Professional Development

Below are some of our most popular workshops to help you and your teams develop the critical skills required in your roles and throughout your organisation. 

 

How does a project get one year behind? One day at a time.
— Fred Brooks

Introduction to Project Management

Everybody has to get involved in business projects nowadays. This course gives the participant an understanding of the critical basic principles of managing and participating in a successful project. 

Who should attend?

Anyone who want to improve their ability to manage projects more effectively and  develop more skills when working across a team or on a collaborative joint venture/partnership with many stakeholders. 


The road to hell is paved with adverbs.
— Stephen King

Effective Report Writing 

This course will explore the critical elements that are required in business reporting.  This interactive session includes basic business report stages,  the Executive Summary, the Harvard Standard of Referencing and the importance of clarity, the use simple sentences and refresher of the basic English Grammatical rules. 

Who should attend?

People who regularly have to contribute, edit or review business reports. Also useful for Sales People, Project Team Members, Team Leaders and Managers who have to use email or contribute to ongoing business, procurement or financial reports. 


Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echos are truly endless.
— Mother Teresa

Customer Service

You need to be nice to people.  We all do.  More and more organisations are in the service sector however very few businesses know any effective standardised approach to keep their clients/customers/colleagues consistently satisfied. 

Who should attend?

This session is designed for staff who regularly have to interact with the general public. This course is also suitable to employees who have to engage with internal stakeholders (especially in a support function) and are expected to deliver high standards of service.


Champions keep playing until they get it right.
— Billie Jean King

High Impact Selling! 

We all need to sell! Even if you are not technically a salesperson. We are selling all the tie in business: whether it’s new ideas, our services, our skills, our knowledge, a project or an actual product. This session is designed to help improve your confidence and to focus your selling skills to help improve your ability

Who should attend?

This course is aimed to support sales teams to improve their confidence and instils a standardised business development and selling approach with their organisation.


Tell me and forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.
— Benjamin Franklin

Train the Trainer & Effective Facilitation

Whether you are leading an internal induction programme or have to regularly facility large team meetings, it is critical to develop session that increase participation of all attendees. This workshop explores best practice when delivering high impact training courses as well as leading and facilitating business discussions/

Who should attend?

This course is best suited for people who regularly have to deliver formal or informal training to groups and teams. Also this session can be tailored to focus on facilitation skills and managing regular team meetings. This session can be useful particularly for managers and supervisors, who wish to develop a more effective non-directive leadership style, and wish to handle difficult situations more effectively.


More courses can be found on our courses page or alternatively email the Apropos Team info@aproposltd.net

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