Met Launches Photovoltaic Courses

Met is delighted to announce that it now offers courses in PV or Photovoltaic Technology Installation

 Meaning literally light (photo) energy (voltaic), energy from light, a greener alternative for the future.

Photovoltaic technology is the hardware that converts solar energy into usable power and generates electricity from light; more often than not an installation or roof mounted domestic solar panel. There are however many different configurations possible including ground mounting, or flat roofs or on the side of buildings. Training now in this or one of our many renewable energy courses is an investment in your future with unlimited earning potential and demand set to far outstrip supply in skilled renewable installers.

Look out for our new course page over the coming days or contact us now for course dates and further details.

Managing the flow of materials across the whole supply chain, from source through industrial processing to the customer and then one day onto final disposal or recycling, logistics is recognised as a goals-critical function and is never more essential than in the current challenging economic climate.

Today’s logistics managers operate in a demanding environment and are charged with streamlining the many and complex activities that provide organisations with the essential materials and services to accomplish their missions, frequently controlling material flows moving in multiple directions across many countries and regions. They must know how to balance cost, effectiveness and risk to fulfil the demands of their organisation’s supply chain and deliver the required customer service levels. All of this takes place against the backdrop of the larger economic and social forces shaping consumption, production and distribution trends across the globe.

This distance learning course from the Maritime Operations and Logistics Centre at North West Kent College has been designed to provide a thorough grounding in the major disciplines of logistics management. It is delivered through a proven flexible method with student support available online, via the course team and at optional seminars. Topics covered include analysis of the key forces shaping modern supply chain planning and operations, through to a detailed understanding of key functions such as logistics outsourcing, financial control, contract management and information technology.

The Diploma in Logistics Management brings together some of the foremost practitioners, leading universities and business schools, and is recognised by The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) UK for CPD purposes. Successful completion of the course provides exemptions to the Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers Introduction to Shipping and Logistics and Multi-Modal Transport examinations.

Contact Name: Murray McArthur

Contact Telephone: +44 (0)20 7017 4237

Contact Email: murray.training@informa.com

Website: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/LMUKTrainingNews

Freight transport is a critical aspect in business and trade as it provides the link between supply and demand. It is therefore a foundational enabler in economic trade, involving as it does the movement of goods and product trade on a national or international scale. Indeed the growth of global production off-shoring in recent years, to countries like China, has brought freight transport into a sharper focus as organisations increasingly try to balance cost with service reliability and inventory stock levels.

The methods and processes used in freight transport can be complex, involving large amounts of capital expenditure in equipment and infrastructures; therefore operators look to maximise returns from freight revenues, whilst operating in a highly competitive freight supplier market.

This distance learning course provides a comprehensive grounding in all aspects of the freight transport industry. After a broad overview of the role of transport in trade and economies, it introduces the rules needed to ensure effective fit with supply chain management. Next, it looks at the factors involved in selecting methods of transport and considers the key features of each transport mode, including the different aspects found in freight calculations. It then continues with an examination of the commercial considerations and the role of customs in international trade before looking at aspects such as packing, security, customer service and added value; before finally concluding with a view forward into developments and trends affecting the industry’s future.

Delivered by distance learning, the course offers the flexibility of learning in your own time and environment, so you can easily be part of a broad range of people who will benefit from studying this course. If you are just starting in the industry, it will provide a comprehensive introduction to every aspect of freight transport. Perhaps you already work in one segment of the supply chain, and would like to gain a wider understanding of your industry, or are changing roles and seek a deeper knowledge of an unfamiliar field. Professionals working in associated industries such as consultants, lawyers and policy-makers will also benefit from a clear overview of this indispensable industry.

Whatever your motivation, the unique blend of self-directed learning, expert tutorial support and peer interaction via a dedicated online forum will ensure you have a thorough knowledge of freight transport fundamentals, wherever you are in the world.

Contact Name: Murray McArthur

Contact Telephone: +44 (0)20 7017 4237

Contact Email: murray.training@informa.com

Website: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/FTUKTrainingNews

This is a unique course as it provides students with the rare opportunity of specialising in marine insurance. For some time already, the premium income has been insufficient to cover claims in several categories of marine insurance and in the current shipping markets there is serious concern and clear indications that claims will increase. Consequently, a high level of expertise will be essential to maintain a competitive advantage.

The course has a modular structure. The first module is a substantial introduction to the fundamental principles of insurance law as well as aspects of maritime law and provides the students with a foundation for in depth studies of insurance against marine risks.

The subsequent modules deal with the various categories of insurance cover for marine property, interests and liabilities as well as the specialised areas of reinsurance and claims.

This Postgraduate Diploma will be of significant interest to anyone involved in insurance, shipping and international trade and commerce, and also to professional advisers, brokers and agents.

The course has been developed to provide participants with the opportunity of studying marine insurance at the highest educational level. It will equip participants to better understand the way marine insurance markets function and the terms of the standard covers available. It will give a substantial boost to the ability of participants to address, analyse and solve insurance problems, whether looking at matters from the perspective of assureds or underwriters, and to advise clients and underwriters on points of principle and policy wordings.

