Create the Future
Create a new future and progress or change your career through this exciting series of motivational workshops with topics ranging from management to financial planning to preparing for interview. Refresh skills or discover new ones and uncover your potential.
Why stop there? Progress from a Learning at Work Week workshop to a WCLL accredited course, achieve a qualification and develop your career path.
Learning at Work Week 2023 will run from 15th-23rd May.
Effective Delegation
This workshop will give you the confidence, knowledge and skills to delegate effectively:
- What is delegation?
- Why managers avoid delegating
- What should and should not delegated
- The benefits of getting it right
When: 15th May, 09.30-11.30Where: Online via Google Classroom
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Registration deadline: 11th May 2023
Tops tips for Coaching in the Workplace
This short course will increase your understanding of:
- What is coaching?
- The impact of coaching on individuals and organisations
- Structured models to deliver coaching
- Practical application
When: 15th May, 13.30-15.30Where: Online via Google Classroom
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Registration deadline: 11th May 2023
Business Planning
Delivered by Roehampton University
Whether you are setting up your own business or business planning for an organisation, this course will help you to:
- Identify your mission
- Identify your vision and purpose
- Use the Business Model Canvas tool
When: 16th May, 10.00-12.00Where: Online via Zoom
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Registration deadline: 12th May 2023
Problem Solving & Decision Making
This short course teaches key skills that you can use at home and at work to turn obstacles into opportunities and problems into solutions:
- Question types
- Listening with intent
- Root Cause Analysis
- Idea Showers
- De Bono’s Thinking Hats
- GROW model & Mind Mapping
When: 16th May, 13:30 – 15:30Where: Online via Google Classroom
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Registration deadline: 12th May 2023
Top Tips for Managing Budgets in the Workplace
This workshop will increase your understanding of workplace budgets and how to manage them.
- Understanding the purpose of budgeting
- Validating budget plans and protecting financial integrity
- The importance of communications and relationships
- Is it worth budgeting for?
When: 16th May (evening), 18.00-20.00Where: Online via Google Classroom
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Registration deadline: 12th May 2023
Dressing for Interview
Delivered by Smart Works
Women Only Event
Smart Works is a UK charity that exists to give women the confidence they need to reach their full potential. You will learn:
- How the Smart Works service offers support
- How to dress for interview
- Clothing, colour & accessories
- Raising confidence
When: 17th May, 15.00-17.00Where: The Gwynneth Morgan Centre, 52 East Hill, SW18 2HJ
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Registration deadline: 15th May 2023
Financial Planning
Delivered by Roehampton University
This course will teach you to:
- Translate your business strategy into numbers.
- Determine your marketing and sales activities
- Drive better decision making
When: 18th May, 10:00 -12:00Where: Online via Zoom
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Registration deadline: 16th May 2023
Conflict Management
For this accredited course, you will learn:
- How to assess conflict and identify routes to resolution
- Effective communication to de-escalate conflict
- Dealing with emotive situations in the workplace
- How to identify the causes of conflict and use the knowledge
After completing the workshop, you will be required to sit a mandatory external test, within two weeks of finishing the course, to gain the L2 qualification.
When: 22nd May May, 09.30-11.30Where: Online via Google Classroom
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Initial AssessmentTo be eligible for this course you must achieve an initial assessment minimum requirement of:
Level 1 English
Registration deadline: 18th May 2023
Take the Fear out of Promotion Interviews
This workshop will prepare you for that promotion interview, helping to reduce fears and raise your confidence. This course will cover:
- Successful responses to interview questions
- Body language
- The 2-way interview process
- How to handle nerves
When: 23rd May, 13.30-15.30Where: Online via Google Classroom
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Registration deadline: 19th May 2023
Explore your potential for the future and register now: REGISTER HERE
Or email: edlifelong@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk for more information.
These courses are free for those who meet all the following funding requirements:
– you live in a London /Greater London Borough*
– you are not in full time education
– you have not achieved this qualification before
– you are aged 19 or older on 31st August 2022
-Have permission to live in the UK for at least 12 months and the VISA is valid for the duration of the course.
If you don’t have permission to live in the UK for 12 months there are exemptions which can be discussed with the IAG advisor who will contact you.
*There are occasions when funding is available for learners who don’t live in a London borough. Email edlifelong@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk to find out if this applies to you.
