Monday 18th March – Friday 22nd March 2019
56 Melville Street, Sandown
9.30am – 12.30pm
£250 per person

We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a free one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.

This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 21 March 2019.

To book a place on the course please click here.

We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. As part of the 50 plus Start Me Up Programme we offer a free one day business seminar aimed at people over 50 who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world.

This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 21 March 2019.

To book a place on the course please click here.

Thursday 21st March 2019
Briddlesford Farm, Wootton
6.00pm – 8.00pm
£20 per person

Wednesday 27th March 2019
Yokogawa, Cowes
10.00am – 5.00pm
£95 per person

Thursday 28th March 2019
Quay Arts, Newport
7.30am – 9.30am
FREE

Friday 5th April 2019
Newclose County Cricket Ground, Newport
7.30am – 9.30am
£15.00 per person

Come along and join us for our Business Breakfast hosted by Newclose County Cricket Ground. Our guest speaker this will be Tom Colwil from Valentis Health and Fitness who will be talking about Health and Wellness

Health and Wellness – It’s just like baking a cake!
“How do you bake a cake? You could have a go yourself? It’ll probably take you a few attempts to make it look anything like what the blog article shows. This then leaves you with 2 options; you continue to attack it on your own, or you seek help from someone who knows more/better than you.

How do you achieve health? You could do a workout that you saw online in your lounge? You could cut your calorie intake to 800 per day because someone on Instagram who looks good said so? You could wait longer and stop running to see if that niggle goes away? Maybe it is more obvious that you could join a gym, or buy in to weight-watchers, or see a physio, this idea has been followed for decades now.

What if you need to consider all of it at once to achieve REAL health and wellness? You can’t bake a cake without considering the ingredients you put in, the time it takes to cook, the process you need to follow for it to end up how you want it to look.

Maybe the aim of achieving health and wellness actually needs a systemic approach?

Sure you can go to the gym and get the cardio fix, but is your bodyweight actually changing?

You could join a 6 week slimming world programme, but did you keep the weight off?

You could go to the physio and “be treated” for that issue and feel better for a few days, but is this niggle really going away?

Let us help you understand better about our systemic approach to health and wellness, and how we have helped hundreds of people over the years feel more prepared for the next few decades, not just for the now.”

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Monday 8th April 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm &  1.30pm – 4.30pm
FREE

Over the last couple of years, there has been a radical shakeup in the way the UK’s Apprenticeships are designed, funded and delivered. Apprenticeships are just as valuable for existing members of staff­ as they are for new recruits – and often more so, as they offer huge potential for upskilling, retraining and career development.

HTP Apprenticeship College is offering IW Chamber members FREE half day workshops to provide an introduction to the qualifications and the training modules. After completing the workshop, candidates will have enough information to decide if they would like to enrol on the full apprenticeship which will be funded by at least 90% by the government.

Level 3 Team Leader / Supervisor Apprenticeship Overview
This apprenticeship is applicable to professional team leaders, first line managers and supervisors from all sectors and sizes of organisation.  It has been designed to provide access to development opportunities for those who are at the start of their career in leadership and management and who wish to take their first steps into professional management.  It is also appropriate for those in management roles who may have practical experience but who wish to develop their theoretical understanding of management skills.

To book your place on Level 3 Team Leader / Supervisor Apprenticeship Overview  please click here

Level 5 Operations / Departmental Manager Apprenticeship Overview
This apprenticeship is for someone who manages teams and/or projects and has responsibility for planning, delivering and achieving departmental goals and objectives. They are accountable to a more senior manager, head of department or small business owner and are responsible for the operational and/or policy delivery of the organisation’s strategy.  Specific responsibilities and job titles will vary, but the knowledge, skills and behaviours required will be the same.

Tuesday 9th April 2019
N0 64, Shanklin
7.30am – 9.30am
FREE

Meet members for informal networking in a great location. It’s free to attend, with hot drinks and toast for everyone.

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Wednesday 10th April 2019
Yokogawa, Cowes
10.00am – 5.00pm
£95 per person

Thursday 11th April 2019
Medina Valley Centre, Newport
12.00pm – 2.00pm
£20.00 per person

Come along and join us for our Networking Lunch hosted by Medina Valley Centre. Our guest speaker is Isle of Wight Business Ambassador Shaun Smith from Smith + Co, the leading UK based customer experience consultancy. Shaun will be sharing examples of how you can grow your business by making your brand stand out.

‘Food for Thought – growing your business for the long-term’
As an Isle of Wight Business Ambassador, Shaun Smith is keen to promote the Island as a place to do business as well as applying what he has learned in over thirty years of consulting internationally to help local firms grow.

Join Shaun to hear him share the research findings from his most recent book as well as case studies and lessons learned from working with major hospitality, retail, travel and technology brands. In particular you will find out how to;

• Make your brand really Stand Up for something with your customers
• Stand Out from competitors in a way that differentiates
• Stand Firm by building a culture for the long term

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Tuesday 23rd April 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 11.00am
FREE

We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. We offer a free one day business seminar aimed at people who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world. This course is designed for those with a business idea through to those who have been in business for six months.

This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 25 April 2019.

To book a place on the course please click here.

We offer new businesses the opportunity to take their ideas from paper into practice. As part of the 50 plus Start Me Up Programme we offer a free one day business seminar aimed at people over 50 who are starting a business. Get the tools you need to take your idea from the drawing board to the real world.

This course is available for non-members and will be held at Mill Court Business Centre, Newport on Thursday 25 April 2019.

To book a place on the course please click here.

Friday 26th April 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
60 minute workshops between 9.30am – 12.30pm
FREE

The AED Workshop Day is designed to give your staff a basic overview on how to use their AED. This session is designed for staff and others who may need to use the AED and aims to give attendees the confidence to use an AED when required. The sessions will look at the principles of how to use the AED in an emergency.

There will be three 60 minute workshops running throughout the morning.
09.30am – 10.30am
10.30am – 11.30am
11.30am – 12.30pm

Friday 26th April 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
1.00pm – 4.00pm
£60 per person

This Fire Marshal Course, delivered by Good Skills Training, is a half day course designed specifically for those who have been designated with the responsibilities of the Fire Marshal or Fire Warden. The course will look at the legal responsibilities of both the company and individual. By the end of this course delegates will be able to confidently and competent carry out theirs at-to-day duties as a fire marshal, as well as take charge in the event of a fire. This course also includes practical fire extinguisher training.

What is in the Fire Marshal Course syllabus?

• Legislation
• Causes of fire and how fire spreads
• Classes of fire and methods of extinction
• Fire risk assessment
• Fire prevention methods
• Action to be taken in the event of a fire
• Role and responsibilities of the fire marshal
• Fire drills
• Firefighting equipment
• Practical fire extinguisher session