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SUMMARY:Better Business Writing - 1-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace. We can also deliver this course virtually via Teams if preferred. \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow. \nOverview: \nMost people\, even if they are not involved in business\, have probably written some form of business communication at one time. This may have been a letter of complaint to a company\, or a letter to the bank manager asking for an overdraft. Whatever the reason\, or type of communication\, business writing is something that we are all involved in at some point in our lives. It is therefore important that we know what it is\, how to do it and how to do it well. \nFor some people\, it is a vital skill; according to a survey of employer’s world-wide\, writing correctly and persuasively comes top of the list of skills needed for professional success. \nAlthough business writing can seem a little overwhelming to begin with\, it can be relatively easy to learn – one you understand the basics of what is required. \n  \nThere are several benefits to learning how to write good business documents: \n\nYou can make a good impression on others if your writing is well prepared and produced.\nYou will save time when writing documents\, if you know how to plan and prepare them.\nYoui will save other people time if your documents are clearly written and easy to read.\nYou will create a good impression of yourself to those around you.\nYou will create a good impression of your organization.\n\n  \nCourse program:  NB all timings are approximate. \n9:30am – 10:45am:       Introduction \nWhy it is important? \nThe benefits of good business writing \nGetting back to basics \nGrammar and punctuation \nSpelling \nBREAK \n11:00am – 12:45am:     Writing with impact \nBe clear \nWrite less \nActive verbs \nSetting the tone \nUsing positive v negative language \nCondescension \nCliches and jargon \nWriting with your reader in mind \nNon-sexist language \nLUNCH \n1:30pm – 2:45pm:         Structure ad style \nKnow your audience and know your purpose \nBREAK \n3:00pm – 4:15pm:        Practice \n4:15pm – 4:30pm:        Summary and close \n  \nDuration: 1 day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace. We can also deliver this course virtually via Teams if preferred. \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/better-business-writing-1-day-workshop/2025-06-03/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Better Business Writing,Edinburgh,Personal Development Workshops,Seminar Courses
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SUMMARY:MS Project Complete – Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 2 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nFor individuals who have never used Project or have only used Project for limited tasks. At the end of the 2-day session you will be able to create professional looking planning documentation. \nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nProject Introduction\nResources\n\n\n·      Ribbon Bar Overview\n·      Creating Resource Calendars\n\n\n·      Tasks Area\n·      Create Resources\n\n\n·      Gantt Chart Area\n·      Assign Resources to Tasks\n\n\n·      View Navigation\n·      Over Allocation\n\n\n·      Starting a Project Overview\n·      Team Planner View\n\n\n·      Project Calendars\n\n\n\n\nGantt Charts\n\n\nCreating Tasks\n·      Formatting Gantt Charts\n\n\n·      Insert Tasks\n·      Altering Gantt Chart Styles\n\n\n·      Delete and Move Tasks\n\n\n\n·      Promote/Demote Tasks\nCompleting Tasks\n\n\n·      Link tasks\n·      Set Baseline\n\n\n·      Manual & Auto Scheduling\n·      Tracking View\n\n\n·      Predecessors\n·      View Reports\n\n\n·      Task Types\n·      Filter Tasks\n\n\n·      Setting Restraints\n·      Percentage Complete\n\n\n·      Adding Task Summary & Outline Numbers\n\n\n\n\nPrinting & Views\n\n\nCosts\n·      Print Preview\n\n\n·      Creating Costs\n·      Page Setup\n\n\n·      Assign Costs to Tasks\n\n\n\n·      Add New Columns\n\n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 2 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/ms-project-complete-tutor-led/2025-06-04/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,MS Project Complete,Seminar Courses
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SUMMARY:Microsoft Power BI Introduction -Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:We can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nLearn how to leverage Power BI to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualisations. Connect to and visualise multiple data sources and deliver scalable\, enterprise-level business intelligence (BI) that’s easy to use and helps promote deeper insights into corporate data. \n  \nAttending this workshop will provide: \n\nA history of Microsoft’s BI Development\nAn understanding of licensing and sharing implications\nA description of Microsoft’s Power Tools Ecosystem\nAn understanding of BI Terminology and Architecture\nAn introduction to data modelling\nDate and Time – based analysis using calendars\nA comparison between Excel and Power BI Desktop\nDetails on the importance of Power Query\nAn overview of Power Query\nA working knowledge of Power BI Desktop\nThe means to