COMMERCIAL
TRAINING COURSES
2015
CONTENTS
WHY CHOOSE BOSTON COLLEGE?
• We are a ‘Trusted Provider’
• We have good pass rates
• We have experienced tutors
• We are an accredited centre
• We have a great support network
CONTENTS
Commercial Trade and Practical Qualifications:
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Emergency First Aid in the Workplace Level 2
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Health and Safety in the Workplace HABC Award Level 2
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NEBOSH National General Certificate Level 3
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Food Safety in Catering HABC Award Level 2
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Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations
(City & Guilds 2395 and 2395)
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17th Edition (City & Guilds 2382-12) Level 3
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PAT Testing – Certificate for In-service Inspection and Testing of
Electrical Equipment City & Guilds Level 3
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Abrasive Wheels Safety
Management, Sales and Business Development
Programmes:
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Team Leadership Principles ILM Certificate Level 2
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Principles of Leadership ILM Certificate Level 3
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IT - Excel Spreadsheets (Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced)
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IT - Presentation Skills (Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced)
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IT - Microsoft Word
(Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced)
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IT - Microsoft Outlook
(Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced)
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Minute Taking
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Accredited Training (Units)
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Customer Service
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Sales Training
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Marketing
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With over 400 staff, Boston College can bring their expertise to help
you develop and train your staff. We deliver training that ranges from
workforce coherence, to safe use of specialist machinery and
COMMERCIAL TRADE AND
Emergency First Aid in the Workplace Level 2
The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 places a duty on employers to ensure adequate equipment, facilities and personnel are provided to render first aid to their employees if they are injured or become ill at work. This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to take on the responsibilities of a first aider in the workplace. Entry requirements: No formal qualifications required.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 day
Location: Boston
Start Dates: Monday 18th May 9.00am - 4.30pm Monday 10th August 9.00am - 4.30pm
Health and Safety in the Workplace HABC Award Level 2
The Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace is a qualification aimed at all employees. Its syllabus areas are regarded by the Health and Safety executive as being important to maintaining safe working
procedures in the workplace.
Entry requirements: No formal qualifications required.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 day
Location: Boston and Spalding
Start Dates: Boston - Wednesday 18th March 9.00am - 5.00pm
Spalding - Thursday 4th June 9.00am - 5.00pm
Food Safety in Catering HABC Award Level 2
This one day course is aimed at caterers and other food handlers and will involve learning about food safety in the storage, preparation, cooking, service and handling of food. These topics are regarded by the Foods Standards Agency as being important to maintaining good practice. Entry requirements: No formal qualifications required.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 day
Location: Boston and Spalding
Start Dates: Spalding - Tuesday 20th January 9.00am - 5.00pm
Boston - Thursday 9th April 9.00am - 5.00pm
Spalding - Tuesday 14th July 9.00am - 5.00pm
NEBOSH National General Certificate Level 3
Management of Health and Safety in the workplace is not only a legal obligation and a moral imperative, it also makes good business sense. NEBOSH is a National Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety. This qualification is designed to help those with Health and Safety responsibilities, for example, for managers, supervisors and employee representatives to carry out their duties at work more effectively, to help protect the organisation for which they work.
Entry requirements: No formal qualifications required.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 6.5 weeks, 1-2 days per week
Location: Spalding
Start Date: Wednesday 25th March 9.00am - 5.00pm
£60
(per person)
£1250
(per person)
£75
(per person)
£75
(per person)Inspection and Testing of Electrical Installations (City
& Guilds 2395 and 2395)
This certificate helps develop the knowledge and practical experience to professionally design and install, or inspect and test electrical installations. The qualification shows your customers that you’re a competent installer or tester, and you are up-to-date with national requirements for the industry (BS7671).
To complete this course, you must take 2 evening exams and 1 practical assessment arranged seperately to the course.
Entry requirements: Qualified electrician with City & Guilds 2330, 2360, 2351, 2365, or 2357 and hold the City & Guilds BS7671 (January 2008) (2382)
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 4 days over 2 weeks, 2 evening exams, 1 assessment
Location: Boston
Start Dates: Thursday 26th February 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday 11th May 9.00am - 5.00pm
17th Edition (City & Guilds 2382-12) Level 3
This qualification is aimed at practising electricians with relevant
experience and other allied professionals e.g. surveyors, consultants and other trades needing to update and enhance their understanding of IEE Wiring Regulations.
Entry requirements: No formal qualifications required.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 4 days over 2 weeks
Location: Boston and Spalding
Start Dates: Boston - Monday 16th February 9.00am - 5.00pm
Spalding - Monday 20th April 9.00am - 5.00pm
Boston - Monday 15th June 9.00am - 5.00pm
Abrasive Wheels Safety
This course complies with the ‘Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations’ (PUWER): Safety in use of Abrasive Wheels. You will study the approved advisory literature relating to the mounting of abrasive wheels, you will look at how hazards arise and precautions which should be observed. Entry requirements: No formal qualifications required.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 day
Location: Boston
Start Dates: Monday 19th January 9.00am - 5.00pm Wednesday 20th May 9.00am - 5.00pm Thursday 13th August 9.00am - 5.00pm
PAT Testing – Certificate for In-service Inspection and
Testing of Electrical Equipment City & Guilds Level 3
This course covers a variety of factors relating to the management, inspection and testing of electrical equipment maintenance. The course consists of 2 units. Unit 200 is the ‘Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment’ (formally known as 2377-22) and Unit 100 is the ‘Maintenance of Electrical Equipment’ (formally known as 2377-11).
