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Global Capital Markets & Effective Policy Development

The analysis of capital market developments, and their implications on policies is essential for development of effective policies which will influence financial stability. This course provides an overview of global capital markets and how they function. The course provides policy makers with the knowledge and skills to harness the investment influence of capital markets. Who should attend - Professionals looking to broaden their understanding of capital markets including policy makers, investment bankers, financial regulators, amongst others.

Professionals looking to broaden their understanding of capital markets including policy makers, investment bankers, financial regulators, amongst others.

5 days

  • Overview of capital markets and valuation models

  • Macroeconomic dynamics of capital markets

  • Introduction to the principal equity, debt and foreign exchange markets

  • Managing liquidity & risk

  • Overview of valuation models used in capital markets

  • Policy development for capital markets

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • recognize the importance of global capital markets

  • analyze the macroeconomic dynamics of capital markets

  • apply valuation models for capital markets

  • formulate effective policies for sustainable capital markets amongst others.

Strategic policy development and implementation

Sustainable Industrial Harmony and Productivity; An Imperative for Achieving Organizational Growth

It is possible for units of an organization to feel undermined or underrated. This can lead to reduced productivity and development of factions within the organization. This course provides practical solutions that sustain harmony and improve productivity. Our approach integrates role plays, games and dynamic case discussions.

Executive Management, Managers and Industrial Union leaders.

5 days

  • Fostering A Partnership Dynamic: Critical for Organizational Growth

  • Engaging with Creativity & Critical Thinking Skills: Tools for Achieving Growth

  • Improving Team Productivity

  • Managing Productivity in The Face of Organizational & Industrial Change

  • Enhancing Communication & Leadership Skills

  • Effective Stakeholder Management as a Sustainable Strategy

  • Optimizing Negotiation Opportunities for Industrial Harmony, Personal Performance and Organizational Growth
    • Dealing with Bias and Assumptions in Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • identify key elements that enhance productivity

  • identify the critical connections between industrial harmony, productivity and organizational growth
    • enhance productivity through effective communication and
    leadership

    Benefits to the Organization

  • optimize stakeholder engagements in the industry

  • enhance team cohesion and bonding to achieve overall goals and objectives

Building Highly Effective Teams

It is important that good interpersonal skills and relationships are developed both for working with colleagues, approaching and cultivating relationships with stakeholders, organizations and for projecting a positive public image. This course provides the framework for effective approach to building highly effective teams. It is designed to help participants understand how members of an organization can work effectively as a team.

Best fit for a combination of disciplines within your organizations with staff who are supervisors, team leads, project managers, heads of committees, managers, etc.

5 days

  • What Is A Team?
  • What Is Team Building?
  • What Are The Helping and Hindering Behaviors In Team Building?
  • How Does Leadership Emerge In A Team
  • Improving Team Participation and Performance
  • Characteristics Of Effective Teams
  • Stages Of Team Formation
  • Management Implication Of The Stages In The Life Of A Team
  • Team Building Exercise

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Describe key elements to effective team building
  • Identify different behaviours that affect team building
  • Identify stages involved in team building

    Identify key features of a successful team

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  • Enhance team cohesion and bonding to achieve overall goals and objectives
  • Optimize projects through improved team work

Succession Planning & Business Continuity

Recently conducted research showed that over 60% of organizations have no process for succession planning and fewer than 12% have company-wide succession planning aligned with their business strategy or connected with other talent or career development processes. This course will provide participants with concrete solutions, strategies and insights into the delivery of an effective Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). Using tested processes and procedures, participants will analyze the risks and impacts to business operations that threats might cause. A framework for building organizational resilience will be provided to deliver an effective response for safeguarding the interests of key stakeholders, reputation, brand, and value-creating activities.

