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Professional development opportunities in Scotland
Scotland is one of the four countries, together with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which make up the United Kingdom. It covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain and in addition to the mainland is made up of around 800 islands. Scotland has a thriving and diversified economy that offers a range of different career opportunities for those living in the country, from financial services to oil and gas and renewable energy. In addition, the strong relationship between Scottish government, industry and the academic sector has produced a steady flow of initiatives, grants and policies dedicated to promoting education and skills development in order to meet recruitment demands.
Edinburgh, the capital, is home to the Scottish Government which is independently represented in both the European Union and European Parliament. Glasgow, the largest Scottish city, was once one of the world’s leading industrial cities. Scottish waters consist of a large part of the North Atlantic and the North Sea, and contain the largest oil reserves in the European Union. This has given Aberdeen, the third largest Scottish city, the title of Europe’s oil capital.
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Adobe InDesign 101: Yellow Belt - Introduction course, 2 days Academy Class |
2 days
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397 GBP
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Multiple (3)
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This course is designed for the beginner or first-time user and provides a thorough grounding in this graphic design program....
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BRC Internal Auditor IQMS |
2 days
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550 GBP
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Multiple (8)
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This BRC Internal Auditor course from IQMS is structured as a mixture of workshop led discussions, practical activities and PowerPoint...
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Coaching Skills PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This coaching skills course focuses on how managers develop individuals in their team. Styles of coaching are analysed and practised...
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Coaching Skills for Managers Impellus |
1 day
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599 GBP
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Multiple (11)
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This one day training programme will help participants effectively use coaching techniques to empathise, empower and motivate people and teams...
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Connecting and Communicating - Half Day (am) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This is a practical half day Workshop designed to show you how to communicate and connect effectively by understanding communication...
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Dealing with Incoming Calls Positively PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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390 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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The main focus of this course is to improve and refresh the skills of those that receive incoming calls from...
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Effective Communication Skills Impellus |
1 day
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599 GBP
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Multiple (13)
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This one-day training programme equips managers with essential strategies and skills to successfully deal with their teams, situations or difficult...
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How to Be Great at Telephone Cold Calling - Half Day (am) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This telephone course is guaranteed to give delegates the confidence to make calls professionally. Demonstrations of live-calls will be made...
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Leadership Skills Development Impellus |
1 day
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599 GBP
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Multiple (24)
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This one-day training programme examines the natural leadership styles of each participant and allows them to understand the impact they are...
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Negotiation Skills PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This negotiation skills course will offer delegates the confidence to plan a negotiation strategy and execute it to perfection. Seven...
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Negotiation Skills Masterclass - Half Day (pm) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This is a practical half day Masterclass designed to allow you to review and assess your style of negotiation and...
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Networking For Success PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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How many times have you heard yourself or others say: ‘It’s not what you know but who you know’? Well,...
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Personal Development for Professionals PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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What do you want? You cannot have everything but you can certainly have more than you have at the moment....
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Persuasive Presentations - (2 Days) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
2 days
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900 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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A key objective of a presentation is to persuade and convince your audience. This 2-day presentation skills course will help...
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Planning Sales Activity to Help Meet & Exceed Targets PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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390 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This course investigates patterns of behaviour at work that impact on time management. The course focuses on planning, prioritising and...
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Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching Academy of Executive Coaching
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7 days
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374 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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The Executive Coaching training programme leading to the Practitioner Diploma is held over a series of 3 two-day workshops, run...
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Self-Discipline and Emotional Control in the Workplace PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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Managing your emotions under pressure. Does your temper ever get you into trouble? Do you sometimes rub people up the...
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Senior Management Skills PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This Senior Management Skills course is designed to support delegates who wish to accelerate their own development within Management. It...
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Telephone Techniques - Incoming & Outgoing Calls PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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390 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This telephone training course deals with telephone etiquette when making both incoming and outgoing calls. Live calls are made to...
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The Roles and Responsibilities of a Director PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This 1 day workshop style course identifies the particular legal, and other duties and responsibilities, that are implicitly conferred on...
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Train the Trainer (one day course) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This Train the Trainer course has been designed to empower managers to assist and guide their team to their stated...
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Winning More Business in the Final Meeting (2 day course) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
2 days
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725 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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The course starts with competitive analysis and identification of key selling points. The course also identifies difficult questions and areas...
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Winning More Business in the Final Meeting (2 day course) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
2 days
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725 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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Winning More Business in the Final Meeting (2 day course) London Winning More Business in the Final Meeting (2 day...
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Winning Ways to Close a Deal - Half Day (pm) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
(5)
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0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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Everybody involved in sales wants to be seen as professional and sometimes this leads to salespeople not being assertive enough...
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IPAF Harness Use and Inspection HSS Training
(13)
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0.5 days
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65 GBP
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Multiple (21)
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Course designed to enable a MEWP Operator to select, inspect and use an appropriate harness and associated equipment safely....
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Ladder and Stepladder Inspection - Ladder Association HSS Training
(9)
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0.5 days
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75 GBP
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Multiple (25)
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Courses for managers and supervisors who require the knowledge and practical skills to thoroughly inspect and maintain records of ladders...
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IPAF (Dual) Mobile Vertical (3a) + (3b) Mobile Boom - Operator HSS Training
(10)
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1 day
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165 GBP
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Multiple (36)
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IPAF Operator course with practical training session and assessment covering two powered access products - Mobile Vertical (3a) + Mobile...
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Ladder and Stepladder User - Ladder Association HSS Training
(28)
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0.5 days
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75 GBP
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Multiple (25)
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Courses for operatives & supervisors who require the knowledge & practical skills to work safely with steps and ladders....
