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TRAINING CATALOGUE Rev. 5 - 2017-07

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CONTENT

PRESENTATION OF THE ACADEMY PAGE 3

THE FACILITIES PAGE 4

TECHMA INFORMATION & CATALOGUE PAGE 5

PIGIER - TREMA INFORMATION & CATALOGUE PAGE 15

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PRESENTATION OF THE ACADEMY

The Basra Academy for Training is an initiative launched by two international training companies: Pigier–Trema and Techma. It is backed by the Basrah Governorate, the Basrah Technical College and by the Southern Technical University.

The Academy’s sponsors are proud of the cooperation with the esteemed Basrah Technical College. It is instrumental in the possibility of delivering international level courses and training in the heart of the city, inside the College’s secured campus.

Out of its modern training facilities, the Academy provides a series of courses and training in different disciplines. Highly qualified trainers with international experience will deliver courses accredited by reputable International Awarding Bodies such as NFPA, JOIFF, NEBOSH and IOSH.

Public courses are offered in the Academy’s facilities, following a calendar published on its website www.basra-academy.training. Private and tailored courses are offered either in the Academy or in Client’s facilities and their program could be either the Academy’s standard accredited program, or a program designed to suit specific needs.

Public courses topics fall within the following categories (detailed on our website):

• Fire Safety - Emergency Response - Health and Safety • Management - Sales & Marketing – Administration - Accounting & Finance -

Project Management - Hospitality & Tourism - Computer & IT – Coding – Networks - Languages & Communication

Topics of tailored courses cover a larger spectrum and can be delivered either by the Academy’s trainers or in cooperation with accredited technical partners when required.

The Academy offers advice and develops training for Corporate Social Responsibility programs. Programs could cover topics such as (but not limited to):

• Women development, health awareness, first-aid, road safety • Student’s orientation, career fairs, English and IT support programs in schools,

small business initiatives, employability training for unemployed • Trade-oriented educational programs (Welders, Testing technicians, Health &

Safety technicians, Secretarial, Accounting, Banking, Hospitality, Tourism, Hospitals personnel, Sales, IT technicians, Building technicians, and others)

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THE FACILITIES

Located in the heart of Basrah at the Basra Technical College:

Future development:

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TECHMA INFORMATION & CATALOGUE

Techma Group comprises Techma Training Division, Techma Technical Assistance and Recruitment Division, Techma Emergency Response and Disaster Management Division, our office in Iraq, Al Takamul, and the Basra Academy for Training, our training facility housed within the Basrah Technical College.

The Training Division specialises in the delivery of Health and Safety training and in emergency response development at all levels. Our courses are IOSH approved and accredited by NEBOSH, JOIFF, HABC and IADC and our partners have additional accreditation for the delivery of ICAO and OPITO courses. Techma Group is proud of its course accreditations, but we are also mindful that some organisations may prefer their courses designed specifically to satisfy their own needs. This can be accommodated by Techma, although it is possible that some of the amendments made to our brochure courses may nullify the accreditation. Our most recent addition to the Group is Techma Emergency Response and Disaster Management Division that provides a holistic answer to an organisations emergency response requirement. We offer trained personnel who are competent to undertake the roles of CFO, FTL and FTM, particularly within the oil and gas industry, deliver the necessary fire-fighting resources and equipment, and provide the required management personnel to oversee the facility, thus removing a major burden from an organisations responsibility. We also provide major disaster management plans, their implementation, testing and continuous up-date. In addition to competences shown above, Techma Group utilises the skills of highly qualified and experienced personnel to undertake consultancy work. This can be in the form of a Training Needs Analysis to ensure an organisation operates as economically as possible, or in the design of major emergency plans, that Identify the goals and objectives for the emergency response plan and define what an emergency response team is expected to do during an emergency. To ensure the maintenance of our high training delivery standards, we are now certified ISO 9001:2015, through Bureau Veritas. This further supports our claim of quality and adds weight to the certification received from the Awarding Bodies who accredit our training.

