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  Essentials  |  Introduction  |  Business IT  |  with HR  |  with Marketing & PR  |  with Web Design  | 

PITMAN TRAINING: BUSINESS DIPLOMAS & AWARDS:


 

Essential Business Award

  • Course Objective: By studying this Award you will be introduced to the principles of business.

  • Designed For: Suitable for those who wish to gain an overview of business structure and law as well as accounts. You will also learn how to use Microsoft Excel to an employable standard.

  • Prerequisites: None.

Course Content:

  • Introduction to Business Structure and Law - learn about why different types of business exist, terms relating to business, AGMs and EGMs, roles and responsibilities of shareholders, directors and company secretary

  • Understanding Business Accounts - will help you understand how to read and interpret business accounts

  • Microsoft Excel - learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This will enable you to create spreadsheets, enter data, formulas and functions, create charts and more

Benefits:

  • The Essential Business Award provides you with a valuable overview of business structure and law as well as business accounts to help you when applying for a position in the world of business

  • The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace

  • Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training

  • The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Certificate that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers

Duration: 60 hours / 2 weeks full time (based on a 20 - 30 hour week)

 


 

Introduction to Business Diploma

  • Course Objective: To provide you with the expertise needed in business.

  • Designed For: Those who need equipping with a range of key business skills.

  • Prerequisites: None.

Course Content:

  • Introduction to Business Structure and Law - Learn why different types of business exist, terms relating to business, AGMs and EGMs, roles and responsibilities of shareholders, directors and the company secretary

  • Understanding Business Accounts - Will help you understand how to read and interpret business accounts

  • Book-keeping Level 2 Module 1 - Learn double-entry book-keeping in order to keep accurate accounting records

  • Sage 50 Accounts - Learn how to apply manual book-keeping skills to a computerised accounting program

  • Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard
    OR
    Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, graphs, macros, creating an index, table of contents and more

  • Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This will enable you to create spreadsheets, enter data, formulas and functions, create charts and more
    OR
    Microsoft Excel Expert – Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables

  • Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically

  • Get into Marketing - Learn the main principles of marketing covering subjects such as a product life cycle, pricing and promotion strategies, advertising, attending and exhibiting at Trade Shows

  • Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations

Recommended Electives – choose Two

  • Time Management

  • Interpersonal Communications

  • Managing Internal and External workplace communications

  • Communications in an Organisation

  • Marketing Principles and Practices

  • Get Into HR

  • Get Into PR

  • Dreamweaver

  • Introduction to HTML

  • Meetings and Minutes Workshop

 

Benefits:

  • Equip you to start a new career.

  • The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace.

  • Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training.

  • The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.

Duration: 200 hours / 7 weeks full time (based on a 20 - 30 hour week)
 


 

Business IT Diploma

  • Course Objective: To provide you with vital business skills to apply for office jobs with complete confidence.

  • Designed For: Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills to use in today’s fast paced business environments.

  • Prerequisites: None.

Course Content:

  • Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique.
    OR
    Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations. A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm

  • Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations

  • Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard. This course will enable you to create professional looking documents, produce tables, insert pictures and much more
    OR
    Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more

  • Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard. This course will enable you to create a spreadsheet, enter data, formulas and functions, create charts and more
    OR
    Microsoft Excel Expert – Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables

  • Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists

  • Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound, hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects to a slide show

 

Benefits:

  • Equip you to start a new career.

  • The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace.

  • Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training.

  • The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers.


Duration: 120 hours / 4 weeks full time (based on a 20 – 30 hour week)
 


 

Business IT Diploma with HR

  • Course Objective: To provide vital business skills to apply in your improved employment opportunities.

  • Designed For: Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills in preparation for a career in HR.

  • Prerequisites: None.

