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Learndirect Business eCourses is an online portfolio of business training courses. It gives companies like yours a flexible way to develop individual skills and boast productivity.

To enrol on a Learndirect Business course, first register online by clicking here then phone or email us for the activation key (you can find the details here. You can complete the course online at one of our centres, at home or at work.

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Offer 3: Come along to our Whitechapel Branch and enrol on the course in person for any Learndirect Business for FREE (one course per person). Available to all, including those not in receipt of benefits. Offer ends 1st May 2009.

The Apprentice - self learn - online

Leadership and Management
6hrs
£99
Negotiating To Win
6hrs
£99
Selling, Pitching and Presenting
6hrs
£99
All three (block booking)
18hrs
£250
 

Budgeting

Budgeting Basics
1hr
£25
Managing your Budget
1hr
£25
Preparing your Budget
1hr
£25
Working to a budget
3hrs
£75
All three
6hrs
£125

Customers & Quality

Caring For Your Customers
1hr
£25
Effectiveness and efficiency
3hrs
£75
Putting Customers First
1hr
£25
Professional Customer Service
7hrs
£175
Understanding Customers
3hrs
£75
All three (block booking)
15hrs
£300
 

Growing & Developing your Business

Winning the Contract
4hrs
£100
Make Or Break 2 - Growing Your Business
1hrs
£25
For two (block booking)
5hrs
£100
 

Planning & Change Management

Implementing Change
4hrs
£100
Planning Change
4hrs
£100
Planning Work
3hrs
£75
All three (block booking)
11hrs
£250
 

Sales & Marketing

Marketing
5hrs
£125
Marketing: Unleashing The Potential of Your Business
1hrs
£25
Steps To Success - Professional Sales Skills
3hrs
£75
All three (block booking)
1 day
£250
 

Accidents

Avoiding Slips, Trips & Falls
5hrs
£125
Preventing Accidents
1hrs
£25
Slips, Trips and Falls
3hrs
£75
All three (block booking)
1 day
£250
 

Health & Safety

Health & Safety - Law & Practice
4hr
£100
Induction Essentials
1hr
£25
Intro to Health & Safety at Work
1hr
£25
Managing Health and Safety
1hr
£25
All four (block booking)
7hrs
£150
 

Other Health & Safety Issues

CPR Essentials
1hr
£25
Dangerous Substances
1hr
£25
Environmental Awareness
1hr
£25
RSI - What It Is and How to Avoid It
1hr
£25
Security
3hrs
£75
All three (block booking)
7hrs
£150
 

Manual Handling

Handling Essentials
1hr
£25
Manual Handling
1hr
£25
For two (block booking)
2
£40
 

Fire Safety

Electrical Safety
1hr
£25
Evacuation Essentials
1hr
£25
Fire Safety
1hr
£25
Fire Safety & Evacuation
1hr
£25
All four (block booking)
4hrs
£90
 

Hygiene

Basic Food Hygiene
8hrs
£80
 

Stress

Managing & Handling Stress at Work £ 10.00
1hr
£25
Stress Essentials £ 10.00
1hr
£25
For two (block booking)
2
£40
 

Appraisals

On-going Appraisal
1hr
£25
Overview of Appraisals & Performance
1hr
£25
Preparing for the Appraisal Discussion
1hr
£25
The Appraisal Discussion
1hr
£25
All four (block booking)
7hrs
£150
 

Recruitment

Attracting Candidates and Producing Job Advertisements
1hr
£25
Candidate References and Selection
1hr
£25
Shortlisting Candidates & Interview Techniques
1hr
£25
Writing Job Descriptions & Person Specifications
1hr
£25
All four (block booking)
4hrs
£190

Business Law

Age Awareness
1hr
£25
Applying EO in the Workplace - Recruitment & Selection
1hr
£25
Disability Legislation
1hr
£25
Employment Law 2006
1hr
£25
Ex-Offenders Legislation
1hr
£25
Gender Legislation
1hr
£25
Overview of Diversity & Discrimination
1hr
£25
Parents in Employment
1hr
£25
Race Legislation
1hr
£25
Religious & Age Legislation
1hr
£25
Anti Money Laundering
1hr
£25
Dawn Raids
1hr
£25
Flexible Working
1hr
£25
Fraud Prevention
1hr
£25
Freedom of Information Act
1hr
£25
All fifteen (block booking)
15hrs
£300
 

Finance

Anti Money Laundering
1hr
£25
Cash Accounting for the Small Rural Business
7hrs
£175
Cost-Benefit Analysis
3hrs
£75
Financial Environment
4hrs
£100
Fraud Prevention
1hr
£25
Staying Afloat - A Guide To Cash Flow
1hr
£25
Understanding Balance Sheets
1hr
£25
Understanding Profit and Loss
1hr
£25
All eight (block booking)
19hrs
£350
 

Presenting Information & Research

Analysing Information
3hr
£75
Maintaining Information Systems
3hrs
£75
Presentations 1: Preparing for the Presentation
1hr
£25
Presentations 2 - The Presentation
1hr
£25
Producing Project Reports
3hr
£75
Using Information for Decisions
4hrs
£100
Written Communications
3hr
£75
All seven (block booking)
18hrs
£400
 

Work Stations

Computer Safety
1hr
£25
Workstation Essentials
1hr
£25
For two (block booking)
2
£40
 

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

A Background to Body Language
1hr
£25
An Introduction To Listening
1hr
£25
Briefing Skills
3hrs
£75
Communications Media
3hrs
£75
Communication Process
3hrs
£75
Intro to Persuading & Influencing
1hr
£25
Questioning Skills - Why Are Questions Important?
1hr
£25
The Persuasion Process
1hr
£25
All eight (block booking)
19hrs
£350
 

Meetings

Conducting Effective Meetings
1hr
£25
Introduction to Meetings & Meeting Types
1hr
£25
Meeting Behaviour and Problem Characters
1hr
£25
Meeting Planning and Preparation
1hr
£25
Virtual Meetings
1hr
£25
All five (block booking)
5hr
£125
 

Negotiation

Introduction to Negotiation
1hr
£25
Negotiating Strategies 1:Strategy Basics
1hr
£25
Negotiating Strategies 2: Psychological Strategies
1hr
£25
All three (block booking)
3hrs
£60
 

Self Development for Business

Identifying Self Development Needs
3hrs
£75
Manage Own Stress
3hrs
£75
Problem Solving Skills
5hrs
£125
All three (block booking)
11 hrs
£250
 

Time Management

Dealing with Time-Wasting Situations
1hr
£25
Organising Your Time
1hr
£25
Planning Your Time
1hr
£25
The Purpose and Goals of Time Management
1hr
£25
Time Management
3hr
£75
Time Saving Tips & Technology
1hr
£25
All six (block booking)
7hrs
£275
 

Starting your own Business

Starting Your Business
1hrs
£25
 

Managing Staff & Investors in People

Absence Management
3hrs
£75
Building the Team
4hrs
£100
Coaching
3hrs
£75
Delegation
1hr
£25
Giving and Receiving Feedback
3hrs
£75
Investors in People
1hr
£25
Leadership
4hrs
£100
Managing & Handling Stress at Work
1hr
£25
Minimising Stress
3hrs
£75
Motivation
5hrs
£125
All ten (block booking)
28hrs
£650

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