For more information, visit: www.techmasupport.com

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE & RESCUE

H2S Awareness - 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the H2S Awareness Course is to give the attendees the knowledge and skill to fully understand what they are required to do in the event that an H2S alarm actuates.

* Confined Space Working and Casualty Extrication - 5 day course – English / Arabic

The aim of the Confined Space Working and Casualty Extrication course is to offer those attending the required knowledge and skills to successfully carry out rescue procedures within a Confined Space, in safety, as part of a trained Emergency Response Unit.

* Fire Team Member - 5 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the Fire Team Member Course is to give the attendees the knowledge and skills to perform as a member of an operational fire team and effectively contribute to the overall efforts of the team in a safe and competent manner.

* Fire Team leader- 5 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the Fire Team Leader Course is to give the attendees the knowledge and skills to perform as the leader of an operational fire team operating within an industrial emergency response unit.

Breathing Apparatus Wearers - 10 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the Initial Breathing Apparatus Wearers Course is to train personnel who have little or no knowledge of wearing breathing apparatus, to be competent to attend any emergency where breathing apparatus is required to sustain life.

Breathing Apparatus refresher – 3 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the BA Wearers Refresher Course is to refresh the skill and competence of those personnel who have previously attended the BA Wearers Course, or equivalent, to enable them to maintain their competence in the wearing of breathing apparatus

* Helicopter Fire Emergency Response - 5 day course – English The aim of this course is to ensure the attendees achieve a level of competence to enable them to act as a Fire Emergency Response Team Member with Helicopter operations responsibilities.

* This denotes that the accreditation, and the course delivery, is awarded to, and delivered by one of our partner organisations..

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EMERGENCY RESPONSE & RESCUE - CONTINUED

International Recruit Development - 60 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the Trainee Fire Fighter Development Course is to provide the students with the necessary knowledge and skills to enable them to undertake the large variety of roles required of them in the course of their duties with speed and efficiency in a safe manner.

International Operational Command and Management - 40 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the IOCM course is to contribute to the student’s development of command, management and leadership skills that they will require at station officer level or the equivalent role within an industrial emergency response unit.

Rope Rescue Level 1 Operator - 10 day course – English The aim of the Rope Rescue Level 1 Operator course is to give the students the necessary knowledge and skills they will require to undertake rescues from heights whilst ensuring their own safety and that of their colleagues and the personnel being rescued.

Haz Mats First Responder - 5 day course – English The aim of the Haz Mats First Responder course is to provide a starting point for practical skills development in the management of hazardous materials incidents. The course is short and encourages experiential learning.

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HEALTH & SAFETY

NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work– 4 day course – English The aim of Unit 1 of the Award in Health and Safety at Work is to give student the necessary knowledge and information to allow them to fully understand the issues, hazards and control that is needed to ensure a safe working environment.

* NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health– 10 to 15 day course – English The aim of the NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety is to give managers, supervisors, worker representatives and others an understanding of health and safety principles and practices.

NEBOSH Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety This qualification is designed specifically for those with safety responsibilities in the oil and gas industry. The qualification focuses on international standards and management systems, enabling students to effectively discharge workplace safety responsibilities both onshore and offshore.

IOSH Managing Safely– 4 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the IOSH Managing Safely course is to assist managers to the get up-to-speed on the practical actions they need to take and gain the knowledge and tools to tackle the safety and health issues they’re responsible for.

IOSH Working Safely– 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the IOSH Working Safely course is to improve the safety culture within an organisation by giving individuals a good understanding of their health and safety responsibilities, and teaching them how to keep themselves and others safe at work.

First Aid at Work– 3 day course – English The aim of the First Aid at Work course is to provide attendees with extensive training that builds upon the input given during an Emergency First Aid at Work Course.

Health and Safety Awareness– 1 day course – English The aim of the Health and Safety Awareness course is to introduce the candidate to many aspects of Health and Safety at Work legislation and is intended to help raise safety standards and awareness.

Risk Assessment– 5 day course – English The aim of the Risk Assessment course is to provide students with a systematic review of the work activities undertaken as part of the business, looking at what could cause harm, and deciding on suitable control measures to prevent accidents or serious incidents occurring.

