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Workshops

We run a programme of half-day and full-day workshops to help upskill your staff. These are held at Maylands Business Centre by professional trainers and cover a wide range of business topics.

Click on the titles below to see the course outlines. If there is another topic that you would like to see covered, please get in touch.

To book places on our workshops please email maylands.reception@dacorum.gov.uk or call 01442 531002.

Workshop schedule

Schedule of workshops at the Maylands Business Centre
Course title  When  Cost 
 Using Google to Generate More Traffic (PDF 92KB)  19 April 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm)  £65 (plus VAT) 
 Writing for Success (PDF 130KB) 24 April 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Preparing for GDPR (PDF 145KB)  25 April 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)  £65 (plus VAT) 
 Introduction to Excel formulae and functions  26 April 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Excel Intermediate Skills (PDF 148KB) 26 April 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Social Media for Business (PDF 132KB) 1 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Marketing: the Reality (PDF 133KB)
 1 May 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Assertiveness (PDF 134KB)
 2 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Formatting with Word (PDF 131KB)
 3 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Working with Larger Documents in Word (PDF 130KB) 3 May 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Basic PowerPoint Skills (PDF 84KB) 8 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT) 
 Intermediate Powerpoint Skills (PDF 83KB)
 8 May 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Marketing on a Shoestring (PDF 90KB) 10 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Tendering to the Public Sector (PDF 132KB) 15 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT) 
Presentation Skills (course outline to follow)
 17 May 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)
 Finance for Non-financial managers - Basic (PDF 128KB) 22 May 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Finance for Non Financial Managers - Intermediate (PDF 127KB)
 22 May 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Employee Retention (PDF 103KB)
 24 May 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)
 Managing your Wellbeing and Personal Resilience (PDF 104KB) 5 June 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 ([plus VAT)
 Leadership and Management Skills (PDF 102KB) 19 June 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)
 Conflict management (PDF 132KB) 20 June 2018 (9:30am to 1.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Negotiation Skills (PDF 133KB)
 20 June 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT)
 You Too Can Export! (PDF 133KB) 
 28 June 2018 (9:30am to 1.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 How to be a Great Manager - Part 1 (PDF 163KB)
 3 July 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 How to be a Great Manager - Part 2 (PDF 163KB) 3 July 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Starting Out: Help for your new business (PDF 132KB)
 10 July 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)
 Finance for Non-financial Managers - Basic (PDF 128KB)
 4 September 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Finance for Non-Financial Managers - Intermediate (PDF 127KB)
 4 September 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Networking Skills (PDF 134KB)
 6 September 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm) 
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Social Media for Business (PDF 132KB)
 11 September 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Marketing on a Shoestring (PDF 90KB) 13 September 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Delegating (PDF 133 KB) 25 September 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Leadership and Management Skills (PDF 102KB) 27 September 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)
 Advanced Management Skills - How to be a Great Manager - Part 3 (PDF 166KB) 4 October 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Time Management Skills (PDF 167KB)
 4 October 2018 (1.30pm to 4.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
 Starting Out: Help for your new business (PDF 132KB) 9 October 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)
 Social Media for Business (PDF 132KB)
 6 November 2018 (9.30am to 12.30pm)
 £65 (plus VAT)
Presentation skills (course outline to follow) 8 November 2018 (9.30am to 4.30pm)
 £130 (plus VAT)