ILA Courses BIIAB Award in CCTV 4 Days £200.00 Anyone wanting to work as a CCTV Operator in the UK, needs a license to practice issued by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and one of the things you need to apply for a license is to have passed a recognised qualification. The BIIAB Award in CCTV is designed for those who wish to work in the industry. Endorsed by the SIA and regulated by Ofqual, the qualification is awarded to learners who successfully complete three units: Working in the Private Security Industry, Working as a CCTV Operator, Practical Operations of CCTV Equipment BIIAB Award in Door Supervision 4 Days £200.00 Anyone wanting to work as a door supervisor in the UK, needs a licence to practice issued by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and one of the things you need to apply for a license is to have passed a recognised door supervision qualification. The BIIAB Award in Door Supervision is designed for those who wish to work in the industry. Endorsed by the SIA and regulated by Ofqual, the qualification is awarded to learners who successfully complete Four units: Working in the Private Security Industry, Working as a Door Supervisor, Conflict Management for the Private Security Industry and Physical Intervention Skills for the Private Security Industry. BIIAB Safety Awareness for Door Supervisors Half Day £80.00 This covers first aid awareness, legislation with regard to children and young people and the threat of terrorism which will meet the same standards as the recent qualification, 'Award in Door Supervision'. This can be done through distance learning then followed by a multiple–choice exam. BIIAB Award in Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises Staff Half Day £100.00 This course is designed for those individuals who work or wish to work within the Licensed Trade. When the new Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 came into effect on the 1st Sept 2009, any person who works in any aspect of the licensed trade must undertake at least 2 hours’ worth of accredited training as this is a mandatory condition. This course will give the candidates a full understanding of the new legislation; understand their responsibilities within the legislation whilst giving practical advice. This course covers: Licensing Law, Children and Young People, Associated Law, What is Alcohol and How, Does it Affect Us? And Crime and Conflict. BIIAB Award in Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises Staff and Elementary Food Hygiene - REHIS Self-Study + 1 Day £200.00 Trade must undertake at least 2 hours' worth of accredited training as this is a mandatory condition. This course will give the candidates a full understanding of the new legislation; understand their responsibilities within the legislation whilst giving practical advice and also a First Aid Certificate on completion. Course covers: - Licensing Law - Children and Young People - Associated Law - What is Alcohol and how does it affect us? - Crime and Conflict Elementary Food Hygiene is a short one-day course that has been designed to provide an introduction to food hygiene which includes course tuition and assessment. The course covers the following areas: Food Poisoning, Bacteria, Hygiene Control, Food Storage, Temperature, Cleaning & Disinfection, Pest Control, Legislation and HACCP. A certificate is awarded on the succession completion of the examination. We will also offer one free resit BIIAB Award in Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises Staff and First Aid Self-Study + 1 Day £200.00 This is a 2 day course is designed for those individuals who work or wish to work within the Licensed Trade. When the new Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 came into effect on the 1st Sept 2009, any person who works in any aspect of the licensed trade must undertake at least 2 hours' worth of accredited training as this is a mandatory condition. This course will give the candidates a full understanding of the new legislation; understand their responsibilities within the legislation whilst giving practical advice and also a First Aid Certificate on completion. Course covers: - Licensing Law - Children and Young People - Associated Law - What is Alcohol and how does it affect us? - Crime and Conflict First Aid Training will be a 1-day course, which provides the minimum level of first aid training for persons in the workplace. On completion of the course, the delegate will receive a certificate of attendance. This is valid for 3 years. The course includes: What to do in an emergency Basic life support Management of the unconscious casualty Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding or shocked BIIAB Award in Security Guarding Group course max: 12 - 4 Days £200.00 Anyone wanting to work as a security Guard in the UK, needs a license to practice issued by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and one of the things you need to apply for a license is to have passed a recognised qualification. The BIIAB Award in Security Guarding is designed for those who wish to work in the industry. Endorsed by the SIA and regulated by Ofqual, the qualification is awarded to learners who successfully complete three units: Working in the Private Security Industry, Working as a Security Officer, Conflict Management for the Security Industry. BIIAB Award in Up-skilling Door Supervisors (Scotland) One Day £100.00 The award will consist of two units ‘Physical Intervention Skills for the