At the Adult Education Service we are committed to working with you to help achieve your business goals and succeed in today’s competitive market.
We offer:
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advice and guidance to you and your staff
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flexible training in terms of times, duration, venues and content as we understand one of the biggest pressures on a business and its workforce is time
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signposting to a suitable provider if we are unable to meet your requirements.
In the East Riding we have introduced Work Skills Clubs in partnership with Jobcentre Plus to provide skills improvement and employability support to the unemployed. Many of our courses provide learners with the vital skills and self-confidence needed to be work ready or to make that career change they may have thought about. We have introduced new courses for business which you can see below.
We have purpose built adult education centres in Bridlington and Cottingham which can provide an excellent venue for conferences as well as being great places to learn. Also, we have recently installed video-conferencing equipment in our Bridlington, Cottingham and Goole adult education centres. In the near future this will be available as a new way to learn and will help us in providing this wider range of courses across the East Riding of Yorkshire. Market Hill adult education centre, situated in the heart of Hedon, can also be hired for meetings or training. This venue has ICT facilities, whiteboard and can seat up to 12 delegates. Some free parking is available in Hedon close to the venue.
We offer a variety of courses that run at different times throughout the academic year. Some of the courses on offer for 2011/12 include:
Accountancy, Business Health, Employee courses, Leadership and Management, Setting up in business, Website Building/Marketing
- A.A.T. Level 2 Certificate in Accounting – this course will teach you essential accounting skills and principles. You will gain a good understanding of manual and computerised accounts and how to use them in the modern workplace, making this essential to anyone working in a business or administration environment
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- Business Health Check Masterclass – get down on paper an analysis of the SWOT of the company, what its product is, review and streamline your working practices, who the customers are and the emotional pull that keeps them coming back
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- Food Safety in Catering - CIEH level 2 Certificate - this one day course is aimed at all food handlers work within any sector of the food industry. The areas covered include bacteria, food poisoning, contamination of food, pest control, personal hygiene and legislation
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NEW - Employment in the Hospitality Industry - this qualification is intended to equip job seekers with relevant industry knowledge and an understanding of the job roles available and skills required. It offers confidence and motivation to adjust to the workplace setting and also provides a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering as part of the programme.
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Business Administration NVQ Certificate Level 2 / Customer Service NVQ Certificate Level 2 / Team Leader NVQ Certificate Level 2 - NVQ programmes are available for those who are employed in any administrative, customer service or team leader roles (either voluntary or paid work) who would like to develop their skills and competences whilst gaining a Level 2 certificate to prove it. NVQ programmes are delivered/assessed via one-to-one meetings with an assessor, mostly on-site at the learner's place of work. The learner will benefit from regular contact, advice and support from the assessor throughout their NVQ programme. Please contact your local adult education centre for entry requirements and costs.
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- Inside our Workspace: Changing Thought Processes in Leadership and Management - during this course you will learn how to help yourself and your employees to identify and overcome old habits of thinking, take 100 per cent responsibility and give up the blame culture. You will also learn how to take action and make a positive contribution, increase motivation, become solution focused and take the initiative as well as learning the benefits from inviting and listening to feedback. This is a two day course that can be tailored to your work needs and run flexibly as four half days if required. It will be delivered in our Cottingham centre, although it may be possible to run on-site dependent on the suitability of the location for a bespoke audience and fee. Please contact the Cottingham adult education centre for further details or to arrange a course.
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- Business Start-up in 24 hours Masterclass – the whole course covers such areas as company health check, branding and company personality, developing a communications plan, catching customers and keeping them, sales and referral networks, developing an online presence, building a website and search engines
- Skills for Self Employment: Setting up your new Business - all you need to know to set up your new business, from producing a business plan and writing a financial plan to marketing and creating a brand identity for your product. A two day course providing the information you need to start your own business. From writing the business plan and registering the business to marketing and building a brand identity. Refreshments are provided on both days
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- Business Website for under £100 Masterclass – straight forward methods for building a basic business website that is in line with your mission statement. This will also be of interest for budding entrepreneurs who are just starting up their own business
- Web Page Design for Beginners - covering basic skills required to design and produce a personal web page using web design software such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver. Ask your local adult education centre for details of software used. Basic computer skills assumed.
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NEW - Social Media at Work - the first week of this course will be delivered at our Market Hill venue in Hedon and then the following 4 weeks will be followed up with online support to help you put your plans into action. This course will help you explore how to access free marketing opportunities via social media platforms.
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NEW - Websites at Work - the first week of this course will be delivered at our Market Hill venue in Hedon and then the following 4 weeks will be followed up with online support to help you put your plans into action. This course will help you examine how to to improve the visibility of your website and how to direct traffic to your site and convert that into business opportunities.
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NEW - E-Marketing at Work - the first week of this course will be delivered at our Market Hill venue in Hedon and then the following 4 weeks will be followed up with online support to help you put your plans into action. This course will look at ways of using the data captured for advertising on the web, sending out e-newsletters and effectively using your marketing budget.
If there is a course you would like that we do not currently offer, please contact your local adult education centre to discuss your requirements or contact us via the green box at the top of this page.Top of page
There are eight main adult education centres around the East Riding of Yorkshire and many of our courses are taught in these centres. Throughout the year we also use over 100 additional external venues for courses so there should usually be a venue close to you that will have something run by the adult education service. For more information on the venues, please see the venue details page.
As a business, you may feel it more appropriate for us to run a course for your staff from your premises. Please call your local adult education centre in order to discuss your needs.
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Course costs vary, depending on the duration and type of course, and your personal circumstances (for example, if you’re on certain benefits or you’re taking a particular qualification). For more information on course types, concessions and paying by instalments, please see our how much it costs page.
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Please use our interactive course finder where you can search for courses by title, subject or location.
You can also contact your nearest adult education centre where our friendly staff will be happy to give you more information about courses that interest you.
If you know what course you want to do but do not want to book online, please see the how to enrol page for more information on the alternative ways to book your course.
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