Motivation by Rewards Course If you are a fan of history you may have read tales of children & adults in previous centuries who were beaten as they worked, punished for non-performance & in many cases publicly humiliated when things went wrong. The view of those in charge was that fear of punishment would lead to a greater motivation towards success. More recent research has shown that motivation by reward, recognition of good behaviour & careful support & encouragement can achieve far more than any form of punishment. That is not to say that there is never an occasion when punishment is appropriate but when trying to generate excellence in performance, reward programmes are a good place to start. Increasingly reward programmes are gaining publicity. Schools are starting to implement them all over the world & even local authorities are seeking to embrace the key principles as they reward people for recycling their rubbish, paying their bills on time or for demonstrating community spirit.  But how do you start a rewards programme if you have not had one before? How do they work & why is it important that they do? To explore this issue & to give you very practical information that you can adapt to your own situation, this Motivation by Reward programme explores all the key areas & provides examples of how to set up your own scheme. ...

Moving & Handling Clients Safely This programme has been written for those working in the care industry & whose work may at some point include moving clients from one position to another. Helping learners to develop the skills they need to move & handle clients safely, considering their physical comfort & well-being. The programme also

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Mushroom Growing Course Over the past 30 years the popularity & consumption of mushrooms has expanded in leaps & bounds worldwide. Mushrooms are relatively easy to grow, & with the advent of a range of home growing kits, the home mushroom farm has become a reality for many a home gardener. This course has been written to teach mushroom growing in a way which will be relevant to any country. It puts aside regional techniques & tries to teach you principles & concepts which can be applied to anywhere. This course also teaches you the principles & not just black & white facts. ...

Mystery Shopping Course Mystery Shopping is one of the best-kept, yet entirely open, secrets of our generation.  Whenever you go to a shop, hotel, restaurant, petrol station, bank, council building or any other outlet where there are staff who serve you, chances are that someone in the queue you are joining is a mystery shopper. They may look like any other customer but the fundamental difference between you & them is that you are paying money out for the goods you purchase, whilst they are being paid to buy exactly the same things. Mystery shoppers come in all shapes & sizes & it is precisely this fact that enables you to join in & earn an extra income by doing just what you already do. ...

Macrobiotics Course Macrobiotics is an approach to health in which the individual is able to study how food, exercise & lifestyle affects their health & balances them to suit their own needs. As each person is unique & has individual requirements, the balances & uses of basic foods will vary. The aim is to introduce the foods that most suit the individual's health needs & helps them to lead the lifestyle that they enjoy. The course content not only affords the student the opportunity to balance their own diet & lifestyle, but offers guidelines & ground rules for excellent career opportunities. A flexible & high quality course written especially for home study with tutor support to motivate you. ...

Management & Leadership Course ' Management is a practice rather than a science.' Peter Drucker (The Practice of Management, Heinemann Ltd, 1955) This is somewhat self-evident, but to try to make rules for successful management, in the same way as a chemical process, ignores the main element of variability -- namely the people involved. The activities & the role of a manager will vary depending on the organisation & its culture. Sales organisations tend to give the title of 'manager' very freely, while manufacturing industry has been reluctant to do away with the traditional 'tall' hierarchy where there are far less management positions to be had, & where titles like foreman/woman, & supervisor are more common. Leadership, as distinct from management, is primarily concerned with 'doing the right thing' & these 'right things' are the key concerns of vision & empowerment. These are complex issues which require many skills & attributes, & each of them are examined in this course. After participating in this course, you should be able to describe the key differences between management & leadership  describe the main components of the role of manager  identify the main components of the role of leader  discuss a range of management styles. In working through this course, you will practise the following BTEC common skills: Managing & Developing Self  Working with & Relating to others Communicating Managing Tasks & Solving Problems  Applying Numeracy Applying Technology Applying Design & Creativity ...

