 1 day )
Course 2
Excellent negotiating ability is the most important skill every buyer should be a master of. Today The sophistication of business relationships with leveraged suppliers, preferred suppliers, strategic partners and others means that nothing less than excellence in negotiating ability is acceptable.
It is said that in a negotiation between two individuals the more experienced and competent individual will always gain the upper hand. That is why when you entrust your staff with the spending power of your company they should be fully versed and capable in the art of business negotiations.This two day course will help enhance and develop each individuals negotiation strengths and minimise or eliminate common errors, therefore improving performance and contributions to the company’s bottom line (Profitability).
Course Objectives:
• To distil a full understanding of negotiation theory and the practical steps involved
• Provide and discuss a list of all the skills required for a negotiator
• Enable them to understand and appreciate when to negotiate to achieve better results
• Cover two case studies with two separate teams to facilitate the full process of negotiation by participation ( Role Play )
• Examine Ten golden rules and their implications
• Explore the individual goals of each participant
• Demonstrate and develop the economic and commercial environment in which all negotiations take place
Course Content:
• Introduction
• Defining excellence in Negotiation
• Principled negotiation and its relevance to business practices
• In-depth analysis of negotiation
• Analysis of buyer/seller negotiations
• Techniques of persuasion
• Methods of Communication
• Team Negotiations
• Practical exercises
Inventory Management (½ day)
Course 3
Many organisations wish to enhance performance by ensuring Purchasing and MaterialsManagement functions provide real value. By gaining a greater understanding of
purchasing, stores and materials management substantial savings could be made.
Getting the level of inventory “right” can release working capital as well as reduce
operating costs, at the same time improving customer service.
Course Objectives
• An understanding of what can be achieved by purchasing and materials management departments
• How to achieve potential savings while maximising customer service levels
• An introduction to policies and procedures
• Types of techniques which can be used in stores management
• The methods of waste elimination
Course Content
• Stores and the internal customer
• The role of inventory
• Policies and procedures
• Reason for holding stock
• The cost of holding stock
• Stock service levels
• EOQ and ABC
• Setting appropriate levels
• Stock records
• Cycle counting
• Reducing waste with the view of waste elimination
• Benchmarking for best practice