Beckinridge Training & Development

Despite the different product and services involved, and even the many factors that affect different sector selling, the sales process is a people business

This course teaches the C programming language which is still widely used despite competition from its newer offspring. It can also include system programming for Windows or Linux if required

This 3 day course covers C# as a language without targeting any particular application type. A basic knowledge of programming is assumed, though not any particular language.

Handling change, customers and communicating effectively in business are fundamental to the success of a customer focused service department or project. However, approaching this issue in an ‘ad-hoc’ manner can be very draining on resources of time, personnel and money.

Today’s manager or supervisor is expected to be a coach, a leader and often a friend. They are expected to have ‘honest conversations’, be ’emotionally intelligent’ and to give criticism in an impartial manner. To meet these challenges they need to have excellent communication skills, be self-aware and non-judgmental, while maintaining a business-like approach.

Customer Improvement Strategies are increasingly recognised as being fundamental within a successful and profitable company. However, approaching this issue in an ‘ad-hoc’ manner is very draining on resources of time, personnel and money. To gain and keep customers, service or solution based companies must now embrace the concept of building strategic customer relationships throughout the…

This 5 day course covers the C# language and its use for Windows desktop applications using the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). Developing for WPF is interesting as it actually uses 2 languages simultaneously – C# for the functionality and XAML for the UI design. A shorter course can be provided if you are already familiar…

Technical ability or professional knowledge alone is not enough to be successful in today’s competitive business climate. To be effective requires the ability to work with others.

Real productivity within any business can often be dependent upon meetings being run effectively and those attending the meeting being able to communicate in a confident and professional manner.

Critical success within any sales organisation is dependent upon effective sales management and the ability to communicate the function and role of’A Sales Manager’ in a confident and professional manner.

The aim of this course is to develop awareness of and skill in, writing about technical subjects, so that any form of written communication is clear and easy to understand.

The aim of this course is to develop awareness of and skill in, writing about technical subjects, so that any form of written communication is clear and easy to understand.

First-line mangers perform many functions and are the first contact point between line workers and management and often the customer. The role requires strong people skills to build trusting relationships and teams in order to help achieve business objectives.

This 4 day course is designed for those wishing to learn the Java programming language. This course is a primer for more advanced Java courses. The emphasis is on the Java language and the core APIs. It covers the new features introduced in Java 5. The practical exercises constitute about 50% of the course time.…

Management skills for todays Service, Communications and Technology sectors are rigorous and demanding. New skills are needed to achieve overall objectives; but these skills do not come naturally – they need to be learned

Invariably within the process of a bid, a lot of success will be dependent upon effective presentations.

Often our success within business is dependent upon effective presentations. To achieve success the presenter must captivate the audience, communicate effectively and be seen as professional. The course is run over two days; the first providing the basics of presenting; the second developing skills further and providing greater feedback.

This programme provides project managers with the personal and interpersonal skills they need to supplement their technical project management skills for successful project delivery.

This course is designed for developers wishing to exploit SQL in a Microsoft SQL Server environment. The course most often lasts for 3 days but shorter versions can be provided. The full 3-day overview is given below. While we normally use the latest version, older versions of SQL server from 2000 onwards can be supported.…

This one day course can be taken on its own for those with existing SQL experience, or as an additional day for our 1 and 3 day SQL courses. It covers the geography and geometry types and how these can be used for applications such as mapping. It includes many practical exercises which can be…

Managing, growing and key account developments are now more complex than ever. Within competitive, structured buying opportunities the skills required to compete, defend, negotiate and gain new business in complex product sectors are increasingly more demanding and different from those in common practice even a few years ago. More and more sector Account Managers and…

Understand how powerful commands may be built using simple, easy-to-understand concepts and components

Managers, supervisors, department heads and team leads can all play a vital leadership role in developing teams to achieve business objectives

The main information and content of this course is presented in an interactive presentation style, but workshop sessions ensure full participation by all attendees