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Lookout Initial / Site Warden HSS Training |
1 day
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97 GBP
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Multiple (10)
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Course designed to train delegates to act as Lookout / Site Warden when required by a COSS as part of...
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PASMA - Mobile Access Tower for Users HSS Training
(20)
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1 day
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78 GBP
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Multiple (28)
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This course is designed for anyone who has a need to erect, dismantle and inspect mobile access towers safely....
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Personal Track Safety (PTS) - Initial Assessment Day (Practical Event) HSS Training
(14)
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1 day
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117 GBP
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Multiple (10)
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A track safety course that provides the mandatory qualification, knowledge and understanding to work safely on or near the railway....
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Personal Track Safety (PTS) Re-Certification including DC Conductor Rails (DCCR) HSS Training
(15)
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2 days
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193 GBP
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Multiple (10)
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For Personal Track Safety (PTS) & DC Conductor Rails (DCCR) Sentinel card holders that are due to expire....
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Site Safety Plus - Health & Safety Awareness HSS Training
(12)
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1 day
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75 GBP
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Multiple (26)
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This course is designed for site workers to help understand the potential hazards faced when working on a construction or...
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Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) HSS Training
(11)
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2 days
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175 GBP
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Multiple (25)
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This course is designed to ensure those with Site Supervisory responsibilities understand expectations and how they contribute to workplace safety....
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UKPIA / SPA Petrol Retail Contractors Safety Passport HSS Training
(5)
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2 days
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179 GBP
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Multiple (30)
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This course is designed to provide an understanding of general health & safety including specific hazards associated with working in...
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Asbestos - Awareness (UKATA) HSS Training |
0.5 days
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85 GBP
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Multiple (14)
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This course is designed to provide knowledge and awareness of what asbestos is, where it is likely to be found...
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CIPD Foundation Level 3 Certificate/Diploma in HR Practice DPG plc |
7 months
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1,990 GBP
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Multiple (6)
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Are you an existing HR Administrator/Officer or are you looking for the perfect entry point into your HR career? The...
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CCNSG Safety Passport HSS Training |
2 days
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140 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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Safety Passport Scheme designed to ensure a basic knowledge of health and safety for all personnel working in an engineering...
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Copywriting for Digital The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing
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14 hours
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1,125 GBP
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Multiple (2)
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This two day course from The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing is designed to teach participants the skills that will...
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2 Day Real Estate Analyst Bayfield Training
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2 days
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1,750 GBP
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Multiple (8)
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This two day training course from Bayfield Training gives participants better knowledge of financial modelling using Excel. Delegates will learn...
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Java Fundamentals Evening Course PCWorkshops |
6 weeks
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480 GBP
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Multiple (4)
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This course introduces participants to the essentials of programming using the Java language, explaining Java technology and principles of Object...
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Advanced Presentation Skills PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
(11)
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1 day
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390 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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The Advanced Presentation Skills course is an extremely practical course designed to take your existing skills a step further. The...
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Delegation and Time Efficiency Impellus |
1 day
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599 GBP
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Multiple (12)
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This popular training programme helps managers to greatly improve and accelerate the output they're generating from the resources available to...
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Managing Budgets PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
(15)
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This managing budgets course suits anybody that has a need to understand the basic premise of budgeting. Too frequently in...
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Managing Bullying at Work PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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1 day
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450 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This course is designed to help organisations recognise and cope with bullying in the workplace. It will enable delegates to...
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Masterclass in Interpreting Financial Statements - Half Day (pm) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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The aim of this half-day course is to offer practical experience in reading financial statements enabling relevant interpretation and evaluation...
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Performance Appraisals Masterclass - Half Day (pm) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
(2)
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0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This is a practical half day Masterclass designed to allow you to review and assess your effectiveness in appraising the...
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Planning & Prioritisation for the Busy Sales Person PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
(1)
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1 day
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390 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This course covers the importance of planning and prioritisation in the business environment. Personal time management and life management are...
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Project Management Masterclass - Half Day (am) PTP Training & Marketing Ltd
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0.5 days
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250 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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This half-day course is designed for those who are increasingly undertaking project work in their job roles and have had...
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Selling Skills for Exhibitions PTP Training & Marketing Ltd |
1 day
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390 GBP
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Multiple (7)
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Exhibition selling is different from normal selling and this course takes you through the process from set up to breakdown...
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More about Professional development opportunities in Scotland
With a population of around 5.3 million, Scotland’s economic output, measured in terms of GVA (Gross Value Added) per capita, is on a similar level to that of the UK as a whole. Similarly to others across Europe, the Scottish economy is now a modern one, meaning that it has diversified moved away from a traditional reliance on manufacturing to a greater focus on services. Thriving industries include:
Within the energy sector, the country’s extensive oil and gas reserves have created a particularly high demand for energy-related skills, with the Scottish Government predicting a need for 95,000 new recruits between 2013 and 2020. As a result, Scotland is one of the most popular locations for training in oil and gas, with Aberdeen a primary destination for those looking to train both in technical areas – drilling, exploration, production, petrophysics – and in aspects such as project management, auditing, accounting and management for oil & gas operations.
Vocational Qualifications in Scotland
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is responsible for the country’s education awards and accreditation, playing a role equivalent to that of Ofqual in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The most well-known type of vocational qualification regulated by the SQA is the Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ), a competence-based award developed in line with National Occupational Standards (NOS) that certifies a professional’s ability to work effectively in a real working environment. An equivalent to England’s National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs), SVQs are available at 5 different levels and across a wide range of industries, from accounting to jewellery, to mechanical engineering.
Funding for this type of qualification and other professional training programmes is available via Skills Development Scotland, the national body responsible for supporting individuals and organisations in their skills development.