Before we take a break for the summer we’ve got a few training courses still with places available.

How to resolve people problems

Date: Tuesday 17^th June 2025
Time: 9am to 1pm
Price: £90 +VAT Chamber members / £140 +VAT non Chamber members
Venue: Online

As a people manager you know firsthand how challenging, frustrating and rewarding it can be. Sometimes all three at once!

You’re doing all the right things, but would you know the steps you should take when people problems arise in your business? Or know the best ways of minimising risk to your organisation?

In this online session we will look at:

• A simple, easy to understand explanation of your responsibilities in important areas of people management, including: what to do when you have an underperforming employee; persistent or long term absence and employee complaints
• Practical guidance on what your legal responsibilities are
• How to avoid situations from getting worse and leading to complaints, absences and claims
• Plus give you the opportunity to ask questions about particular situations you are grappling with

Book here 

Mastering Management

Date: Thursday 19th June 2025
Time: 9:30am to 4.30pm
Price: £250 +VAT members / £299 +VAT non members
Venue: Stonecross Manor Hotel, Kendal, LA9 5HP

Unlock Your Leadership Potential with ‘Mastering Management’!
Are you ready to take your management skills to the next level and lead your team to success? Join Coach Tim in our immersive 'Mastering Management' workshop, specially designed to equip you with all the tools you need to excel in your new role.

What You'll Gain:

• A clear roadmap for your first 90 days as a new manager.
• Strategies to understand and harness your team's unique dynamics.
• Techniques to build and sustain high-performing teams.
• The tools to elevate your EQ for better leadership.
• Guidance on crafting effective PDPs for your team.
• Tips for mastering remote working and keeping your team connected.
• Practical approaches for managing and improving performance issues.

Book here 

Getting Your Digital Communications ready for the EU Accessibility Act 2025

Date: Thursday 26th June 2025
Time: 10am to 1pm
Price: £50 +VAT members / £75 +VAT non members
Venue: Online

Work with clients and customers in the EU and want to make sure your current digital comms are ready for the new EAA Law deadline on the 28th June 2025?

 Nearly 1 in 5 Europeans have some form of disability that can be challenging to access digital communications and tools, and this Law is being enacted to cover not only public sector (which has been live since 2019), but is also now widening to include private sector businesses. Work with UK or non-EU audiences, but want to make sure your website, digital comms and resources are accessible for all anyway? Then this is the session for you.

 Join Liz Hardwick from DigiEnable for this empowering and insightful session, where we will look at what the EAA Law requires, and some simple steps to make sure you reach those standards across all your digital communications, promotional channels and online resources.

You'll leave this session with a simple audit of your current digital communication methods and an easy-to-use checklist with tangible recommendations, that you can action on straight away after this session.

Book here 

Excel - Advanced

Date: Wednesday, 9th of July 2025
Time: 9am to 4pm
Price: £120 +VAT members / £199 +VAT non members
Venue: Cumbria Chamber of Commerce, 3rd Floor, Broadacre House, 16-20 Lowther Street, Carlisle, CA3 8DA

The aim of the course is to provide delegates with the skills to manage and analyse large amounts of data in a worksheet.

Course Outline

• Outlining and Grouping Data
• Using Subtotals Function
• Exploring Scenarios
• Goal Seek and Data Tables
• Using Solver
• Using the VLOOKUP Function
• Using the HLOOKUP Function
• Recording and Playing Macros
• Copying and Deleting Macros
• Visual Basic and Macros
• Getting Started with PivotTables
• Displaying Data in a PivotTable
• Formatting a PivotTable
• Using the Classic PivotTable Layout
• Getting Started with PivotCharts
• Using the PivotChart Tools Tabs
• Formatting a PivotChart

Book here 

Coming up in September: Finance for non-financial managers and SEO made simple: the key to being found online.

You can view the current training programme here 

*IN-HOUSE TRAINING OFFER*

If you’re looking for First Aid at Work training for a minimum of 4 people, we can arrange in-house delivery at your premises. Available anywhere in Cumbria, get in touch if you’d be interested in finding out more – lesleyr@cumbriachamber.co.uk