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This course is for those who want to be able to interpret financial reports. It takes you through the three basic phases of financial accounting – the bookkeeping process, i.e. the recording of transactions, preparation and presentation and analysis of financial reports, and a case study on the development of a master budget. Information in this course is essential for business owners.

Entry Requirements

None

Student Instructions

Please bring a notebook and pen.

Topics

The following topics are covered:

• the bookkeeping process:

source documents
journals
posting to accounts in the ledger
balancing accounts in the ledger
subsidiary ledgers
the trial balance
The course does not cover the actual recording of transactions in these records as this is the focus of a bookkeeping course.

• The preparation of financial reports:

The profit and loss statement
The balance sheet
The cash flow statement
The following aspects are included:
The theory and purpose behind the reports
The jargon used
The significance of the groupings of information used in the reports
The static information provided by the report
The dynamic information provided through financial analysis

• The preparation of a master budget which includes:

A revenue budget
An expenses budget
A capital budget
A cash flow budget
A budgeted profit and loss statement
A budgeted balance sheet

Career Prospects

The course will assist anyone who is working in a financial environment but who has not received any formal financial training or education.

Delivery Style

The course is an information course and is delivered on a lecture/class interaction basis.
Case studies are used for:
The bookkeeping process
The preparation and analysis of financial reports
The preparation of the master budget.

Outcomes

Students who are working in a financial environment will understand:
How financial transactions are recorded
The information contained in a profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement
How to analyse these statements to obtain further information
How to compile a master budget.

This interactive workshop is designed to help participants establish their career direction and give them skills, knowledge and motivation to achieve their career goals. Prior to the workshop, participants will complete a 30 minute online career assessment.

During the workshop, you will:
• Discover the careers that best suit their interests, values and personality;
• Assess their career options and identify their transferrable skills;
• Create a vision statement and plan for the future;
• Define their career goals and develop strategies to achieve them;
• Take steps to overcome their fears and limiting beliefs;
• Learn motivational techniques to help them achieve their goals; and
• Be inspired to take action and pursue a fulfilling career.

As part of this workshop, participants will each receive a:
• Career Interests Report
• Career Personality Report
• Free Career Workbook

Please note enrolments will close one week prior to course starting.

Facilitator Bio:
I’m a Brisbane accredited Certified Trainer and Certified Executive and Career Coach and Director of Inside Out Training and Coaching. I’m passionate about helping people find the job they’ll love and helping organisations create an engaged workforce… a win-win!

Career Achievements include:
♦ featured as the “Job Whisperer“ on Today Tonight and a feature career coach for CLEO magazine
♦ case study featured in the book “Bring Out Their Best” by Natalie Ashdown for creating a coaching culture
♦ appointed to the Australian Public Service Commision Consultants panel of trainers
♦ PCC (Professional Certified Coach) accredited with ICF (International Coach Federation). One of only 60 in Australia.
♦ mentor coach helping support new coaches for Cert IV and Diploma Workplace and Business Coaching

Clients include: Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Xtrata Coal, CITEC, James Hardie, Sunsuper, Super Retail Group, Tracey Mathers Shoe Studio, AusAid, DAFF,Veolia Water, QUT, Stockland, Origin, AQIS, Gold Coast TAFE, Department Planning and Infrastructure, RACQ, Network Ten

An intensive one-day course targeting business people or private individuals who find themselves short of time at work or in the home and those who would like to improve their own or their teams’ efficient use of time, based on tried and tested principals, latest innovations and international best practice.

Students exit the course with their first time management goal set and tactics selected to achieve it.
Students receive complimentary fact sheets to keep as a resource, detailing all aspects of the topic covered in the course.

Entry Requirements

None

Student Instructions

Paper and pencil

Topics

Conceptualising time, overcoming barriers to effective time management, setting time management goals and developing time management tactics.

Career Prospects

Being an effective time manager is a persuasive attribute on anyone’s CV.

Delivery Style

Outcomes

Participants will exit the program with their first time management goal and the tactics they have chosen to achieve it in place, plus the basic knowledge and skills they will need to become efficient time managers.

Our one-day Government Job Application Writing & Interview Skills Workshop aims to provide you with comprehensive resources to enhance your chances of employment through competitive job application skills. This program comprises face-to-face training (one day) .

