London, United Kingdom, (31st Oct 2011) – Pitman Training in Manchester, best known for its diploma-level legal secretarial course and nationally-recognised bookkeeping courses, has made a massive investment in the latest Dell servers and PC’s for its self-paced courses.

Managing Director Shilpa Wymer claims: “We only bought this centre last Christmas and hadn’t planned to replace the existing infrastructure, but we have enjoyed a level of success here that means we have brought our investment programme forward – pretty unusual with the economy in a downturn!”

Course Advisor Adam Hallsworth confirms, “We have been delighted by the number of people enrolling, particularly on bookkeeping courses as well as those taking a legal secretarial course or Executive PA course, which would be more in line with expectations. The additional students enrolling meant that the old computers were getting worn out so I’m glad we’ve now got the absolute latest kit, running Microsoft Office 2010.”

The organisation chose high-powered Dell PC’s and servers for their upgrade after a lengthy analysis.

Shilpa Wymer again: “We’ve been running Dell servers and desktops for 7 years in our London centres and always found both the kit and the on-site support service excellent, but we kept an open mind for Manchester. Our IT support people suggested Acer while our CEO tested an HP machine which failed in the first few weeks after we bought it and he was really disappointed with their service.”

“In the end, Dell came up with the right blend of technology, service and financing so we were pleased to go with them again.”

The organisation’s investment in Dell computers extends to its Pitman London centres where the Notting Hill branch will get a complete infrastructure replacement in November, and the huge High Holborn centre will follow suit in January.

“Our replacement programme was led by unexpectedly high levels of enrolments this year and also by the fact that our Pitman Training centres are a high end brand, demanding that we offer the latest and the best IT to our students. We always strive to be the best!” adds Mrs Wymer.

Pitman Training Manchester can be reached at www.holborntraining.co.uk or on 0161 923 6814.

About Holborn Training:
Holborn Training Ltd operates Pitman training centres under the franchise from Pitman Training Group. From their franchises in London and Manchester, they offer over 200 courses covering topics such as bookkeeping, touch typing, shorthand and IT training. They also provide nationally recognised diploma programmes, such as their secretarial diploma or accounting technician diploma. Students can work at their own pace via audio tuition and workbooks on their PC, or can attend a Pitman Training Centre, where they will be taught by fully qualified tutors.

Contact:
Keith Wymer
Price Bailey LLP
7^th Floor Dashwood House
69 Old Broad Street
London
EC2M 1QS
Tel: 07850 582197
Email: keithwymer@pitman-training.net

ListFree.org: Embedded data.

London, United Kingdom, (5^th Oct 2011) – Holborn Training, which offers Pitman secretarial courses under franchise from its London and Manchester locations, has seen an increase in the numbers of people wanting to train as bi-lingual secretaries.

However, it is not native English people making the enquiries, but Russians, Poles and Czechs who are working in their mother tongues in the UK and need to develop their English language skills. Conversely, there has been a decline in the demand for bi-lingual secretaries who can speak more traditional languages, such as French and German.

According to college Principal Shilpa Wymer, there is a noticeable increase in demand for secretarial training from UK-based foreign firms.

She said: “I think it is because these companies have such a professional and international outlook that they want to make sure their secretaries are the very best. That’s why they’re investing in our ESOL course for many and some are putting their secretaries through our secretarial and Executive PA diploma programmes of which ESOL can be a module, to ensure their people are at the top of their professions. The trend is definitely for people from overseas visiting us to develop their language skills.”

Shilpa believes that part of the reason for this is that Pitman is such a well-respected name. She continued: “After all, Pitman is recognised as the oldest and most respected name in secretarial training so it’s only natural that they would choose us. And our ESOL course results in a certificate from Cambridge University.”

Student Magdalena Kichov added: “I work as a secretary for a large Russian energy company and transferred here in April. It quickly became apparent that I needed to take my business English skills to another level but I didn’t have time to study. That’s when I found out about the Pitman Training ESOL Business English course which I can study in the evenings or on Saturdays. You can either do it online or at one of their training centres.”

The ESOL course offered by Pitman Training includes reading, writing, comprehension, listening and speaking, all with a business slant. The programme can be started at any time and is offered online or with attendance. For those who prefer to attend a centre, students attend on a “drop-in” basis, so if attendance cannot be regular, there is no barrier to gaining a qualification. In this case the awarding body is Cambridge University.

Interested parties can find out more about ESOL and secretarial training at
www.holborntraining.co.uk or by phoning Holborn’s Pitman Training centres:

London Notting Hill – 020 779 25214
London High Holborn – 020 7025 4700
Manchester – 0161 923 6814

About Holborn Training:
Holborn Training Ltd operates Pitman training centres under the franchise from Pitman Training Group. From their franchises in London and Manchester, they offer over 200 courses covering topics such as bookkeeping, touch typing, shorthand and IT training. They also provide nationally recognised diploma programmes, such as their secretarial diploma or accounting technician diploma. Students can work at their own pace via audio tuition and workbooks on their PC, or can attend a Pitman Training Centre, where they will be taught by fully qualified tutors.

Contact:
Keith Wymer
Price Bailey LLP
7^th Floor Dashwood House
69 Old Broad Street
London
EC2M 1QS
Tel: 020 7025 4700
Email: keithwymer@pitman-training.net

ListFree.org: Embedded data.

London, United Kingdom (5 August 2011) – Holborn Training, best known for its franchised Pitman Training centres in London and Manchester has launched an all new Executive PA course entitled “From Good To Outstanding.”

Written and delivered by top EA Adam Fidler, the 2-day course is aimed at experienced PAs, Executive Assistants and senior secretaries who want to develop their skills to the highest level.

