Courses available to staff

To book a place on one of the courses below please complete and return to us a booking form (PDF) [except for the fitness classes where you need to contact the trainer direct].

A

• Aptos - see 
  • Financial Procedures, Budgeting and Aptos Reports - a half-day session
  • Managing Budgets: Aptos training for budget holders - a half-day workshop
• Assertive Communication - a two-day course

B

• Basic First Aid Awareness - a one-day course
• Boss Basics Programme

C

• Central Induction 'Flying Start' Briefing

• Centre for Learning Technology [www.clt.lse.ac.uk]
  The Centre for Learning Technology (CLT) supports and promotes a range of learning technology initiatives in the School, including support and training for the School’s virtual learning environment, Moodle. The team offer a range of staff development activities including:
  ·        Group & one-to-one training and support for staff using Moodle & other learning technologies
  ·        A range of workshops delivered as part of the academic staff development programme. Topics include: ‘An Introduction to Learning Technologies’, ‘Using a range of Digital Media for Teaching’ & ‘Using Online Communication Tools’
  ·        Staff training classes in conjunction with the Library, as part of the E-literacy for E-learning Programme. Classes include: ‘Google and Beyond: advanced internet searching’, ‘Blogging for Beginners’ & ‘Images, Multimedia Resources and Copyright’.
  For the latest course schedules and online booking see http://training.lse.ac.uk  To contact the CLT please email CLT-Enquiries@lse.ac.uk

• CMI Introductory Certificate in Management (formerly called ILM/First Line Managers Programme) + Syllabus
• Effective Communication (a one-day course)
• Creativity Techniques (a one-day course)
• Customer Care for Universities: Handling customers professionally and with confidence (a one-day course)

D

• Diploma in Management

E

• Effective Writing at Work
• Effective Communication (a one-day course)
• Email - How to manage email in Outlook
• Email Clear Out session
• Equality and Diversity Training (for managers) - a half-day course
• Equality and Diversity Training (for non-managers) - a half-day course

• Excellence is more than IQ …… Emotional Intelligence (EI)

F

• Financial Planning Briefings
• Financial Procedures, Budgeting and Aptos Reports - a half-day session
• Fire Warden Training - a short briefing
• First Aid - please see below for course descriptions. For the dates of in-house first aid courses please take a look at Forthcoming courses and briefings. If the training is urgently required and these dates are not suitable, please email ann.o'brien@lse.ac.uk to arrange a booking onto an external first aid course
  • Basic First Aid Awareness - a one-day course
  • First Aid at Work - four-day certificated course
  • Refresher of First Aid at Work - a two-day certificated course
• Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene

G

• General Safety and Risk Assessment for Departmental Safety Co-ordinators and Managers - a half-day course

H

• Health & Safety Training:  This is organised by the LSE Health & Safety Team. If you have any queries or would like to make a booking please contact Ann O'Brien, LSE Health & Safety Officer: ann.o'brien@lse.ac.uk

I

• Improving your memory skills - a one-day course
• Induction - So you want to be an induction mentor? - a half-day briefing
• Introduction to HE 1

• Introduction to HE 2

• Introduction to Purchasing
• IT Training - Please see http://ittraining.lse.ac.uk.

K

L

• Lunch & Learn

M

Management courses:

• Boss Basics Programme
• CMI Introductory Certificate in Management
  (formerly called ILM/First Line Managers Programme) + Syllabus
• Diploma in Management
• Managing performance: Grasping the Nettle .......... (a one-day course)  NEW!

• Managing Budgets: Aptos training for budget holders - a half-day workshop
• Manual Handling Training - a short briefing
• Minute Writing - an introductory course
• Moodle Training - please see the Centre for Learning Technology entry above
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator

N

• Navigator: a personal development programme designed specifically for men
• Negotiation Skills
• Newsletter - producing the Perfect ...... (a one-day course)
• NVQ Level 2 Customer Service - please email Claire Hackshall in the SDU for further details of this: c.j.hackshall@lse.ac.uk

P

• Performance Development Review training for Reviewers (a three-hour session) and Reviewees (a two and a half hour session)
• Grasping the Nettle .......... (performance management) (a one-day course)  NEW!
• Positive Retirement Financial Planning Conferences: Information & Booking Form
• Presenting with PowerPoint: Communicating Effectively with an Audience
• Presentation and Voice Skills - a one-day course
• Prince2 - Elements
• Producing the Perfect Newsletter (a one-day course)

• Project Management (a two-day course)

• Purchasing - Introduction to ....

• Introduction to Purchasing

R

• Rapid Reading – a one day course
• Recruitment Skills:
•     Recruitment & Selection (a two-day course)
•     Refresher Recruitment (a one-day course)
•     Advanced Interviewing Skills (a one and a half days course)

S

• Springboard - a personal development programme designed specifically for women (Further information on the lunchtime briefing)
• Stress Management Hints & Tips Session (two hours)

T

• Time Management Hints & Tips Session (two hours)
• Touch Typing Skills - please email Sara Talbi for more details: s.talbi@lse.ac.uk

U

• Using Creativity when Solving Problems (a one-day course)

V

W

• Welcome Host Plus
• World Wide Web (WWW) - for training and support in the use of the WWW please consult the following:  http://www.lse.ac.uk/resources/webEditorsHandbook/Default.htm (for matters related to work), or IT Services (for matters related to personal use)
• Writing Skills:
•         Writing Effective Letters and E-mails (a half-day course)
•         Writing Effective Reports (a half-day course)
•         Effective Writing at Work (a one-day course)
•         Minute Writing - an introductory course (a one-day course)
•         Writing, Meetings and Writing for Meetings (a one-day course)

Y

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