Upcoming Open Events
Open events are run regularly on a regional basis at local conference hotels and are open to all. Alternatively, any of these events can be run on your premises (see bespoke
internal workshops).
Download a Forward Planner:
(Issue date 24 June 2010)
Click on a workshop for more details and to book.
| Inspection Nominee Training | |||
| 07 Sep 2010 | WS3350 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 08 Sep 2010 | WS3354 | £259 | London Euston |
| 09 Sep 2010 | WS3346 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
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| Professional Sales Skills: Refining and Extending Technique | |||
| 13 Sep 2010 | WS3038 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 14 Sep 2010 | WS3040 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 15 Sep 2010 | WS3042 | £259 | London Euston |
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| Employment Law, Rights & Responsibilities: Understanding the Latest Developments | |||
| 14 Sep 2010 | WS2713 | £259 | London Euston |
| 15 Sep 2010 | WS2715 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 16 Sep 2010 | WS2717 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
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| Quality Auditing the Learning Journey | |||
| 14 Sep 2010 | WS2592 | £259 | London Euston |
| 15 Sep 2010 | WS2593 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 16 Sep 2010 | WS2594 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Using Data within Work Based Learning | |||
| 20 Sep 2010 | WS2649 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 22 Sep 2010 | WS2650 | £259 | London Euston |
| 23 Sep 2010 | WS2651 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Robust Self Assessment for BEGINNERS (Sept 2009 CIF) | |||
| 21 Sep 2010 | WS2807 | £259 | London Euston |
| 27 Sep 2010 | WS2805 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 01 Oct 2010 | WS2804 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
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| Making Functional Skills ... Functional | |||
| 21 Sep 2010 | WS3126 | £259 | London Euston |
| 22 Sep 2010 | WS3129 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 23 Sep 2010 | WS3132 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
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| Effective Tracking & Management of Learner Progress | |||
| 21 Sep 2010 | WS2550 | £259 | London Euston |
| 22 Sep 2010 | WS2551 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 23 Sep 2010 | WS2552 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Foundation Learning Programmes - Practical Implementation | |||
| 28 Sep 2010 | WS3444 | £259 | London Euston |
| 29 Sep 2010 | WS3445 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 30 Sep 2010 | WS3446 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| The Journey to Grade 1 - Excellence | |||
| 28 Sep 2010 | WS2577 | £259 | London Euston |
| 29 Sep 2010 | WS2578 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 30 Sep 2010 | WS2579 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Robust Self Assessment for the EXPERIENCED (Sept 2009 CIF) | |||
| 28 Sep 2010 | WS2601 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 29 Sep 2010 | WS2602 | £259 | London Euston |
| 30 Sep 2010 | WS2603 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 26 Oct 2010 | WS2604 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 27 Oct 2010 | WS2605 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Effective Classroom and Group Control | |||
| 28 Sep 2010 | WS2915 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 29 Sep 2010 | WS2919 | £259 | London Euston |
| 30 Sep 2010 | WS2917 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| E&D Limiting Grades: Meeting the E&D requirements of the 2009 CIF | |||
| 29 Sep 2010 | WS3161 | £245 | Manchester City Centre |
| 05 Oct 2010 | WS2796 | £259 | London Euston |
| 06 Oct 2010 | WS2793 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 07 Oct 2010 | WS2792 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Safeguarding: Embedding Practical Support for Vulnerable People | |||
| 05 Oct 2010 | WS3168 | £245 | Manchester City Centre |
| 06 Oct 2010 | WS3167 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 07 Oct 2010 | WS3164 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 08 Oct 2010 | WS3171 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Strategic Overview of the Learning & Skills Sector - 2010 | |||
| 05 Oct 2010 | WS3391 | £259 | London Euston |
| 06 Oct 2010 | WS3389 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 07 Oct 2010 | WS3390 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Introduction to Effective Graded Observation of Teaching Training & Learning | |||
| 05 Oct 2010 | WS2532 | £259 | London Euston |
| 06 Oct 2010 | WS2533 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 07 Oct 2010 | WS2534 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
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| Equality and Diversity: Meeting The Challenges of the Equality Act THREE DAYS | |||