During the workshop, you will:
• Understand the recruitment and selection process in Government departments
• Identify the basis of assessment
• Establish your experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the vacancy
• Evaluate if you meet the job requirements
• Write a resume that highlights your abilities in relation to the vacancy
• Use a process to link your abilities to addressing the assessment criteria/ Capability and Leadership Frameworks (as defined by QLD State Government)
• Prepare for and improve your interview technique

As part of this workshop, participants will each receive a:
• A resume template suited to government
• A selection criteria template
• Free Government Job Application Reference Guide.

Please note enrolments will close one week prior to course starting.

Facilitator Bio:
I’m a Brisbane accredited Certified Trainer and Certified Executive and Career Coach and Director of Inside Out Training and Coaching. I’m passionate about helping people find the job they’ll love and helping organisations create an engaged workforce… a win-win!

Career Achievements include:
♦ featured as the “Job Whisperer“ on Today Tonight and a feature career coach for CLEO magazine
♦ case study featured in the book “Bring Out Their Best” by Natalie Ashdown for creating a coaching culture
♦ appointed to the Australian Public Service Commision Consultants panel of trainers
♦ PCC (Professional Certified Coach) accredited with ICF (International Coach Federation). One of only 60 in Australia.
♦ mentor coach helping support new coaches for Cert IV and Diploma Workplace and Business Coaching

Clients include: Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, Xtrata Coal, CITEC, James Hardie, Sunsuper, Super Retail Group, Tracey Mathers Shoe Studio, AusAid, DAFF,Veolia Water, QUT, Stockland, Origin, AQIS, Gold Coast TAFE, Department Planning and Infrastructure, RACQ, Network Ten

Business is about first impressions and on-going interactions. Yours and your employees’ appearance, attitude and behaviour are direct reflections of your company and brand. Your image is talking for you without your saying a word.do you know what are you saying?

How do you measure up?
You will learn the hidden value – and priceless potential – of image, etiquette and protocol and how they can make a difference in business. How to dress for your correct body shape, the power of wearing the correct colours, how to behave confidently and appropriately in all business situations, will put you far ahead of your competition.

h.3 Topics

• Dress to impress
• The etiquette essentials
• Workplace etiquette

In these times of rapid change, strong, flexible and inspiring leadership has emerged as a key factor for success in business and in the community. Leadership is often confused with management, although it’s quite different and distinct from management. One thing leadership does have in common with management is that it can be learned – leaders are made not born. Through this program, the knowledge and skills required to become a successful, 21st Century-style leader are made accessible to everyone.

Entry Requirements

none

Student Instructions

Please bring a pen and notepaper

Topics

Understanding Leadership; Leadership Style; Serving the Team; Taking Responsibility; Providing Vision; Providing Support; Creating an Environment for Success; Creating a Culture for Success.

Career Prospects

This program is suitable for anyone wishing to take on a leadership role at any level in business or the community.

Delivery Style

The course is presented in three, 2.5-hour learning sessions. Each session involves group discussion, Q & A and group exercises. Colourful data projection is used in all learning sessions and participants receive handouts (fact sheets) to keep as a resource.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, participants will be ready to assume a leadership role in business or the community.

Gain the basic knowledge for employment in an accounts position, with basic bookkeeping and MYOB from basics through to Intermediate level. Suitable for anyone requiring knowledge from the ground up. It gives you confidence that you have the basic skills to gain.

Entry requirements

No prior bookkeeping or MYOB knowledge required, however basic computer skills are essential.

Student instructions

Bring a blue or black pen, pencil and writing paper. Calculator. USB memory stick.

Topics

• Basic bookkeeping principals
• Data entry into command centres
• Bank
• Sales
• Purchases
• Create Customers and Suppliers
• Create and enter different types of invoices
• View and discuss related reports
• Creating a new data file
• New company
• Set up supplier, customer
• Enter opening balances
• Data entry
• Year end procedures
• Stock take
• Journal entries
• Start New Year

Career prospects

Provides entry level skills for those enrolling in Certificate IV in Financial Services (Bookkeeping) with GCIT. It provides essential knowledge for understanding the background work and data entry for computerised accounting packages.

