Cork English College is a centre of excellence for English Language teaching in Cork. With its reputation for being the safest city in Ireland, and the warm friendly atmosphere, Cork is a very attractive education travel destination and Cork English College welcomes over 3,500 students through the doors of it’s beautifully renovated historical building on an annual basis.  The value of this type of travel to Ireland is worth in excess of €600,000,000 in revenue per annum.

Attend a FREE networking event and view  this historical building transformed into the headquarters of Cork English College.

Date: 1st, 8th, 22nd May, 5th June 
Time: 17:00 - 18:30
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber Members
Please book for the entire series HERE

Cork Chamber is delighted to offer a ‘Business Bootcamp’, in association with Aviva Health Insurance, a 4-Part Series of educational forums focussing on key life skills to optimise the quality of your career & personal development.

We all know the expression ‘healthy body, healthy mind’ but have you thought about the direct consequences this can have on your business?  Many studies have clearly shown that health in the workplace can have a direct effect on company morale, increase productivity as well as reducing absenteeism and accidents in the workplace. The series will be run across 4 sessions and cover topics in diverse areas of Self Management, Communications, Lifestyle issues of Food and Sleep and Setting Goals for you and your business.

Please book for the entire series HERE

No company or organisation exists without some form of management and good and effective management is crucial to every company’s success. Our Supervisory Management (FETAC Level 6) course is designed to develop the management and supervisory skills of existing team leaders and supervisors, newly appointed managers and also for those who wish to gain a professional, accredited qualification in the area of Supervisory Management.

In conjunction with this, our next Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt) course is starting on the 2^nd May next. Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are extremely flexible weapons in reducing costs. They can lead cost reduction projects, simply be project team members or use Lean Six Sigma tools whilst performing key everyday activities. Green Belts help a business in becoming better and faster. Green Belts impact the bottom line.

Part of the Enterprise Europe Network’s role is to advise and inform SMEs and other stakeholders on EU policies, programmes and events.  In this weeks’ update find out more about the following:

• Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
• The 4th Week of Innovating Regions of Europe (WIRE) Conference - University College Cork - 6th-7th of June 2013
• EUROSME Conference 2013 - Dublin - 11th-12th June 2013
• EURONANO Forum 2013 – Dublin - 18th-20th June

Cavanaghs of Charleville were recently appointed as an official Toyota Authorised Repairer which means we can carry out service, repair, recalls, warranty work and sell parts for all Toyota cars.

To celebrate this we have an introductory offer -  if you come in and get a Toyota service (pricing starts at €129.00 for a standard service) then you will get €20 voucher off your next visit to us.

Offer availble: Every Monday and Saturday Until The Middle of May (13^th)

Parking People Would Like To Offer All Day Parking For The Price Of One Hour In Woods Street Car Park Every Monday & Saturday (Off Washington Street, Around The Corner From Square Deal) and  also in Shearwater Car Park Kinsale Every Monday & Saturday (Opposite The Marina Entrance On Denis Quay). Show Cork Chamber Of Commerce On Your Dash Next To Your Parking Ticket And You Can Park All Day.

Date: 21st May - 23rd May
Time: 09:00 - 17:00
Venue: A1 Computer Centre Cork
Cost: €1,350.00 (€ 1,080 for Cork Chamber Members)
Book: HERE

Be confident that your organisation’s policies and procedures are legally compliant with data protection legislation.

This 3-day programme equips you to:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of Ireland’s data protection legislation
• Understand what needs to be achieved to attain organisational compliance
• Develop and maintain effective policies and procedures
• Apply data protection legislation

 If you have any queries, please phone 01 7753008, or email training@ics.ie

Date: 14th & 15th
Venue: Silicon Valley
Cost: $295 for Cork Chamber Members (offer ends April 30th)
Book: *HERE

The event is a two day executive gathering that highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends affecting global technology industries. We will feature the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases.

The goal of the Silicon Valley Global Forum & Technology Leaders Awards 2013 is to identify the most promising entrepreneurial opportunities and investments in the global tech industry. We would like to offer Cork Chamber  member a very special price of $295 to attend our upcoming event on May 14th & 15th in Silicon Valley (Offer ends April 30 - Full admission Price $495). *Members can register here and enter the promotional code “codesvgaff” to avail of this great offer. All the latest details of the event can be found here.