Microsoft Visio

Course Date: 12^th March

Member Rate: €110.00

This is an Introduction to Microsoft Visio course, a course with a high level of practical content, aimed at those who have not used Microsoft Visio before. It is designed for candidates with widely differing experience and skill levels.

A large part of the course is spent with a set of specially prepared exercises and projects so that those attending gain firm foundations through their own practical experience.

Following this course, participants will be able to:

- Use a Template to create a document

- Insert shapes to create a diagram

- Manipulate shape properties

- Set a background page to a diagram

- Find shapes

- Manage a custom stencil

- Set available formatting features to objects

- Position and align shapes on a page

- Use connections to connect shapes

- Control snap and glue options

- Add a layer to a drawing

- Set up the document for printing

This is an Introduction to Microsoft Visio course, a course with a high level of practical content, aimed at those who have not used Microsoft Visio before. It is designed for candidates with widely differing experience and skill levels.

No previous experience of Microsoft Visio is necessary, but candidates should have a good understanding of computer basics and be familiar with the Windows operating systems. BOOK NOW!!

Microsoft Project

Course Date: 13^th March

Member Rate: €110.00

This course provides practical guidance on how to plan and schedule projects using Microsoft Project. On completion of the course, delegates will have acquired the skills needed to create a new project, enter task, resource and cost information; analyse and adjust schedules with date, dependency and resource constraints; and customise and print Gantt Chart views and reports.

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

* Insert tasks and subtasks to a project

* Link tasks to create dependencies

* Create and use project calendars

* Create and assign resources to tasks

* Apply basic costs to tasks

* Use appropriate views to identify project information

* Apply filtering and sorting

* Finalise a project

This Introduction to Microsoft Project course is aimed at new, recent or intending users of Microsoft Project wishing to develop their project understanding and capabilities with this package. This course is ideal for anyone who wishes to learn the basics of using Microsoft Project. No previous usage of Microsoft Project is required, however basic Microsoft Window skills are needed. BOOK HERE!

See our full range of courses at www.corkchamber.ie/training

Bookings can be completed through the website and enquiries should be directed to Aoife@corkchamber.ie  (Business School Executive)

Business School Calendar

March

• Microsoft Visio 12^th March
• MS Excel Advanced  12^th March
• Microsoft Project  13^th March
• Dale Carnegie – High Impact Presentations 13^th March
• Certificate in Train the Trainer 24^th March
• PMI Exam Preparation  24^th March
• Personal Productivity using MS Outlook  25^th March
• Certificate in Supervisory Management  25^th March
• Increasing Sales by Telephone 27^th March

April

• MS Excel Intermediate    2^nd April
• E-Mail & Business Writing  9^th April
• Influencing & Negotiating Skills   16^th April
• Dynamic HR Business Partner    17^th April
• Certificate in Train the Trainer  23^rd April
• Certificate in Supervisory Management   24^th April
• Project Management Professional     30^th April

May

• Digital Media for Business  6^th May
• Effective Presentation Skills  6^th May
• Introduction to Technical Writing   14^th May
• PMI Exam Preparation Course  15^th May
• Conflict Management  19^th May
• MS Word Intermediate  22^nd May
• MS PowerPoint ‘Beyond the Basics’    29^th May

Trade Mission to La Rioja (Spain) for Wine and Specialty Food Importers, 7th-8th May 2014

La Rioja's Employers' Federation / Federacion de Empresario de la Rioja (FER), in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network, has organised a reverse trade mission to Logroño in the La Rioja area of Spain, one of Spain’s principal agro food regions. The event, which takes place 7th-8th May, will target wine and specialty food importers and distributors for foodservice and retail. The working language of this mission will be English.

La Rioja is home to a number of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) products such as Rioja Wine, Serrano Ham, and ChorizoRiojano. A total of 37 vineyards and 25 food producers from the Rioja region have confirmed their participation in the event. Bilateral meetings will take place in Logroño on 7th May and corresponding buyer visits will take place on 8 May.

Distributors and importers of wine, central purchasing bodies, food chains, hypermarkets, supermarkets, foodservice buyers and Spanish food importers are invited to attend this trade mission.

Travel and lodging costs to Logroño will be 100% covered by FER. *However importers who previously attended the 2013 edition of the event will incur a cost of €350 per delegate. If an importer cancels his or her place on this trade mission after 8th April then the cancellation cost of €350 will be borne by the importer.

 The deadline for receipt of applications is 15th March. For an application form and for further information, please contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie

Enterprise Europe Network Events Calendar

April

• Taking Care of Business, Silversprings Moran Hotel, 1^st April

At Taking Care of Business, attendees can meet informally with representatives from a variety of State bodies; get practical information and advice; find out ways to save your business money; and get supports and tools to assist you in your business.

• Mission for Growth in Spain, Sevilla and Mérida, 2^nd to 3^rd of April

The aim of this event is to promote business partnerships between Spanish and European companies across a broad array of sectors.

• Industrial Technologies 2014, Athens, 9^th to 11^th of April 

This conference integrates nanotechnology, biotechnology, advanced materials and new production technologies. The event offers opportunities for developing valuable research and industry collaborations, and showcases cutting-edge research, latest innovations and rising companies from all around Europe.

• 2nd Biopesticide Event, London, 11^th April

The event is aimed at stakeholders who are interested in current and new Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and related technologies.

‘Girl Rising’ is a project of the Girl Rising international movement (www.girlrising.com); promoting education for girls around the world. ‘Millions of girls face barriers to education that boys do not and yet, when you educate a girl you can break cycles of poverty in just one generation.’

On March 13, 2014, Join some of the world’s top experts in Synthetic Biology in Cork, one of Europe’s  top biotech hubs, to meet and discuss that exciting future, as well as the steps and hurdles
todays SynBio entrepreneurs, investors and researchers must face to get there.

Read More HERE