Training

Create, edit, and maintain a WordPress website for your orgranisation and how to make the most of powerful plugins for SEO or digital marketing which help your site succeed. WordPress Essentials for Business is a one-day course designed for business owners, directors, marketing managers, or anyone responsible for the organisational website.

This Fire Marshal Training course equips individuals with the knowledge and skills to prevent fires, identify risks, and respond effectively in emergencies. The course covers fire safety regulations, preventative measures, and emergency response protocols, enabling participants to understand their role as a fire marshal and contribute to a safer workplace

learn the fundamental management skills and how to apply them in your business by empowering and motivating your team members to facilitate effective communication, and building high-performance teams.

Develop staff who are absolute beginners, fairly new to Excel, or with limited experience in working with formulas and building spreadsheets from scratch. Gain a firm foundation on your Excel knowledge with this one-day training course, this is a perfectly designed course for a top-up or an up-skill in the foundational elements that help you get the most from Excel.

Gain an awareness of mental health conditions and learn powerful techniques for maintaining your own mental health while helping others in your workplace. Explore techniques in approaching difficult conversations along with professional and personal in-depth conversations in order to offer support on this half-day course to provide mental health awareness.

This introduction course is aimed at those involved in the importing of goods. The course will cover import documentation and procedures, commercial considerations, the importance of your purchase order, calculating VAT and duty, and how to reduce import customs clearance delays. Incoterms® and their impact on importing will be shown, along with an introduction to duty regimes to help importers.

An introduction to Incoterms® and their importance to international trade. Understand the history and purpose of Incoterms®, how they are used, the practical issues to be considered, and sources of additional help and information. Commercial matters will also be discussed including the impact of Incoterms® on costs and profitability. The definition of each Incoterm® will be covered as well as practical topics such why EXW is not suitable for international trade. An understanding of Incoterms® is fundamental to international trade.

Funded by Lancashire Skills & Employment Hub and the UK Government, the Skills Bootcamp in International Trade is a comprehensive Level 3 course, covering import and export procedures; documentation and compliance; and factors affecting export growth.