* This denotes that the accreditation, and the course delivery, is awarded to, and delivered by one of our partner organisations.

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HEALTH & SAFETY - CONTINUED

Introduction to Health and Safety– 5 day course – English The aim of the Introduction to Health and Safety course is to furnish participants with a good basic knowledge and understanding of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), outlining what is required to provide a safe place of work and conform to legislation.

Manual Handling– 1 day course – English The aim of the Manual Handling course is to give attendees the information, knowledge and skills required to enable them to carry-out Manual Handling Risk Assessments to ensure all activities undertaken within the workplace are carried out as safely as possible.

Permit to Work– 1 day course – English The aim of the Permit to Work course is to give attendees the knowledge, skills and competence to comply with the formal management systems that are in place to control high risk activities.

The HABC Level 1 Award in Fire Safety Awareness The aim of this course is to give all staff, particularly new starters in any workplace, a basic understanding of fire safety. Learners gaining this qualification will know that fire safety is the responsibility of everyone in the workplace with recognition of the contribution they may have to prevent the starting and spread of fires

HABC Level 1 International Award in Health and Safety for Construction Labourers and Site Visitors

The aim of this course is to give the attendees the understanding that keeping safe on a site is everyone’s responsibility. The topics covered include health and safety, working at height, excavations, fire safety, welfare facilities, confined spaces, personal protective equipment (PPE) and first aid requirements.

HABC Level 1 International Award in Principles of Health and Safety

The aim of this course is to equip attendees with a basic knowledge of health and safety which is ideal as part of a company health and safety induction programme, but it could also form part of ongoing refresher training designed to improve the health and safety culture in a workplace.

HABC Level 1 International Award in Safe Moving and Handling The aim of this course is to offer learners who wish to develop the knowledge and skills required in order to move and handle items safely. The qualification provides an excellent basis for preparing international learners who may wish to undertake further moving and handling qualifications.

HABC Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace This aim of this course is to enable employees to work safely and recognise and deal with hazards in the workplace. It also provides learners with knowledge of the basic health and safety practices essential in the workplace.

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HEALTH & SAFETY - CONTINUED

HABC Level 2 Award in Risk Assessment The aim of this course is to introduce the principles of risk assessment. It covers why risk assessments are necessary, the legal requirements relating to them and simple processes for carrying them out. It is suitable for learners working in any environment who need to be more risk aware by raising their knowledge of risk in the workplace and basic steps they can take to control it.

HABC Level 2 Award in Safe Moving and Handling This qualification is aimed at learners who are starting or returning to work or who need specific training in manual handling. It is also suitable for refresher training.

HABC Level 2 Award in the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health The aim of this course is to offer all staff, who work in areas such as manufacturing, cleaning, healthcare, transport and office environments, a full understanding of the issues they may come into contact with when dealing with hazardous substances.

HABC Level 2 International Award in Fire Safety This qualification has been developed for anyone involved in the management of fire safety in the workplace. This could include managers, supervisors, team leaders, fire wardens (marshals) and staff working in any area where there is a potential risk of fire. The topics covered include how fires are caused in the workplace, the fire triangle, hazards during or after a fire, means of escape, fire-fighting equipment and systems, employee and employer duties, fire risk assessments and the role of the fire wardens.

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FIRE SAFETY & DEVELOPMENT

Fire Safety Risk Assessment- 4 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the course is to give attendees a broad understanding of workplace fire safety issues that reviews and adds to your existing knowledge, a detailed understanding of the fire risk assessment process and an awareness of current fire safety legislation.

Fire Safety Foundation – Theory - 10 day course – English / Arabic This course provides the knowledge and understanding of basic fire safety principles and addresses the technical, legislative and practical skills required to provide a sound foundation for further learning.

Fire Safety Foundation – Practice - 10 day course – English / Arabic The aim of this course is to follow on from the theoretical general principles of fire safety introduced on the Fire Safety Foundation – Theory course and concentrates on the practical application of skills required for the role of Fire Safety Inspecting Officer.