| 11 Oct 2010 | WS3366 | £679 | London Euston (11-12 Oct and 4 Nov) |
| 13 Oct 2010 | WS3368 | £659 | Birmingham City Centre (13-14 Oct and 3 Nov) |
| 18 Oct 2010 | WS3367 | £659 | Leeds City Centre (18-19 Oct and 2 Nov) |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Equality and Diversity: Part 1 - Understanding The Latest Legislation | |||
| 11 Oct 2010 | WS2556 | £259 | London Euston |
| 13 Oct 2010 | WS2557 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 18 Oct 2010 | WS2558 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Equality and Diversity: Developing and Implementing a Single Equality Scheme TWO DAYS | |||
| 11 Oct 2010 | WS2610 | £499 | London Euston (11 Oct and 12 Oct) |
| 13 Oct 2010 | WS2611 | £479 | Birmingham City Centre (13 Oct and 14 Oct) |
| 18 Oct 2010 | WS2612 | £479 | Leeds City Centre (18 Oct and 19 Oct) |
| Equality and Diversity: Part 3 - Developing and Implementing a Single Equality Scheme | |||
| 12 Oct 2010 | WS2616 | £259 | London Euston |
| 14 Oct 2010 | WS2617 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 19 Oct 2010 | WS2618 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Graded Observation of Learner Reviews & other processes | |||
| 12 Oct 2010 | WS2944 | £259 | London Euston |
| 13 Oct 2010 | WS2943 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 14 Oct 2010 | WS2942 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Support for Firsts and Nationals: Beginner to Practitioner in 6 easy steps | |||
| 13 Oct 2010 | WS2506 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 14 Oct 2010 | WS2505 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 20 Oct 2010 | WS2504 | £259 | London Euston |
| Health and Safety: Understanding and Implementing the Latest Legislation | |||
| 18 Oct 2010 | WS2912 | £259 | London Euston |
| 20 Oct 2010 | WS2910 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 21 Oct 2010 | WS2908 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Techniques for Developing Personal Learning and Thinking Skills | |||
| 19 Oct 2010 | WS2640 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 20 Oct 2010 | WS2641 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 21 Oct 2010 | WS2642 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Getting the Most from the QCF | |||
| 26 Oct 2010 | WS2866 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 27 Oct 2010 | WS2869 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 28 Oct 2010 | WS2872 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Equality and Diversity: Part 2 - Impact Assessments - Made Easy | |||
| 02 Nov 2010 | WS2856 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 03 Nov 2010 | WS2852 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 04 Nov 2010 | WS2848 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| IAG - Improving Effectiveness of Information, Advice & Guidance | |||
| 02 Nov 2010 | WS2875 | £259 | London Euston |
| 03 Nov 2010 | WS2881 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 04 Nov 2010 | WS2878 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Developing and Monitoring the Quality of Learner Progress Reviews for Mgrs | |||
| 03 Nov 2010 | WS2521 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 04 Nov 2010 | WS2520 | £259 | London Euston |
| 10 Nov 2010 | WS2522 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Support for Firsts and Nationals: Reducing Workload & Improving Performance | |||
| 03 Nov 2010 | WS2511 | £259 | London Euston |
| 10 Nov 2010 | WS2513 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 11 Nov 2010 | WS2512 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Developing Subcontractor Performance - Improving Quality and Success Rates | |||
| 09 Nov 2010 | WS2571 | £259 | London Euston |
| 10 Nov 2010 | WS2572 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 11 Nov 2010 | WS2573 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Quality Improvement Planning - Maximising Effectiveness | |||
| 09 Nov 2010 | WS3080 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 10 Nov 2010 | WS3082 | £259 | London Euston |
| 11 Nov 2010 | WS3078 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Safeguarding: Meeting the latest legal and Inspection Requirements | |||
| 15 Nov 2010 | WS3146 | £245 | Manchester City Centre |
| 16 Nov 2010 | WS3088 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 17 Nov 2010 | WS3090 | £259 | London Euston |
| 18 Nov 2010 | WS3085 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Creative Arts: Enabling Outstanding Teaching and Learning | |||
| 16 Nov 2010 | WS2895 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 17 Nov 2010 | WS2894 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 18 Nov 2010 | WS2898 | £259 | London Euston |
| Graded OTL: Effective Development and Delivery of Feedback | |||
| 16 Nov 2010 | WS2538 | £259 | London Euston |
| 18 Nov 2010 | WS2540 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 19 Nov 2010 | WS2539 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Succeeding at Ofsted Inspection under the 2009 CIF and CES | |||
