Wednesday 19th June 2019
Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Offices
9.30am – 12.30pm
£25 per person

Speaking about your business in public is an essential skill. Whether it’s during a client meeting, networking event or when delivering a presentation; you NEED to know how to do it effectively!

Join us for this half-day workshop, where the team at Nosy Design will give you tips on how to approach the task of public speaking. Alex will give you insights on how to handle pressure and articulate yourself properly; following his 10 year career as an international public speaker.

This is a great chance to build your confidence and aid you at the next networking event. Make a £25 investment and walk away with value that could gain you countless new clients.

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Thursday 20th June 2019
Slug & Lettuce, Newport
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 25th June 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm
£20 per person

Many businesses come into contact with children and young people (including apprentices under the age of 18) and vulnerable adults, either in the workplace or as part of contracts in external sites. This short course will cover safeguarding duty of care and responsibilities, along with laws relating to types of abuse. This course is provided by Jigsaw Training & Development Services.

Wednesday 25th June 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
1.30pm – 4.30pm
£20 per person

This course delivered by Jigsaw Training & Development Services, will cover the following topics.

Wednesday 26th June 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
10.00am – 12.30pm
FREE

INTERVIEW SUCCESS FOR EMPLOYERS

Are you ready to recruit? This practical workshop is designed to help employers implement tried and tested systems and techniques, to get the best out of the interview process, when hiring new staff.  As a fellow of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals with over 15 years experience in securing talent, Katy Harwood from Sunshine Recruitment Solutions has personally placed hundreds of individuals into new roles and is hosting this FREE workshop to share best practice, industry tips and some key things to avoid when interviewing applicants for your business. From how to prepare for interviews, through to salary negotiation, this workshop should give you the confidence to hire the staff you need.

Sunshine Recruitment Solutions is a ‘boutique recruitment consultancy’ focused on attracting and securing talent for permanent roles with employers across the Isle of Wight. This bespoke service is designed to support those who have difficulty securing skilled professionals for their business.

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 27 June 2019.

* Please note due to the high demand on theses courses their is an optional £5.00 confirmed booking fee which will secure your place immediately on the course – This will then be refunded with £5 worth of IW Lottery Scratch Cards on the day of the course*

To book a place on the course please click here.

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 27 June 2019.

* Please note due to the high demand on theses courses their is an optional £5.00 confirmed booking fee which will secure your place immediately on the course – This will then be refunded with £5 worth of IW Lottery Scratch Cards on the day of the course*

To book a place on the course please click here.

Friday 28th June 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.00am – 10.00am
FREE

Monday 1st July 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.00am – 4.30pm
£120.00 per person 

Team Building for a Better Business

 Working within an organisation requires the capability to work with other people. Being part of an effective team increases productivity, efficiency and effectiveness.

 Teams need to be aware of how to perform effectively despite the pressures they are under. Team building is designed for people who wish to enhance their communication skills and be more comfortable sharing information and conveying feedback as well as wanting to learn the importance of planning time management. Participants will understand the importance of trust and integrity of teams.

What does it cover?

The following key areas covered include (this is not an exhaustive list)

• Gain an understanding of the different personalities within their team
• Build trust and break down barriers
• Identify an individual’s values, role within the team and contribution of each individual
• Develop an understanding of the key influences upon effectiveness within the team
• Understand how to move towards a common goal with clear objectives and a unified approach
• Increased awareness of how to align the team to reach optimum performance when working under pressure
• An understanding of teamwork skills and an appreciation of team dynamics
• Identify mechanisms that sustain high levels of team performance.

Wednesday 3rd July 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm
£42 per person

The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Course delivered by Good Skills Training is a half -day course aimed at those who work in an environment where coming into contact with hazardous substances is likely, such as caretakers, cleaners, workers in manufacturing and engineering, healthcare, transport, utilities and some office environments. At the end of the course learners will understand the law relating COSHH, how to assess hazardous substances and what precautions should be taken when working with such materials.

What is in the COSHH Course syllabus?

