Course Guide 2011

Success through learning

Literacy
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Numeracy
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ECDL
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Foundation learning
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Business & Management
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E-Business courses
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 Learndirect courses…
An opportunity for you
What are the benefits for me? What can I achieve?

• New qualifications Successful candidates can achieve the

• Better job prospects nationally recognised certificates in adult
• We work around you literacy and numeracy at level 1 or 2.

Who are the courses for? What days are you open?

The courses are for anyone above the age of We are open Monday to Friday
19 as long as there date of birth is after
01/09/1991 What are your opening hours?

What does it cost? Monday 9:00 - 4:00

Tuesday 9:00 - 4:00
The numeracy, literacy & IT courses are free Wednesday 9:00 - 4:00
depending on your circumstances, see page 7 Thursday 9:00 - 4:00
Friday 9:00 - 12:00
Where can I study?

You can study at home or at the centre

depending on which is best for you.

Where are you located?

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 About us
E-Learning: accessible, flexible, convenient and cost-effective.

Alliance's e-Learning department offers a huge range of courses covering hundreds of

subjects from business finance to basic food hygiene. All learning modules can be accessed
at any time via the internet so you can fit your studies around other commitments.

Employers looking to reduce staff training costs can take advantage of a 21st
century approach that offers savings in monetary terms and minimises disruption to work
schedules since candidates do not need to travel or take days off work to complete their
training.

Basically, there are two options available as follows:

Supported e-Learning packages

Full tutor support is offered for our portfolio of learndirect courses and funding may be
available to reduce costs even further if you meet the qualifying criteria. Improving skills in
basic maths and English, IT, supervisory / management roles, business administration and
customer service are all options available via this route.

For further information on learndirect courses available contact a member of the e-Learning
Team on 01942 605252 or email info@alliancelearning.com

Self-study e-Business packages

You are sure to find a solution to your training needs in the enormous variety of titles
available from our self-study range. Many of the packages are endorsed by some prestigious
names such as Harvard Business School, Lord Alan Sugar and Jamie Oliver and all of them
are interactive and easy to use. Competitive pricing offers discounts of at least 20% on RRP
so check out our exclusive offers today.

Contact Details

Address
Alliance Learning
Brown Street North
Leigh
WN1 1BU

Tel: 01942 605252

Fax: 01942 606300
Email: info@alliancelearning.com

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 What can you expect from us?
Our learndirect centre staff will provide advice and guidance to help you get back into learning,
whatever your goals we can help you.

You can expect the following from us:

• To give helpful induction, guidance, advice and support in choosing courses most suited to your
needs. To receive clear information on the course and its objectives and assessment requirements.

• To provide a high standard of support throughout your learning programme.

• To give regular feedback on your progress, recommend additional learning materials to

complement your studies and mark any submitted assignments promptly.

• We will treat you solely on your own merits, without discrimination on the grounds of race,
gender, religion, age or disability.

• Through our recognised procedures, we will listen to your views and suggestions concerning any
aspect of your learning journey at Alliance Learning.

• We will provide expert advice on potential further progression routes following the completion of
a period of training.

• Centres that offer a relaxed learning environment.

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Want a First Aid, Food Safety, Health
& Safety, Fire Safety, Leadership
Training or IT course but can’t afford it?

WELL NOW YOU CAN!

Alliance Learning & Merehall training have agreed to work together

so YOU can receive 1 of their courses FREE. All that is required is
for you to attend Alliance Learning & complete an English or maths
programme and that would generate the funding for your course at
Merehall Training.

For more information contact us on: 01942 605252

Alliance Learning Merehall Training Ltd

16A Brown Street North Mere Hall Cottages,
Leigh 1 Thomasson Park,
WN7 1BU Merehall Street,
Bolton, BL1 2QT
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 Funded Courses

Course Duration Cost Additional requirements

Literacy Depending on Free Undertake numeracy & literacy
circumstances programmes and receive an E-Business
Numeracy Depending on Free course FREE
circumstances
ECDL 4 months Free This course is free as long as you are on
any of the following benefits:
• JSA
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• Working Tax Credit with a
household income of less than
£15,050
• ESA

Foundation 4-5 months Free This course is free as long as you are on
Learning any of the following benefits:
(Level 1 IT) • JSA
• Council Tax Benefit
• Housing Benefit
• Income Support
• Working Tax Credit with a
household income of less than
£15,050
• ESA
NVQ Level 2 6-12 months Cost depends Must be in work
Team Leader ILM on existing
(QCF) qualifications
NVQ Level 3 First 12-24 months Cost depends Must be in work
Line Management on existing
ILM (QCF) qualifications

