FINANCE TRAINING COURSES – WHAT’S ON?
We specialise in finance training courses for the public and non profit sectors
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Become Interview Ready
Become interview ready with our range of services. If you are looking for a job in the public sector or not for profit sector, it is important to prepare for interviews and have the right skill set on your CV. We offer assessments and learning materials for some of the essential and desirable skill areas needed. Assess your skills and depending on your level, you can improve them with the supporting learning resources. When you complete the assessment you will immediately receive a feedback report. Topics include: Basic Maths and Statistics; Budget Setting; Budget Management and Control; Fraud Awareness and Bribery Act; Financial Strategy; Financial Accounting Techniques; and Business Planning Our assessments have been used world wide to measure and improve skills. Individuals use them to enhance their job prospects and CVs, and to assist in becoming interview ready. Employers use them to ensure prospective staff have the level of competency required for the role. All assessments are £9.99 each and can be purchased from this website. They are also
Recruiting Finance Staff for the Public Sector
Recruiting finance staff for the public sector is our area of expertise. This cost effective service is ideal for recruiting finance staff at any level from officers to Director positions. We work with organisations in both the public and non profit sectors, including recruitment agencies. Our services include reviewing potential candidates CVs, designing interview questions, and if required participating in the recruitment panel. The service includes using our own online financial competency assessment system. This system can be tailored to meet the needs of specific job descriptions, for all levels of finance posts. Using our services can save money lost when recruiting the wrong person for the job. We are now offering a fixed fee cost effective service package which includes: Review of CVs to provide a first shortlist Objective assessment of core skills and knowledge, using our online system Bespoke competency assessment to match job description Shortlisting of candidates for interview after the assessment results Client summary identifying key questions to incorporate during the interview Using experts
Develop your financial skills! Take our free online finance skills assessment
Develop your financial skills by taking our free online assessment. This assessment will identify whether or not you need to develop your financial skills further. The assessment is a mixture of multiple choice and multiple selection questions. It is an ideal tool to assess your financial competency and identify whether or not you need to undertake further training. You will have immediate access to a feedback report with scores for your knowledge and practical application. If you score over 85% overall, you will be awarded a free certificate. CPD points will be awarded if you also purchase one of our books. Take the assessment now! Find out more
Finance and Management Books for the Public Sector
Finance and management books for the public and non profit sectors. View our showcase video. These titles are all available to purchase in paperback online by visiting our “Books and eBooks” page. Kindle versions are available from Amazon, and eBook versions from Googlebooks. These books are easy to read and practical. They are ideal for managers and those working in the public and non-profit sectors. They contain exercises and self development activities to help develop finance skills. Some of the books when combined with our online assessments attract CPD certification. See our CPD courses page for more details.
Going Global with Export Worldwide
We now feature some of our finance books and courses on the export worldwide platform. This enables our landing pages to be viewed in 20 different languages such that all our customers can engage with our products. Please view our pages and feel free to find our more by contacting us.
Making Budgets Work – Free eBook
Our free eBook is now available to view by following this link.
Avoiding a serious financial situation
We offer free finance training advice. Whilst Northamptonshire County Council (NCC) faces a serious financial situation (BBC 6th February 2018), it should have come as no surprise given their recent financial statements. Not only were there deficits arising from operations but also the balance sheet shows liquidity issues. When current assets are less than current liabilities all officers should be concerned about how the bills will be paid. In many organisations, sometimes there is a woeful lack of financial awareness and understanding amongst senior managers, resulting in a “head in the sand” approach to budget management and control. Budget holders are often not aware of the “big picture” in respect of the financial position of their organisation, and training is often an easy target for budget cuts. The cost benefit of an investment in financial training for all staff that spend an organisation’s money is immeasurable. Council’s such as NCC should, and must ensure that managers are not only competent in the area of their business but also have financial
Winter Newsletter Now Available
Email info@hbpublications.com for a copy of our Winter Newsletter. Included is “How to achieve value for money” along with “special offers”. There are substantial discounts on our books, and anyone requesting a copy of the Newsletter will be able to get a 20% discount by quoting reference “Winter2017”
Online Competency Assessments are an Ideal Tool for Recruitment
We have just launched an online course with UDEMY called Managing Budgets in the Public and Non Profit Sector.