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CONSTRUCTION SAFETY

Site induction – 4 hours course – English /Arabic The aim of this course is to provide attendees with site specific knowledge of all issues pertaining to health, safety and the environment that they will need to ensure they are able to work safely on site. The course is designed for all employees and some visitors depending upon their length of stay and the role they take whilst on site.

IOSH Working Safely – 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the IOSH Working Safely course is to improve the safety culture within an organisation by giving individuals a good understanding of their health and safety responsibilities, and teaching them how to keep themselves and others safe at work. This course is ideal for Foremen, and Team Leaders and provides a sound introduction to health and safety.

Construction Safety – 2 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the Construction Safety course is to give Team Leaders and Foremen the knowledge and understanding required for them to ensure the safety of the personnel under their responsibility. The course also provides underpinning knowledge for those who wish to progress on to higher level courses within health and safety.

NEBOSH Health and Safety at Work– 4 day course – English The aim of Unit 1 of the Award in Health and Safety at Work is to give students the necessary knowledge and information to allow them to fully understand the issues, hazards and control that is needed to ensure a safe working environment. The course is ideal for those with first-line responsibility for health and safety on site.

National Certificate in Construction Health & Safety – 3 weeks – English The aim of the National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety is to give Supervisors, Managers and those with a role under the Construction Design and Management regulations 2015 within the construction industry who are required to ensure that activities under their control are undertaken safely. Awaiting NEBOSH accreditation.

IOSH Managing Safely – 4 day course – English / Arabic The aim of the IOSH Managing Safely course is to assist managers to the get up to speed on the practical actions they need to take and gain the knowledge and tools to tackle the safety and health issues they’re responsible for. The course covers legal requirements and demonstrates the company commitment to health and safety.

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HOTELS & LIGHT INDUSTRY

Fire Warden– 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of this course is to assist the employer in meeting the legal requirements to ensure the protection of workers in serious and imminent danger (such as in the event of fire) by having a sufficient number of competent persons to implement the established procedures.

Fire Marshall– 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of this course is to train personnel to carry out specific duties in the case of fire to ensure the employer can meet international legal requirements. Duties may include organising evacuations, fire drills and the use of portable fire-fighting equipment.

Basic Fire Awareness– Half day course – English / Arabic The aim of this course is to provide selected workers with the ability to utilize the firefighting means at their disposal, after having recognized the type of fire at hand and after having assessed that it is safe to take remedial action.

Fire team Member– 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of this course is to train those personnel who have to perform as members of a Fire Team to provide rapid response at basic levels in controlling and extinguishing localized fires.

Fire team Leader– 1 day course – English / Arabic The aim of this course is impart the knowledge and skills required to those personnel who have been identified as leaders or potential leaders of fire and emergency response teams in hotels or light industry.

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TECHMA ACCREDITATIONS

NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) is a UK-based independent awarding body delivering globally recognised vocational qualifications in Health, Safety & Environmental Practice and Management. Techma is accredited by NEBOSH to deliver the Health and Safety at Work qualification.

JOIFF (Joint Oil Industry Fire Forum) is an international Awarding Body that focuses primarily on the prerequisite that training providers are ‘current’ and work to ‘industry best practice’. Techma is accredited by JOIFF to deliver the H2S Awareness Course, the Breathing Apparatus Wearers Course and the Breathing Apparatus Wearers Refresher Course.

IOSH (Institution of Occupational Safety and Health) is the Chartered body for Health and Safety professionals. It is the world's biggest professional health and safety membership organisation, the voice of the profession that campaigns on issues that affect millions of working people. Techma is approved by IOSH to deliver the IOSH Working Safely and Managing Safely courses.

Since 1940, IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors) has exclusively represented the worldwide oil and gas drilling industry. Membership is open to any company involved in oil and gas exploration, drilling or production, well servicing, oilfield manufacturing or other rig-site services. Techma is accredited to deliver the IADC Rig Pass course.