The Postgraduate Diploma is a distinct element of a specialist educational programme in a significant area of international transportation and commerce. It is the only course of its kind and the teaching and materials are being provided by members of the World Maritime

University faculty as well as experts closely associated with both Lloyd's Maritime Academy and the University. World Maritime University offers programmes only at postgraduate level and this Postgraduate Diploma course is part of WMU's portfolio of specialist, high level education, which is designed to respond to the needs of the maritime industry while meeting international standards of academic excellence.

Contact Name: Della Penfold

Contact Telephone: +44 (0)20 7017 7213

Contact Email: della.training@informa.com

Website: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/MIUKTrainingNews

In 1998 we recognised the need to provide Marine Surveyors, potential Marine Surveyors and associated maritime professionals with a qualification that provides the knowledge to assist personal and professional development. Since then over 2000 participants from all corners of the world have taken or are currently taking the Diploma in Marine Surveying, accredited by the North West Kent College and provided by Lloyd's Maritime Academy.

In response to the increasing number of small craft and the high number of Marine Surveying Diploma students who wish to specialise in small craft surveying, we have developed the Diploma in Small Craft Surveying. The Diploma focuses on vessels under 24 metres in length and the topics of specific concern to this part of the surveying industry.

The Diploma is designed to support the valuable and important work that marine surveyors around the world carry out. However, the course also aims to recruit future surveyors, not just from the dwindling number of seafaring professionals but from non-seafarers that have the academic ability and interest in learning about the surveying of small craft.

The maritime world is truly international and in order to give marine surveyors and seafarers every opportunity to study, the chosen delivery method for the course is by distance learning. Delivery by distance learning eliminates geographical boundaries and barriers. All modules are available from the course website providing students with the opportunity to interact with other participants on the course in a secure, dedicated environment. Hard copy modules are also available for an additional fee.

This course meets the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) requirements for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and is also recognised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) as contributing to the Continuing

Professional Development needs of its members.

Contact Name: Andy Matthews

Contact Telephone: -44 (0)20 7017 77406

Contact Email: andy.training@informa.com

Website: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/SCSUKTrainingNews

In order to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive global market, crew recruitment and placement agents and those working in the ship manning and training sector need to continually keep themselves up-to-date and informed about the latest developments in the maritime industry.

For these reasons, the North West Kent College and Lloyd’s Maritime Academy have joined to offer a qualification that provides the latest information to assist personal and professional development towards becoming an informed professional agent for the recruitment and management of sea-going staff.

In addition to covering operational issues this course considers the relevant conventions and regulations, includes insurance and applicable law as well as the commercial principles of business management. As an international qualification the programme focuses on the principal maritime labour markets, and is supported by the International Federation of Ship Masters’Associations (IFSMA).

The chosen delivery method promotes worldwide learning with the qualification delivered online. The secure website provides access to the course material along with the opportunity to interact with other participants on the course in a secure dedicated environment. There is also the option to have the modules posted to you for an additional fee.

Contact Name: Camilla Tyminski

Contact Telephone: +44 (0)20 7017 5096

Contact Email: camilla.training@informa.com

Website: http://www.informaglobalevents.com/CMUKTrainingNews

In a world where ever-increasing amounts of information are available, it is necessary to focus upon those key processes that are truly critical to success, and to then introduce metrics that measure the outcomes of those processes in a qualitative and transparent manner. Such metrics are called Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and they allow a process outcome to be measured objectively.

Shipping companies are under increasing pressure to re-think strategies and seek efficiencies as a result of both global trading conditions and the need for environmental monitoring and compliance. In order to survive in the present and build for the future, ship operators and managers must first understand the many factors that control a company’s performance, including revenue sources, production levels, costs, customer service levels, employee training and succession management. There is an increasing need for information in the form of valid, accurate data, so that planners can understand where the company is now, where possible inefficiencies and blockages may exist and the steps that they can take to move the company forward.

By being able to compare actual outcomes with targets, shipping operators can identify company strengths and weaknesses, allowing process improvements to be introduced in a measured, logical and effective manner. KPIs also encourage employees to become involved with the performance of the whole company, a project or even a single process.

This distance learning course provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of understanding what a KPI is in the shipping context. It will show how to use business analysis to map business processes at a high level, how to identify those key processes that are critical to a company’s performance and how to use scorecards or operational dashboards to display process outcomes.

The course combines proven performance management theory with concrete examples from the shipping industry, and shows how these can be implemented in a practical and effective way.

With the flexibility of learning where you want, when you want, you can be part of a broad range of people who will benefit from studying this course. If you are new to information management, business analysis or strategic planning in the maritime sector, this will give an excellent grounding in the key principles relating to the definition of KPIs and the ways in which they can be used to drive improved performance. The course will assist you in gaining a thorough understanding of your organisation, performance issues and management systems.

Whatever your motivation, the unique blend of self-directed learning, expert tutorial support and peer interaction via a dedicated online forum will enable you to define and implement KPIs to drive performance improvements within your operation, wherever you are in the world.

Contact Name: Rubia Begum

Contact Telephone: +44 (0)20 7017 7207

Contact Email: rubia.training@informa.com