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 E-Business Courses
Course Title RRP Alliance price
Accounts and Finance
Cash Accounting for Small Rural Businesses £70 £50
Cost-Benefit Analysis £40 £32
Financial Environment £40 £32
Make or Break 1 (Start Your Business) £30 £25
Make or Break 2 (Grow Your Business) £30 £25
Make or Break 1& 2 Package £60 £40
Sage Instant Accounts £50 £40
Sage Bookkeeping Stage 1 £50 £40
Sage Bookkeeping Stage 2 £50 £40
Sage Line 50 accounts £95 £75
Staying Afloat - A Guide to Cashflow £25 £20
The Balance Sheet Barrier : The Basics of Business Finance £35 £30
Understanding Accounts £30 £25
Working to a Budget £40 £32
Course Title RRP Alliance price
Equality & Diversity
Age Awareness £22 £18
Disability Confident £30 £25
Diversity Challenge £30 £25
Ex-Offenders Legislation £30 £25
Flexible Working £30 £25
Freedom of Information 2000 £30 £25
Gender Matters £30 £25
Religion and belief £30 £25
Sexual Orientation £30 £25
Valuing Diversity : Equal Opportunities for All £35 £30
Course Title RRP Alliance price
Equality & Diversity
Food Hygiene
HABC Foundation Food Safety £35 £30

Course Title RRP Alliance price

Health & Safety
Avoiding Slips, Trips and Falls £20 £18
Computer Safety £20 £18
Fire Awareness (IH) £20 £15
Fire Safety Package (IH) £40 £25
Fire Warden (IH) £20 £15
Health & Safety Induction £20 £18
Health & Safety - Law and Practice £35 £30
Intro to Health and Safety at work £30 £25
Introduction to Managing Health & Safety at Work £30 £25
Manual Handling (IH) £20 £15
Office Safety £20 £18
Preventing Accidents £20 £18
Risk Assessment £20 £18
Security £30 £25

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 Course Title RRP Alliance price
Computers & Software
Access 2000 £30 £25
Access 2003 £30 £25
Access XP £30 £25
ECDL Concepts of Technology ** exam fees extra £30 £25
ECDL Databases ** exam fees extra £30 £25
ECDL Electronic Communication ** exam fees extra £30 £25
ECDL Presentations ** exam fees extra £30 £25
ECDL Skills Suite Syll 5 (7 modules) ** exam fees extra £150 £120
ECDL Spreadsheets ** exam fees extra £30 £25
ECDL Using Your Computer ** exam fees extra £30 £25
ECDL Wordprocessing ** exam fees extra £30 £25
Excel 2000 £40 £32
Excel 2003 £40 £32
Excel 2007 (Introductory) £30 £25
Excel 2007 (Intermediate) £30 £25
Excel XP £40 £32
IT Applications £30 £25
KAZ - Keyboard Skills £18 £15
Outlook 2000 £30 £25
Outlook 2003 £30 £25
Outlook 2007 (Introductory) £30 £25
Outlook 2007 (Intermediate) £30 £25
Outlook XP £30 £25
Powerpoint 2000 £30 £25
Powerpoint 2003 £30 £25
Powerpoint 2007 (Introductory) £30 £25
Powerpoint 2007 (Intermediate) £30 £25
Powerpoint XP £30 £25
Word 2000 £30 £25
Word 2003 £30 £25
Word 2007 (Introductory) £30 £25
Word 2007 (Intermediate) £30 £25
Word XP £30 £25

Course Title RRP Alliance price

Professional IT
Cisco CCNA 640-802 £50 £45
ColdFusion MX £50 £45
CompTIA A+2009 Essentials 220-701 £50 £45
CompTIA Network+ 2009 £50 £45
Dreamweaver 8 £50 £45
Flash MX Action Script £50 £45
Frontpage 2000 £30 £25
JavaScript £50 £45
Microsoft. NET 2.0 Web Development £50 £45
Photoshop CS £50 £45
Project 2000 £40 £32
UNIX Systems £50 £45
Web Design & Graphics £50 £45
Web Publishing & Design with HTML4.01 / XHTML £50 £45
Windows XP Professional MCSE 70-270 £50 £45
Windows Server 2003 Administration MCSA/MCSE 70-290 £50 £45
XML £50 £45
4.01 and XHTML £50 £45