  • Middle- to senior-level managers responsible for company strategy execution and managing work teams in the organization cutting across engineering, finance, administrative and other teams
  • Human resource personnel

5 days

  • Succession Planning Concepts
  • Succession Management Process
  • Developing Internal Successors
  • Business Continuity in different sectors 
  • Developing and implementing a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
  • Making the Business Continuity Plan Operational
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At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate understanding of the basics of career development and succession planning
  • Distinguish succession planning and management from replacement planning, talent management and human capital management
  • Evaluate and operate an effective succession planning program to close the developmental gaps in the organization
  • Prepare individual development plans and manage career choices
  • Identify components and best practices of a successful Business Continuity Management Program
  • Understand the components for an effective Business Impact Analysis (BIA) that is able to meet strategic, tactical and operational requirements of an organization • Develop a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and delivery of a Business Continuity (BC) exercise
  • Improve talent retention of resourceful contributors for the companyʼs success in the future.
  • Preserve brand value while mitigating business risks and financial exposures.

Aligning Teams with Petroleum Industry Act (PIA)

The new Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) recently passed in Nigeria holds some opportunities for stakeholders. This workshop provides an in-dept understanding of the new Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to enable participants and their organizations transition efficiently.

  • Leadership and senior management personnel
  • Personnel from diverse disciplines within your organizations such as administrative, human resource, legal, finance, auditors, compliance etc. Duration: 5 days

5 days

  • Introduction to PIA
  • The milestones of the PIA and identified challenges
  • Overview of PIA Framework
  • Governance Framework
  • Administrative Framework
  • The Upstream Regulator
  • The Midstream Authority
  • Host Community Governance & Administrative Framework
  •  New operational Dynamics
  • Legal Framework
  • PIA fiscal framework and Regime : Taxes and Royalties
  • PIA 2021 Modelling for JVs, IJVs and PSC's
  • Key fundamental changes Introduced by PIA which may Impact your Business
  • Identifying gaps
  • Risk Exposure and Mitigation
  • PIA Implementation

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Understand the key changes Introduced by PIA which Impact businesses and the industry • Understand the governance and administration of PIA
  • Effectively manage stakeholders and participants in the upstream oil and gas industry
  • Create performance measurement systems that account for all dimensions of PIA

Compliance with the Act through better understanding of the full scope, its implications, risks and implementation

Effective Project Management

Yearly profit and non-profit organizations invest heavily in projects. Occasionally these investments do not yield expected results due to poor management of projects and stakeholders. The skills, tools and techniques of project management are becoming an indispensable part of the portfolios of managers. Our project management course is designed to aid the participants gain understanding of the discipline and how it can be used to deliver value to your organization.

Managers, team leaders, project supervisors, discipline heads, and others involved in delivering projects and implementing social and protection intervention programs.

5 days

  • Introduction to project management
  • Role of the project manager
  • Introduction to project plan & methodology
  • Dealing with uncertainty and Risk
  • Optimizing project schedule and budget
  • Managing stakeholders, teams & communications
  • Project execution and control
  • Project quality management
  • Project review, feedback and closeout

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • identify and mange project risks
  • optimize project schedule and budget
  • successfully develop and implement of all projectʼs processes
  • develop standard project report
  • Improved results in project impact and sustainability
  • Improved collaboration between teams towards organizational goal

Project Auditing and Risk Management

Failure of a project can have a massive impact on an organization's reputation and the confidence of its stakeholders. Understanding the dynamics of complex projects is a common challenge to many audit teams. This course empowers audit teams to effectively audit projects by working alongside project teams.

For this course we recommend a mix of disciplines within your organizations such as administrative, human resource, finance, auditors, monitoring and compliance, etc.

5 days

  • Project Audit Overview
  • Modern Trends and Technology for Effective Project Audit
  • Risk-based Audit Approach
  • Audit Preparation & Process
  • Auditing Contracts
  • Auditing Projects
  • Project Impact Review
  • Case Study Discussion Of Existing Project
  • Data Collation, Presentation & Discussion
  • Lessons Learnt Discussions

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • understand how to audit major projects, in a practical and cost-effective way
  • apply the concepts and practical application of a risk-based audit approach to deliver projects successfully
  • plan for project and program audits using realistic engagement strategies
  • execute a variety of project audits at the beginning, middle and end stages of project and programs
  •  Improved in-house efficiency for auditing projects and controlling project risks
  • Increased project success and cost effectiveness
  • Improved project delivery to time, cost and quality objective

Regulatory Training

The Regulatory training II course is applicable across multiple regulatory and policy domains, and operations. This course covers intermediate skills crucial for carrying out job function as regulators.