Founded in 1896, NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) is a global, non-profit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire and related hazards. The association delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering the NFPA mission.

Highfield is the UK and Middle East's leading supplier of compliance qualifications and e-learning. The company employs around 250 staff members, offers over 250 individual qualifications and each year its training materials are used by over 2,000,000 learners around the world. It also works with some of the world's most recognisable companies, including Marks and Spencer, Kraft Foods, John Lewis, Premier Foods and Emirates.

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TECHMA PARTNER ACCREDITATIONS

Techma FZCO is in an exclusive partnership with ISTC of Malta to deliver emergency response and HSE training throughout Iran and Iraq. Both Techma and ISTC believe that by partnering their knowledge, skills and networks, the opportunity to increase business for both

organisations within the territory can increase dramatically. The parties wish to maximise the benefits each of them can achieve by operating together within the two countries whilst minimising the risks, which may accrue to them as a result of such activity. By introducing ISTC to our customers, we are able to offer a far wider range of training capabilities that are not within the current competencies of Techma. These include:

ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) is a specialised agency of

the United Nations that sets standards and regulations necessary for aviation safety, security and efficiency. Our partner, ISTC Malta, is listed within the current ICAO training directory and website for 2014/15 as ‘The answer to all of your Aviation Emergency Response requirements’.

OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation) is the global Oil and Gas Industry’s focal point for skills learning and workforce development. Our partner, ISTC Malta is accredited by OPITO for the delivery of the BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training), FOET (Further Offshore Emergency Training) and HUET (Helicopter Underwater Evacuation Training).

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BRIEF PRESENTATION of PIGIER TREMA

The Origins: Gervais PIGIER founded his first School of Commerce in 1850 in Paris. He trained students and adults for careers in business in a practical way. The approach was very successful. Through an innovative

franchising system, Pigier schools and training centres were started first in France, then abroad (Alexandria-Egypt in 1912, Athens-Greece in 1916, Beirut–Lebanon in 1920, …).

The System: All Pigier business programs and training seminars are practical, focused on know-how and concerned with professional skills. Pedagogy relies heavily on active learning methods, case studies and simulations. Languages of training and teaching are English, Arabic or French. Programs cover:

• Management and Business skills in a variety of fields • Hospitality & Tourism • IT and Computer skills – Coding - Networks • Project Management • Languages & communication

The Short Training Programs: Short training and seminars conducted over few hours to few days. They are designed to adapt to trainees constraints and conducted in a number of different ways: in-house or public; standard or tailor-made; in Pigier centres or in customers’ facilities.

The Modular Complete Courses: They are designed to give over few weeks a comprehensive know-how of a specific business field or function. Each complete program is made of a number of 1-week modules covering one set of related skills and know-how.

The Business School Programs: They are long educational programs designed to prepare for careers in business in various majors. They are usually backed to the programs of university partners, allowing Pigier – Supec students to prepare themselves for the Bachelor and Master’s degrees of these universities.

The Foreign Universities partnered programs: Pigier helps educational institutions in structuring partnerships with major foreign universities for the local offering of foreign degree programs.

For more information, visit: www.pigierme.edu.lb

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MANAGEMENT SERIES

Effective Negotiation This course will help participants develop effective skills in the more complex and challenging aspects of the negotiation process and will give them a thorough look at the ongoing demands of a business plan.

Developing Leadership Potential Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead any type of organization, at any stage of its growth, through any challenge. Participants will practice diagnosing the stages of team development, and adapting your leadership style accordingly.

Modern Management Modern managers focus their attention on three key business enablers: people, knowledge, and coherence. This course will give participants easy-to-use tips and guidelines on how to incorporate these enablers in their daily management practices.

Teamwork & Teambuilding Teamwork is essential for competing in today's global arena, where individual perfection is not as desirable as a high level of collective performance, for teams are now the norm rather than the exception. This course provides participants with the mental and technical preparation needed for succeeding in a team, whether as a member or a leader.

Human Resources Management Today’s organization demands that the HR function provides a real value-added service. This program will offer a major opportunity to review, reflect and refocus on existing practices and gain a comprehensive overview of human resources management.