produce your first report and dashboard\nDetails on the various security mechanisms available\n\nPlease note: \n\nIn this course\, participants will perform practical use-case learning exercises to to confidently develop and style their own Power BI dashboards and manage\, analyse and transform data\nAttending this course will require learners to have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and an understanding of Microsoft Office 365 is recommended. Corporate use of Microsoft Power BI requires additional licences for Microsoft 365. Learners will require at least a Power BI Pro license to perform the exercises on their own computers\nA stable Internet connection is required and having a second display is beneficial but not essential\n\nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/microsoft-power-bi-introduction-tutor-led/2025-06-07/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Power BI Introduction,Seminar Courses
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Edinburgh":MAILTO:edinburgh@pitman-training.com
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SUMMARY:Microsoft Power BI Intermediate-Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nLearn how you can leverage Power BI to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualisations. Connect to and visualise any data using the unified\, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI) that’s easy to use and helps you gain deep data insight. \n  \nAttending this workshop will help you to: \n\nDesign a data model\nIntroduction to developing with the Microsoft Power Platform\nUse Dax in Power BI Desktop\nPublish and share\nHow to build a Power BI dashboard\nModel data in Power BI\nVisualise data in Power BI\nData analysis in Power BI\nManage workspace and datasets in Power BI\nOptimise a model for performance\n\nPlease note: \n\nIn this course\, participants will perform practical use-case learning exercises to prepare them to be able to confidently develop and style their own Power BI dashboards and manage\, analyse and modify data\nAttending this course will require learners to have a basic understanding of Microsoft Power BI and a basic understanding of Microsoft Office365 is recommended. Microsoft Power BI requires a separate licence in addition to Microsoft Office. Learners will require this additional licence to preform the exercises on their own computers.\nA stable Internet connection is required. Having a second display is beneficial but not required\n\nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/microsoft-power-bi-intermediate-tutor-led/2025-06-09/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Power BI Intermediate,Seminar Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250610
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250611
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SUMMARY:Excel Intermediate – Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nFor individuals who are already using Excel to an intermediate level. This course will streamline and perfect their Excel skills by teaching the advanced features available in the Excel package. \n  \nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nManaging Multiple Spreadsheets\nUsing Charts\n\n\n·      Using Multiple Worksheets\n·      Chart Objects\n\n\n·      Creating Multiple Views\n·      Creating a Chart\n\n\n·      Managing Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks\n·      Change the Location of a Chart \n·      Changing Chart Type\, Style and Sub Type\n\n\n·      Linking Data Between Worksheets\n·      Changes to Chart Source Data\n\n\n·      Viewing Multiple Applications\n·      Chart Quick Menus \n·      Creating a Chart Template\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProtection\nData Validation\n\n\n·      Workbook protection\n·      Adding Data Validation\n\n\n·      Worksheet protection\n·      Data Validation Messages\n\n\n\n·      Restrict Data Entry \n·      Data Validation Calculations\n\n\n Conditional Formatting\n\n\n\n·      Adding Conditional Formatting \n·      Remove Conditional Formatting \n·      Colour Scales \n·      Highlight Blank Scales \n·      Icon Sets \n·      Data Bars \n·      Conditional Formatting Formulas\nFilter and Sort \n·      Sorting a List \n·      Filtering a List \n·      AutoFilters \n·      Customer Auto Filters \n·      Using Subtotals in a List \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCreating and Using Functions \n·      Using Built in Functions \n·      Using Nested Functions \n·      AUTOSUM \n·      COUNT Functions \n·      IF Functions \n·      Using Date and Time Functions \n·      Combine and Separating Text \n·      Tracing and Correcting Worksheet Errors\nLookUps \n·      VLookUp \n·      HLookUp \n·      XLookUp \n  \nPivot Tables \n·      Creating a Pivot Table \n·      Conditional Formatting within Pivot Tables \n·      Pivot Table Slicers \n·      Creating a Pivot Chart\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/excel-intermediate-tutor-led/2025-06-10/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Excel Intermediate,Seminar Courses
