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IW Chamber Patrons
Island Business March 2019
Events
march
27mar10:00 am5:00 pmTeams to Inspire – One Day Training Course by In2action
Event Details
Wednesday 27th March 2019 Yokogawa, Cowes 10.00am – 5.00pm £95 per person Aimed at Team Members - Come to work every day with a positive mind-set and the ability to inspire yourself and others.
Event Details
Wednesday 27th March 2019
Yokogawa, Cowes
10.00am – 5.00pm
£95 per person
Aimed at Team Members – Come to work every day with a positive mind-set and the ability to inspire yourself and others. This workshop will help you excel in your career and make you more aware of your positive attributes, as well as ensuring that you are perceived positively in every aspect of current and future employment. Along the way you will receive your very own Mini Me to design and take home which will serve as a constant reminder of the ‘new you’. Let’s make your career take off! **This course will not take place with less than 10 people registered to attend.**
Time
(Wednesday) 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Yokogawa Marex Ltd
34 Medina Rd, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7DA
28mar7:30 am9:30 amFree Employment Law & HR Update event for businesses & HR professionals
Event Details
Thursday 28th March 2019 Quay Arts, Newport 7.30am – 9.30am FREE An essential event for business owners, managers and HR professionals on the Isle of Wight. This is Real Employment Law's 3rd annual breakfast seminar
Event Details
Thursday 28th March 2019
Quay Arts, Newport
7.30am – 9.30am
FREE
An essential event for business owners, managers and HR professionals on the Isle of Wight.
This is Real Employment Law’s 3rd annual breakfast seminar event where we provide an essential overview of employment law developments as well as covering topics on how to be a great employer and make your HR life much easier.
This year they will be covering a number of topics including:
- The recently published employment law changes;
- How Brexit may/will impact on employment rights & HR;
- An update on the ‘Gig Economy’ cases such as Uber, Pimlico plumbers etc;
- Strategies to reduce and manage sickness absence;
- Ways you can protect your business when employees depart your business;
- How to make your business the employer of choice in your industry.
This is a free event and an excellent way to get yourself updated as well as meet other local businesses.
The event is hosted by Real Employment Law Advice.
Time
(Thursday) 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Location
Quay Arts
Quay Arts, Sea Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BW
april
05apr7:30 am9:30 amIW CHAMBER BUSINESS BREAKFAST AT NEWCLOSE COUNTY CRICKET GROUND
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.”
Time
(Friday) 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Location
Newclose Cricket Club
Newclose Cricket Club, Blackwater Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 3BE
08apr9:30 am4:30 pmApprenticeship Workshops with HTP Apprenticeship College
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
Time
(Monday) 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
09apr7:30 am9:30 amTuesday Tea and Toast Networking at N0 64, Shanklin
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:30 am - 9:30 am
Location
No. 64
No. 64 Shanklin, 64 High Street, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, PO37 6JN
10apr10:00 am5:00 pmGo Ahead Make My Day – Staff Teams - Training Course delivered by In2Action
Event Details
Wednesday 10th April 2019 Yokogawa, Cowes 10.00am – 5.00pm £95 per person The “Go Ahead Make My Day” customer service training will include solutions on how to put the customer at the heart of
Event Details
Wednesday 10th April 2019
Yokogawa, Cowes
10.00am – 5.00pm
£95 per person
The “Go Ahead Make My Day” customer service training will include solutions on how to put the customer at the heart of everything you do, and enable you to go that extra mile for every customer all of the time. The training will explore guest psychology, complaint handling techniques, using real complaints and situations from real guests! This workshop is designed to empower all who attend to work with customers face to face. Bring your own experiences of both good & poor customer service & we will explore them together, concluding with how you can really make the difference, amp up your career and get the best feedback from every customer interaction you engage in! We look forward to seeing you.
**This course will not take place with less than 10 people registered to attend.**
Time
(Wednesday) 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location
Yokogawa Marex Ltd
34 Medina Rd, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7DA
23apr9:30 am11:00 amDisruptive Tech for Tourism, Hospitality, Care and Business - Clark Associates
Event Details
Tuesday 23rd April 2019 IW Chamber Offices, Newport 9.30am – 11.00am FREE Delivered by Clark Associates this course is for B&B’s, Guest Houses and small Hotels, other Hospitality businesses, CareHomes, and other businesses that
Event Details
Tuesday 23rd April 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 11.00am
FREE
Delivered by Clark Associates this course is for B&B’s, Guest Houses and small Hotels, other Hospitality businesses, CareHomes, and other businesses that have aging technology and want a fresh insight on what is out there and what it costs.
Time
(Tuesday) 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
25apr9:30 am4:00 pmFree One-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
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.
Event Details
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.
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
25apr9:30 am4:00 pm50 Plus Start Me Up - Free One-Day Business Start Up Course
Event Details
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
Event Details
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.
Time
(Thursday) 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
26apr9:30 am12:30 pmFREE CPR AND DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) WORKSHOP
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
(Friday) 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
26apr1:00 pm4:00 pmFire Marshal Course - Good Skills Training
Event Details
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
Event Details
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
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location
IW Chamber of Commerce
Mill Court Business Centre Furrlongs Newport Isle of Wight PO30 2AA
