This one-day course will explain how to correctly store the photographic negatives commonly found in archives. It will examine how negatives are damaged in storage by incorrect enclosures, unsuitable environmental conditions and inappropriate handling. Correct storage will be explained including appropriate storage enclosures, recommended storage conditions and good handling practice. Participants will have the opportunity to make their own storage enclosures.
Turning strategy into action – What does your business need to grow? Join us to help shape the delivery plans for the new Economic Strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk. The strategy identifies the key themes and opportunities for the region’s businesses and now we need you to help us create the delivery plans. You’ll have a chance to tell us what activity is already under way in your business and what you have planned for the coming years.
We’re also holding other roundtable discussions in the following areas:
This event is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list please email hello@norfolkchamber.co.uk, or you can still register for the Great Yarmouth event.
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. Do you often wonder what you have achieved? Do you find yourself juggling between tasks? Do you view time as your enemy? This workshop is for anyone who wishes to make the maximum use of their time. The principles and practices of effective time management are covered and helps participants evaluate and improve their own personal effectiveness. Duration: One-day course(9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: On full day training courses a sandwich lunch with crisps and cakes will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content Identifying Working Styles Activity Logs/To Do Lists Urgent v Important Managing Your Diary Motivation Managing Daily Tasks Time Stealers Delegation Filing Setting Goals & Objectives Course price: Between £77.00 and £99.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Pensions may be complicated but retirement shouldn’t be a mystery
Norwich seminar, Friday 14th June
We would be delighted if you were able to join us for our nextseminar.
We’ll be running two sessions, one at 9.00 and another at 12.30.
The presentations will give useful background information for all professionals and would be of particular interest to people thinking of retiring in the next ten years.
This month we are focussing on retirement and creating income-producing portfolios. The session will start with an overview of pension legislation before looking at alternative income sources, showing how a combined approach can make the most of tax reliefs. After introducing the basics of portfolio construction we will conclude by exploring retirement strategies that can stretch modest resources further. Although some of the content is specific to pensions most will be relevant to any situation where an income is required.
We expect each seminar to last around an hour and a half with a further 30 minutes for questions and discussion. Chadwicks are approved by the SRA as accredited CPD providers.
A light lunch or breakfast will be available. The seminar is free of charge but places are limited.
Have you ever wanted to be a better negotiator? Get a better deal for you or your client? Settle cases earlier and on better terms?
Dave Richards, a mediator with Leathes Prior’s mediation arm, mediation-1st, had joined up with the Norfolk & Norwich Junior Lawyers Division to present a negotiation skills seminar to junior lawyers in Norfolk and Norwich. The seminar will cover straightforward topics such as preparation and how to get to negotiation, tactical considerations such as the BATNA and knowing how to spot negotiation styles and more in-depth tactics including neuro linguistic programming and subtle body language to watch out for (and to use to your advantage!).
Dave is currently ranked 27 nationally (out of around 170 who are given a ranking) in the Clerksroom independent league table of mediators and has acted as lead mediator for a wide range of disputes including those relating to consumer issues, landlord and tenant matters, boundary disputes, probate disputes and corporate and commercial arrangements and has acted as assistant mediator for disputes involving commercial agreements, corporate arrangements and high-value sales disagreements
The seminar is at 6pm on 23 May 2013 in the Seminar Room at Leathes Prior’s Corporate Office at 27-28 Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1RE. It will last about an hour (and therefore carries one accredited CPD point).
VQ Day is a national celebration of vocational qualifications. You are warmly invited to join City College Norwich to celebrate vocational achievement and the great contributions from local employers as well as the outstanding accomplishments from our learners.
Join us for an informal networking breakfast buffet, giving you the opportunity to talk to other local employers. This will be followed by an awards ceremony to recognise both employers and learners in a variety of categories.
BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL:
Please email: vqawards@ccn.ac.uk by Tuesday 28th May 2013 to book a place!
Spaces are now limited for the quiz please email events@norfolkchamber.co.uk for bookings. Join us for an evening of informal networking as we challenge you with a test of your knowledge through our Pub Quiz. With a history, music and celebrity round, there’s something for everyone at this fun filled networking event. Be in with a chance to beat the teams already booked such as Create Consulting Engineers Ltd, Tiger Eye Consulting Ltd, Aston Shaw and GGS? Book a team of 6 for £120 + VAT or join a mixed team for £20 + VAT per person Book now for the chance to be crowned Norfolk Chamber’s Quiz Night Champions! Who says you can’t mix business with pleasure? This Evening wil include:
Course Title; Level 3 in HACCP in Food Manufacturing
Aim; This qualification is designed to ensure candidates develop the required knowledge and practical skills to implement a HACCP plan in their workplace.
Objectives;
• To understand the importance of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-based food safety management procedures
• To appreciate the need for food businesses to take a proactive approach to analysing potential food hazards
• To be able to develop a Codex/BRI standard HACCP plan; – to identify the preliminary processes for HACCP-based procedures
– correct hazard analysis and identification of critical control points
– understand how critical control points can be monitored and the corrective actions that must be carried out
– understand the meaning and elements of verification
– understand the need for accurate documentation and record keeping
Organisation
Duration; 1 day classroom course.