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SUMMARY:Project Management Principles – 2-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 2 days \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow \nProject Management is a discipline that has evolved in order to coordinate and control resources and activities to achieve specific goals and objectives. It involves decision making\, common sense\, organization\, time management and assertiveness to deliver these goals and objectives within constraints – the primary ones being cope\, time\, and budget. \nCourse Overview: \nThis 2 day course is aimed at individuals who manage small projects\, along with their other everyday tasks and need a broad understanding of the principles of project management. The course provides an overview of project management and introduces areas where other\, more specific training may be beneficial. \nCourse Objectives: \nBy the end of the course\, you will be able to: \n\nIdentify the various stages of the Project Lifecycle\nUnderstand how projects start – the Business Case\nSet objectives\nWrite a ‘Terms of Reference’ for a project\nRecognise the roles and responsibilities within a project\nUnderstand the role of the Project Manager when managing individuals and teams\nUnderstand the importance of a communication plan for a project\nPlan a project using project management techniques: Work Breakdown Structures\, Estimating\, Resource Loading\, Budgeting\nIdentify the critical path through a project\nUnderstand basic elements of risk analysis and management as well as change management\nUnderstand the importance of tracking project progress and project review.\n\n\n\n\nDay 2: \nWork Breakdown Structure \nEstimating Task Durations \nThe Project Planning Process: \nScheduling – PERT Charts \nIdentifying the critical path \nAssigning Resources \nCalculating the Budget \nGantt Chart Overview \n  \nCase Study Part 2 \nRisk Analysis Management: \nIdentification\, Assessment\, Tolerance and Management \nTracking Progress \nChange Management \nPost Completion Review \nCourse Summary & Close\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Program: \nDay 1: \nCourse Introduction & Overview \nProject Management Overview: \nDefinition of Project Management \nThe Project Lifecycle \nThe Devil’s Triangle \nHow Project’s Start – \nThe Business Case \nTerms of Reference and the PID \nSetting SMART Objectives \n  \nProject Teams: \nØ  Matrix Management \nØ  The role of the Project Management \n  \nProject Manager – Skills & Attributes \nv  Team Selection & Team Building \nProject Communication: \nØ  Oral & Verbal communication \nØ  Projects Meetings \nØ  Communication Plans and Projects \nØ  Case Study – Part 1 \n \n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 2 days \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/project-management-principles-2-day-workshop/2025-06-11/1/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Personal Development Workshops,Project Management Principles,Seminar Courses
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250613
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SUMMARY:Project Management Principles – 2-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 2 days \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow \nProject Management is a discipline that has evolved in order to coordinate and control resources and activities to achieve specific goals and objectives. It involves decision making\, common sense\, organization\, time management and assertiveness to deliver these goals and objectives within constraints – the primary ones being cope\, time\, and budget. \nCourse Overview: \nThis 2 day course is aimed at individuals who manage small projects\, along with their other everyday tasks and need a broad understanding of the principles of project management. The course provides an overview of project management and introduces areas where other\, more specific training may be beneficial. \nCourse Objectives: \nBy the end of the course\, you will be able to: \n\nIdentify the various stages of the Project Lifecycle\nUnderstand how projects start – the Business Case\nSet objectives\nWrite a ‘Terms of Reference’ for a project\nRecognise the roles and responsibilities within a project\nUnderstand the role of the Project Manager when managing individuals and teams\nUnderstand the importance of a communication plan for a project\nPlan a project using project management techniques: Work Breakdown Structures\, Estimating\, Resource Loading\, Budgeting\nIdentify the critical path through a project\nUnderstand basic elements of risk analysis and management as well as change management\nUnderstand the importance of tracking project progress and project review.\n\n\n\n\nDay 2: \nWork Breakdown Structure \nEstimating Task Durations \nThe Project Planning Process: \nScheduling – PERT Charts \nIdentifying the critical path \nAssigning Resources \nCalculating the Budget \nGantt Chart Overview \n  \nCase Study Part 2 \nRisk Analysis Management: \nIdentification\, Assessment\, Tolerance and Management \nTracking Progress \nChange Management \nPost Completion Review \nCourse Summary & Close\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Program: \nDay 1: \nCourse Introduction & Overview \nProject Management Overview: \nDefinition of Project Management \nThe Project Lifecycle \nThe Devil’s Triangle \nHow Project’s Start – \nThe Business Case \nTerms of Reference and the PID \nSetting SMART Objectives \n  \nProject Teams: \nØ  Matrix Management \nØ  The role of the Project Management \n  \nProject Manager – Skills & Attributes \nv  Team Selection & Team Building \nProject Communication: \nØ  Oral & Verbal communication \nØ  Projects Meetings \nØ  Communication Plans and Projects \nØ  Case Study – Part 1 \n \n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 2 days \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/project-management-principles-2-day-workshop/2025-06-11/2/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Personal Development Workshops,Project Management Principles,Seminar Courses
