Apologies for cross posting

There are still places available on the following NoWAL (North West Academic Libraries) courses. To find out more information or to book a place on a talk please go to the website http://www.nowal.ac.uk/training/general_programme/timetable.php

26/04/04
Time Management
Time - 10.00 - 13.00   
Venue - Library Seminar Room, Aytoun Site Library, MMU   
Tutor - Stephanie Burke 
Cost - £45 (external charge)

The aim of the course is to help participants control the flow of 
paper through their workplace 

The objectives for the course are: 
To identify your own paper management problems 
To select more appropriate methods for dealing with paper 
To create an action plan for use in the workplace

28/04/04
Enquiry Desk Skills
Time - 10.00 - 13.00   
Venue - Room 346, Manchester Business School   
Tutor - Rachel Beckett    
Cost - £45 (external charge)            

This course provides a introduction to enquiry answering techniques. It will take participants through the stages of the enquiry process. Consideration will also be given to the interpersonal skills of successful enquiry work. The course will be useful to staff new to the enquiry desk and those interested in refreshing their enquiry skills. 

At the end of the session participants will be able to: 
- list the key stages of the enquiry process 
- demonstrate key enquiry handling skills 
- plan and conduct a search  

16/05/04
Project Management
Time - 10.00 - 16.30   
Venue - Room 346, Manchester Business School   
Tutors - Deborah Dalley, Alison MacKenzie, Jayne Everard   
Cost - £90 (external charge)   
              
This course is divided into 2 sections. The morning session will be a practical workshop, led by Deborah Dalley. The afternoon session will consist of 2 speakers talking about their own personal experiences of managing projects. 

AIM 
To give participants the skills to plan, organise and control activities in order to manage projects and their time successfully. 

OBJECTIVES: 
At the end of the course participants will be able to: 

1. Break a project down into manageable tasks. 
2. Plan and prioritise those tasks to produce a project plan. 
3. Identify ways of communicating effectively with the project team. 
4. Manage their time more effectively. 
5. Draw up an action plan to develop their project management skills. 

Afternoon Session 
Projects: bidding, managing and sustaining momentum - Alison MacKenzie 
Managing a project with tight deadlines and ambitious aims can be both challenging and rewarding. It can also provoke sleeplessness and blind panic. This session will look at how equilibrium can be achieved. The focus will be on the personal experience of managing the JISC funded projects the Big Blue and its sibling, Big Blue connect. 

Setting up a JISC funded service - Jayne Everard 
This part of the day will explore the issues specific to setting up a project with the principal aim of creating an ongoing service. Although there are core similarities with managing a finite project, the key differences in terms of longevity and continued success will be explored along with such issues as timescale, creating a service from scratch, continued funding, bids for external funding, marketing and promotion, reporting and evaluation and most importantly ensuring the service is fit for purpose.  

To book a place on a course, click on the course name in the timetable list. At the bottom of the screen you should see the words, Book a place on this course. You may have to scroll down the page to locate it. Select this text and then fill in the form that appears.

If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you

Gil



Gil Young
NoWAL Support Officer

NoWAL
Minshull House
47-49 Chorlton Street
Manchester
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