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Customer Service is one of the most important aspects in any business. As such, this course has been designed to cover a range of areas, including the principles of excellent customer care, how to provide excellent customer care, and how to communicate effectively with customers.

The Employability course provides foundational knowledge of how to become employed and how an individual can become self-employed. From CV writing, to interview skills, you'll be equipped with the information and skills you need to attain your next job.

This course has been developed for people who are interested in getting to grips with the basics of accounting – that is keeping financial records, or “the books”, in order for a business or any organisation with financial activities. Getting comfortable with bookkeeping is a handy skill if you are running your own business or getting involved with helping manage the finances of a charity. Bookkeeping can be a fulltime job in its own right and is also a first step on the ladder to becoming an accountant. Accounting can seem quite intimidating at first. There appear to be lots of rules and unusual terms. Fortunately your first steps as a bookkeeper are usually limited to handling the record keeping that the more experienced, qualified accountants can use.

Get your office skills up to speed with our beginner's guide to Microsoft Word and Excel. Our online course provides an introduction to using the most common word processor and spreadsheet software programmes in use today.

The Warehouse and Logistics course provides a good introduction to this industry and provides a foundation for a wide variety of roles across receiving goods, inspections, picking and packing. The course provides details about the terminology and processes typically employed in a warehouse.

Teaching Assistants have taken a growing role within the primary and secondary school classrooms. This course will explain the requirement to become a teaching assistant, the typical role and how it can be used as a first step in a career in education. The course also introduces useful topics such as safeguarding, health and safety and behaviour management.

Nurseries offer a great first step into Early Years Childcare. This course outlines what is required in a nursery and provides useful training in the key Early Years Framework. There is also a section to familiarise you with Safeguarding, Welfare and inspections.

This course outlines the requirements to become a childminder - including registering and working within Ofsted's guidelines. There is also training on the important topics of the Early Years Foundation Stage and safeguarding. This course is a great first step for future qualifications and helps meet Ofsted's training requirements (Note: This course uses England's EYFS Framework).

Social media skills are important both for our personal benefit and for use within a business. This course starts with an introduction to the world of social media to improve personal profiles and career development opportunities. There is specific attention towards using social media for job hunting as well as how to post on different platforms. The final half of the course covers business usage including a unit introducing social media advertising.

Our Essential IT Skills course provides a basic foundation in using a modern Windows computer. The course will introduce the learner to mouse and keyboard usage and slowly build their confidence in using the desktop. The course also offers a brief introduction into what applications are. Finally, the learner is introduced to web browsing, printing and different types of storage methods.

Our Level 1 Food Hygiene Certificate course gives an introduction and basic understanding of food hygiene and is an essential starter course for people who wish to work in the manufacture, preparation and serving of food and food products. At the end of it, you'll come away with a basic food hygiene certificate, too!

Call or contact centres are an essential element of modern businesses of just about all types. This course is designed to give you a good understanding of typical contact centre operations and useful skills, such as customer service.