Nick – Learning Resources

General
Business Manaagement Visit Link Oxford Home Study Centre
  • TOPIC 1: The Business Environment
  • TOPIC 2: What is HR Management?
  • TOPIC 3: Introduction to Performance Management
  • TOPIC 4: Introduction to Marketing
Customer Service Visit Link Oxford Home Study Centre
  • TOPIC 1: What is Customer Service?
  • TOPIC 2: Knowing your Customer’s Needs
  • TOPIC 3: The Importance of Customer Feedback and Complaints
  • TOPIC 4: The Value of Training and Development in Customer Service
  • TOPIC 5: The Importance of Building Long-term Customer Relationships
Open University has free courses for almost everything Visit Link Open University
  • Money & Business
  • Nature & the Environment
  • Science, Maths & Technology
Courses for every taste Visit Link Udemy
  • Greek mythology
  • Team Leadership
  • Market Trading
  • On-line marketing

Computer Skills
General Microsoft Skills Visit Link Northern Council for Further Education
  • Provides a Level 2 Certificate in IT
  • Funded by the Skills Funding Agency
Microsoft Excel Visit Link Shaw Academy Three Modules (basic, intermediate, advanced). Each eight hours of learning.
Machine Learning Visit Link Coventry University
  • Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technologies for Business Planning and Decision-making
  • 6 hour course. Content free but certificate is paid for.
Machine Learning Visit Link Open University
  • Requires basic knowledge.
  • Advanced Machine Learning
  • Content free to access but to get the uni credit and additional resources is £52.
Certified Computer Coding Training Visit Link Free Code Camp
  • Web Design
  • Data Visualization
  • Data Security
  • Java Script
  • API Development
Computer Coding Visit Link Code Academy
  • Code foundations (Computer Science History, Career Exploration, Applications)
  • Computer science (Python, Data Structure, Command Line, Git)
  • Data Science (Python, SQL, Data visualisation, Machine Learning)
  • Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React)
SQL Coding Visit Link SQL Climber Courses for those wanting to

Energy
Renewables
  • New Energy Technologies: Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
  • Visit Link
Grenoble Ecole de Management Content is free but certificate is paid for.
Building Energy Management Visit Link Parsic Automation *I don’t know anything certificated but Parsic Automation is a verified YouTube Channel with a series of modules on BMS, Variable Speed Drives, etc.*
Blockchain in the Energy Sector Visit Link
  • EIT Digital
  • Innoenergy
 Content is free but certificate is paid for.

Sales Skills
Negotiation
  • Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills
  • Visit Link
University of Michigan Course is 14 hours. Content free to access but extra resources are paid for.
Sales Management
  • Business Fundamentals: Customer Engagement
  • Visit Link
Open University
  • Course is a four-week course at 3 hours a week.
  • Content free to access but to get the uni credit and additional resources is £52.
Sales Management
  • The Digital Economy: Selling Through Customer Insight
  • Visit Link
Open University Course is a four-week course at 3 hours a week. Content free to access but to get the uni credit and additional resources is £52.
Writing Sales
Generating Inbound Sales

Time Management
Tools to increase Productivity Visit Link Google Digital Garage *I haven’t checked the content – it might be a subtle advert for google docs*

Business Improvement / Project Management
Business Fundamentals: Project Management Visit Link Open University Course is a four-week course at 3 hours a week. Content free to access but to get the uni credit and additional resources is £52.
Project Management Principles, Practices and Systems Visit Link Anglia Ruskin University Basic into to Project Management, 8 hour course.
Foundations of Project Management Visit Link Coventry University
  • Part of their distance-learning MBA programme.
  • Short course totalling 6 hours. Certification is paid for.
Introduction to Project Management Visit Link Oxford Home Study Centre
  • TOPIC 1: Introduction to Project Management
  • TOPIC 2: Role of the Project Manager
  • TOPIC 3: The Project Life Cycle
Six Sigma White Belt Accreditiation Visit Link Averta Business Institute Obtain this foundation course for business process improvements and the first step to becoming a six sigma black belt
Agile Scrum Mastery Visit Link Master of Project Academy When we work out new projects and solutions businesses increasingly use an agile scrum process

Digital Marketing
Fundamentals of digital marketing Visit Link Google with the Open Uni
  • 26 modules totalling 40 hours’ learning.
  • Content and certification is free through Google’s Digital Garage.
  • This is a really good course.
LinkedIn Visit Link Neptune Learning Free month of learning. Various modules from digital marketing to interpersonal skills.
Inbound Sales Visit Link HubSpot
  • 5 lessons
  • 21 videos
  • 5 quizzes
  • 2:11 hours completion time
Writing Sales Emails Visit Link HubSpot Step by step guide
Frictionless Sales Visit Link HubSpot
  • 4 lessons
  • 12 videos
  • 0 quizzes
  • 1:01 hours completion time
Social Media Visit Link HubSpot
  • 9 lessons
  • 40 videos
  • 34 quizzes
  • 4:39 hours completion time

Finance
Profit & Loss Accounts Visit Link Oxford Home Study Centre
  • TOPIC 1: Meaning of the Statement of Profit or Loss
  • TOPIC 2: Measurement of Income
  • TOPIC 3: Relation Between Statement of Profit or Loss and Statement of Financial Position
  • TOPIC 4: Important Terminology
  • TOPIC 5: Preparation of Profit and Loss Accounts
Balance Sheets Visit Link Oxford Home Study Centre
  • Topic 1: Statement of Financial Position
  • Topic 2: Why Create a Balance Sheet
  • Topic 3: How to Prepare a Balance Sheet
  • Topic 4: Assets and Liabilities
  • Topic 5: How to Analyse a Balance Sheet
Accounting Visit Link Quite a few topics from household accounting to investment in the digital economy: