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For more information on any of these courses, please follow the links below
or call the training team on 020 7251 5522. Details of all courses are
available at www.tfpl.com/training.  Courses are held in London in the TFPL
training suite unless otherwise stated.

April
4/5     understanding company accounts
6       managing successful projects
7       researching prospects for fundraisers
8       records managers: lessons from leaders
11      library portals
13      PSL training: module one
14      valuing your information service: a case study
18      researching British companies
19      understanding and complying with the ISO15489 records management
standard
20      compelling communications
21/22   planning and building a taxonomy
25      breakthrough thinking in knowledge and information strategy
26      branding your information service
26      writing for the web (Glasgow)
27      researching mergers and acquisitions
29      return on investment (This course involves two days of training. Day
two is on 6 May)

Further details on courses:

4/5 Apr
Understanding company accounts
Companies are ultimately judged on their financial performance.  The major
method companies use to communicate financial information is through their
published accounts.  A basic understanding of published accounts is thus
essential to many non-specialists and it is this that the course aims to
provide. This is a two day course.
Cost GBP595 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr771

6 Apr
Managing successful projects
Increasingly, managers of information or library services are expected to
manage a variety of complex and multiple tasks. This can create problems of
deciding priorities, allocating time and resources, keeping different stages
of the work on track and motivating diverse and, often, virtual teams.  This
one day workshop will help project managers and members of project teams to
plan and implement their projects effectively.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr358

7 Apr
Researching prospects for fundraisers
This one day course has been specially designed to teach the most useful of
these practices for those who work in all kinds of fund raising units in
not-for-profit organisations, who regularly need to do effective business
research for fundraising activities.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr569

8 Apr
Records management: lessons from leaders
Never before has records management had such a high profile. This new
seminar will bring together three experts in the field of records management
who will share their experiences of how they are meeting the challenges they
face and the benefits they expect to realise. This is an opportunity to
question the speakers and to network with fellow delegates. A very
interactive programme is on offer.
Cost GBP225 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr745

11 Apr
Library Portals
This one-day course will set out the rational for a library portal,
illustrate the functions a portal should support, explain the underlying
technologies, and describe commercial and open-source solutions.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr645

13 Apr
Professional Support Lawyer training
TFPL's new training opportunity for Professional Support Lawyer's recognises
that the PSL role is becoming more complex and there is a need to understand
the core elements of knowledge management, the potential breadth of the PSL
role, gain a broad understanding of the various techniques and technologies
associated with the role and understand the importance of managing
expectations. This exciting interactive programme for PSLs commences in
April.
Cost GBP125 + VAT per module
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr859

14 Apr
Valuing your information service
This one day course looks at a method of valuing your library and
information service (LIS) based on business valuation techniques. In this
way, information professionals can relate their services directly to
reporting line management on their terms.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr853

18 Apr
Researching British Companies
This is a new basic level course designed to be a really up to date survey
of researching the British Corporate Sector. It will give delegates an
understanding of British company growth to listing, listed company and
limited company filings and how to structure research into British
companies. A must for anyone involved in business who needs to understand
and research British companies.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr765

19 Apr
Understanding and complying with the ISO 15489 records management standard
This is a one day workshop on the ISO Standard 15489 for Information and
Documentation - Records Management, focusing on a review of the requirements
laid down in the Standard and the practical implications of compliance with
them. Attendees will be provided with copies of the Standard as part of the
course materials.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr359

21/22 Apr
Planning and building a taxonomy
This two day course covers key issues of structure, presentation and ways of
satisfying diverse user needs, and looks behind the scenes at how
technological "solutions" work. The exercises on day two will provide
practical experience of assembling terms and concepts into a user-friendly
shape.  Participants may bring up their own challenges for group discussion.

Cost GBP650 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr542

25 Apr
Writing for the web (to be held in Glasgow)
This course will teach you how to communicate more effectively with your
customers online. It will also help you to write for your intranet so that
it empowers your employees and guarantees your company greater long-term
success.
Cost GBP325 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr689

26 Apr
Branding your information service
This one day course provides an introduction to the concepts of Branding an
Information Service, with some practical tips to get you started.
Information Services frequently come under budgetary attack, and one of the
most common reasons is that customers don't identify with your service.  If
you'd like to utilise the power of branding to enhance your Information
Centre then this course is for you.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr453

27 Apr
Researching mergers and acquisitions
This is a new basic level course designed to be a primer in researching
merger and acquisitions deals (M&A). Global deal activity is set to exceed
$1 trillion in 2004 and as companies now usually grow by M&A, it is a vital
skill for all business information specialists to understand how to conduct
and structure good research into all types of deals. The course covers the
M&A in the UK, but with references to Continental Europe and the US.
Cost GBP295 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr767

29 Apr
Return on investment for libraries and information services
This is a two day course split by a week. Day two is on 6 May
This two-day course deals in pragmatic and clear ways the issues of
organisational benefits around information expressed in ROI, Business Cases,
Intangible Value and the activities and responsibilities connected with
these topics. The structure of the two-day-course provides participants with
the opportunity to present back and get feedback on high-level Business Case
/ ROI results obtained from exercises within their own organisation,
extended with a first draft of a plan of action.
Cost GBP595 + VAT
http://www.tfpl.com/skills_development/courses/cd.cfm?linkid=tr857


Amy Millis
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