Project Management This course will improve participants’ ability to prioritize, organize, manage and control their work and projects with tools and techniques that will make any assignment safer, more successful and better managed, no matter how informal the project is.

Business Continuity Planning This course will prepare participants for developing new and managing existing contingency planning

processes and relevant documentation.

Time & Priorities Management This course will teach participants how to make the most out of their time, using comprehensive tools and techniques. Add minutes to each day now!

Meetings Management A practical course that will teach participants the skills needed to conduct / participate to successful

meetings and reach the appropriate goals and objectives

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SALES & MARKETING SERIES

Essentials of Sales This program will give participants the opportunity to define and refine their existing sales techniques, going through each phase of the sales process and learning how to analyse the buyer’s psychology by asking the right questions and exercising their argumentation in a customer-oriented way.

Prospecting & Winning Deals Selling VALUE gets easier with the right tools and a flexible structure to guide the process. This course will provide the latest knowledge, skills and strategies to accomplish this goal. It will help gain awareness that the actual selling is done during a strategically designed interview structured around major closing strategies and is designed to prevent most common sales stopping/stalling objections.

Sales Negotiation Skills & Strategies The principles that guide negotiations must be singularly focused on producing win-win solutions. No other option is acceptable. Openness and honesty replace posturing and deception. Trust and distrust are removed from the equation by using criteria for selecting an outcome based on mutually acceptable standards to define value.

Client Portfolio Management This course will teach participants how to equip themselves with models, tools, processes and best practice to engage with their larger customers on a more strategic level, in order to build towards a more profitable and sustainable relationship. Through the development of a creative, structured and value-generating account plan, they will learn to deliver win-win business solutions.

Sales & Team Management The sales manager's number one responsibility is to get results through the efforts of others. His/her legacy is made and told by the extent to which he or she is able to develop a highly skilled and productive sales force. In the end nothing else will matter.

Strategic Marketing for Sales & Profit Business marketers confront customers who have become more powerful, sophisticated, price conscious and demanding. This program will review the insights, tools and skills needed by participants to deploy leadership strategies based on customer value creation and to capture sustainable competitive advantage while securing margins.

Powerful Communication applied to Marketing & Sales With this program, participants will gain easy to use techniques that will help them produce clear and credible business communications, match their gestures to enhance the meaning of what they are saying and use high tech means to present work and results.

Customer Service & Relationship Management Simple platitudes about the customer being "number one" or providing "first class service" are no longer enough. Today, we must work on the values and skills employees need to meet or exceed the expectations of ALL their customers.

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ADMINISTRATION SERIES

Managing Activities & Files Managers need to improve their ability to manage tasks, activities and systems. They need as well to develop their skills in managing information and documents. This course approaches the issues at stake in a comprehensive and practical way.

Managing Team Projects Participants will improve their ability to prioritize, organize, manage and control projects and learn how to adapt their approach, acquire new skills as well as handle projects more efficiently.

Planning, Controlling & Follow-up Applying the big time concepts of project management will not help anymore. This is why there are tools and techniques that will make any assignment safer, more successful and better managed…

Focusing on Success Learning how to improve one’s ability to better manage time, communications & people. This program will help participants to be more efficient in these challenging times.

Comprehensive Executive Skills This program constitutes a wrap-up of the Executive Assistance: The Complete Course program, in which participants prepare and present a project based on all the skills they acquired throughout the program.

Executive Assistance: The Complete Program This 10-week program will provide management assistants with all the skills needed to become a more effective member of the top management team and learn how to contribute more effectively to the success of the company while understanding how to improve their chances for professional growth.

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ACCOUNTING & FINANCE SERIES

The Bourse from A to Z This program will offer participants the opportunity to learn the essentials and much more about stocks, bonds and investment strategies.

From Operations to Financial Reports This course will provide participants with accounting fundamentals in a stimulating & easy-to-follow manner. They will discover the importance of numbers and how they relate to corporate objectives. This course will also help participants understand how the complete accounting cycle is presented and end-of-period financial reports are prepared.

