Training Courses - Aviation

The following courses are available for you to attend:

Carbon Awareness Training

Aims

This course is designed to provide an understanding of the impact of the different greenhouse gases on the atmosphere.  Those attending will learn how to help their companies meet legislative requirements and how to be leaders in carbon accounting. 

Target audience

This course is suitable for any person who needs to understand how a carbon footprint is calculated, as well as those who wish to learn about legislation

Course content

• General introduction on greenhouse gases
• Introduction to carbon footprint
• Compliance with current and future legislation
• Relevance to the transport and logistics industry
• Greenhouse gas protocol
• Carbon accounting technology

Venue:	Corby
Course duration:	One day
Dates:	January 2011  April 2011  September 2011

 

Courses for Transportation of Goods by Air

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) offers a range of courses aimed at freight forwarders, logistics providers and their customers. Courses are delivered face to face and scheduled at venues throughout the UK, or may be delivered in-house on demand. The mandatory training requirements of the carriage of dangerous goods and air cargo security are covered, along with courses that will unravel the mysteries of importing, exporting and customs clearance procedures. 

All training is delivered by experienced freight industry personnel and is accredited by bodies such as the UK Civil Aviation Authority, The Department for Transport and BTEC  (the Business and Technology Education Council). 

Target audience

This course provides the foundation for people considering  or actually engaged in the launch of a process  improvement initiative.

Course content

Air Cargo Security

• Level A - General awareness
• Level B - Drivers
• Level D - Handling & preparation of air cargo
• Level E - Screening of air cargo
• Level F - Security supervisor
• Level G - Security manager
• NXCT (National x-ray competency test for cargo screeners)

Carriage of Dangerous Goods

• Dangerous goods by air
• Dangerous goods by air revalidation
• Radioactive materials by air
• Radioactive materials by air revalidation
• Infectious substances by air

General

• Introduction to air cargo

Full details of these and other BIFA courses can be found on web site: http://www.bifa.org/

PMD Mapping and Analysis

Aims

This course is an introduction to process mapping and the analysis of the findings. It aims to provide the foundation on to which PMD can then be applied. This is an essential first step towards determining how long processes should take and how they can be improved, and, most importantly, quantifying the savings that can be achieved. Process improvement and management are now widespread techniques for improving and controlling end-to-end processes. However, in order to apply them effectively, it is necessary to understand how existing processes operate and interact with each other.

This course provides delegates with practical opportunities to analyse and map processes in order to determine what changes and improvements can be made. It also provides them with a basis for the application of PMD, which adds a new dimension to the control of end-to-end processes.

Target audience

This course provides a foundation for people considering, or actually engaged in, the launch of a process improvement or management initiative and is an essential first step towards the application of should-take times.

Course content

• Definition of a process
• Process mapping techniques
• Process analysis
• The uses and application of process maps
• An introduction to the benefits and application of should-take times

Venue:	Corby and London
Course duration:	One day
Dates:	February 2011 - July 2011April 2011

 

PMD LITE

Aims

This course is follow-on from the PMD Mapping and Analysis module, but can stand alone if required. It aims to enable those attending the course to quantify quickly and easily objective should-take times for work carried out within administrative areas. The times used provide consistent information to enhance process improvement and management Initiatives. Should-take times are quickly and easily quantified using PMD Lite within the M4 Management Lite programme. Successful completion of the course will enable delegates to apply the PMD Lite data within their own environment.

Target audience

This course provides a significant database of should-take times for those people engaged in the quantification of process improvement or management initiatives within an administrative area e.g. finance, shipping or call centres.

Course content

• Should-take times vs does-take times
• Benefts and uses of should-take times
• Verifying should-take times
• Introduction to PMD Lite
• Applying PMD Lite
• An introduction to M4 Lite

 

Venue:	Corby and London
Course duration:	One day
Dates:	February 2011 - July 2011

PMD Admin

Aims:

This course is a follow on from PMD Lite and the PMD Mapping and Analysis modules, but can stand alone if required. It aims to enable those attending the course to quantify should-take times, for work carried out within administrative areas, in a more detailed and analytical fashion. The application of these detailed times will provide an independent baseline or benchmark for the comparison and quantification of all administrative processes within the work area. Process times can then accurately be quantified using PMD within the M4 Management programme or any other suitable MI package. Successful completion of the course will enable delegates to apply all process management administrative data within their own environment.

Target audience:

This training provides the skills required by those people engaged in the quantification of process improvements or management initiatives within an administrative area.

Course content:

• Should-take times vs does-take times
• Benefts and uses of should-take times
• Verifying should-take times
• Introduction to PMD admin
• Applying PMD admin
• An introduction to the M4 management suite

PMD Warehousing

Aims:

This course is intended as a stand-alone module that covers the full application of specialised PMD within a warehousing environment. It aims to enable those attending the course to quantify and apply the appropriate should-take times to work carried out within operational warehousing areas in a detailed and analytical fashion. The application of these detailed times will provide an independent baseline or benchmark for the comparison and quantification of operational warehousing processes within the work area. Process times can then accurately be quantified using PMD within the M4 Management programme or any other suitable management information package. Successful completion of the course will enable delegates to apply the appropriate data within their own environment.

Target audience:

This training provides the skills required by those people engaging the quantification of process improvements or management initiatives within an operational warehousing environment. It is expected that those attending this course will be fully conversant with the application of process analysis or have will have attended the PMD Mapping and Analysis module.

Course content:

• Should-take times vs does-take times
• Benefits and uses of should-take times
• Verifying should-take times
• Introduction to PMD warehousing
• Applying PMD warehousing
• An introduction to M4 Lite and the M4 Management Suite

Venue:	Corby and London
Course duration:	One day
Dates:	February 2011 - July 2011

 

 Understanding Lean

This exciting and interactive master class is designed for lean beginners and those wishing to understand the basics of lean in more depth.

Aims:

• To understand the basics of lean
• To become familiar with how people are using lean in different sectors
• To understand the basic lean toolkit
• To identify some of the issues that affect the success of lean programmes

Target audience:

This programme is aimed at those with little or no knowledge of lean or those who want to review the basics.

Course content:

Covering the basic principles of lean and providing an overview of the key tools, this introductory master class provides beginners in lean with the basic knowledge to enable them to both identify further areas of lean they would like to explore in more depth and to start participating in lean activities, all under the guidance of an experienced lean practitioner.

Topics covered:

• What is lean?
• The five lean principles
• Making lean work
• An overview of the basic lean toolkit

Further information 

For further information on any of these courses, please contact the Professional Development team by email, or telephone 01536 740166.