• Legal requirements relating to hazardous substances
• Risks and hazards associated with hazardous substances
• Risk assessing hazardous substances and the connection to safely using hazardous substances
• Appropriate precautions and procedures to minimise risks when working with hazardous substances

Wednesday 3rd July 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
1.00pm – 4.00pm
£42 per person

The Manual Handling Course delivered by Good Skills Training is a half day course designed for those looking to gain the knowledge and skills to carry out manual handling tasks. Moving and Handling is a key part of the day for many employees in the UK and along with other musculoskeletal disorders, equate for more than a third of work-related injuries.

What is in the Manual Handling Course syllabus?

• Manual handling legislation
• What is manual handling
• Hierarchy of control relating to manual handling
• Common workplace injuries, relating to manual handling
• Risk assessing manual handling tasks
• Generic assessments
• Dynamic assessments
• Safe lifting
• Unsafe lifting
• Practical lifting exercises
• RSI prevention exercises

Friday 5th July 2019
Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Fishbourne
7.30am – 9.30am
£15.00 per person

Come along and join us for our Business Breakfast hosted by Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Our guest speaker this month will be Jonathan Thornton from PC Consultants.

Practical Measures for IT Disaster Recovery Planning.

 Cyber Security and Disaster Recovery continue to feature highly in minds of business owners. PC Consultants will cover some real world examples that have affected customers locally and nationally. To provide practical knowledge and ideas to prepare your business now. Prevention is always better than the cure, but equally when the worst case does happen – how will you and your business respond to minimise impact to your customers.

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Wednesday 10th July 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 12.30pm
FREE

Wednesday 10th July 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
1.00pm – 4.00pm
£40 per person

Four Point Digital will be providing up-to-date and actionable tips to boost your Social Media presence in this close-knit interactive workshop.

Monday 15th July 2019
Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Offices
9.30am – 12.00pm
FREE

What do we mean by ‘difficult people’? What’s the difference between ‘difficult people’ and ‘challenging behaviour”?  What happens when your own buttons are pushed?  Are there other ways to respond?  Could such ‘difficult people’ actually be of real value to you and your business?  Or do they just cause you a constant headache?  In this seminar, we’ll be answering these and other questions to gain new insights into challenging behaviour – and learn ways of minimising the negative impact (whilst optimising the potential benefits) of these ‘difficult people’. Edward Grey has been working in the field of behaviour change for over 20 years and brings a fresh perspective on where behaviour comes from and how we can work with rather than against challenging behaviour, whether it comes from colleagues or clients.

BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE

Wednesday 17th July 2019
Lakeside Park Hotel, Wootton

Doors open at 10am and it’s free entry for visitors until 5pm.

It’s the biggest day of the business calendar, full of potential opportunities for you to grow your business base. Join us for a day of top quality business-to-business networking.

Everyone who has pre-registered will be emailed a barcode before the event. Print out your barcode or scan from your phone when you arrive, to print out your name badge.

Pre-register now!

Tuesday 23rd July 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

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 July 2019.

* Please note due to the high demand on theses courses their is an optional £5.00 confirmed booking fee which will secure your place immediately on the course – This will then be refunded with £5 worth of IW Lottery Scratch Cards on the day of the course*

To book a place on the course please click here.

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 July 2019.

* Please note due to the high demand on theses courses their is an optional £5.00 confirmed booking fee which will secure your place immediately on the course – This will then be refunded with £5 worth of IW Lottery Scratch Cards on the day of the course*

To book a place on the course please click here.

Tuesday 30th July 2019
IW Chamber Offices, Newport
9.30am – 4.30pm
£60.00 per person 

Where an organisation’s risk assessment of First Aid needs identifies that there is a requirement for Emergency First Aid at Work practitioners,  then this national Award in Emergency First Aid at Work satisfies the requirements of the regulatory body for First Aid – the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). All learners will have the skills and knowledge to provide the organisation with Emergency First Aider’s that can provide treatment to their casualties in a prompt, safe and effective manner. This course is provided by Jigsaw Training & Development Services. The course will cover:

• Responsibilities and reporting
• Dealing with an unresponsive casualty
• Resuscitation and Defibrillators
• Burns
• Anatomy
• Choking
• Minor injuries
• Epilepsy
• Basic hygiene in First Aid
• Bleeding control
• Shock