Training Courses

Menopause Awareness

Date: 8th November 2023  |  5th March 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

The potential impacts of the menopause in the workplace are now clearly recognised. Many employees going through the menopause suffer in silence due to a reluctance to seek support from their manager. This can lead to poorer physical and mental health, feelings of isolation and helplessness. This can impact performance, productivity, relationships and employee engagement. This course will increase your knowledge and confidence in engaging in supportive conversations with employees.

Managing Fertility issues at Work – and other family-related leave

Date: 11th January 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

Fertility issues affect many employees and can have a significant impact on productivity and wellbeing. This session outlines the challenges faced by staff and managers in this area. It offers guidance around the legal framework and best practice to handle these issues sensitively and effectively. We also include a round up of the UK statutory family-related leave provision and how to apply to day-to-day line management.

Managing Neurodiversity

Date: 15th January 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

Neurodiversity is the term used to refer to the naturally occurring differences in the way that our minds work; no two brains are quite the same. There are aspects of the workplace that might present challenges for neurodivergent staff and their managers. This course will help delegates to better understand neurodiversity and support neurodivergent employees to enable them to thrive in the workplace.

Effective Time Management

Date: 18th January 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

Good time management is a core skill enabling productivity, efficiency and better decision-making. It is also crucial to creativity and wellbeing at work. This interesting session aimed at staff and managers alike will explore common pitfalls and provide tools and strategies to maximise this precious resource.

Addressing a toxic work culture

Date: 30th January 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

This interactive workshop builds on our very popular Tackling toxic behaviour webinar, and complements our Managing difficult conversations and Managing conflict courses. It will identify the types of toxic situations that may occur in your workplace and any wider factors contributing to a negative culture. It will help you develop strategies and apply tools to help deal with these specific challenges and explore how to create a healthy and productive work environment.

Managing Conflict

Date: 26th March 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

Ensuring managers can quickly identify and handle conflict in their teams is crucial to a successful organisation. This training course helps organisations adopt a proactive approach to people and relationship management, reducing the likelihood of conflicts arising or escalating into disruptive and costly disputes.

Managing Mental Health at Work

Date: 15th November 2023  |  20th March 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

Poor mental health affects 1 in 4 people each year. Despite this, only 24% of managers have received training on mental health at work. This leads to issues going undetected with employees not getting the support they need and their overall performance affected. This course will increase your knowledge and confidence to help you open up supportive conversations and address concerns effectively.

Managing disabilities in the workplace

Date: 6th February 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

When it comes to the UK equality and discrimination legal framework, special protections are provided for those who have a disability. Awards of compensation for disability discrimination are uncapped and can be costly both financially and in terms of reputation. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the responsibilities and considerations relevant when managing staff with a mental or physical disability.

Managing grievances and disciplinary cases (inc investigations)

Date: 13th & 20th November 2023 | 14th & 21st February 2024
Duration: 2 x 1/2 days
Place: Online
Cost: £190 + VAT Per Person

Disciplinary and grievance procedures aren’t simply a mechanism for imposing sanctions – they are an aid to effective management, enabling you to resolve issues fairly and consistently. This includes the ability to undertake effective and legally compliant investigations. This 2-part course will help managers develop their knowledge and confidence in handling discipline and grievance matters.

Managing Difficult Conversations

Date: 7th December 2023  |  27th February 2024
Duration: 1/2 Day
Place: Online
Cost: £95 + VAT Per Person

This popular course identifies the types of difficult conversations managers may face and explores constructive tools and techniques to deal with common management challenges. Through discussions and activities, we identify what makes a conversation difficult, how to address it and increase the chances of a positive outcome.

Managing Change

Date: 28th November 2023  |  14th March 2024
Duration: 1/2 day
Place: Online
Price: £95 + VAT per person

Successful organisational change is difficult to achieve, requiring balance between meeting your strategic objectives and ensuring your operations remain effective. This needs commitment and engagement from your teams during and after implementation. This session will help you identify the issues and principles associated with change management, and equip you with techniques to approach and undertake change management initiatives effectively.

Managing Performance

Date: 12th December 2023  |  18th March 2024
Duration: 1/2 day
Place: Online
Price: £95 + VAT per person

This popular course identifies the types of difficult conversations managers may face and explores constructive tools and techniques to deal with common management challenges. Through discussions and activities, we identify what makes a conversation difficult, how to address it and increase the chances of a positive outcome.

Effective recruitment and onboarding (inc interviewing skills)

Date: 25th January & 1st February 2024
Duration: 2 x 1/2 days
Place: Online
Cost: £190 + VAT Per Person

The impact of poor recruitment practice can be felt in financial terms, loss of productivity, waste of management time and even reputational damage. Recruiting the right person first time is essential to organisational success. This 2-part course will equip managers with the skills and understanding of best practice in recruitment and selection, so they can identify, attract and retain the best talent available.

Employment Law Essentials for Managers

Dates: 29th November & 6th December 2023  |  6th & 13th March 2024
Duration: 2 x 1/2 days
Place: Online
Cost: £190 + VAT

This 2-part course provides an essential overview of the key areas of employment law, and how it impacts on those everyday work situations. It provides delegates with the knowledge and skills to prevent or approach common workplace issues confidently and in accordance with current employment law. It will help you mitigate the risk of disputes and increase its chance to defend any potential employment tribunal claims effectively.

Leading your Team

Dates: 23rd & 30th November 2023  |  13th & 20th February 2024
Duration: 2 x 1/2 days
Place: Online
Cost: £190 + VAT

Managers have to juggle managing the workload, the individuals as well as the team cohesiveness. This 2-part course explores how to effectively manage your team in this context, from defining the remit of your role as a manager, understanding different needs to developing the team culture. This is a thought-provoking session that helps delegates understand their management style and how to adapt in order to be successful.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience that you gather as you work.  Keeping a record of your CPD enables you to track your own development and path towards achieving your goals and quickly be able to see how far you’ve come in your professional development.

The Equality & Inclusion and the Disciplinary & Grievance training courses, that are delivered by HR Solutions, are CPD accredited. The courses carry the CPD logo, along with details of the credits you will receive for completing them.  After you have completed a CPD-accredited session, you will be provided with a certificate that will detail what you need to do to claim your points.

Level 2 Health & Safety

Accredited by SafeCert. This course is essential for all Business owners and the Competent Person. It is also advised for operational staff. This qualification lasts for three years. You will learn how to manage the Health and Safety of the business, identify hazards and keep staff, members and visitors safe.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Understand Health & Safety legislation, regulations and guidance
• Be able to identify hazards and risks
• Understand and use risk assessments
• Understand and implement the Health and Safety management system
• Understand the statutory compliance expectation
• Understand Chemical control (COSHH) Personal protective equipment (PPE)
• How to report accidents (RIDDOR)

e-Learning Courses

Online staff training and development for SMEs.

With access to online learning courses any time and on any device, staff training and development is made simple with our e-learning range. Our courses are designed with small to mid-sized businesses in mind, ensuring your employees receive relevant and practical training that can actually be deployed in your workplace.  Topics covered include:

• Legislation & Regulation
• People & Relationships
• Online & Offline Safety
• Digital & Creative Skills
• Management & Leadership
• Working from Home.