Result-Oriented Inventory Management This seminar basically covers forecasting and demand management, fundamentals of inventory management, replenishment order quantities and independent demand ordering systems.

Dynamic Receivables & Payables Management Participants will learn what is involved in the credit control of new and existing customers and describe ways of shortening the receivables conversion period. They will understand how to manage payables in order to maximize the credit period without affecting supplier goodwill.

Costing at the Service of Performance This course will introduce participants to the vocabulary of cost accounting, the techniques of cost accumulation and provide opportunities for applying cost accounting concepts to business decisions.

Planning & Budgeting the Future Ahead This program will provide non-financial managers with a working knowledge of performance reporting and financial performance planning.

Financial Analysis & Business Growth This course will help participants review proven analytical tools and develop a keen understanding of how and when to use them to improve their company’s profit picture.

New Projects Evaluation This course will ensure that a comprehensive process is used to estimate project cost with an appropriate level of detail.

Business Financing & Rewards Investing This course will guide financial professionals though the art of financing and investing by exploring all aspects related to financing & investment management.

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ACCOUNTING & FINANCE SERIES- CONTINUED

Accounting for Corporate Life This course will expose participants to the different legal aspects of different types of company set-up, management and liquidation, company valuation, equity transactions, mergers and liquidations.

Accounting & Budgeting This informational module will help participants improve and develop their accounting awareness and knowledge. Managers, assistants, executive secretaries and key people will benefit from it when planning, measuring and controlling accounting performance.

Banking & Insurance Series Pigier offers banking and insurance institutions and professionals the opportunity to develop knowledge, know-how and skills related to their activities.

Accounting & Finance: The Complete Program The course aims at providing all types of managers with the vital business accounting and finance tools. The course is to develop those essential skills that will help them succeed, whether they are involved in marketing, sales, production, administrative activities or business development.

HOTELS & TOURISM SERIES

Hospitality & Tourism Professional Training Pigier offers Hotels & Tourism professionals the possibility of polishing essential knowledge and skills in the various fields of the industry through in-house seminars.

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COMPUTER & IT SERIES

Introduction to Windows, Word & Excel This level is designed to acquaint trainees with the computer and the Windows operating system as well as the basic tasks that can be performed under Microsoft Word and Excel applications.

Intermediate Windows, Word, Excel & Internet This level will provide trainees with a better understanding of how to adapt the computer to their work and manage input information according to the needed output, in addition to internet surfing.

Advanced Word, Excel & PowerPoint This level is designed to help trainees gain full control over their computer and optimize the usage of basic applications, including designing and managing presentations.

Mastering the Computer System Environment This program will help participants to make the most effective usage of their computer, manage their time & information files more easily and share information with others.

Creating Professional Electronic Documents This course will provide trainees with the core skills necessary to efficiently use Microsoft's premiere word processing program.

Creating & Managing Professional Spreadsheets This sequence will provide trainees with the core skills necessary to efficiently use Microsoft Excel, Microsoft's popular spreadsheet program.

Creating Powerful Slide Shows This course will provide participants with a complete set of tools for creating powerful presentations. Organize and format material easily, use illustrations with own photos, or clip art, and even broadcast presentations over the Web.

Managing Information Using Databases This program will help trainees to work with databases, simplify data entry using forms and locate and extract specific information.

Reporting & Navigating through Databases This course will help trainees develop advanced skills for creating and managing databases, define and implement structures that are most commonly used in businesses and use advanced techniques for entering and extracting information.

Coding - Networks A series of courses in Web and Apps design and development, with associated programming

languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CMS, PHP – Java & Android, C#, Python, …).

Also courses in Systems and Networks Administration, in Cloud Computing & Virtualization.

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LANGUAGES & COMMUNICATION SERIES

English & Communication These programs are designed to provide participants with the necessary skills to communicate and produce professional documents & correspondence in English.

Arabic & Communication These programs are designed to provide participants with the necessary skills to communicate and produce professional documents & correspondence in Arabic.