Durham Training Courses

Course Overview This Microsoft Access course is for delegates who have sound skills in the use of MS Access and are now ready to expand their knowledge into some of the more specialised and advanced features of the software. This course will provide delegates with the skills needed to create complex queries, create macros to automate tasks, enhance forms and reports and use the Access programming language Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), enabling delegates to really take control of their databases.

Course Overview This Acrobat Professional course will enable delegates to share electronic versions of documents with others in a format that allows them to view, print, and even review the content, even if they don't have the original software that was used to create the file. In this course, delegates will use Adobe Acrobat to convert documents to PDF files, and will customise PDF files for both their needs and the needs of the reader.

Course Overview This course is designed to take participants through the development process of building software demonstrations and interactive simulations. The course is task-based, with participants learning by recording and updating projects. Along with covering the key features of Captivate, the course focuses on best practices to record Captivate projects.

Course Overview Adobe Illustrator is a drawing and design package. This course will give you the experience you need to produce professional Graphics and illustrations, and will increase your levels of productivity and creativity within illustrator. Once you have completed this course you can move on to the Adobe Illustrator Advanced course.

Course Overview This course will take you through the advanced techniques of Illustrator, helping you to become more efficient and effective when using Adobe Illustrator.

Course Overview Adobe InDesign is an industry-leading program that takes desktop publishing and design to a new level. The goal of this course is for you to be able to create simple but professional documents that are ready to use for the web and for print.

Course Overview This course, aimed at those who have attended the Introduction to InDesign, will introduce the advanced tools and techniques through hands on exercises and theory.

Course Overview This entry-level course provides a comprehensive overview of project management that focuses on applying the core principles to make better decisions, understand consequences and generate success. Relevant for any project in any area of business, the course covers the pragmatic skills and techniques necessary for effective project delivery.

As more and more business critical initiatives are being planned and executed as projects, it is essential that organisations are fully equipped with the skills, tools, working practices, processes and mind-sets such that projects can be clearly defined, realistically planned and effectively managed.

Course Overview Effective project management skills are becoming increasingly important. Organisations need good project managers, at all levels, to successfully deliver the change projects that will enable the business to adapt, grow and achieve its strategic objectives. The Association of Project Management APMP qualification allows delegates to demonstrate their knowledge of the various elements of project management and how projects fit into the strategic and commercial environment. APMP is recognised at IP

Course Overview Appraisals which are planned, structured and implemented effectively allow managers to improve communications within their team and improve on training and development plans. This course teaches delegates how to manage appraisals and PDR's effectively.

Course Overview ArcGIS Advanced builds on the material covered on the Introduction-level courses, and explores some of the more advanced capabilities of ArcGIS Desktop.
ArcGIS Advanced Day 1 leans more towards topics concerning data analysis and presentation. The course explains the benefits of the Geodatabase format, explores the more advanced functions relating to everyday operations such as Labelling, Symbology Editing and Layouts, and introduces the software's Reporting function.
ArcGIS Advanced Day 2 leans more towards topics concerning data editing and data processing. The course explains the more advanced data capture functions & keyboard shortcuts, and shows how to use the Field Calculator for smart attribute editing. It will also demonstrate the use of the ArcToolbox menus for geoprocessing, and introduce the concept of Modelbuilder for the automation of repetitive workflows.
The course is suitable for ArcGIS users with previous experience (at least 6 months would be recommended), or those who have recently attended an Introduction-level course.

Course Overview This two-day ArcGIS training course is aimed at those who are new to the ArcGIS Desktop software (or to GIS), or those at a novice level. Through a combination of tutor led teaching and hands-on exercises it aims to give users confidence to use the power of GIS and ArcGIS to display, manipulate and analyse information geographically, with the result that they are able to make more informed decisions.

Day 1 covers basic data manipulation and presentation - it will show you how to use and create Map Documents and Layers in ArcMap, and how to make best use of the Catalog. You will also learn different ways of interacting with features on the map, how to define and save symbols for features, and how to present data in a layout.

Day 2 covers basic data analysis, editing and importing - it will show you how to write a query to select specific features; how to bring in data from an external source such as Excel; how to set up an attribute join to visualise such data on the map; how to create shapefiles and geodatabases; how to edit existing map features and create new ones using the edit toolbar.

Course Overview Through a combination of tutor led teaching and hands-on exercises the course aims to give users confidence to use the power of the latest version of ArcGIS Pro to present, manipulate and analyse information geographically, in order to be able to make more informed decisions, share information effectively ... and produce great looking maps!

Course Overview Meetings are important for management and communication. When it comes to the serious stuff, face-to-face meetings are effective because they outdo the written words of emails and memos, and out-perform the effectiveness of telephone conferencing.

Meetings are costly of both time and money. A poorly structured and managed meeting will waste the time of everyone, will cost the time of everyone, and make people dread attending in the future.

This course aims to showcase the skills and knowledge needed to chair a meeting successfully

Course Overview This Microsoft Forms Essentials course covers how Forms, SharePoint and Power Automate integrate into data collection and storage solutions in Office 365.