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SUMMARY:Excel Introduction – Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nFor individuals who have never used the Excel spreadsheet package before or have only used Excel for Limited tasks. At the end of the day you will be able to create professional looking spreadsheets. \n  \nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nExcel Introduction\nFormulas\n\n\n·       Viewing Screen Layout – Ribbon Bar\n·       Introduction\n\n\n·       Entre\, Move & Clear Data\n·       Order of Operations\n\n\n·       Selecting Excel Data Areas\n·       Add\, Subtract\, Multiply\, Divide\n\n\n·       Saving Excel\n·       Auto Sum & Auto Average\n\n\n·       Creating New Workbooks\n·       Percentages\n\n\n·       Cut\, Copy & Paste\n·       Absolute Call Referencing\n\n\n·       Naming\, Deleting & Working with Sheets\n\n\n\n\nPrinting\n\n\nData Manipulation\n·       Print Preview\n\n\n·       Widen Rows & Columns\n·       Page Layout\n\n\n·       Inserting Rows & Columns\n·       Headers & Footers & Print Areas\n\n\n·       Moving Data\n\n\n\n·       Deleting Information\nUtilities\n\n\n·       Sorting Options\n·       Introduction to Charts\n\n\n\n·       Freeze Panes\n\n\nFormatting\n·       Intro to Conditional Formatting\n\n\n·       Formatting Numbers\n·       Auto Fill Options\n\n\n·       Formatting Text\n\n\n\n·       Borders & Shading\n\n\n\n·       Align Data\n\n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/excel-introduction-tutor-led/2025-06-16/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Excel Introduction,Seminar Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250617
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250618
DTSTAMP:20261019T061544
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SUMMARY:Microsoft Word Introduction – Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred \nFor individuals who have never used a Word processing package before or have only used Word for limited tasks. At the end of the day you will be able to create professional looking Word documents. \n  \nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nIntroduction\nParagraph Formatting\n\n\n·      Screen Layout – Ribbon Bar\n·      Setting Tabs\n\n\n·      Entering/ Edit Text\n·      Using Bullets & Numbers\n\n\n·      Spell & Grammar Checking\n·      Paragraph Spacing\n\n\n·      Change Case\n·      Borders & Shading\n\n\n·      Saving Documents\n·      Watermarks\n\n\n·      Creating New Documents\n\n\n\n·      Saving as Different Versions\nPrinting\n\n\n\n·      Print Preview\n\n\nFormatting\n·      Applying page settings\n\n\n·      Selecting Text\n·      Page Layouts\n\n\n·      Moving Text – Copy\, Cut & Paste\n·      Page Numbering\n\n\n·      Navigating a Document\n·      Basic Headers & Footers\n\n\n·      Full Formatting Text Options\n·      Page Breaks\n\n\n·      Aligning Text\n\n\n\n·      Applying Text Styles\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOther\n\n\n\n·      Basic Tables\n\n\n\n·      Pictures\n\n\n\n·      Word Art\n\n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/microsoft-word-introduction-tutor-led/2025-06-17/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Seminar Courses,Word Introduction
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250618
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250619
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SUMMARY:Influencing Skills –1-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or virtually via teams. \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow. \nOverview: \nThe aim of this course is to learn how to develop and apply the skills of influential communication. \n  \nObjectives: \n\nTo understand how we are influenced\nHow to tailor your communications for different people and situations\nTo communicate confidently and with purpose\nHow to put across complex ideas in simple\, understandable ways\nHow to use non-verbal behaviour to impact others\nInfluencing through feedback\nDealing with objections\n\nThe topics and timings will reflect the participant’s needs on the day and may cover all or some of the following: \nUnderstanding Influence \nExploring the nature and application of influential communication. Clarifying who you want to influence\, what kind of influencing you want to have and why. \nPrinciples and Skills of Influential Communication \nFundamentals of influential communication. Verbal and non-verbal communication. Congruence and leading behaviour. \nThe Language of Influence \nFind the most attractive language for your listener. Using questions to influence and bring about a certain point of view. Insuring you don’t influence by