Private Security Industry’ and ‘Safety Awareness for Door Supervisors’ and will be delivered over one day and distance learning.. Candidates must be 18 and over and be able to provide valid ID to sit examinations BIIAB Award in Up-skilling Door Supervisors Advanced (Scotland) One Day £150.00 The award will consist of two units 'Physical Intervention Skills for the Private Security Industry' and 'Safety Awareness for Door Supervisors' and will be delivered over one day and distance learning. LifeSkills also deliver the advanced physical intervention techniques at no extra cost and candidates will receive an additional certificate having completed the advanced techniques. CSCS Health and Safety and Environmental Basic Self Study £95.00 An increasing number of contractors and clients now demand proof of competence before allowing contractors on their sites. This course is designed to address these concerns and allows potential contract workers the opportunity to undertake the above CSCS Health and Safety and Environmental Training. The training includes the use of a CD-ROM with voice over and mock tests or a Health and Safety and Environmental workbook with a number of questions and answers, one test is included in this and we will also pay for the card CSCS Enhanced Health and Safety and Environmental Self Study £150.00 An increasing number of contractors and clients now demand proof of competence before allowing contractors on their sites. This course is designed to address these concerns and allows potential contract workers the opportunity to undertake the above CSCS Health and Safety and Environmental Training. The training includes the use of a CD-ROM with voice over and mock tests or a Health and Safety and Environmental workbook with a number of questions and answers, two tests is included in this and we will also pay for the card. CSCS Basic and First Aid Self Study £200.00 An increasing number of contractors and clients now demand proof of competence before allowing contractors on their sites, with the Training of First Aid and also the card for CSCS this would be beneficial to anyone looking to get in to construction. This course is designed to address these concerns and allows potential contract workers the opportunity to undertake the above CSCS Health and Safety and Environmental Training. The training includes the use of a CDROM with voice over and mock tests OR a Health and Safety and Environmental workbook with a number of questions and answers. Once Training is complete candidates are given 1 exam date and on success of passing the exam will be provided with the CSCS card. First Aid Training will be a 1-day course, which provides the minimum level of first aid training for persons in the workplace. On completion of the course, the delegate will receive a certificate of attendance. This is valid for 3 years. The course includes: What to do in an emergency Basic life support Management of the unconscious casualty Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding or shocked ECDL Extra Self Study £200.00 The European Computer Driving Licence® (ECDL) is the internationally recognised qualification which enables people to demonstrate their competence in computer skills. The ECDL syllabus is designed to cover the key concepts of computing, its practical applications and their use in the workplace and society. This course will cover: Word processing /Spreadsheets/Presentation /Improving productivity using IT ECDL - Advanced Presentation Self Study £125.00 Course content includes: Creating slides within a presentation, Uploading pictures, images and object, Multimedia, Layout design, Editing, Charts and graphics, Customising and management of presentation, Special tools and Macros. It is preferable that the candidates hold an ECDL Certificate. ECDL Adv – Presentation is for those who use presentation skills on a regular basis to produce outputs using advanced formatting and layout techniques, and who wish to prove that their level of skill is beyond that of a basic user. ECDL - Advanced Word Processing Self Study £125.00 ECDL Advanced - Word Processing is for the individual who uses a word processing application to prepare reports, newsletters and forms, and who wishes to prove that their level of skill is beyond that of a basic user. ECDL Advanced - Word Processing qualified staff can prove their ability to use many of the advanced tools available on standard word processing applications, including: - Using section breaks, and multiple formats within a document: Sections allow different layouts to be used within the same document - some pages can be landscape and others portrait, some sections have more than one column. - Creating macros and auto text functions: These features automate the use of recurring items thus speeding and improving productivity as well as ensuring greater consistency. - Using forms with drop-down fields and check boxes: This means forms can be locked down so people can fill in certain options and prevents random tailoring of the document. Also includes: Editing, Document Elements. Layout, Special Tools, Document Organisation, Printing user. ECDL- Advanced Spreadsheets Self Study £125.00 ECDL Advanced - Spreadsheets is for the individual who manipulates and analyses data and subsequently prepares reports, and wishes to prove that their skill is beyond that of a basic user. ECDL Advanced - Spreadsheets qualified staff can prove their ability to use many of the advanced tools available on standard spreadsheet