Mid-level management staff of regulatory agencies who are not novice to regulatory job roles and operations. For this course we recommend a mix of disciplines within your organizations such as legal practitioners, finance, auditors, monitoring and compliance, inspectors, etc.

5 days

  •  Regulatory management
  • Understanding your regulatory environment
  • Regulatory Implementation
  • Understanding how government works
  • Project management skills
  • Principles of monitoring inspection & regulation
  • Managing risk & harm
  • Public service principles
  • Encouraging compliance
  • Exercise regulatory power
  • Team management

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • effectively work with internal stakeholders and project teams
  • develop and apply effective supervision and surveillance strategies
  • apply behavioural science principles to regulatory work
  • understand legislation and powers under enabling legislation
  • measure success of regulatory actions
  • manage regulatory risks and implement risk-controls
  • Improved in-house efficiency for enhancing compliance
  • Successful implementation of risk-controls
  • Cost effectiveness in carrying our regulatory function

Reinventing Sales & Customer Engagement for Enhanced Productivity

This course is specifically designed to enable your staff to effectively capture the business opportunities presented by dynamics in the market while maintaining the established customer or clientele. The course will equip participants with knowledge, tools and strategy to capture the market and effectively implement the marketing strategy of their organization.

For this course we recommend a mix of disciplines within your organizations such as marketers, sales agents, digital marketers, administrative and strategy teams.

5 days

  •  Introduction to Digital Marketing and E-commerce strategy
  • Sales & Marketing Alignment
  • Implementing Marketing Strategy
  • Optimizing Digital Tools For Sales
  • Sales Development and Opportunity Mapping
  • Customer Centricity
  • Aligning Customer Engagement Across Sales Channels
  • Negotiation in Sales
  • Communication

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Promote Baykins products and services across sales platforms
  • Increase sales using basic knowledge of digital marketing tools
  • Create a loop for continuous improvement through effective feedback mechanisms
  • Strengthen their communication skills for effective customer engagement
  • Prevent customer churn and develop strategies for interacting with your customers
  • Attract a lot of new customer audiences leveraging e-commerce
  • Increased sales and marketshare
  • Improved customer engagement and customer loyalty

Corporate Data Management

Today data management has become a crucial part of a manager's job. While it offers extensive benefits in increased efficiency, speed, profits and safety, it also comes with legal and fiscal responsibilities and liabilities which must be properly managed. This course provides an overview of modern approaches to data management and practical steps to efficiently manage data in daily business activities.

For this course we recommend a mix of disciplines within your organizations such as administrative, human resource, sales and marketing, legal practitioners, finance, auditors, monitoring and compliance, etc.

5 days

  • Introduction to Data Management
  •  Data Governance
  • Document & Records Management
  • Databases, Database Technology and their Impact on Organizations
  • Data management & business intelligence
  • Business Intelligence Concepts and Platform Capabilities
  • Decision Making and Decision Support Systems
  • Managing business risks with proper data management

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • understand the role of data management in creating business value
  • apply the techniques and tools for capturing, processing, classifying and organizing knowledge
  • understand the legal and business risks associated with mismanagement of data and how to manage these risks;
  • Increased operational efficiency & productivity
  • Effective retention & transfer of institutional knowledge

Basic Graphics Design Course

Today organizations are adapting their processes to incorporate digital marketing and social media. However, this usually implies increase in costs. We support organizations to embrace this trend by equipping in-house teams with graphic skills required to meet their digital marketing goals while saving huge outsourcing costs. This course exposes participants to design concepts and equips participants with basic design skills for minor design activities. This course is suitable for beginners with minimal experience in designing. The course sessions are held in a highly interactive workshop format with practical exercises focusing on using designing software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Different exercises related to online market requirements will be assigned to the participants to build their skills.

