Learning and Development

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Your learning and development for 2012/13

Can't find a date for a course?
We are just coming to the end of our training calendar so you may find that there are no current dates for the courses that you are interested in attending.

We are in the process of finalising the course calendar for 2012/13 and we hope to have new dates for all our courses available in the next month.

If there are any courses that you are interested in please add your name to the waiting list on Trent and you will be contacted as soon as new dates are available.

Can't wait that long?
Check out our resource centre You e-Develop which contains thousands of bite-size articles, checklists, presentations, exercises and links to further reading on a huge range of topics from managing your career to motivating others.

Access 2007 Training

Having issues working with databases?
Our Access training courses are designed to help you get to grips with the features that Access has to offer.

Places are limited so please confirm your attendance by registering for this these courses as soon as possible and more dates will be added later in the year.

Access 2007: Using Databases
This short course will provide an introduction to the main features of Access, and enable you to enter data and extract simple information from an existing database.

12 July
09:30-12:30 or 13:30-16:30

Find out more about Access 2007: Using Databases

Access 2007: Creating Forms
This course covers creating basic forms to enable data entry, viewing and editing records.

18 July
09:30-12:30

Find out more about Access 2007: Creating Forms

Access 2007: Creating Queries
Queries help you interrogate your data to view only records which match your criteria.

You can also use queries to update fields and create new tables. This course focuses on select queries and includes some grouping and aggregation (Totals queries).

25 July
09:30-12:30

Find out more about Access 2007: Creating Queries

Supporting Students

Asperger's Workshop I: Supporting students with Asperger's Syndrome

This course is for anyone who has contact with students or other visitors to the University, whether on a brief or ongoing basis.

This workshop provides practical advice on how to support students with Asperger's Syndrome, and strategies for successful interactions with people with Asperger's, whether a diagnosis is known or not.

19 July or 11 September
13:00-15:00

Find out more about Asperger's Workshop I

Asperger's Workshop II: Understanding thoughts and behaviour

his course is for anyone who has contact with students or other visitors to the University, particularly those working on an ongoing basis with students.

This workshop follows on from Workshop I, and helps participants gain an understanding of the relationship between thoughts and behaviours and how this can explain some behaviours associated with Asperger's Syndrome.

26 July or 12 September
13:00-15:00

Find out more about Asperger's Workshop II

Course information

You can find all the information you need on the Learning & Development website, including:

• A list of all the courses delivered by the all University’s internal training providers
• You can search for a course by title, category or date
• Advice on training that may be relevant to your job role
• Information on our qualifications (ILM)
• Details of the mandatory training that must be completed by staff
• Links to online learning resources including You e-Develop
• Access to Trent Self Service to book learning events

Booking on

All course listings are also available directly through the Trent Self Service booking system.

If you are unfamiliar with Trent Self Service please take a look at our Quick Start Guide for course bookings.

If you are a member of staff who does not have access to Trent Self Service bookings and enqueries should be made as follows:

• Members of the Temporary Staff Bank should contact the TSB
• Members of Campus Services staff should contact cstraining@exeter.ac.uk
• All other staff should contact sld@exeter.ac.uk

Contact details

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Learning and Development
University of Exeter
Northcote House
The Queen's Drive
Exeter
Devon
EX4 4 QJ

Tel: +44 (0) 1392 724515
Email: sld@exeter.ac.uk

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