Upcoming Short Courses

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Take a look below at our upcoming short courses - designed to help you get qualified whilst studying around your busy lifestyle.
This broad range of courses covers a whole host of subjects you may need to study for either your professional or personal life.

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October 2023

Take a look below and see the range of short courses available this October.

REHIS Scottish Certificate For Personal Licence Holders

The Certificate for Scottish Personal Licence Holders course is aimed at anyone who works or want to work as a Personal Licence Holder in on-sales and off-sales premises.
This includes premises such as Public Houses, Hotels, Nightclubs and retail establishments. 

Location: Stranraer

Date: 10th October 2023

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Personal Licence
Excel

Intermediate Microsoft Excel

This course seeks to build on your existing with Microsoft Excel. It includes working with multiple worksheets, adding database capabilities, split screens and more Excel functions. It also takes charting a step further and introduces passwords to Excel.

Location: online

Date: 10th October 2023

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REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene @ SCQF Level 5

This course is aimed at all food handlers and is recommended by the local Environmental Health Department.

Location: Dumfries & Stranraer

Date: 12th October (Dumfries) and 30th October (Stranraer)

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Food Hygiene
Excel

Introduction to Microsoft Excel

This 1-day course aims to give the new Excel user all the basic skills to be able to use Excel with confidence.

Location: Online

Date: 12th October and 24th October 2023

 

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NPORS Construction Site Manager

This 5 day course provides project managers, site managers and supervisors, business proprietors and client-based personnel with the knowledge and skills to enable them to ensure health, safety, welfare and environmental issues are adhered to on construction sites.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 23rd October 2023

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NPORS Construction Site Manager
NPORS Abrasive Wheels - short courses - construction

NPORS Abrasive Wheels

This practical course will help you meet the needs of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), and provide you with the skills and knowledge to be competent in the safe mounting of and selection of abrasive wheels and cutting discs.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 27th October 2023

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SQA Award In First Aid At Work Requalification @ SCQF Level 6

This is a 2 day requalification course for those qualified with First Aid at Work, who are due to renew their qualification (certificates valid for 3 years).

Location: Dumfries

Date: 30th October

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SQA Award in Emergency First Aid at Work @ SCQF Level 6
Construction, built environment - multi trade

IOSH Managing Safely

This course aims to ensure that people employed as line managers appreciate safety requirements. 

Location: Dumfries

Date: 31st October 2023

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SQA Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid @ SCQF Level 6

This qualification is designed to equip learners with the knowledge and skills required to administer first aid and to assist in gaining employment in a childcare environment. 

Location: Dumfries

Date: 31st October 2023

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SQA Award in Emergency Paediatric First Aid

November 2023

Take a look below and see the range of short courses available this November.

REHIS Elementary Cooking Skills - A Traditional Christmas Menu

A practical short course aimed at anyone with little or no cooking experience.  This course will provide you with basic cooking skills and will increase your overall confidence and knowledge when cooking.

Location: Dumfries and Stranraer

Date: 2nd November (Stranraer) and 30th November (Dumfries)

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Alternative Christmas Cooking Course - Hospitality
Food Hygiene

REHIS Intermediate Food Hygiene

This course is aimed at anyone in a supervisory role within the hospitality industry and those working in a high-risk food environment. The local Environmental Health Officer recommends this course to all supervisors of food handlers.

Location: Stranraer

Date: 6th November

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IMI L2 Award In Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Routine Maintenance Activities and L3 System Repair and Replacement (Combined)

This IMI (Institute of Motor Industry) qualification is aimed at anyone with an interest in gaining the knowledge to work safely when carrying out repair activities on Electric/Hybrid vehicle high voltage systems.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 7th November

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City and Guilds 2921-31 Design and Installation of Domestic and Small Commercial Electric Vehicle Charging Installations

This City & Guilds 2921-31 qualification, replaces the City & Guilds 2919-01. 
This course aims to provide expert guidance to anyone wishing to gain knowledge and understanding on Electric Vehicle charging equipment installation.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 10th November

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Basic Computing Skills

This course teaches the essentials of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.