Presentation

An easy to follow manual with appropriate activities for each topic is used. This course is information based and designed to cater to a wide range of learner needs. It is predominately self paced with facilitator assistance.
Please note tutor may change due to unforseen circumstances.

Outcomes

By the end of the course students are expected to be able to describe the accounting cycle and equation; identify and use business documents; identify accounting elements and complete entries in the journals and petty cash book and understand the principals involved in using MYOB, to perform the necessary keyboard entries and to generate the appropriate financial reports.

A course for users of MYOB who wish to use the Payroll module. Topics include setting up a payroll, entering historical information, payroll categories including payment of allowances, setting up deductions, superannuation, PAYG tax, paying wages by cash, cheque and electronically, reports, end of month procedures, payment of payroll liabilities, end of year processes, payment summaries and end of year roll over. Pre-requisite for this course is to be currently working with MYOB on a regular basis or to have completed MYOB level 1.

Entry Requirements

Knowledge of the Bookkeeping Basic course is essential as is a good knowledge of the basics of MYOB.

Student Instructions

Students are required to bring a blue/black pen and writing paper. A Memory stick/USB flash drive for saving your work and taking your files home.

Topics

Setting up payroll in MYOB, Conducting a paying run, Customising Payroll, Manage superannuation & PAYG tax, Payroll reports, Timesheets, Entitlements, Payroll obligations

Career Prospects

This course provides student with more specialised skills in MYOB computer accounting package using the Payroll section of MYOB. It may lead to a certificate course, for those wanting a career in bookkeeping.

Delivery Style

An easy to follow manual, with appropriate activities for each topic, is used, together with MYOB computer software. Supplementary notes are provided by the teacher.

Outcomes

By the end of the course students are expected to be able to understand the principles involved in using some of the more advanced aspects of MYOB as well as being able to setup and manage a payroll in MYOB.

The subtitle of this program is “Getting the most out of your investment in people”. It is a practical and comprehensive guide to people management in the workplace. It is designed to assist owners or managers of small to medium size businesses and team leaders in larger organisations to get the maximum return on their investment in human resources and to maintain an efficient, harmonious working environment.

Entry Requirements

None

Student Instructions

Please bring a paper, pencil and notepaper.

Topics

All basic aspects of Human Resources Management in the workplace are covered, including:

• communications
• manpower planning
• developing job descriptions
• recruitment
• employment
• orientation
• training
• team management
• motivation
• performance assessment
• strengthening weaknesses
• building on strengths
• painless termination
• resolving conflict
• managing difficult behaviour
• responding to human rights issues in the workplace (sexual harassment, vilification, etc.)
• succession planning

Career Prospects

This program is ideal for those contemplating a career as a team leader or seeking to improve their promotabilty by increasing their knowledge and skills in an area used as a KPI by most organisations.
It is also suitable for anyone considering a career as an HR Manager – to give them an overview of the subject before going on to study it in more depth at tertiary level.

Suggested learning pathways

Richard’s ‘Leadership Today’, ‘Time Management Today’, ‘Managing Ethics in Business Today’ and ‘Writing for Business Today’ are recommended as complimentary courses. As well as HR & beyond for small business.

Delivery Style

Informal and supportive with encouragement to participants to express their opinions .
Students are requested to complete three easy assignments during the course which are done in their own time. These are not marked (i.e.‘rated’) but returned to each student by me with constructive feedback added. These assignments are not mandatory to successfully completing the course, but showever the benefits gained will add to the students outcomes.

Outcomes

Participants will exit this program with a new appreciation of the topic and motivated to practise what they have learned to become effective team leaders or potential managers.

Participants will exit this program with knowledge of all the basic elements in Business Writing and will be ready to practice their newly acquired skills in their workplace.

Entry Requirements

None

Student Instructions

Paper and pen/pencil

Topics

Choosing the right medium, planning documents and writing effective, persuasive and impactful business letters, memos, emails, marketing scripts, website text and reports

Career Prospects

Written communication skills are highly prized and sought after by employers.
Anyone seeking employment or advancement in any business or administration field would benefit from this program.

Delivery Style

3×3 hour sessions in a relaxed, inclusive style with a high level of participant input.

Outcomes

Participants will exit the program with knowledge of all the basic elements in Business Writing and will be ready to practice their newly acquired skills in their workplace.