Professional Training and Development

Leading Edge Professional Training and Development GrĹľp Llandrillo Menai working in partnership with Bangor University and The Management Centre

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A Powerful Partnership

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Accredited Training Courses

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Bespoke Training for Business

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Customer Feedback

GrĹľp Llandrillo Menai (GLLM) at The Management Centre College Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG Phone: 01248 365981 Email: training@bangor.ac.uk www.gllm.ac.uk/busnes

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A Powerful Partnership

The GrĹľp Llandrillo Menai Professional Training and Development team based at The Management Centre are dedicated to providing the very best in customer/ student care and professional management support working in Partnership with Bangor University and The Management Centre.

Highly experienced and qualified staff have come together with a common aim of raising the calibre of managers and leaders. The team have a wealth of experience of working in public, private and voluntary sectors.

The delivery of all the programmes will have a wide range of teaching and learning methods such as a high degree of participation and involvement, group working, self-reflection, action learning, and outdoor team building activities.

Delegates will receive work based support outside the course delivery in the form of one-to-one tutorials, video conferencing, emails and / or telephone support.

Course delivery is flexible to suit the needs of individuals and organisations, and can be in-house or at The Management Centre facility.

The Management Centre is a premier, dedicated, conference and training centre with quality 4* Visit Wales rated accommodation. Overlooking the picturesque Menai Strait, the centre provides an all-encompassing training experience where delegates can fully immerse themselves into an ideal learning environment.

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Accredited Training Courses Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (GLLM) offers ACCA accredited courses at The Management Centre Benefits of ACCA Training The ACCA qualification is awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is the global body for professional accountants. This effective study route allows delegates to pursue a rewarding career in accountancy, management and finance. The qualification is designed to teach candidates the accounting knowledge, skills and professional standards, and behaviours that will provide an opportunity to build a successful career across any sector.

The opportunities after completing the ACCA qualification are numerous, with many candidates seeking and being successfully employed in a number of different fields such as: financial consultancy, taxation, business analysers and financial control. As a globally recognised qualification opportunities can be far reaching beyond the UK boundaries. Papers available extend from fundamental through to the professional levels.

Programme Framework ACCA at The Management Centre is delivered via a blended learning programme, which is a flexible mix of 'attended' sessions and a 'virtual learning' environment.

• 1 day face to face induction and tutorials • Up to 10 webinars for those that can’t make the sessions • Revision sessions - 2 days face to face • Out of class support via phone, email or face to face What papers are available?

All of the Fundamental Level papers (F1 – F9) and Professional Level papers (P1 – P7) are available subject to student level and demand delivered over a 24 month cycle.

What are the benefits of a blended learning programme?

• Better Pass Rate Averages have been achieved compared to global pass rate • Competitive Course Fees • Ease of access — all seminars, lectures and tutorials are recorded and can be accessed from anywhere in the world

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Award, Certificate or Diploma in Management and Leadership Leadership & Management Programmes delivered at The Management Centre, accredited by CMI (Chartered Management Institute), are offered via a modular approach. This means you can join at any point in the journey and complete learning at your own pace. Each module is a self-contained learning experience in its own right. Our programmes are highly practical and based on practical assignments that add value to the bottom line resulting in a recognised qualification.

The Leadership and Management Development Programmes are designed to support, develop, and inform leaders and managers at every stage of their careers. The aim of the programmes are to help individuals and organisations to fulfil their potential and achieve business success.

These courses are delivered at The Management Centre or on a corporate basis at the client site.

Who is it for?

Leadership and Management Programmes are for First Line and future Managers, Middle and Senior Managers, and Senior Executives.

Benefits for the Individual: Delegates will gain a nationally recognised high level leadership and management qualification and build a skill set that will help to optimise performance. The ability of the delegates to deliver significant results will be enhanced and, for many, will deliver greater job satisfaction as well as tangible reward. Qualifications can also lead to Chartered Manager (CMgr).

Benefits for Organisations: Ongoing career development holds the key to both individual's and organisational growth and sustainability. In fact, organisations need effective leadership in order to survive. The organisation will build their sustainability and profitability by getting greater results from their people in a way that grows and develops the talent in the business for the long term, bringing independent and internationally recognised forms of best practise into the team.

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Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Professional Qualification Who is it for?

Students can quickly build upon existing experience and qualifications to achieve a CIPS qualification.

This honours degree level, professional qualification is increasingly promoted within the public and private sector and is specified by employers as a desirable criteria within job specifications. Purchasing and supply professionals, especially those who are well qualified and well trained, are regarded as a valuable asset to any organisation.

