Project Management Quickstart 1 Day | 7 hours | $625 PLUS TAX

In this introductory course, students learn all of the basics of project management. Perfect for small-group team leaders, you will finish this course with a solid understanding of the project management process, and the components at each stage in the process. This course is engaging and easy to follow. It is perfect for people using online apps like Basecamp or Asana. Prerequisite: None. 

Document Design in Word 1 Day | 7 hours | $550 PLUS TAX

A well-designed document reflects well on you because a good page layout makes any document more readable. Your audience is more likely to read and remember it. In this course, you’ll learn how to use basic design principles to make your work attract attention. After this course, you will be proud of your Word documents look, and surprised at how much time you saved making them. Prerequisite: Solid foundation in MS Word. 

Overview
This course introduces you to the basic principles of good design. You will learn techniques for creating attractive documents using text, graphics and other visual elements. During this course, participants will use Microsoft Word, but the design concepts apply to documents created in any software application.

Content
» Essential design concepts
» The design process
» Organizing text and graphics
» Font choice and other type options
» Working with space and lines
» Selecting and adding images
» Working with colour
» Working with various publications
» Using white space effectively
» Marketing material
» Common design problems
» Tips for outstanding design

Learning Outcomes
Participants should be able to use basic design and layout principles to create a range of attractive documents, like:
• resumes
• cover letters
• business letters
• reports
• proposals
• invoices
• certificates
• forms

Microsoft Project – Advanced 1 Day | 7 hours | $650 PLUS TAX

This one-day seminar is for people with experience in Microsoft Project. We cover managing and reporting to management with multi-project roll-up responsibilities. You will see how to share resources across multiple projects. You will learn how to customize views, columns, filters and other Project objects for custom views and printout. You will also learn how to print Microsoft Project’s built-in reports and how to customize your own reports. Prerequisite: Project Essentials or sufficient experience with MS Project. 

Microsoft Power BI 2 days | | $1,190 PLUS TAX

This two-day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to analyze data with Power BI. Prerequisite: 

Dealing with Difficult People 2 Days | Groups only | 14 hours | $1275 PLUS TAX

Some people, despite our best efforts, leave us feeling frustrated and annoyed. The ability to handle difficult people and manage disruptive behaviour is a life changing skill. Thankfully, it’s one you can learn and this workshop teaches you how. You’ll come away with practical knowledge that makes you stronger.  Prerequisite: none 

We run this course for groups only

This course is customized to suit your needs. It can be formatted as a two-day event or as one day with a follow-up day scheduled later. Either way, you will learn and practice skills that help you deal with difficult people, effectively and painlessly. You will learn:

• » how to disagree without escalating the conflict
• » how to be in control and remain in control
• » how to confront unacceptable behaviour
• » how to avoid the cost of bad behaviour in your workplace
• » when to walk away from a difficult situation
• » how to successfully negotiate
• » how to be constructive no matter what

This workshop is enriched by discussion, exercises, role play, and group problem-solving. The lessons learned in this workshop will have far-reaching benefits to enrich your relationships and increase your personal effectiveness while reducing stress and uncertainty.

Excel – Power Query 1 Day | 7 hours | $449 PLUS TAX

No matter where your data comes from – whether it’s a small or very large data set – you can connect, clean, analyze, and share your data faster using Power Query. This course guides you through the essentials of data extraction and transformation, teaching you to seamlessly integrate data from multiple sources and transform the time-consuming chore of data preparation into an efficient, automated process. Prerequisite: Experience with Excel 

In this course, you will become comfortable with:

» Using PQ for data loading and cleaning purposes
» Using PQ to reformat reports to tables for easier data analysis
» Combining data from multiple sheets in a workbook
» Combining data from multiple files in a folder
» Tips, tricks, and best-practice techniques

You will benefit most from this course if you:

Consider yourself an intermediate user of Excel and need to work with data that originates outside Excel.

Excel – Financial Forecasting 1⁄2 Day | 3 hours | $349 PLUS TAX

Forecasting is a valuable tool in business planning. It allows you to reliably predict company performance, trends, etc. Forecasting applies to expenses as well as revenues, and can provide a clearer understanding of future profits and losses. Ultimately, business forecasting enables better decision-making. Historical data is analyzed to detect patterns which helps to predict future performance. Prerequisite: Excel Level 1 

Concepts such as linear and seasonal forecasting are reviewed with specific notes about budgeting, seasonality, and run rate. In class, we will analyze government data from 2019 across different industries. Charts are built to visualize the forecasts into the future.

Excel – Finance Functions 1⁄2 Day | 3 hours | $299 PLUS TAX

This course is especially beneficial to accountants, financial managers, and analysts. We explore: Prerequisite: Excel Level 1 

» determining monthly payments for a loan
» creating an amortization table for a mortgage
» computing present and future value for a series of payments or amounts
» calculating internal rate of return for cash flows
» calculating the number of months to pay off a loan
» calculating imputed interest rate
» building a 1- or 2-dimensional What-If table for financial terms such as payments, present value, etc.

Also, if you’re connected to the audit profession, Audit Data Analytics may be of particular value. ADAs can enhance the traditional sampling techniques used in audit examinations.

Excel – Custom Training 1–2 Days | 7–14 hours | $399/day PLUS TAX

When other Excel courses do not fit your needs, you can cherry-pick your own topics of interest and create a course agenda that meets your needs. If you want, we can help you plan exactly how you want to enhance your productivity with Excel. Custom Training courses have a very high satisfaction rating from our clients. Prerequisite: 

The way it works: Before the training date, each attendee receives a survey listing the primary topics from Excel 1, Excel 2, and Excel 3. They are asked to rank their preferred topics, and the results are compiled to produce a customized agenda. The training is delivered in sessions lasting one or two days, depending on the amount of material.

Sessions are private, with team members from just a single organization at a time. Usually, clients provide their own data for training and practice (our instructor is the only person outside your organization who sees it). We are happy to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement.

The course fees include up to 3 hours of prep time to create practical examples from your own data. Alternatively, if you’d rather not use your own data, materials from the standard course offerings will be used.