Adam Fidler is the UK National PR Officer for European Management Assistants (EUMA), a non-profit making association for PAs with some 1,600 members throughout Europe and is currently the EA to the most senior director of Salford City College, one of the largest Colleges in the UK.

In addition, Adam is a qualified secretarial and business studies teacher, a shorthand expert (he reached 160 wpm in Teeline shorthand), and a regular contributor of articles to secretarial magazines.

Fidler says, “I’d been talking to the people at Holborn for some time, particularly with regard to their secretarial training, so when the opportunity came up to collaborate on an Executive PA course, I was delighted to get involved.”

Holborn Training Managing Director Shilpa Wymer adds: “We had identified that the PA community was looking for training to build their skills beyond those delivered by our popular Pitman Training courses and when we got to know Adam, the opportunity arose for us to do something special for them.

“The result is a fantastic 2-day training programme aimed at high level people.”

“From Good To Outstanding” sets out to cover a range of advanced skills, including:

• Understand the role of the Personal Assistant, the skills required and the expectations senior managers have of their Personal Assistants

• Know how values, personal motivation and positive thinking can enhance your effectiveness at work

• Appreciate that the more senior you become, the more important your behaviours become

• Know how to work autonomously, set daily routines and make decisions

• Be ready to take the lead on meeting administration – learn smarter ways to create agendas, meeting papers and minutes

• Work more effectively with senior managers, and become more resilient when working under pressure

• Know how to deal with your emotions at work

• Learn new systems to keep you organised and focused on the task in hand

• Be prepared to take control of your job, and climb the career ladder with confidence.

The programme will be launched in Central London on 8/9 November, 2011 and only 12 places will be available at £695.00 + VAT per delegate.

Shilpa Wymer added: “We know this is going to be a popular event. We’ve already had one booking just 3 hours after putting it on our website. It’s rare to see such a high level course with so few places available, so we’re confident it will sell out very quickly.”

For more information about “From Good To Outstanding”, call Shilpa Wymer on 020 7025 4700 or email her at shilpawymer@pitman-training.net.

About Holborn Training:
Holborn Training Ltd operates Pitman Training centres under franchise from Pitman Training Group. The Pitman name first achieved fame as a style of shorthand writing in 1837. As of 1996, Pitman was the shorthand method of choice in the UK. Pitman Training Ltd is now a franchise of professional training schools spread across the UK, teaching popular subjects including legal secretarial courses, executive PA courses, secretarial training, touch typing courses, and bookkeeping courses.

Contact:
Keith Wymer
020 7025 4700
keithwymer@pitman-training.net
Notting Hill centre – 020 7792 5214
High Holborn centre – 020 7025 4700
Manchester centre – 0161 923 6814

ListFree.org: Embedded data.

Strategic Analysis of Cisco’s Smart Grid Deployment

Developing the smart grid is an important part of US President Obama’s energy policies. The enormous business opportunities presented by smart grid have prompted major IT corporations, such as Google and Microsoft, to engage in the smart grid business. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=147354&rt=Strategic-Analysis-of-Ciscos-Smart-Grid-Deployment.html )

Likewise, Cisco also seeks to tap into the new business opportunities brought by smart grid. Along with its EnergyWise 2.0 system, Cisco releases the Connected Grid series of routers and switches. This report offers insight into Cisco’s collaboration with major smart grid equipment suppliers and power companies, as well as the strategies and directions taken by Cisco in its smart grid business.

Key chapters of the report :

1. Background Introduction
1.1 US Government Invests in Smart Grid, and IT Companies Take Actions
2. Cisco’s Three Main Smart Grid Strategies
2.1 Integrating Data Communication Products with Energy Management Systems, Targeting Enterprise Customers
2.2 Cooperating with or Taking Stakes in Grid Equipment Suppliers to Build Complete Product Lines; Tapping into Grid Infrastructure Construction
2.3 Organizing Smart Grid Ecosystem; Promoting IP-based Smart Grid Standards
Appendix

List of Topics:
- Background introduction, touching on US government’s smart grid investment plans and IT companies’ corresponding actions
- Cisco’s three major smart grid business strategies; including the integration of data communication products with energy management systems, cooperation or investments in grid equipment suppliers and participation in grid infrastructure construction, as well as organization of smart grid ecosystem and promotion of smart grid standards
- Analysis of the Cisco’s advantages in smart grid business, the relationship between electric utilities and data communication companies, and the convergence of telecom and electric grids
- Companies and organizations analyzed or mentioned in the report include:Accenture, Aeroscout, Arcadian Network, Areva T&D, AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Capgemini, Cisco, Coleman Technologies, Deutsche Telekom, Duke Energy, Echelon, EMC, EnergyHub, Enmax, FPL, GE, Google, GridNet, Gridpoint, IBM, Infosys, Itron, Landis+Gyr, Linksys, Microsoft, Navini, Networks, OATI, Oracle, OSIsoft, PG&E, Power Economizer, Proximetry, Pulse Energy, SAIC, Schneider Electric, SecureLogix, Siemens, Silver Spring Networks, Skyline Solar, Telvent, Verizon, Watteco, Wipro, World Wide Technologies, Yellow Storm, ZigBee Alliance

For more information kindly visit : http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=147354&rt=Strategic-Analysis-of-Ciscos-Smart-Grid-Deployment.html

Related Reports

Trends for Smart Grid Adoption

http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=144546&rt=Trends-for-Smart-Grid-Adoption.html

Smart Grid Networking and Communications

http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=145691&rt=Smart-Grid-Networking-and-Communications.html

Or

Contact us at :

Bharat Book Bureau
Tel: +91 22 27578668
Fax: +91 22 27579131
Email: info@bharatbook.com
Website: www.bharatbook.com
Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/3bbharatbook
Please visit our blog at http://bharatbookseo.blogsome.com