| 23 Nov 2010 | WS2634 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 24 Nov 2010 | WS2635 | £259 | London Euston |
| 25 Nov 2010 | WS2636 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
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| Understanding QSR, Timely Success, Distance Travelled Calculations inc 2010 revisions | |||
| 23 Nov 2010 | WS2658 | £259 | London Euston |
| 24 Nov 2010 | WS2659 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 25 Nov 2010 | WS2660 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| The First Line Manager - Improving Skills and Effectiveness | |||
| 30 Nov 2010 | WS3302 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 01 Dec 2010 | WS3301 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 02 Dec 2010 | WS3300 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Overcoming Resistance to Change | |||
| 30 Nov 2010 | WS2923 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 01 Dec 2010 | WS2933 | £259 | London Euston |
| 02 Dec 2010 | WS2926 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Making Learner Induction Fun and Effective | |||
| 01 Dec 2010 | WS2583 | £259 | London Euston |
| 02 Dec 2010 | WS2584 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 03 Dec 2010 | WS2585 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Coaching Teachers & Trainers: Enhancing the Quality of Teaching &Training through Coaching | |||
| 06 Dec 2010 | WS3093 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 08 Dec 2010 | WS3097 | £259 | London Euston |
| 09 Dec 2010 | WS3095 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Reflective Practice within CPD – Maximising Effectiveness | |||
| 07 Dec 2010 | WS3319 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 10 Dec 2010 | WS3318 | £249 | Manchester City Centre |
| 14 Dec 2010 | WS3321 | £259 | London Euston |
| 16 Dec 2010 | WS3320 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| E&D Limiting Grades: Narrowing Gaps in Learner Achievement | |||
| 07 Dec 2010 | WS3203 | £259 | London Euston |
| 08 Dec 2010 | WS3201 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 09 Dec 2010 | WS3199 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| Surviving Cutbacks in Public Spending | |||
| 07 Dec 2010 | WS3207 | £259 | London Euston |
| 08 Dec 2010 | WS3208 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 09 Dec 2010 | WS3211 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 10 Dec 2010 | WS3213 | £245 | Newcastle T&W City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Graded OTL: Improving Effectiveness of Moderation and Development Action - | |||
| 13 Dec 2010 | WS2493 | £259 | London Euston |
| 15 Dec 2010 | WS2494 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 17 Dec 2010 | WS2495 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Sales Techniques for Non-Sales Teams | |||
| 14 Dec 2010 | WS2884 | £245 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 15 Dec 2010 | WS2883 | £245 | Leeds City Centre |
| 16 Dec 2010 | WS2886 | £259 | London Euston |
| E&D Limiting Grades: Embedding E&D at Curriculum Level & Assessing Impact | |||
| 20 Dec 2010 | WS3881 | £259 | London Euston |
| 21 Dec 2010 | WS3882 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 22 Dec 2010 | WS3883 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| The Equality Act 2010 - Understanding the Implications for Schools and Colleges | |||
| 18 Jan 2011 | WS3848 | £259 | London Euston |
| 19 Jan 2011 | WS3849 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 20 Jan 2011 | WS3850 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| Professional Sales Skills: Understanding The Key Techniques | |||
| 15 Feb 2011 | WS3465 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 16 Feb 2011 | WS3466 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 17 Feb 2011 | WS3467 | £259 | London Euston |
| Quality Assurance: Evaluating & Developing QA Systems | |||
| 12 Apr 2011 | WS3724 | £259 | London Euston |
| 13 Apr 2011 | WS3725 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 14 Apr 2011 | WS3726 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 15 Apr 2011 | WS3727 | £249 | Manchester City Centre |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||
| Effective Tracking and Review of Learner Progress | |||
| 27 Apr 2011 | WS3721 | £259 | London Euston |
| 28 Apr 2011 | WS3722 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 29 Apr 2011 | WS3723 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| An Introduction to First Line Management | |||
| 24 May 2011 | WS3453 | £249 | Leeds City Centre |
| 25 May 2011 | WS3454 | £249 | Birmingham City Centre |
| 26 May 2011 | WS3455 | £259 | London Euston |
| Additional Dates available: View all dates | |||



Qualifications
PTLLS : CTLLS : DTLLS
There is now a legal requirement for teachers and trainers new to the adult learning
sector to hold or be working towards the QTLS qualifications.
The Excellence in Learning team offer these through:
NTRL Qualifications