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This course should be completed by all newly elected Members.

This course should be completed by all newly elected Members.

Welcome to your learning on health and safety in the office.

This module is designed to give you an introductory overview of good health and safety practice in the office workplace.

If you have any questions that relate to a specific health and safety issue in your office, talk to your manager.

Welcome to your learning on health and safety in the office.

This module is designed to give you an introductory overview of good health and safety practice in the office workplace.

If you have any questions that relate to a specific health and safety issue in your office, talk to your manager.

This course is for managers who are responsible for carrying out Performance & Development Reviews (PDR) with their staff.

After completing this module you will be able to:

• Identify the role of PDRs within the context of performance management
• State the benefits of holding effective PDRs for the organisation, the staff member and yourself
• Know the steps to take to prepare for a review with a staff member
• Be aware of the range of skills you require to carry out an effective PDR
• Be confident in setting SMART objectives
• Manage the outcomes of the PDR

The aim of this module is to help you understand and prepare for your PDR so that you get the most out of it.

After completing this module you will be able to:

• Describe what a PDR is
• Explain why a PDR matters to you, your manager and the Council
• Describe the process and your role in it
• Know how to prepare for your PDR
• Make a full contribution to the PDR meeting and recognise SMART objectives and their benefits
• Know what activities to undertake to follow up on your PDR

Welcome to the Personal Resilience module. 

In today's workplace employees are expected to cope with increased pressure, budget cuts, performance targets, changing roles and an uncertainty about the future.

Workplace absences are costing the UK economy 27 billion pounds each year and stress is a big contributing factor.

Personal Resilience can play a key role in how we manage stressful and difficult situations and will help individuals to improve their performance in the workplace as well as having an impact on their health and well-being.

This module is designed to help you understand and think about your own resilience and how it can be improved upon.

Welcome to the Personal Resilience module. 

In today's workplace employees are expected to cope with increased pressure, budget cuts, performance targets, changing roles and an uncertainty about the future.

Workplace absences are costing the UK economy 27 billion pounds each year and stress is a big contributing factor.

Personal Resilience can play a key role in how we manage stressful and difficult situations and will help individuals to improve their performance in the workplace as well as having an impact on their health and well-being.

This module is designed to help you understand and think about your own resilience and how it can be improved upon.

This module has been created from content used in a long-running training course on plain English.
There a number of exercises in the module, based on real examples taken from the Plain English Campaign's website.

This module's main focus is to outline the basics of plain English. By the end, you will have:

• been introduced to plain English
• had a change to practice writing plain English

This module has been created from content used in a long-running training course on plain English.
There a number of exercises in the module, based on real examples taken from the Plain English Campaign's website.

This module's main focus is to outline the basics of plain English. By the end, you will have:

• been introduced to plain English
• had a change to practice writing plain English

The aim of this module is to give you an understanding of what the Policy & Performance section does and how it relates to the council as a whole.

You will cover the following topics in this module:

• What is Policy & Performance?
• What is Business Improvement?
• Our Corporate Plan
• Our priorities and how they are chosen?
• How we monitor performance? (internally and externally)
• Supporting continuous development

Most of us find the thought of giving a presentation rather nerve-wracking. But if this describes you then don't worry!

You can develop good presentation skills, and this module tells you everything you need to know in order to get it right - from recognising the type of presentation you need to deliver through to combating last minute nerves and dealing with unexpected hitches.

This course is designed for all new starters to give an overview of the organisation. It explains the structure, the services it provides and the potential for development and training for employees.

This course is designed for all new starters to give an overview of the organisation. It explains the structure, the services it provides and the potential for development and training for employees.

This course is designed for all new starters to give an overview of the organisation. It explains the structure, the services it provides and the potential for development and training for employees.

This course is designed for all new starters to give an overview of the organisation. It explains the structure, the services it provides and the potential for development and training for employees.

This course is designed for all new starters to give an overview of the organisation. It explains the structure, the services it provides and the potential for development and training for employees.

This offers an introduction to the Prevent duty, and explains how it aims to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised to supporting terrorism or becoming terrorists themselves.

This offers an introduction to the Prevent duty, and explains how it aims to safeguard vulnerable people from being radicalised to supporting terrorism or becoming terrorists themselves.

This course is a template to build all other courses from

We believe that a common and consistent approach to the way in which we commission, plan, manage and implement all of our projects will be a key component of successfully delivering the goals laid out in our Corporate Priorities and individual Service Plans.

The purpose of this course is to incorporate recognised industry good practice standards, such as PRINCE2, as well as practical experience and common sense for the successful delivery of a project that is delivered to time, cost and quality.

You will find links throughout the course to relevance documents and templates, a full list of all these appendices can be found alongside this course, before you complete your evaluation.

Information is vital to all of us in our work and we are all responsible for protecting the information that we use. This e-learning will help you think about some of the situations you may face, and how you must take responsibility for using information safely.

Level 1 is designed for all staff and will provide you with a comprehensive guide to why information is so important, the risks to its safety, and what you can do to protect it. It should take you about 1 hour 20 minutes to complete, including the assessment.

Information is vital to all of us in our work and we are all responsible for protecting the information that we use. This e-learning will help you think about some of the situations you may face, and how you must take responsibility for using information safely.

Level 2 is designed for those who have a specific responsibility for handling information, and is particularly aimed at Information Asset Owners and line managers, although it is also relevant for others such as those in policy, project and procurement roles. It will help you understand more about your role in ensuring that the information for which you are responsible is properly protected and used. This should take around an hour to complete including the assessment.

Preston City Council's Email Policy

This is a hidden course containing the questionnaire template. Do not delete it.

This eLearning, along with the 1 day course, is compulsory for all managers before they are able to sit on an interview panel.

This area provides information and advice for those people who are at risk of redundancy.

It may be that you need some assistance in looking for new employment, or that you are considering early retirement and would like some information regarding retirement planning.

It pulls together information you may need regarding developing your career, polishing your CV, completing application forms, interview skills and searching for jobs. It also covers pensions, volunterring opportunities and finances in retirement.

A course to discover relaxation techniques to help you deal with the stress and strain of day to day life

Preston City Council's Email Policy