Course Content:

  • Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique
    OR
    Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations.  A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm

  • Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations
    OR
    Business Document Production – Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents and the conventions used in their production and presentation

  • Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good employable standard

  • Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more

  • Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good employable standard
    OR
    Microsoft Excel Expert – Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables

  • Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically.  Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists

  • Microsoft Access – Develop database skills from initial design stage to running reports and queries

  • Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations.  Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound and hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects

  • Get Into HR – Learn the main principles of HR, including methods of recruitment, reviewing application forms, preparing for interviews, employee induction and contracts of employment

  • Practical Payroll Level 2 – Learn manual payroll to an employable level and to the syllabus requirements for the IAB Level 2 Award in Practical Payroll

  • Sage Payroll – Convert manual payroll skills to computerised payroll using the most popular software program

 

Benefits:

  • Equip you to start a new career

  • The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace

  • Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training

  • The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers

 

Duration: 200 hours / 7 weeks full time (based on a 20 - 30 hour week)

 


 

Business IT Diploma with Marketing & PR

  • Course Objective: To provide you with vital business skills to apply for your first Marketing or PR job with complete confidence.

  • Designed For: Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills in preparation for a career in Marketing and PR.

  • Prerequisites: None.

Course Content:

  • Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique
    OR
    Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations. A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm

  • Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations
    OR
    Business Document Production – Develop skills and understanding of routine and complex business documents and the conventions used in their production and presentation

  • Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good employable standard

  • Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more

  • Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good employable standard
    OR
    Microsoft Excel Expert – Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables

  • Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists

  • Microsoft Access – Develop database skills from initial design stage to running reports and queries

  • Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound and hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects

  • Microsoft Publisher – Learn desktop publishing skills using this Microsoft program. Create various publications, inserting text, pictures, frames and tables

  • Get Into Marketing – Learn the main principles of marketing covering subjects such as a product life cycle, pricing and promotion strategies, advertising, attending and exhibiting at Trade Shows

  • Get Into PR – Learn the main principles of public relations, creating a company newsletter, the PR plan, press releases, crisis management and PR in relation to the internet


Benefits:

  • Equip you to start a new career

  • The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace

  • Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training

  • The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers


Duration: 200 hours / 7 weeks full time (based on a 20 - 30 hour week)

 


 

Business IT Diploma with Web Design

  • Course Objective: To provide you with the vital skills for a successful career as a web support technician leading on to the sought-after and well paid employment opportunities in web design.

  • Designed For:  Individuals who wish to gain essential office and computer skills in preparation for a career in Web Design.

  • Prerequisites: None.

Course Content:

  • Computer Keyboard Skills – Learn how to touch type accurately, using the correct keyboard technique
    OR
    Keyboard Speed Development – Develop your typing speed to improve productivity using graded copying exercises and timed dictations. A number of stages are available, taking you up to a speed of 70 wpm

  • Effective Business Communication – Learn to communicate effectively in business – by letter, email, telephone and personal presentations

  • Microsoft Word – Learn word processing skills to a good business standard
    OR
    Microsoft Word Expert – Learn advanced word processing skills including mail merge, creating and running macros, creating an index, table of contents and more

  • Microsoft Excel – Learn spreadsheet skills to a good business standard
    OR
    Microsoft Excel Expert – Learn advanced spreadsheet skills, covering areas such as importing and exporting data, creating and using templates, linking workbooks, data management, using analysis tools and pivot tables

  • Microsoft Outlook – Learn how to share, manage and schedule information electronically. Covers the use of email, electronic calendar, scheduling meetings and appointments, creating and assigning tasks and creating address lists

  • Microsoft Access – Develop database skills from initial design stage to running reports and queries

  • Microsoft PowerPoint – Gain competency in creating slide presentations. Areas covered include formatting, inserting tables, pictures, sound and hyperlinks, and applying transition and timing effects
    OR
    Introduction to Photoshop – Edit and create images for use in print and on the web using this popular application

  • Dreamweaver – Learn to create a website using the most popular industry-standard web design program, inserting text, images, adding backgrounds, creating links and anchors, creating tables and creating frame sets

  • Introduction to HTML – Learn to create a website using the programming language HTML (hypertext mark-up language)


Benefits:

  • Equip you to start a new career

  • The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace

  • Personalised workbooks to use as a reference guide on completion of your training

  • The opportunity to gain a Pitman Training Diploma that is recognised nationally and internationally by employers


Duration: 180 hours / 6 weeks full time (based on a 20 - 30 hour week)
 

 


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