PAI Directory 2012

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SEMINARS

Our seminars address the need for updates and briefings on new legislation, policy, case studies and best practe in the area of finance, administration, law and management. For a full list of upcoming events, dates and registration fees, please visit our website: publicaffairsireland.com, call 01 8198500 or email training@publicaffairsireland.com.

The Prevention and Tackling of Fraud and Financial Misconduct

Fixed Term Contracts

Value for Money and Performance Auditing

Legal Professional Privilege

Risk Management Techniques for the Public Sector

Effective Records Management

Business Continuity Planning for Public Sector Bodies

Health and Safety in the Public Sector

An Overview of Lean Six Sigma

Understanding Workplace Conflicts

No Nonsense IT Project Management

Bullying and Harassment

Green Public Procurement

Remote Working

Public Service Reform Plan: Reallocation and Redeployment

Reducing IT Costs

Tina Kinirons specialises in management and leadership development, working as a consultant, trainer and coach. She worked in management, sales and consulting roles for IBM and Microsoft, before retraining as an occupational psychologist. Tina develops and presents training on a range of management topics, including motivation, delegation, communication, change, empowerment, performance management and leadership skills. Her coaching work includes executive coaching, management coaching, career coaching and interview skills coaching. She holds a M.Sc. in Occupational Psychology and is a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland and the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM). Máire Kearns and Deirdre Fox are Directors of Blue Sky Training & Consulting, a company which trains and advises multi-national, private and public sector clients in project management and project implementation. They have considerable global know-how with 21 years experience in management and implementation of major strategic projects and in particular have extensive experience in implementing software solutions on a fixed time/fixed price basis. They are co-authors of the highly acclaimed book “The No-Nonsense Project Handbook”

Úna Mc Devitt holds a Masters Degree in Organisational Behaviour and with almost fifteen years experience in Training and Development she has honed her own individual style which never fails to receive excellent delegate feedback from all of her events. Having worked in the public, private and voluntary sectors for many years, Úna has a wide range of experiences to draw upon and as such her training sessions are very practical, hands on, enjoyable and designed to bring about changes in behaviour that enhance performance. Úna develops, designs and delivers training to many of the top public and private sector organisations in Ireland and has been doing so in partnership with Public Affairs Ireland for a number of years. Her training delivery covers a broad spectrum of relevant business topics including management development, organizational, administrative and time management skills, financial programmes, presentation skills, and interpersonal skills seminars. Sarah Marriott is a highly experienced trainer and former journalist who specialises in delivering writing-skills courses for the public and private sectors. Sarah has worked as a feature writer and a sub-editor in The Irish Times and has been involved in training Irish Times editorial staff. She is a former lecturer on the MA in Journalism at Dublin Institute of Technology and author of Common Errors in Written English.


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