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First Aid at Work – Initial

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Three day First Aid at Work Initial course – Successful delegates will be awarded a certificate of competence accredited by Qualsafe Awards who are recognised by Ofqual. It is valid for three years. Read more

Festive Wreath making workshop

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Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA – Free parking available on-site. Festive Wreath making workshop Come and learn techniques to make your own festive wreath. You will cover a wire frame with moss and foliage and decorate it with traditional materials: Pine, fir cones, dried oranges, cinnamon sticks and seed heads. You could keep your design very compact and formal, or you could go for a very loose and natural design. No two wreaths ever come out of the workshop looking the same. Date: Monday 9th December 2019 Time: 6:15pm arrival and approximately 8.45pm finish. Cost: £30.00 per person Refreshments: Light Refreshments available throughout. Materials: All materials are provided for you. For more details or any enquiries, please contact us on 01603 788950 or email [email protected] Other Wreath making dates are also available. Both book Halloween & Pumpkin workshop in October and any Wreath Making workshop in December for £55 per person.

Early Bird – Tackling drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace – Norwich

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In our first Early Bird series of 2015 we will look in detail at the issue of drugs and alcohol in the workplace.

We will cover the legal considerations and suggest practical steps to take in order to prevent abuses by staff. We will also look at tactics for dealing with employees who are suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol to the extent that it is impairing their ability to function effectively at work.

What are the implications of drug and alcohol consumption outside of working hours? It is often at the boundary of an employee’s private and working life where the most difficult challenges arise for employers. We will consider the circumstances when an employer will be justified in taking disciplinary action.

The session will cover:

the legal framework, including health and safety duties and data protection obligations
ensuring your contracts and policies provide adequate protection
drug and alcohol testing: in what circumstances can it (and should it) be carried out?
signs for managers to spot when there might be a problem
taking appropriate disciplinary action, and when to consider referral for treatment as an alternative
how to deal with e-cigarettes and ‘legal highs’.

We will also be looking at a ‘real-life’ case study, to examine how an employer dealt with drug and alcohol problems arising among employees in safety-critical roles.

To book your place, pleaseclick hereor contact Laura Watts on 01603 756439.

Getting to Grips with Managing Performance – Getting the best from your People

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Individual and Business performance can depend largely on the relationship between a manager and their team. This workshop highlights how to get the best out of your team, therefore, building a successful team which leads to a successful business.

This workshop will give you the skills and knowledge to build and lead a great team.

Who is this for?

This course is suitable for anyone managing a team no matter what size and at what level.

Agenda for the Day:

09:15 Doors Open – Registration

09:30 New Anglia Growth Hub – how can we help you? *

09:45 Welcome and Introductions *

10:05 Workplace Transformation and the Main Factors Causing It*

10:25 Performance Management (3 Group Exercise) *

10:55 Determining Direction*

11:05 Goals, Objectives and Targets

11:15 Break and Refreshments *

11:30 Managers Responsibility for Setting Objectives *

11:35 Planning – How Rather than What *

11:40 SMART(ER) – Original SMART Objectives

12:05 Ensuring Success – Constructive Feedback

12:20 Feedback Models

12:25 7-Step Approach. Encouraging Progress

12:50 Action Planning – Making Change Happen

13:00 Q&A’s *

13:15 Close

Level 2 Award in Legionella Awareness (Hot and Cold Water Systems)

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Aim; This course has been designed to ensure a detailed understanding of Legionnaire’s Disease, and how risk management makes sure the disease doesn’t arise in your work place.

Objectives; * Understand the history, significance and symptoms of Legionnaire’s Disease * To understand the basics of how hot and cold water systems work * To understand how the bacterium gets into water systems, how it multiplies in the systems, and how it goes on to infect people * Understand how management systems ensure the prevention of illness * Understand the basics of legal requirements, and sources of guidance * To help assist you with the compliance of the ACOP L8 (Approved Code of Practice L8 relates to the maintenance of clean water systems).

Organisation

Duration; 1/2 day blended learning programme. (This is a blended learning course, once you are booked on to the course we’ll send you some learning materials to complete before coming to the ½ session. Delegates need to be prepared to complete 2 or 3 hours of work before attending the half day course.)

Exam/Assessment; There are 2 short multiple choice exam. The pass marks are 10/15 for the first and 8/12 for the second. This qualification is Ofqual accredited

Cost; £125 + VAT includes notes, refreshments and the assessment & certification fees

Awarding Body; Highfield Awarding Body of Compliance (HABC)

Tutor; Richard Mills

Differentiation; Basic literacy, enthusiasm, a willingness to learn and participate

Audience; Anyone who is dealing with hot or cold water systems in their work place.

