Free Training Resources

We are noticing a huge trend on our training courses of small business owners needing to learn new skills to cover job roles once dealt with by staff that have recently been made redundant.  It is a very sad time for employer and employee alike.

Cutting costs by taking on the extra job load and having to understand new tasks just seems to add to the stress of running your own business.  This is where it becomes extremely important to understand the ins and outs of running a small business.

Skills such as managing your finances, getting paid on time, and marketing your services can increase cash flow and bring in the customers that are desperately needed at the moment.

There are lots of different places you can go to get the training you need and the internet opens up a plethora of free resources, available at your fingertips.

Online Training

The Open University
The Open University offers a large selection of courses that any business owner would find useful, including Project Planning and Creating an Ethical Organisation.

Microsoft Office Training
Microsoft offer a free 60 day trial of training on their Office products.  This training comes straight from the horses mouth so is very indepth.

Podcasts

iTunes
Through iTunes you can access various University lectures throughout the world, who can train you on anything from Understanding the Financial Crisis to Business Decision Making.

Free Demos

Clear Learning
We offer free demos to the following courses through our website:

Excel 2007
Introduction to PCs
Web Publishing and Design with HTML 4.01 and XHTML
Communication (Video)

If you are looking for training in a particular area and you can’t seem to find it anywhere, please visit us at Clear Learning to see what we can do for you.