TRAINING & EVENTS


The venue for all courses, unless specified, is the Northamptonshire Chamber offices at Waterside House, 8 Waterside Way, Northampton, NN4 7XD. Courses can also be run in-house at your own company through our Tailor Made Training service.


For more details please visit: www.chambermk.co.uk/training


INTERNATIONAL TRADE RULES OF ORIGIN: PREFERENTIAL AND NON PREFERENTIAL Date: Time: Cost:


5 December 09:30 – 17:00


Members: £299 + VAT Non-Members: £369 + VAT


We will identify the preferential origin rules for your own specific products, in order to determine if they meet preference according to the relevant EU free trade agreement.


EXPORT PROCEDURES AND 23 January


DOCUMENTS Date: Time: Cost:


09:30 – 17:00


Members: £299 + VAT Non-Members: £369 + VAT


This course takes a deeper look at the documents you will have to master if your business is to make a success of exporting. We will ensure you feel confident about your quotations and understand the Export Procedures. We will help you identify which documents to raise, which modes of transport to use and where to go for advice.


INFORMATION


TECHNOLOGY The Chamber offers a range of IT courses which are available upon request, call us on 01604 490470 to book.


ILM MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT


PROGRAMME Cost:


Members: £1999 + VAT Non-members: £2499 + VAT


The course is aimed at managers and team leaders who want to improve their leadership and management skills and receive certification from the Institute of Leadership and Management for doing so. The programme is essential for anyone who needs to increase their management skills, improve their leadership skills and boost their confidence in managing and developing others.


For more information, or to book a place on this course, call us on 01604 490470 or email training@chambermk.co.uk Chamber members can book online.


CHAMBER EVENTS


For a full calendar of the Chamber’s NETWORKING EVENTS visit www.chambermk.co.uk/events/networking-events


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CHAMBER EVENT IN FOCUS NETWORKING BREAKFAST


Date: 8 January Time: 07:45 – 09:45 Venue: Chicheley Hall Cost: £16.50 + VAT (members only)


Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Networking Breakfast to kick off the New Year. These members only events are designed to


give firms an ideal opportunity to drive forward their business whilst enjoying a two-course full English breakfast. Milton Keynes Chamber chief executive Paul Griffiths said: “Networking is an effective way of meeting and making new contacts as well as building on existing relationships. “Our networking events offer members the opportunity to meet with key decision makers from local businesses and the opportunity to promote their company to a readymade audience.” Each table is assigned a table host who will


ensure everyone gets the chance to introduce themselves and their business. Attendees will also be invited to move around tables to enable them to network with fresh faces on each course.


Two members will also be selected, by a


draw, to present their company to all guests on the day. Banner stand displays can be booked for


£36.50 + VAT.


To book a space call Milton Keynes Chamber on 01908 547820.


FORTHCOMING EVENTS


NEXT GENERATION CHAMBER – NETWORKING Date: Time:


5 December 18:00 – 20:00


Venue: Aspers Casino, Northampton Cost:


Next Generation members £5 + VAT Non-members £20 + VAT


Next Generation Chamber provides a platform for aspiring young business people to help them grow and develop. Attendees share knowledge and experience with their peers in a relaxed and informal environment.


NETWORKING BREAKFAST Date: Time:


8 January


Venue: Cost:


07:45 – 09:45 Chicheley Hall


£16.50 + VAT (Members only)


Our Networking Breakfasts give you an ideal opportunity to drive your business forward while enjoying a full English breakfast.


BUSINESS AFTER HOURS Date: Time:


22 January 17:30 – 19:30


Venue: MK Gallery Cost:


Members £10 + VAT Non-members £15 + VAT


Network with other local firms – members and non-members of the Chamber – after work in an informal environment over drinks and a buffet.


EVENTS TENDER We are looking for member venues to host our comprehensive calendar of events for our members and the wider business community from April 2020 to March 2021. This is ideal for venues who wish to showcase their premises to the Milton Keynes business community. Each venue will be featured in literature advertising the event. The tender will be live during January. For full details of the tender opportunities visit


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