Training Events

Due to the current Covid-19 situation many companies are now running online webinars. If you have an event coming up that you think would be relevant and would like to promote through NWUPC please let us know.

HEPA are holding a range of events that NWUPC members can attend for free. They are all being held virtually online through Microsoft teams. Please follow the links below to book your place. 

• Adam Lickorish and Matt Humphrey of RSM for a time to talk on Risk Management with their views about how organisations can effectively manage their risks at a strategic level - 7th October 2020, 09.30-10.15am

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SUPC are holding a webinar with Clive Wratten from the Business Travel Association. He will provide an update on his current work with the travel industry and what the travel industry looks like for the next 3-6 months, followed by a Q&A.This is event is free for all members of UKUPC. 

• Travel – an online catch up with Clive Wratten from BTA - Tuesday the 18th of August at 2.30pm.  (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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If you're currently dealing with redundancies and restructurings VWV are holding a webinar giving you a practical guide to the steps invloved for NWUPC members. Covering a wide variety of topics such as; Voluntary severance schemes, Difference between redundancy and restructuring, Timing of collective consultation, Practical steps for managing individual consultation, Risks of getting it wrong, Regulatory considerations    

• Redundancies and restructurings - September 3rd 2020, 11am. (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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Eversheds are holding a webinar session that NWUPC members Dispute Management snapshots- student settlement packages in response to Covid 19 looking at what consumer law has to say about the approaches which can be adopted to settling student claims arising out of covid 19. Focusing on changes to course delivery methods and the different packages which might be proposed to resolve student claims. They will also highlight recent case law on conducting settlement negotiations more generally.

• Dispute Management snapshots - September 4th 2020, 12pm. (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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Electronics Watch is pleased to offer a series of free webinars on socially responsible public procurement, intended primarily for public sector buyers. **The below Webinars have been held but are still available to view** They also have a wide range of pre-recorded Webinars.

A programme of free webinars are being held by NETpositive Futures. Sessions can be attended live but will also be recorded and then made freely available. 

• Social value and sustainability; are they really that different? - 7th of July 2020, 1pm. (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)
• Supporting and developing your suppliers: What does best practice look like? - 14th of July 2020, 1pm.  (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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TUCO are running a series of Webinars every Thursday at 2pm covering a wide variety of topics which you can find here. Some upcoming sessions include;

• Webinar 13 - Innovative thinking - 2 July 2020, 2pm. (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)
• Webinar 14 - Communication Skills - 9th of July 2020, 2pm.  (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)
• Webinar 15 - Feedback and Challenging Conversations - 16th of July 2020, 2pm.  (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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Morgan Hunt have an upcoming Webinar for coaching and building high performance teams, through Eventbrite, that NWUPC Members can attend;

• How to build a high performing team for the new world of work -  8th of July 2020, 12pm.  (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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Proactis through their Business Continuity Library have an upcoming Webinar for NWUPC Members;

• Can Accounts Payable be turned into a revenue centre? -  8th of July 2020, 3pm.  (has been held but can still be viewed at the below link)

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SUPC are running a Cartel Dangers in HE Procurement Webinar session covering bid rigging that NWUPC Members can access. Further details and how to register can be found here.