Exam/Assessment; delegates produce their own Codex-compliant HACCP plan under our supervision, within an agreed time period after the course. This course is Ofqual accredited.
Cost; £295 plus VAT includes notes, refreshments, lunch, the assessment & certification fees
Awarding Body; Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Tutor; Richard Mills
Differentiation; as a minimum, Level 2 Award in Food Safety or equivalent is strongly recommended. Candidates must also have an understanding and background in a food manufacturing setting. An ability to access and use a computer for writing and emailing course work is essential.
Audience; All managers, supervisors and QA/QC staff from any food manufacturing businesses, who are responsible for the development of a food safety management system based on the Codex principles of HACCP.
Feedback; “This is a good experience. I like it. Especially, your analysis of my HACCP document is – I admit, spot on. I appreciate your patience and above all professionalism. Your approach to training encourages trainees understand HACCP in a practical sense and apply it in practice, which I feel right and meaningful.” Bernard Fernando, Quality Manager, Broadland Wineries, Cawston
For more information please contact us on www.redcat.gb.com or 01603 502136
Our next West Norfolk Business Breakfast will take you to unique West Norfolk venue, The Minster on the Saturday Market Place, for a morning of relationship building amongst the business community of Norfolk. There will be networking activities and a freshly prepared breakfast, and a short presentation from Vicky Etheridge of Discover King’s Lynn – speaking about the work of the BID organisation and the upcoming King’s Lynn Business Week, together with an update on the current fundraising and improvement work taking place at The Minster.
As we continue to grow our presence in West Norfolk since our re-launch in the Spring, we will help you grow your business at this breakfast by giving you the chance to build relationships new and old.
Book a stand
Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast and showcasing the work your business is doing? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket Email us
Sponsor this event
Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your business in front of around 50 delegates with in-depth information about your business. Sole sponsorship is £550+VAT. More information here
PLEASE NOTE: We have had a change in timing from our usual events. This is due to a service taking place elsewhere within King’s Lynn Minster. Arrival and networking will be from 08:30am with the event starting at 09:00am.
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce are holding a focus group formicro-small rural based businesses (with under 50 employees) to discuss implications of power cuts or failures on their business,in partnership with UK Power Networks.The focus group will take place in Norwich, UK Power Networks willprovide a presentation, followed by discussions and a Q&A session.
The focus group will explore small businesses reliance on electricity, resilience to power cuts, their concerns, the potential impact of power cuts and how business could be supported.
Since 2010, UK Power Networks have reduced the frequency of power cuts by 42% and the length of power cuts by 53%. Despite this, as part of UK Power Network’s stakeholder engagement programme they are seeking to understand more about the views of Small and Micro businesses (up to 50 employees) with regard to power cuts, their impact and the services that they provide.
As part of a broad programme of research UK Power Networks (UKPN) wants to understand how they can support you in the event of a power cut and what information you need. In particular, rural based small and micro businesses are a group UKPN has identified as having particular vulnerabilities, concerns and views around energy reliability and resilience that could be of relevance to UKPN’s planning and operations.
What’s in it for the businesses and why should they attend?
Influencing decisions, investment plans and services provided to the small/micro business sector
Being better informed about power cuts, business continuity and resilience planning
Helping protect their own business and support other businesses
Co-designing the power cut emergency pack
Being signposted to business support opportunities
Expenses covered
Aims of the Focus Group
To deepen UKPN’s understanding of business concerns and vulnerabilities
To inform a programme of wider business engagement activities
To support the development of new or improved services for SMEs
Course Title; Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing and Inspection Skills
Aim; The qualification provides skills in the auditing and inspection of food manufacturing processes, in order to effectively verify HACCP and general food safety and management systems. Especially valuable for BRC, SALSA, etc certificated manufacturers and multi-site catering operations where consistency is valuable.
Objectives
*Understanding auditing and inspection- what it is and appreciate the benefits and limitations
*Collecting & verifying of information
*Identify and plan the stages in Audit and Inspection
*Improve the ability to analyse & interpret data
*People Skills- improve your ability to get the right information
*Identify the competencies & characteristics of Auditors
*Understanding the implementation of on-site audits & inspections
*How to prepare written reports
Organisation
Duration; The course is delivered over one day- it is a classroom session- based on a number of syndicate exercises, activities & case studies- no chalk & talk here!
Exam/Assessment; 30 question multiple choice test: Pass mark 20, Merit mark 25
Cost; £135 plus VAT includes notes, refreshments & lunch and the assessment & certification fees (HABC)
Awarding Body; Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC)
Tutor; Richard Mills
Differentiation; Reasonable (Level 2 or equivalent) literacy, good communication skills, a broad understanding of food safety and its management systems, and experience of food manufacturing or large scale catering processes.
Audience; This qualification is for supervisors, team leaders & QA staff who are involved in the verification of Food Safety through Auditing & Inspection
Feedback; “thank you for your help, guidance and interest in putting on our courses…at such short notice. We all thought you were an exceptional presenter and made it a most enjoyable and productive experience. (Wow ! That’s got to be worth a “Brucie Bonus”)” Ernie Woodhouse, QA Team, Youngs Seafoods (Cromer Crab Company)
For more information contact us on www.redcat.gb.com or 01603 502136