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Events

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Helping your employees through the credit crunch - free financial education from the financial services authority
Event type: Local
Start date: 28th September 2008

ongoing, with availability throughout 2009

As part of our objective to raise financial literacy levels across the UK, the FSA offer a free, completely impartial, financial education programme to help your employees make the most of their money. This includes hour-long seminars delivered by specially trained presenters, together with supporting resources and, in the current economic environment, it couldn’t be more timely. What’s more, coming from the industry regulator, there’s no selling, no jargon, just the facts.

We have already delivered sessions on the Science Park in July this year at Genzyme Ltd, and their employees provided very positive feedback.

For more information contact Alan Morgan at the FSA on:
Telephone: 020 7066 0518 or 07967 279278
Email:

Managing Road Safety At Work
Event type: External
Start date: 30th November 2009
End date: 26th February 2010

Work related road accidents are the biggest cause of work related accidental death. Around 1000 people are killed annually in work-related road traffic accidents, that’s almost 3 people a day, and 20 people each week across the UK!

An organisation’s employees can be at daily risk through driving for work….for example if driving when tired, talking on the phone whilst driving and not giving the road their full attention, or not wearing their seatbelt when making deliveries etc.
Companies that manage the safety of their at-work drivers reap financial, environmental, and ethical rewards.

Health and Safety Law applies to driving for work activities as to all other work related activities and the risks must be managed. Additionally the Corporate Manslaughter and Homicide Act (2007) could see companies being prosecuted if they don’t manage their work related road safety adequately.

Facts and Figures:

  • Up to 1 in 3 road crashes involve a vehicle being driven for work
  • Managing a driving for work policy can save your business money
  • Having a driving for work policy is a legal requirement under health and safety legislation and road traffic law
  • Management and employees can be prosecuted for road crashes on work related journeys, even when drivers are using their own vehicle

As an employer you should put in place methods to evaluate and reduce the risks associated with work related driving. The ideal way to do this is by developing a work related road safety policy. Organisations have a duty for their employees’ safety whilst driving on work business, and to ensure that their employees adhere to these and wider road safety practices.

The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety Partnership (CPRSP) are running the Highways Agency funded ‘Road Safety: We Mean Business’ project, and have developed an extensive range of FREE materials to assist you in developing a work related road safety policy. In addition, workshops are available, also FREE to businesses, at venues in Cambridgeshire, to inform organisations in more detail of work related road safety issues and how to construct a road safety policy.

For further information on free workshops and materials, please contact:

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety Partnership

tel: 01480 375 105; email

Workshops available now (including free lunch!):

Cambridge – The Moller Centre, 30th November, 9.30am – 1.30pm

Huntingdon – The Marriot Hotel, 11th December, 9.30am – 1.30pm

Peterborough – East Of England Conference Centre, 22nd January, 9.30am – 1.30pm

Cambourne – The Belfry Hotel, 29th January, 9.30am – 1.30pm

South Cambridgeshire – The Temple Conference Centre, 12th February, 9.30am – 1.30pm

March – The Oliver Cromwell Hotel, 26th February, 9.30am – 1.30pm

Introduction to Blogs and Social Media in Business
Start date: 25th February 2010
End date: 25th February 2010

This one day introductory course will offer insight into the emerging social media channels:-

  • Blogs: Writing your own and interacting with other bloggers
  • Social Networks: Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr
  • Microblogging: Twitter, Tumblr
  • Podcasting, Videocasting
  • Wikis, location-based services, community events and more……

We are confident that the above won’t sound like a foreign language any longer at the end of the day.

This course aims to explore each channel’s potential in terms of getting brand exposure, building feedback channels and integrating within traditional marketing campaigns. We will look at case studies of the best and worse uses of social media by marketers from businesses ranging from 1-man-shows to multinationals.

It will help you understand how you can join the conversation that is undoubtedly already happening about your company, your product and your brand on the web. You will discover the tools and techniques used for creatively communicating your message, building quality relationships with users and making your social media campaigns and success.

Book now to reserve a place for our Cambridge 1-day session at http://pepsmedia.com/training

Human Tissue Solutions for New Medicines and Companion Diagnostics
Start date: 18th March 2010
End date: 18th March 2010

Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge 13:15 – 18:00 p.m.

For full details download pdf here