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 Course Title RRP Alliance price
Leadership & Management
An Inside Job : Internal Customer Care £35 £30
Analysing Information £40 £32
Assert Yourself (Learning to be assertive) £35 £30
Briefing Skills £40 £32
Building Blocks for e-business £30 £25
Communication Cycle / Process £40 £32
Complaints and Quality Management £35 £30
Dealing with Time Wasting Situations £35 £30
Delegation £35 £30
Effectiveness and Efficiency £40 £32
Going to a Meeting (Parts 1 & 2) £35 £30
Harvard Manage Mentor £150 £100
I Wasn't Prepared for That (Presentations) £35 £30
Ideas into Action £35 £30
Identifying Self Development Needs £40 £32
Implementing Change £50 £40
Inside information- A silo-busters guide £35 £30
Instructional Design (series) £50 £45
Jamie's Kitchen (Fifteen lessons on leadership) £35 £30
Jamie's Kitchen (Fifteen lessons on teamwork) £35 £30
Jamie's School Dinners (Managing and living with change) £35 £30
Leadership £40 £32
Legalities of Online Business £30 £25
Maintaining and managing Information Systems £30 £25
Making Time : Priorities, People and Procedures at Work £35 £30
Manage Own Stress £40 £32
Managing and Handling Stress at work £30 £25
Managing Stress : Managing Your Behaviour £40 £32
Meetings, Bloody Meetings : Making meetings more productive £35 £30
Minimising Stress £40 £32
More Bloody Meetings : The people side of meetings £35 £30
No Complaints? : Complaint Handling £35 £30
On the Receiving End : Call Centre Skills £35 £30
Planning Change £50 £40
Planning Work £40 £32
Presentations 1 : Preparing £35 £30
Presentations 2 : The Presentation £35 £30
Problem Solving Skills £50 £40
Producing Project Reports £40 £32
Project Management (Leading a project team) £35 £30
Put it in Writing - The Art of Influence £35 £30
Report Writing £35 £30
Straight Talking : The art of assertiveness £35 £30
Stress Management for Employees £20 £18
Stress Management for Managers £20 £18
Team Spirit (How to be an effective team member) £35 £30
Telephone Behaviour £35 £30
The Apprentice - Leadership & Management £25 £20
The Paper Chase : Managing Paperwork £35 £30
The Unorganised Manager : Organising Others £35 £30
The Unorganised Manager : Organising Yourself £35 £30
Time Management £40 £32
Training £40 £32
Using Information for Decisions £50 £40
Written Communications £40 £32
30 Ways to make more time £35 £30

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 Course Title RRP Alliance price
Managing People
Absence Management £30 £25
Absence Minded : Managing Absenteeism £35 £30
Attracting Candidates & Producing Job Adverts £35 £28
Behavioural Interviewing (Taking guesswork out of recruitment) £35 £30
Building the Team £40 £32
Can you Spare a Moment? (Counselling skill for managers) £35 £30
Candidate References and Selection £35 £30
Challenging Behaviour £30 £25
Coaching £40 £32
Essentials for Interviewing £35 £30
Essentials for managing performance £35 £30
First Among Equals : Leading a Team £35 £30
Giving and Receiving Feedback £40 £32
How am I doing? The Perfect Appraisal Interview £35 £30
I'd like a word with you : Discipline Interviews £35 £30
If looks could kill : The Power of Behaviour £35 £30
It's Your Choice : Selection Skills £35 £30
Managing Performance Every Day : Beyond the Appraisal £35 £30
Motivation £40 £32
Pass it on : Coaching Skills for Managers £35 £30
Performance Indicators £50 £40
Performance Matters : Constructive Criticism £35 £30
Performance Matters : Effective Praise £35 £30
Performance Review : Every Appraisee's Dream £35 £30
Performance Review : Every Manager's Nightmare £35 £30
Resolving Conflict £40 £32
Shortlisting Candidates & Interview Techniques £35 £30
Supporting Individuals £40 £32
The Best of Motives : Informing and involving £35 £30
The Dreaded Appraisal : Both sides of the interview £35 £30
The Grapevine : Internal Communication £35 £30
The Helping Hand : Coaching skills for managers £35 £30
You'll Soon Get the Hang of it : One to One Training £35 £30

Course Title RRP Alliance price

Sales & Marketing
Call to Order : Telephone Sales £35 £30
Demanding Customers £35 £30
eMarketing £25 £20
Marketing £40 £32
Marketing (Unleashing Potential) £60 £45
Negotiating - Tying the Knot £35 £30
Quality through Customer Service £35 £30
Sell it to Me £35 £30
Steps to Success : Professional Customer Service Skills £70 £50
Steps to Success : Professional Sales Skills £70 £50
The Apprentice - Negotiating to Win £25 £20
The Apprentice : Selling, Pitching and Presenting £25 £20
The Apprentice - The Collection £75 £60
The Art of Selling : Sales with Service £35 £30
Understanding Customers £40 £32

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