It provides the basic skills required for day-to-day work in a typical office administration role.

Location: Online

Date: 13th November

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Health and Safety

NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

This qualification is designed for Managers, Supervisors and workers in any type of organisation. 
It is ideal for anyone who needs a broad understanding of health and safety issues to be able to manage day-to-day risks effectively.

Location: Online

Date: 15th November

 

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NPORS Plant Supervisor Awareness (N034)

This 1-day course is aimed at Supervisors/Team Leaders/Managers to provide an understanding of the correct plant operating procedures that should be adopted by plant operators in the workplace. 

Location: Dumfries

Date: 17th November

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NPORS Construction Site Supervisor
Health and Social Studies

Supervising First Aid for Mental Health

This course builds on the Level 2/5 Award in First Aid for Mental Health and covers a wider range of mental health conditions. It goes into detail on the range of therapy and professional support that a person may be given by professional bodies during treatment for a mental health condition.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 20th November

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REHIS Scottish Certificate For Personal Licence Holders

The Certificate for Scottish Personal Licence Holders course is aimed at anyone who works or want to work as a Personal Licence Holder in on-sales and off-sales premises.
This includes premises such as Public Houses, Hotels, Nightclubs and retail establishments. 

Location: Dumfries

Date: 21st November 2023

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Personal Licence
Food Hygiene

REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene @ SCQF Level 5

This course is aimed at all food handlers and is recommended by the local Environmental Health Department.

Location: Dumfries 

Date: 22nd November

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Introduction to Microsoft Excel

This 1-day course aims to give the new Excel user all the basic skills to be able to use Excel with confidence.

Location: Online

Date: 22nd November

 

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Excel
Fire Safety

Award in The Principles of Fire Safety Level 2

This course is aimed at anyone involved in the management of fire safety in any workplace - Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Fire Wardens (Marshals) and staff working in any area where there is a potential risk of fire.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 23rd November

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First Aid For Mental Health

This course is suitable for everyone but has been designed to help employers provide a positive mental health culture within the workplace and provide learners with comprehensive knowledge on a range of the most common mental health conditions and the skills to be able to act should a condition be suspected.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 23rd November

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Mental Health and Wellbeing
Training Staff - employees

SQA Planning and Delivering Training Sessions to Groups @ SCQF 6

This course is a great introduction to teaching. On successful completion, delegates will recieve an SQA certificate that allows them to deliver training to groups. 

Location: Dumfries

Date: 28th November

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Intermediate Microsoft Excel

This course seeks to build on your existing with Microsoft Excel. It includes working with multiple worksheets, adding database capabilities, split screens and more Excel functions. It also takes charting a step further and introduces passwords to Excel.

Location: online

Date: 28th November

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Excel
SQA Award in Emergency First Aid at Work @ SCQF Level 6

SQA Award In Emergency First Aid At Work @ SCQF Level 6

This SQA qualification is designed to provide an accredited and certificated award that will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to deal with a range of emergencies that require first aid in the workplace.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 29th November

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SQA Award In First Aid At Work Requalification @ SCQF Level 6

This is a 2 day requalification course for those qualified with First Aid at Work, who are due to renew their qualification (certificates valid for 3 years).

Location: Dumfries

Date: 30th November

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First Aid
Health and Safety

REHIS Elementary Health and Safety

This course is aimed at all employees and will provide a greater awareness of Health & Safety requirements within the workplace. This course is recommended for all types of businesses.

Location: Dumfries

Date: 30th November

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Introduction to Microsoft Word

This course takes beginners through all the basic concepts of handling a document. It also introduces proofing tools, text formatting, and page formatting.

Location: Online

Date: 30th November

 

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Computing

Hear what others have to say...

McMillan Hotels

''McMillan Hotels at North West Castle has sent staff on all the available short courses over the last year and both the individuals and the business have benefitted from the excellent organisation, teaching and qualifications.

The training brings new skills to the business and a renewed enthusiasm to the team members who have the opportunity to take part in the courses.”

McMillan Hotels

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