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- 3 July 2009
You could be a winner at the 2009 Chamber Awards 
- Edinburgh Chamber is encouraging its members to enter this year’s Chamber Awards, for the chance to win £50,000 courtesy of the RBS Group. The deadline for entries is 26 June, so enter now!
Forthcoming Courses and Events
The Chamber organises regular and varied open training courses and business networking opportunity events.
Please see our Full Open Course list and our Full Events Programme for details of all courses and events coming up over the next 12 months.
Courses and Events coming up soon are listed below.
- Tuesday 14 July 2009 0930-1630 - Course
Dealing with Difficult People - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- This course will equip staff with techniques to manage situations and people confidently and effectively.
- Tuesday 14 July 2009 1.30pm to 4.30pm - Course
HR Essentials - Recruitment and Selection - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- How can you recruit the best person for the job? How will you know if they are right for your firm? How can you negotiate the contract to your advantage? We show you how to recruit and select the best person for the job without blowing the budget.
- Wednesday 15 July 2009 - Event
3 Steps to Success - A fantastic opportunity to brush up your networking skills or send your Sales Team along to learn from an expert! Chris Perkins will present 3 interactive sessions designed to make networking easy, fun & highly effective.
- Tuesday 28 July 2009 0930-1630 - Course
Dealing with Difficult People - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- This course will equip staff with techniques to manage situations and people confidently and effectively.
- Tuesday 28 July 2009 1.30pm to 4.30pm - Course
Disciplinary Procedures : The Do's and Don'ts! - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- Have you caught up with the new legislation? Come and find out what it means for your firm. This workshop will not only go through the new legislation but will make clear the disciplinary process and the appeals procedure.
- Tuesday 11 August 2009 0930-1630 - Course
First Aid Appointed Persons - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- This introductory level course is suitable for most low-risk employers in meeting their legal obligations for minimum first aid provision in the workplace.
- 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th August 2009 0930-1630 - Course
First Aid at Work (Qualifying) - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- In accordance with the Approved Code of Practice to the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, if a nominated First Aider is legally required for your organisation, then this is the course for you.
- Wednesday 12 August 2009 - Event
Premier Series Dinner-Becoming Truly Customer Led - This event is open to Senior Directors/MD/CEO on application.
- Tuesday 18 August 2009 0930-1630 - Course
Fire Marshall Training - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- For members of staff nominated as Fire Marshals/Wardens. The aim of the course is to ensure that a knowledge and understanding of fire safety risks and how to prevent fire will be gained.
- Tuesday 18 August 2009 1.30pm to 4.30pm - Course
Redundancy Procedures : The Do's and Don'ts! - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- There is so much confusion around redundancy and in this competitive time we need to know what redundancy is and what it is not. This workshop will also look at selection criteria for redundancy, consultation and the appeals procedures.
- Thursday 20 August 2009 - Event
One Step Ahead: The Essential Recession Guide - This is a must-attend event, a panel of speakers will cover topics including credit control, debt management, employment law and low cost marketing. No shows will be charged a £10 admin fee
- Tuesday 25 & Wednesday 26th August 2009 0930-1630 - Course
First Aid at Work (Refresher) - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- For those who already hold a First Aid at work certificate (issued in the last 3 years) and who require re-qualification to keep their certification valid.
- Tuesday 25 August 2009 1.30pm to 4.30pm - Course
Grievance Procedures : The Essentials - Venue: Capital House, Festival Square, Edinburgh
- Have you caught up with the new legislation for grievance procedures? Come and find out what it means for your firm, what to do when you receive a grievance and how to handle it and the appeals procedure.
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