Location; BEST WESTERN, Brook Hotel, Norwich

Business Breakfast: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship

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Free networking breakfast event‘Enterprise and Entrepreneurship‘ on 5 March, 7.30 -9.00am at theUniversity of East Anglia, Norwich.

Join us to find out and learn more about The Enterprise Centre, one of the country’s most inspiring workplaces, currently being built at University of East Anglia. Programmed to be operational this year, it will be a business interchange where entrepreneurs and innovators are inspired and supported to develop their businesses and lead the way in a sustainable economy. Norwich Business School’s (NBS) new MSc Enterprise and Business Creation course will be delivered in our new iconic building. Come along to find out more about the course and the opportunities for your business in this exciting new building.

Who should attend? This event is aimed at companies with ambitions to grow and seeking expert knowledge and advice from academics and other University professionals who are experienced in working with businesses.

Registration:Registration for this event is now open;please click hereto register your place before24 February2015.

Cost:This event is FREE to attend and includes free parking.

This event is hosted by NBS and Adapt, a major strategic group in UEA dedicated commercialisation, support and investment in the low carbon sector. Adapt is currently delivering projects in excess of £75m with significant economic and social impact.

Please contact us at[email protected]or call 01603 591765 if you have any questions about this event.

Life 2.0: Your Next Act – Chadwicks Insight Masterclass

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You no longer need to work – what happens next?

The shift to a new phase of life can be a difficult transition for anyone but it can be unexpectedly tough for business owners.

Our session will look at issues around preparing for life after work with a focus on the particular challenges facing exiting business owners. Suddenly finding your bank balance has more zeros than you’d ever expected to see can be overwhelming. By working with people who have sold their business, inherited a large sum, or simply built value in their retirement assets, Chadwicks have developed an approach that makes sense of amounts that have the potential to change not just your life but those of generations to come.

We’ll start with some investment theory and how we at Chadwicks combine this with our behavioural expertise to create multigenerational solutions that mean you can stop losing sleep over money and start concentrating on the important things in life.

Elizabeth Field, Principal Associate at Mills and Reeve, will discuss the advantages of setting up a Family Investment Company to safeguard assets across generations. Daniel Harvey will take a look at the ecosystem Chadwicks are creating to link experienced business people to exciting scale-up businesses. We’ll finish with a short introduction to the support the Norfolk Community Foundation can provide to philanthropic giving.

Please note that there are two masterclasses on the day available for sign up:

8:15-10:30

12:15-2:30

The Masterclass will last 2 hours with questions. It will be of interest to people who have sold, or are thinking of selling, a business or who have benefited from a large inheritance and their advisers.

Refreshments will be available.

At our 2019 masterclasses we are also encouraging attendees to make a donation to our sponsored charity. There is no charge for the Masterclass, but you may like to consider a donation of £20 to the Ormiston Families MPower projects that supports parents who have had a child taken into care. In 2018 we were chuffed to hand over a cheque for more than £6,000, more than half of which had been raised from these Masterclasses.

The linked article below gives an outline of the incredible work of Alison and everyone at Ormiston Families on the project;

https://www.chadwicks.co.uk/articles/ormiston-families-mpower-project/

Bake-off and Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

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Come to our bake-off and coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support! We will be hosting a bake-off, games, raffle, quiz, cake sale and coffee morning so make sure you pop along for this fun event! Why not enter your special cake in our bake-off for the chance to win some great prizes! 9.30am – Bake-off entries and donations to the Sports Bar 10am – Bake-off judging 10.30am-12.30pm – Games, raffle, cakes and coffee 12.30pm – Quiz 1.30pm – Prize giving to all our winners! Held in the Sports Bar. *To enter the bake-off you will need to make a whole cake. Any other sweet treat donations (homemade or bought) for our bake sale as well as raffle prizes are all gratefully received. Please drop-off any donations to the Sports Bar on the day. If you have any questions about the event, email [email protected]

Christmas Party Disco Night

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Dine in style and dance the night away at our fabulous Christmas parties. Four course dinner | Resident DJ Saturday 23rd November 2019 – from £29.95 per person Friday 29th November and Saturday 21st December 2019 – from £34.95 per person Arrival 7pm | Dinner 8pm | Carriages 1am To book call 01603 759393 or email [email protected]