Management (HND) Course About Our Management Higher National Diploma Course This course is suitable for anyone wishing to learn the knowledge, skills & tools essential to the many facets of management in the workplace. The management vocational training course will prepare you to enter a higher education degree programme, or enter directly into employment in management. You will have the opportunity to learn practical management skills, the management process, training & development, communication & motivation, change management, the psychological aspects of managing people, project management & much more. You may take up to 2 years to complete this course & you will receive unlimited tutor support throughout. About BTEC HNDs BTEC (Business Technical Education Council) courses are vocational-related training courses that prepare you to enter either into a higher education degree program, or directly into employment. BTECs are developed with key representatives from their respective industry & are built to progress the learner along a vocational path. The courses are continually updated with employers’ needs in mind so that you are given the knowledge, skills & tools most suitable for your field. BTECs also provide direct advancement into university programmes. BTEC HNDs (Higher National Diplomas) are at the fifth level of the BTEC scale. They are worth 240 credits & are equivalent to a Foundation Degree or HE (Higher Education) Diploma. You can take BTEC courses together with, or instead of A-levels. What Can I Do After Completing This BTEC Management Course? Once you have successfully completed this course you will be able to use your HND in Management as a qualification to enter into university, complete a final year of study, & obtain a full degree. To view direct progression routes from BTEC HND, & the range of worldwide universities this qualification is recognised by, please download this Progression Details Document. Please note: this list is not exhaustive. In addition, the download file also contains the professional bodies you will be entitled to join after completing BTEC HND studies. Please note the professional body will depend upon your course title. Please also note: the list is not exhaustive. Here is an updated list of UK Universities which will accept the BTEC HND as a qualification with which you can top up with a third year at university to gain a full degree. Financing Your HND Management Course While our ' Fees' tab below shows only full payment options, we do offer alternatives for financing your BTEC course. You can either pay everything up front so you don't have to think about it again, or we have an instalment payment plan available, whereby you pay a deposit of £194.44 plus 17 monthly intalments of £194.44. ...

Management Support Systems Course One way of considering how managers use information is in terms of three levels, as professionals, experts, & innovators. As professionals, we use the information available in the organisation, or gathered from outside, to perform our duties responsibly by following accepted procedures. As experts, we use information to enhance our understanding of how our business works. As innovators, we use information to seek out future enterprising activities. The professional is focussed on performing today's task well & ensuring that there will be few problems in the near term. The expert understands the business sufficiently to see how processes can be enhanced continually. The innovator combines business knowledge with knowledge of the wider business context to identify new opportunities & anticipates actions to counteract strategic threats. As you work through this course, & Chapters 9 & 10 of the textbook, you will encounter technologies that help managers be effective professionals, that enable managers to become experts in their businesses, & that provide insights for innovative managers to identify new business opportunities. After completing this course, you should be able to: explain the role of management support systems within managerial decision making classify decisions in terms of structure & type of control identify the information channel that is enhanced by a support system outline the steps in the data life cycle concept describe the role of background knowledge when interpreting information compare on-line transaction processing with on-line analytical processing outline the managerial issues of managing a knowledge network. ...

Management, Unions & Employees Course In this course we look at the concept of the human resource specialist being a consensus negotiator.  This is one of the seven fundamentals of contemporary HRM: a broadening of the personnel/HR role to encompass the situation where managers were no longer in a position to make unilateral decisions. It was necessary to win employee consent. We look at the progress of employee relations & the concept of employee involvement. Involvement is largely concerned with preventing or alleviating the alienation that can arise between employee & management in the execution of particular jobs. As many employees may be included, procedures for involvement need to include a collective approach & possibly the recognition of trade unions. We then go on to look at health, safety & welfare. First we consider some definitions & then look at the development of this area in relation to personnel management. Legislation has been built up to cover many aspects & we look at this in detail. In the 1990s, concern about working conditions that prevailed in earlier years is replaced by issues of stress & concern for the individual operating in today's social & business environment. ...