BiznetCork Skillnet

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BiznetCork Skillnet

• How Subsidised Training Can Work for you and your
  Staff
• Ellenora Lynch
• March 25th 2009

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What is BiznetCork Skillnet?

• BiznetCork Skillnet is a training and networking
  resource for Cork businesses
• Driven by a need for top quality, accessible
  training solutions
• Key focus is on the delivery of Enterprise Led
  training
• Hosted and Promoted by Cork Chamber funded by
  Skillnets Ltd

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What can BiznetCork deliver for your business?

• Quality, cost effective training
• Influence in the tailored delivery of SME driven
  training
• Opportunity to access best practice advice
• Exposure to industry experts
• Development of new and innovative training
  programmes
• Opportunity to improve business performance
  through up-skilling of people
• Cost Savings

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How is BiznetCork Skillnet different?

• Representative Steering Group acts on behalf of
  members on the strategic direction of the network
• Value for money
• Unique enterprise led approach to the
  identification of training needs
• Excellent quality assurance process
• Membership approach

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Sample Training Opportunities

• IT User Skills
• Customer Care
• Supervisory Skills
• Train the Trainer
• Email Business Writing Skills
• Project Management

• Hospitality HR Forum
• Customer Care
• English Language
• Marketing PR
• Persuasion Skills using NLP
• Negotiation Skills

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Membership of BiznetCork Skillnet

• Membership fees applies, based on employee
  numbers
• 15 discount applies for members of Cork Chamber
• Provides members with a 40 saving in cost of
  course attendance
• Current members include
• Apple Operations Europe 4 Home
• Internal Solutions OMF Publicity
• Hopkins Communications McKesson Ireland
• Andrew Guerin Associates Oriel House Hotel
• EMC Mullins Lynch Byrne Solicitors
• Barry Group B2B Signs

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Case Studies

• Customer Care Programme
• Roll out of improved Customer Care policy
• 60 people trained
• Cost 3,000 approx.
• No Money for Marketing?
• Half day seminar with PR expert
• Used by some participants to develop new PR
  Marketing Strategy
• 40 per person

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Cost Comparison

• BiznetCork Other Member providers
• Train the Trainer (Level 6) 500 1,000
• Digital Marketing 750 1,500
• Email Etiquette 100 230
• Project Management Professional 300 1,000

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Benefits of Training

• Improved competitiveness and sustainability
• Benefits for the business the individual
• Improved staff skills organisational
  efficiencies
• Assist in the roll-out of organisational
  strategies
• Enhanced morale team working

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Communication

• Email
• ellenora_at_corkchamber.ie
• tara_at_corkchamber.ie
• Phone
• 021 453 0142

• Web
• www.biznetcork.com
• E Newsletter

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Upcoming Training

• Negotiation Skills
• Digital Marketing
• Email Etiquette Business Writing
• Train the Trainer, Level 6
• MS Excel Advanced, 2007
• www.biznetcork.com

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Thank you Questions?