  • Administrative and secretarial personnel
  • Marketing and business development personnel
  • Communication personnel
  • Graphics and design teams

5 days

  • Introduction to Graphic Design Thinking
  • Introduction to Typography
  • Introduction to Colour Wheel
  • Introduction to Adobe Photoshop/ CorelDraw
  • Introduction to Design Methods and Principles
  • Mock Design Practice
  • Mock Design Test
  • Introduction to Design Platforms

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Present ideas\illustrations using the basic concepts of design.
  • Demonstrate basic skills of graphic designing with the help of both theory and practice.
  • Implement the basic concepts of graphic design in freelancing projects.
  • Professionally use graphics software such as Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
  • Quality branding and marketing campaigns at reduced overall cost
  • Consistency in brand story and design

Aligning Teams with Organizational Goals and Strategy

Leadership teams are often misaligned on strategy, even though they donʼt seem to be on the surface. Aligning the team will ensure that the organization is successful. This course is designed to empower managers to improve business results by aligning their teams with the goals and strategy to achieving those goals. The course provides participants with modern techniques for fostering team alignment.

Senior-level managers responsible for company strategy, vision, and operational priorities

  • Division, business unit, functional, or geographic leadership team members
  • Human resources professionals

5 days

  • The Organization: purpose, values, goals & strategy

  • The cost of misalignment

  • Understanding your strategy and what it will take

  • Understanding the team

  • Communicating strategy with clarity

  • Managing stakeholders

  • Building collective leadership capability

  • Balancing innovation & control for strategy execution

  • Aligning job design & training to strategy

  • Empowering employees to execute strategy

  • The CORE approach

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of building an authentic and energizing culture
  • Optimize the design of key job roles and align them to strategy
  • Apply techniques to spur high performance and creativity among employees
  • Create performance measurement systems that account for all dimensions of strategy execution
  • Apply techniques to help your business innovate and adapt to change while maintaining clear focus
  • Enhance team cohesion and bonding to achieve overall goals and objectives
  • Reduce churn rate by increasing employee satisfaction through alignment with goals and strategy

This is Management: Emerging Leaders Training

This course is suitable for middle management personnel who are responsible for leading and managing work teams, projects or other groups of people. We understand that managers who want to may not be able to commit the time for a masters of business administration (MBA) program. Therefore, we created this course to equip participants with the essentials of management. The Course takes a hands-on and highly interactive approach to prepare managers for effective leadership. This course is modelled in line with experiential learning approach incorporating a diversity of events and exercises that positively impact all the domains of learning.

Senior and middle management personnel

  • Supervisors, team leads, projectmanagers,head of committees, heads of departments, managers, and general managers.

10 days

  • Self-Leadership & Leading People
  • Defining your role as a Manager
  • Ethics, Etiquettes & Culture
  • Management Communication
  • Emotional Intelligence & Self Awareness
  • Reporting, Presenting & Public speaking
  • Building High Performance Teams
  • Delegating for Growth
  • Conflict Management
  • Fundamentals of Finance & Accounting for Non-Finance Managers
  • Optimizing Sales with Customer Centricity
  • Strategic Thinking & Planning
  • Managing Complex Projects
  • Critical Thinking & Solving Business Problems
  • Improving Organizational Performance with Data
  • Collaboration & Stakeholder Management
  • Driving Creative Thinking & Innovation
  • Embracing the Digital Advantage

At the end of the training participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate effective leadership behaviours
  • Develop emotional excellence for themselves and in others
  • Maintain and optimise relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Enhance productivity through effective communication and leadership
  • Optimize stakeholder engagements in their organization
  • Enhance team cohesion and bonding to achieve overall goals and objectives
  • Enhance personnel effectiveness through improved leadership skills
  • Effective managers able to maximize performance for the organization
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