Business & Finance
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Are you dreaming of being your own boss but unsure of the first steps? Want to boost your profit margin, become more business savvy or brush up on your accounting, marketing or finance skills? From project management and bookkeeping to small business and job seeking, we can help you get ahead.
Get Qualified in Business and Finance
If you are working at the first levels of book-keeping, financial accountancy, payroll administration or those who manage the finances of small businesses, IAB qualifications are for you. The OCR qualifications we offer are aimed at those who are already employed in bookkeeping roles and who wish to develop further knowledge of the principles and practices employed in accounting work.
Learn Business and Finance
On our 'Understand and Take Control of Your Money' course learn how to budget and control your expenses and discover what to consider when buying a house or setting a personal pension scheme.
Accounts, Bookkeeping and Payroll
For those wanting to understand the key principles of bookkeeping, and learn how to keep accounts manually or on a computer, our courses are perfect.
Project Management
Get to grips with two of the market leading project management methodologies. Using Microsoft Project, you will learn how to manage time, resources and allocate costs and use common tools such as Gantt charts, milestones and progress tracking.
Our 'Get Started in Project Management' will introduce the basics of project management, from project initiation planning, resourcing and costing and implementation to the agreed specifications and deadlines. In our 'Get Started with PRINCE2 ®', you will get a basic understanding of this public sector standard methodology.
Small Business
If you are thinking of setting up your own small business, you can start by taking one of our courses. You will cover costing and pricing, moving from idea to business, finding premises, marketing and selling, and much more.
Job Skills
Are you returning to the job market or just want to get your dream job? We will teach you all the tips and tricks, from CV and interview skills, how to look for jobs and how to make yourself stand out from the crowd. Our 'Introduction to Working in the Security industry' is a recommended course to attend prior to training for a SIA licence.
For Business and Finance course advice email: info.lls@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Curriculum Development Manager for ICT, Business and Languages
Andrei Baternay