applications, including: - Use of subtotals, filter or advanced filter: This allows analysis of data into discreet groups to prepare reports and provide management information. - Use of charts: To provide picture charts, combination charts and amend axes and titles. - Linking multiple worksheets: To provide consolidation of data across different sheets using 3D functionality which is in-built. - Pivot Tables: A method of cross-tabulating information to make sense of what seems like a disparate set of data. Also includes: Editing, Analysis, Data-Handling, Macros, Functions. European Computer Driving Licence - ECDL Self Study £200.00 ECDL is a Europe-wide qualification which enables people to demonstrate their competence in computer skills. It aims to: - raise the general level of competency in IT - improve productivity at work - enable employers to invest more efficiently in IT - ensure the best practice and quality issues are understood and implemented. No formal qualifications required. Pre-assessment can be given to ascertain learning required - Module 1: Basic Concepts of Information Technology, Module 2: Using the Computer and Managing Files, Module 3: Word Processing, Module 4: Spreadsheets, Module 5: Databases, Module 6: Presentations, Module 7: Information and Communication. European Computer Driving Licence - ECDL Group £450.00 ECDL is a Europe-wide qualification which enables people to demonstrate their competence in computer skills. It aims to: - raise the general level of competency in IT - improve productivity at work - enable employers to invest more efficiently in IT - ensure the best practice and quality issues are understood and implemented. No formal qualifications required. Pre-assessment can be given to ascertain learning required - Module 1: Basic Concepts of Information Technology, Module 2: Using the Computer and Managing Files, Module 3: Word Processing, Module 4: Spreadsheets, Module 5: Databases, Module 6: Presentations, Module 7: Information and Communication. Elementary Food Hygiene – REHIS One Day £90.00 This short one-day course has been designed to provide an introduction to food hygiene which includes course tuition and assessment, the course covers the following areas: Food Poisoning, Bacteria, Hygiene Control, Food Storage, Temperature, Cleaning & Disinfection, Pest Control, Legislation and HACCP. A certificate is awarded on the succession completion of the examination. We will also offer one free resit. Elementary Food Hygiene and First Aid Two Days £200.00 This is a 2 day course has been designed to provide an introduction to food hygiene and First aid which includes course tuition and assessment. The course covers the following areas: Food Poisoning, Bacteria, Hygiene Control, Food Storage, Temperature, Cleaning & Disinfection, Pest Control, Legislation and HACCP. A certificate is awarded on the succession completion of the examination. we will also offer one free resit for Food Hygiene The 1 day first Aid course includes: What to do in an emergency Basic life support Management of the unconscious casualty Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding or shocked, the delegate will receive a certificate of attendance. This is valid for 3 years. Elementary Food Hygiene and Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises Staff Two Days £200.00 Food Hygiene This short one-day course has been designed to provide an introduction to food hygiene which includes course tuition and assessment. The course covers the following areas: Food Poisoning, Bacteria, Hygiene Control, Food Storage, Temperature, Cleaning & Disinfection, Pest Control, Legislation and HACCP. A certificate is awarded on the succession completion of the examination. We will also offer one free resit. Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises Staff This course is designed for those individuals who work or wish to work within the Licensed Trade. When the new Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 comes into effect on the 1st Sept 2009, any person who works in any aspect of the licensed trade must undertake at least 2 hours’ worth of accredited training as this is a mandatory condition. This course will give the candidates a full understanding of the new legislation; understand their responsibilities within the legislation whilst giving practical advice. This course covers: Licensing Law Children and Young People Associated Law What is Alcohol and how does it affect us? Crime and Conflict First Aid Appointed Persons One Day £100.00 This is a 1-day course, which provides the minimum level of first aid training for persons in the workplace. On completion of the course, the delegate will receive a certificate of attendance. This is valid for 3 years. What to do in an emergency Basic life support Management of the unconscious casualty Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding or shocked First Aid at Work 3 Days £200.00 This is a Health & Safety executive approved 3-day course that complies with the Health & Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981. Personnel are trained to a standard where they can administer basic First Aid in the workplace until more qualified help arrives. On successful completion of the course and final assessment, the delegate will receive the HSE approved nationally recognized First Aid at work certificate. This is valid for 3 years. Aims and principles of First Aid Basic Life support (CPR) Management of the unconscious casualty Personal hygiene and the