Benefits for the Individual: The Level 2 introductory certificate provides a good grounding knowledge for those who may not work in a purchasing role, but have some responsibilities in this area. Level 3 is the ideal entry point for those new to the profession as no prior qualification or experience in a purchasing environment is required. Entry to higher levels is dependent on qualifications or previous experience. As a consequence, purchasing and supply professionals are a necessary and valuable asset to any company, especially well-qualified, well trained individuals.

Benefits for Organisations: Purchasing and supply management cuts across all sectors and for many organisations their biggest expense is the goods and services they buy, often up to 80% of the organisation's total costs. Purchasing is regarded as the most important single area of expenditure that can influence business costs sustainability. Professional procurement can offer an improved cost base and enhanced profits for organisations.

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Coaching and Mentoring Qualifications Develop your coaching skills to make a real difference to the performance of the people around you and ultimately your bottom line...

The Coaching and Mentoring Programmes are accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management.

Who is Coaching & Mentoring for?

Coaching & Mentoring Programmes are for First Line and future Managers, Middle and Senior Managers, and Senior Executives.

Benefits for the Individual: Delegates will build a skill set that will help optimise the performance of themselves and others, therefore, make a significant impact to their key result areas. For employed participants this often leads to greater job security, possibly opening the door to promotion opportunities by the nature of the impact they have. Self Employed practitioners will create measurable and billable results. It also enhance self-awareness and self-belief.

Benefits for Organisations: The delegate will build the organisation’s sustainability and profitability by getting greater results from the organisation’s people, in a way that grows and develops the talent in the business for the long term.

Highly developed coaching skills provide practising managers and leaders with the knowledge, skills and confidence to perform even more effectively in their day to day roles...

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International Training and Professional Development Programmes The Management Centre is a residential UK based Training Centre of excellence working with strategic partners to offer the global business marketplace bespoke professional and leading-edge training. The portfolio of training programmes has been developed to support business sustainability through the development of managers which offers current, relevant and up to date thinking. Courses provided at all levels from team members to business leaders and CEO’s.

All programmes are delivered by experienced international facilitators with wide reaching cultural, academic and practical industry experience.

We are pleased to offer clients professional development and training packages tailored to suit your needs and all of GLLM's programmes can be accredited.

Programmes Available • Procurement • Leadership and Management • Chartered Manager • Accounting and Finance • Coaching and Mentoring • Human Resource Management Consultation and Training Needs Analysis We can provide a training needs analysis for your organisation to determine a bespoke programme of courses within the above options.

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Business to Business (B2B) Grŵp Llandrillo Menai (GLLM) is working in Partnership with Bangor University and is based at The Management Centre.

GLLM is able to deliver any of the programmes and qualifications offered ‘in-house’, for clients with a sufficient number of employees. Programmes can also take advantage of The Management Centre’s four star residential facilities.

Programmes and/or modules can be tailored to meet the needs and objectives of your organisation. The prime focus is to ensure that all of our programmes are designed and delivered to ensure an interactive and value added process which is aimed at supporting your organisation’s sustainability.

Our consultants are able to design specific programmes for your organisation in the areas of: • Finance • Procurement and Supply • Management and Leadership • Human Resources Every programme can be delivered at The Management Centre, pan UK or globally by our highly experienced, hands-on tutors.

Please contact us to discuss a programme to suit your business needs.

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Customer Feedback Lyndsey Jones ACCA Accounts Assistant The Cake Crew Ltd (September 2014)

Extremely useful and provides guidance for individuals who also have full-time employment to deal with.

Pam Boyd ILM Coaching and Mentoring Freelance Chief Executive and Consultant ShawBoyd Associates (January 2015)

Excellent programme and trainer that will benefit my future as a coach.

Adam Print ILM Coaching and Mentoring Freelance Coach (November 2014)

This has great tools to evaluate, self-reflect and put theory into practice.

Elfyn Davies CIPS Level 5 Airbus Employee (April 2014)

CIPS theory has dramatically benefited my career within Procurement.

Mike Bell CMI Level 7 Strategic Project Management Regional Co-ordinator – Wrexham Council (March 2015)

Nia Wyn Harris Change Management and Development Officer Gwynedd Council (May 2015)

Essential learning for anyone undertaking on a role as a Project Manager.

The quality of the provision provided is excellent, with experienced, bilingual trainers that specialise in their field.

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