accident. \nInfluencing though Feedback \nManaging relationships through positive feedback. A gentle method of influencing others around you. \nPresenting Information \nMake persuasive\, memorable\, impactful and inspiring presentations. \nReframing the Meaning of Things \nWe all know a glass can be half empty or half full\, but can we systematically manage or change the meaning of things? \nDealing with Objections \nIntroducing the stages of objection handling. How to manage those who play “Hard Ball” and develop creative solutions. \n  \n  \n  \nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or virtually via teams. \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/influencing-skills-1-day-workshop/2025-06-18/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Influencing Skills,Personal Development Workshops,Seminar Courses
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Edinburgh":MAILTO:edinburgh@pitman-training.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250620
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UID:10004583-1750325400-1750352400@pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk
SUMMARY:Microsoft Word Advanced – Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nFor individuals who are already using Word to an Intermediate level. This course will streamline and perfect your Word skills by teaching the advanced features available in the Word package. \n  \nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nMail Merge\nUtilities\n\n\n·      Creating Mail Merge\n·      Creating Foot & Endnotes\n\n\n·      Merge Envelopes & Lables\n·      Creating Front Cover Pages\n\n\n·      Creating Data Sources\n·      Create an Index\n\n\n·      Editing Data Sources\n·      Captions\n\n\n\n·      Collaborating with other Documents\n\n\nTracking\n·      Cross-reference\n\n\n·      Tracking Changes\n·      Recording Macros\n\n\n·      Accept/ Reject Options\n·      Edit and Remove Macros\n\n\n·      Viewing Tracking Changes\n·      Embedding Objects\n\n\n·      Compare Document Versions\n·      Online Video\n\n\n\n·      Design Themes\n\n\nForms\n·      Backstage Features\n\n\n·      Creating User Forms\n\n\n\n·      Save and Protect Forms\n\n\n\n·      Editing Forms\n\n\n\n·      Create Drop Lists\n\n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/microsoft-word-advanced-tutor-led/2025-06-19/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Seminar Courses,Word Advanced
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Edinburgh":MAILTO:edinburgh@pitman-training.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250623
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250624
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SUMMARY:Report Writing – 1-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nDevelop your report outline quickly and efficiently and meet your deadline! \nDo you dread the time it takes to put together your report? You are not alone: many people find it challenging when putting reports together. How do you know where to start. Will your reader understand your message? How do you get that message across? \n  \nCourse Overview: \nThis highly informative workshop will help you choose the correct style and tone and clearly define your purpose. It will revisit the key principles of grammar\, punctuation\, and spelling. The course is aimed at anyone involved in writing on behalf of their employer and in particular\, those for whom reports are\, or will be integral to their job role. \n  \nCourse Objectives: \n\nUnderstand the different types of reports you can write\nClearly define the purpose of your report\nIdentify the key areas of a report\nAssess what should or should not be included in your report\nDevelop your report outline quickly and efficiently\nUnderstand the key principles of grammar\, punctuation and spelling for use in your report\nExpress yourself effectively using plain English\nIdentify ways of writing with more impact\nRevise and correct your reports effectively\n\n  \nDuration: 1 day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/report-writing-1-day-workshop/2025-06-23/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Personal Development Workshops,Report Writing,Seminar Courses
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Edinburgh":MAILTO:edinburgh@pitman-training.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250626T163000
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UID:10004769-1750757400-1750955400@pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk
SUMMARY:Train the Trainer – 3-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Tutor led training\, delivered in person – available on our schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow. \nCan be delivered via virtual classrooms or onsite at your workplace. \nCPD Accredited \nTutor led training\, delivered in person – available on our schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow. \nCan be delivered via virtual classrooms or onsite at your workplace. \nAim: \nThis course will introduce participants to the issues\, methodologies and techniques of training design and delivery. \nObjectives: \nBy the end of this workshop\, participants will be able to: \n\nIdentify training needs.\nDefine and create aims and objectives that fit within an organisational perspective.\nDesign training sessions.\nDeliver training sessions that incorporate the trainer’s personality – metaphors\, stories. and humour.\nEvaluate training interventions.\nDealing with difficult delegates.\n\nThe training systematically points to everything you need to know about being a trainer. Each day consists of practical experience as well as hundreds of useful tips and techniques. \nWhile the first part of the course concentrates on the design and structure of training as a learning tool; it then moves on to presentation\, delivery and facilitation so each day builds up to complete a full training methodology. \n  \nDuration: 3 days \n  \nThe information shown below is the structure of the course – timings and emphasis will vary depending on participants’ needs. \nIntroduction: \n\nLogistics and participant introductions\nAims and objectives\n\nAiming for successful training: \n\nExploring the varying factors that can impact on successful training\nPersonal preferences in training experiences\nScope of training within organisations\nHow these fit together\n\nTraining needs: \n\nIssues in defining and managing training needs\nLevels of needs and methods of identifying them\n\nTraining as a ‘Change Intervention’: \n\nIdentifying thpes of learning and changes possible\nPlanning for and organizing change through training\n\nCreating and using training aims and objectives: \n\nDifferences and uses of ‘Aims and Objectives’\nCriteria of ‘Aims and Objectives’\nBenefits and limitations of ‘Aims and Objectives’\n\nTraining planning and design: \n\nStructuring the training\nPriorities for inclusion in the training\nThe set up for learning\nTesting the learning\nResponsibility of how you leave the participants\n\nTraining delivery: \n\nProcesses of communication\nDissolving nerves\, extending and working the presentation area\nDevleoping congruence\, charisma and presence of the trainer\nVerbal and non-verbal communication\nGetting the message across\nEvaluation successful communication\nAccelerating and embedding learning\n\nUsing language strategically: \n\nUsing metaphors and stories to communicate complex ideas\nOther language skills\n\nUsing the environment to support learning: \n\nRoom layout\nUsing equipment\nThe psychological impact of the training environment\n\nFacilitating learning: \n\nAdvance use of questioning\nDealing with challenges\nUtilising challenges as part of the learning\nFlexibility of training approach\n\nPresentation tips: \n\nTips for pulling the whole thing together\n\nSelf-management: \n\nDissolving common fears\nHow to do what experienced presenters do\n\nTraining evaluations: \n\nLevels of evaluation\nEvaluating within and beyond the training\n\n  \nTutor led training\, delivered in person – available on our schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow. \nCan be delivered via virtual classrooms or onsite at your workplace.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/train-the-trainer-3-day-workshop-3/2025-06-24/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Personal Development Workshops,Seminar Courses,Train the Trainer
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Edinburgh":MAILTO:edinburgh@pitman-training.com
GEO:55.956409;-3.1908176
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250630
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250701
DTSTAMP:20261019T061544
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UID:10004499-1751275800-1751302800@pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk
SUMMARY:PowerPoint Introduction – Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace  \nFor individuals who have never used PowerPoint of have only used it for limited tasks. At the end of the course\, you will be able to create professional looking presentations. \n  \nWhat you will learn: \n\n\n\nInitial Screen & Data Entry\nBullet Sliders & Pictures\n\n\n·      Introduction to the Software\n·      Entering Bullet Points\n\n\n·      Inserting & Selecting Text\n·      Multi-Level Bullets\n\n\n·      Moving & Re-Sizing Objects\n·      Changing & Deleting Bullet Points\n\n\n·      Adding New Slides\n·      Working with Clip Art\n\n\n\n·      Grouping/ Ungrouping Clip Art\n\n\nOrganisation\nFormatting\n\n\n·      Using Organisation Charts\n·      Word Art\n\n\n·      Using Organisation Tables\n·      Free Text\n\n\n·      Basic Tables and Charts\n·      Format Text Colours\n\n\n\n·      Freehand drawings\n\n\nSlide Shows\n·      Working with Objects\n\n\n·      Setting/ Running Slide Shows\n·      Colouring Objects\n\n\n·      Slide Transitions\n·      Backgrounds on Slides\n\n\n·      Animation Effects\n\n\n\n·      Printing Presentations\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSlide Master Options\n\n\n\n·      Learning about Master Slides\n\n\n\n·      Insert Footers & Page Numbers\n\n\n\n·      Using Hyperlinks\n\n\n\n·      View Slides & Note Pages\n\n\n\n·      Slide Orders \n \n\n\n\n\n  \n  \nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/powerpoint-introduction-tutor-led/2025-06-30/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Powerpoint Introduction,Seminar Courses
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Edinburgh":MAILTO:edinburgh@pitman-training.com
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