prevention of cross infection during first aid procedures Assessment and treatment of a casualty who is wounded, bleeding or shocked Treatment of injuries to bones, muscles or joints How to deal with the effects of poisons, gases and fumes Assessment and treatment of common major and minor illnesses Emergency transport of casualties Legal aspects of first aid at work, record keeping and the use of equipment. First Steps on the Care Pathway 3 Days £200.00 This is a 3 day course, Designed to cover the essential theoretical and practical skills that are required for those wishing to work within the Care Sector. This course will cover the following subjects: - Legislation in the Care Sector - Role of a Care worker - Duty of Care - Communication - Personal care - Skin Integrity - Continence Care - Moving and Handling - Food Hygiene/ Nutrition Hospitality 3 Days £200.00 A three day Hospitality course involving customer service, REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene and the Bii SCLPS. The course will focus on key aspects of customer service within the hotel and catering industries and ensure that delegates will also receive training in the best practice principles of the safe handling of food and also to the minimum required status in law for working with and to serve/sell alcohol. The course includes the one day REHIS Food Hygiene with a real focus on the hospitality industry and four hours on the Scottish Certificate for Licensed Premises staff which will legally qualify you to work within the Scottish Licensed trade/industry. All REHIS Food Hygiene courses are recognised by your local Environmental Health Officer and are suitable for those working in restaurants, hotels, bars, nurseries, residential homes and day care . Introductory Sage Accounting Self Study £150.00 Course content includes: - Basic bookkeeping skills - Introduction to double-entry bookkeeping - Trial balance report - Working with customers and suppliers - Understanding VAT and VAT return - Essential management reports Introductory Sage Payroll Self Study £100.00 For Candidates who are looking to get into Payroll. Payroll screens and find out how you can alter background settings. Cover the preliminary set up tasks, such as building your payment and deduction types, using the Criteria option to select weekly or monthly employees and reviewing your Government Legislation settings. Learn how to set up your employee records, enter their payroll information and year to date values. Also discover how to set up payroll operators, restrict their access to certain areas of the program and how to set up security passwords. Part 2 - How to process a standard payroll run - at your own pace. From here you will learn how to select the employees you wish to process payroll for, enter their payments for this period, check the payroll figures against reports and then print payslips. Part 2 will then show you how to produce a backup before updating the payroll run. Part 3 - Making use of the other main utilities within Instant Payroll Having learnt how to process a typical payroll run in Part 2, you are now ready to build on your Instant Payroll knowledge. Part 3 will explain how to set up, apply and process pension schemes and holiday schemes. You will also learn how to record holidays and other absences in Instant Payroll and how to advance holiday pay. In this session you will also learn how to extract information from Instant Payroll for use in other programs, such as Sage Accounts. First Aid Course One Day £100.00 This course is primarily designed to provide those who work with children and infants (including children’s and nursery nurses/ nannies etc) with the knowledge and understanding to be able to deal with essential first aid to that group. The delegate will receive training in what they should do in an emergency, dealing with an unconscious child/ infant, the control of wounds & bleeding and resuscitation techniques including cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and other childhood emergencies and conditions. The learning outcomes for this course have been designed specifically to meet the requirements of the Ofsted guide to registration on the Childcare Register (September 2009) PAT Testing Course Self Study £150.00 The PAT testing course is split up into easy to digest bite size sections making learning easier. You can go back through the training sections until PAT testing is fully understood. IT and Industrial Appliances Covered: The Pat Testing Course covers all 240 volt and 110v appliances including Visual Inspections, Earth Bond Testing, Insulation testing and Leakage tests. Everything is covered from PC's and monitors to 110v drills, lighting, adapters and even appliances you didn't know that you could test. The Essential Guide to PAT Testing course unravels the mysteries and concerns regarding Portable Appliance Testing (PAT). It comprehensively explains the PAT process showing in great detail all of the tests required. REHIS Infection Control One Day £110.00 This course is designed to give candidates within the healthcare field the underpinning knowledge and skills to promote high personal standards and behaviours in infection control and prevention which will reduce the number of healthcare associated infections. There will be a Multiple Choice examination at the end of the course. REHIS Elementary Health and Safety Course One Day £100.00 This one-day course is aimed at employers, pre-employment candidates, employees and the self-employed