Entry requirements: Relevant industry employment with knowledge that will support this qualification.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 2 days, 2 evening exams
Location: Boston
Start Date: Monday 1st June 9.00am - 5.00pm
Please enquire for other dates available. Contact us on 01205 313218 for more information.
£970
(per person)£295
(per person)£510
(per person)£90
(per person)MANAGEMENT, SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
IT - Presentation Skills
An effective short course programme to enable your employees to develop a better understanding and more effective use of PowerPoint, for basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Sessions cover an introduction to the uses of presentations, editing slides and formatting, the use of inserting and manipulating of objects, the use of slide transitions, animations and effects, and the use of master slides. Advanced topics include understanding target audience and venue considerations in presentation planning, creating and modifying templates, formatting slide backgrounds, applying advanced chart formatting features and creating and editing diagrams.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 x 3 hour (am or pm) group session
By arrangment on a bespoke basis. Contact us on 01205 313218 for more information.
Team Leading Principles ILM Certificate Level 2
Designed to meet the needs of regional businesses who require a strong cohort of team leaders and first line managers. Work will be developed around the job roles of your business and you will study alongside like-minded people from other companies, to share good practice and develop effective solutions.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 6 x 0.5 days
Location: Boston and Spalding
By arrangment on a bespoke basis. Contact us on 01205 313218 for more information.
IT - Excel Spreadsheets
An effective short course to enable your business to develop a better understanding and more effective use of spreadsheets which covers basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Sessions cover topics such as graphs and the use of toolbars and icons, the use of formulae, filtering, complex functions and conditional formatting. Advanced topics include advanced formatting, data validation, named cell ranges and security. Our service includes a self-diagnostic sheet which helps you identify the skills you have in the workforce and we provide you with a workbook which serves as a reference manual on completion. Boston College
certificates are awarded on successful completion.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 x 3 hour (am or pm) group session
By arrangment on a bespoke basis. Contact us on 01205 313218 for more information.
£360
(per session)
£360
(per session)
Principles of Leadership ILM Certificate Level 3
Designed for both practising and aspiring managers, the programme covers problem solving, decision making, planning change in the workplace, understanding leadership, self development, workplace project management, costing and budgeting, and the effective leadership and management of a team. Delivered over 8 full day sessions but can be completed in 7 – the final day is not mandatory but provides a useful round-up session to enable you to conclude project work.
Successful completion results in a prestigious ILM award.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 8 weeks, 1 day per week
Location: Boston and Spalding
Start Dates: Boston - Friday 30th January 9.00am - 5.00pm
Spalding - Friday 17th April 9.00am - 5.00pm
£185
(per person)
£390
MANAGEMENT, SALES AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Accredited Training (Units)
Customer Service
Boston: 1 day workshop 9:30am - 4:30pm
Followed by work based tasks to meet satisfactory criteria. The customer service training covers the following units: • Live up to the customer service promise (6 credits) • Managing the delivery of customer service (3 credits)
Sales Training
Boston: 1 day workshop 9:30am - 4:30pm The sales training covers the following units: • The sales cycle (2 credits)
• Customer benefits and closing sales (2 credits) • Resolving customer problems (6 credits) • Planning to achieve sales targets (2 credits) • Presentation skills (1 credit)
Marketing
Boston: 1 day workshop 9:30am - 4:30pm The marketing training covers the following units: • The marketing environment (3 credits)
• Promoting new products and services (6 credits)
COURSE DETAILS
Costs: 3-5 units £120 5-8 units £180 Complete suite £240
Dates: By arrangement on a bespoke basis.
Make your selection from this list and contact us to book and enrol. You will need to attend each workshop relating to the units you choose.
IT - Microsoft Word
A short course to enable your business to develop a better understanding and more effective use of Microsoft Word for basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Sessions cover an introduction to the uses of Microsoft word at home and in the workplace, and topics such as: the basics of keying in, selecting, defecting and formatting text and saving and printing. It also covers the use of computers, system software, creating and managing files and folders, the use of shading and borders and creating indents, tabs and tables within a
document.
IT - Microsoft Outlook
An effective short course to enable your business to develop a better
understanding and more effective use of Microsoft Outlook. We cover basic, intermediate and advanced levels. The basic session covers an overview of the internet, navigating websites to find informationusing a search engine and web addresses, sending, receiving and opening emails and adding
and opening attachments.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 1 x 3 hour (am or pm) group session
By arrangment on a bespoke basis. Contact us on 01205 313218 for more information.
Minute Taking
This innovative and informative short course will help anyone taking meeting minutes or organising/managing meetings. Not only will it assist in ensuring minutes are accurate and professional, it will also help ensure meeting outcomes are more effective for all in attendance.
COURSE DETAILS
Attendance: 2 x 2 hour sessions
By arrangment on a bespoke basis. Contact us on 01205 313218 for more information.
£360
(per session)£57.50
(per person)£240
(Complete Course)
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK A COURSE,
Boston College Skirbeck Road Boston Lincolnshire PE21 6JF Tel: 01205 365701Boston College: Spalding Red Lion Street
Spalding Lincolnshire PE11 1SX
Tel: 01775 715880