and gives you the opportunity to gain further knowledge of health and safety and obtain an Elementary Health & Safety Certificate accredited by The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS). This course will cover: health and safety legislation, accidents and ill-health, risk assessments, first aid at work, personal protective equipment (PPE), health, safety and welfare, work equipment and machinery, electricity, fire prevention, health hazards, hazardous substances, ergonomics and workstation design plus the principles of safe manual handling Retail Business Planning & Finance One Day £100.00 The Guide to Successful Retailing – inspired by Mary Portas, is a series of business courses developed specifically to meet the needs of small and medium sized business owners and managers. Maintaining a healthy balance sheet is critical to any successful business. Achieving this takes planning and forecasting. This accessible course guides you through building a business plan, cash management and monitoring sales, to help your business stay in a positive financial position. By the end of the session you will: Understand the importance of having a business plan and get a guide and template to write one; if you don’t have a plan how do you know where you are going? • Be able to manage your sales and improve your cash flow for maximum impact on your overall business performance• understand what makes your business profitable or not: gross profit, capital expenditure, systems and controls, stock turns/levels The course can be delivered either over one full day or two half days. Retail Works 4 Days £200.00 The key objectives of this programme are to enable participants to: -Identify the different areas of the retail sector and job roles within the industry -Recognise the importance of customer service and selling skills in retail -Explore the communication process and the possible barrier to the communication process -Understand the importance of presenting accurate information to customers and taking opportunities to increase business -Appreciate the importance of making a positive impression -Identify hazards and security risks in retail and measures of prevent injury and theft -Learn the importance of self-development and teamwork -Learn effective interview skills Sage 50 Accounts: Stage 1: Getting started with Sage 50 Accounts Self Study £225.00 This Course Includes: • • • • • Book 1: How to install and set up your Sage 50 Accounts software Book 2: How to enter your opening balances Book 3: Starting to enter transactions Book 4: Housekeeping, error corrections and access rights Sage 50 Accounts Certification Level 1 included Sage 50 Accounts: Stage 2: Self Study £225.00 Core functionality of Sage 50 Accounts This Course Includes: • Book 1: Credit Control • Book 2: Month End Procedures • Book 3: Reporting, VAT returns and Year End • Book 4: Management Information • Sage 50 Accounts Certification Level 2 included Sage 50 Accounts: Stage 3: Self Study £225.00 Sage 50 Accounts Plus & Professional This Course Includes: • Book 1: Setting up stock and dealing with order processing • Book 2: Project costing and invoicing • Book 3: Bill of materials, stock pricing and period end • Book 4: Periodic routines, quotes/pro forma invoices and foreign trader • Sage 50 Accounts Certification Level 3 included Sage 50 Payroll: Stage 1: Self Study Getting started with your payroll This Course Includes: • • • • Book 1: How to install and set up your Sage 50 Payroll Book 2: How to process a standard payroll run Book 3: Making use of the other main functions within Sage 50 Payroll Sage 50 Payroll Certification Level 1 included £150.00 Sage 50 Payroll: Stage 2: Integration, Self Study £150.00 Statutory Payments & Payroll Year End This course includes: • • • • Book 1: Linking Sage 50 Payroll to other systems Book 2: Statutory functions in Sage 50 Payroll Book 3: Period end, Year end and e-submissions Sage 50 Payroll Certification Level 2 included Sage Book Keeping: Bookkeeping E-learning Stage 1 Self Study £100.00 This Course Includes: • Learn the basics of double-entry bookkeeping: • Session 1: Basic bookkeeping skills • Session 2: Introducing double-entry bookkeeping • Session 3: The Trial Balance report • Session 4: Working with your customers • Session 5: Working with your suppliers • Session 6: Understanding VAT and the VAT return • Session 7: Essential Management Report Sage Book Keeping: Bookkeeping E-learning Stage 2 Self Study £100.00 This Course Includes: Study more advanced bookkeeping techniques. We recommend you complete Sage Bookkeeping Stage 1 before this course: • Session 1: Review the fundamentals • Session 2: Working with prepayments and accruals • Session 3: Accounting for depreciation • Session 4: Accounting for write-offs • Session 5: Reconciling your bank account • Session 6: Applying performance measures • We recommend you complete Sage Bookkeeping Stage 1 before this course. Sage Instant Accounts Self Study £200.00 The course topics covered are: • Book 1: How to install and set up your Sage Instant Accounts software • Book 2: Working with day-to-day transactions • Book 3: Dealing with Security, Corrections and Housekeeping • Book 4: Controlling your Stock, producing Quotations and Product Invoices • Book 5: Managing your Company’s Credit Control • Book 6: Running Period End Routines and Management Reporting Sage Instant Payroll Self Study This Course Includes: • • • • • Book 1: How to install and set up Sage Instant Payroll Book 2: How to process a standard payroll run Book 3: Making use of the other main utilities within Sage Instant Payroll Book 4: Statutory functions in Sage Instant Payroll Book 5: The Period End, the Year End and e-Submission £100.00 Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (SCPLH) £200.00 Group course max: 12 The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 states that anyone who authorises the sale of alcohol to the public must hold a personal licence. If you wish to obtain a personal licence you need to apply to your local licensing board. You will be asked for a number of things to support your application; these include proof that you hold a licensing qualification such as the SQA/ServeWise or BIIAB SCPLH. The BIIAB SCPLH covers the syllabus set by the Scottish Government to enable candidates to understand the law in relation to: The roles, responsibilities and functions of Licensing Boards and Licensing Standards Officers, The application process for a personal licence, The application process for premises and occasional licences, mandatory & discretionary conditions, Protection of children from harm, The content and purpose of an operating schedule and risk assessment, Drunkenness and disorderly behavior, Licensed hours, Control of order, The responsible retail sale of alcohol, Roles and responsibilities of the personal licence holder and the penalties relating to failure to comply with the law, Unauthorised licensable activities, Rights of entry to licensed premises, The strengths of alcoholic drinks and the effects of alcohol on the human body. This course will cover the cost of the training and also the Licence. WorldHost - Frontline Management Solution One Day £100.00 The benefits of good management: - Encourages strong leadership - helps to increase the competitive edge of your business - Ensures your managers give the right support to their teams - improved customer experience - Trained managers build relationships with employees - increased employee and company productivity and customer satisfaction.Participants in this certificated programme will gain valuable skills and techniques and be eligible to wear the WorldHost pin badge which recognises customer service excellence. What will delegates learn? - An understanding of the key fundamentals which make a good retail manager and the key responsibilities of a front line manager. - How to create high performing teams and how to coach for high performance - How to empower the team to deliver excellent customer service - How to hire and train for success - How to manage change and productivity while focusing on the customer - How to implement the above and create winning business strategies On successfully of completing this course all candidates are able to wear the instantly recognisable WorldHost Lapel badge. WorldHost - Sales Powered by Service Half Day £65.00 This is an Internationally recognised qualification accredited by People 1st and the National Skills Academy for Retail . Industry Research shows that improving customer service is one of the biggest challenges for retail businesses today. With 51 percent of retail staff employed in sales and customer service roles, providing the right training can have a real impact on your sales and turnover. We know that retail businesses have different needs to hospitality and tourism businesses, so we have partnered with the National Skills Academy for Retail to deliver three retail-specific WorldHost programmes The benefits of good customer service selling skills Encourages customer loyalty - happy customers become repeat customers Reduces sots to attract new customers Helps businesses to maximise profit from its most valuable resource - staff Equips your tem with the confidence and skills to sell Participants in this certificated programme will gain valuable skills and techniques and be eligible to wear the WorldHost pin badge which recognises exceptional customer service and selling skills. What will delegates learn? An understanding of the sales cycle and how they can influence customer purchasing decisions The value of knowing your products/services by listening to the needs of your customers The benefits of selling beyond the basics WorldHost - The Principles of Customer Service One Day £85.00 This is an Internationally recognised qualification accredited by People 1st and the National Skills Academy for Retail . Industry Research shows that improving customer service is one of the biggest challenges for retail businesses today. With 51 percent of retail staff employed in sales and customer service roles, providing the right training can have a real impact on your sales and turnover. We know that retail businesses have different needs to hospitality and tourism businesses, so we have partnered with the National Skills Academy for Retail to deliver three retail-specific WorldHost programmes The benefits of good customer serviceencourages customer loyalty - happy customers become repeat customers Reduce sots to attract new customers Help businesses gain competitive edge - be known as a business which puts the customer first Participants in this certificated programme will gain valuable skills and techniques and be eligible to wear the WorldHost pin badge which recognises customer service excellence. What will delegates learn? An understanding of the value of retail in the UK The importance of excellent customer service *The skills of effective communication *How to listen to customers and respond effectively to their needs