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Ａ Personnel Management: the importance to a company of having well motivated staff
Ｂ Strategic Planning: how to decide whether to purchase or rent company premises
Ｃ Sales: how to ensure that price levels for new products are set appropriately
Task Card 4 A Communication Skills: The importance of foreign language training for selected employees B Advertising: How to select a suitable agency to handle a company’s advertising C Finance: How to decide whether to float a company on the stock market
Task Card 5 A Marketing: the importance to a company of offering its products on the world-wide web B Staff Training: how to evaluate the effectiveness of company training programs C Company Growth: how to decide when it is the right time for a business to expand
Task Card 6 A Public Relations: the importance to a company of sponsoring well-known personalities from the arts and popular culture B Recruitment: how to ensure that the best candidate for a post is selected
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C Information Management: how to analyze and make effective use of information
Task Card 7 A Sales: the importance of brand image in ensuring that products or services sell well B Technology: the importance to a company of keeping up-to-date with internet developments C Quality Control: how to ensure that a company consistently maintains quality control standards
Task Card 8 A Product Promotion: how to make effective use of the media when promoting a new product or service B Project Management: the importance of teamwork for the effective management of projects C Health and Safety: how to develop a responsible attitude among staff to the health and safety requirements of a company
Task Card 9 A Technology: the importance of computer skills for the workplace of the future B Communications: how to ensure that email is used appropriately by staff for internal and external communications C Staff Development: how to administer a staff budget effectively
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Ａ Market Research: The importance of finding out about customer’s habits and attitudes
Ｂ Financial Management: How to identify ways of reducing costs in a company
Ｃ Communication: How to achieve an effective working relationship between different Departments within a company
Task Card 11 A Communication Skills: the importance of understanding cultural differences when working in an international environment B Personnel Management: the importance of providing employees with clear job descriptions
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C Company Growth: how to ensure that company growth proceeds at the optimal rate
Task Card 12 A Time Management: how to manage a heavy workload effectively B Health and Safety: the importance to a company of having a Health and Safety policy C Human Resources: how to ensure that staff at all levels receive appropriate feedback on individual performance
Task Card 13 A Customer Relations: how to maintain customer interest in a company’s products. B Career Planning: the importance of having a career plan in order to achieve high levels of success at work. C Product Development: the importance of product diversification to the success of a business.
Task Card 14 A Health & Safety: the importance of ensuring that all staff are aware of the need for health and safety procedures. B Communication: the importance in business of maintaining personal contact with clients. C Company Growth: how to balance company growth with production capacity.
Task Card 15 A Staff Management: how to achieve and maintain a high motivation among a workforce. B Market Research: the importance of carrying out market research for company growth. C Technology: how to plan for the impact of new technology on a company.
Task Card 16 A Career Development: the importance of acquiring a range of skills throughout your career B Customer Relations: the importance of customer services in maintaining a company’s competitiveness C Finance: how to ensure effective financial controls in a company
Task Card 17
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A Management: how to run a meeting successfully B Marketing: the importance of packaging products appropriately C Strategic Planning: the importance of involving staff in setting the objectives of a company’s business plan.
Task Card 18 A Market Research: the importance of doing market research before launching a new product. B Finance: the importance of foreign investment for a company. C Training: how to monitor internal staff training schemes effectively.
Task Card 19 A Transport Management: the importance to a business of an efficient public transport system B Sales: how to sell a product effectively in international markets C Recruitment: how to organize an effective recruitment drive
Task Card 20 A Career Planning: how to assess the career opportunities provided by different types of companies. B Transport Management: the importance of using environmentally friendly means of transport whenever possible. C Purchasing: how to ensure that stock control systems are run effectively.
Task Card 21 A Public Relations: the importance of adequate supervision and training of staff who deal with the public B Human Resources: how to provide effective support for new members of staff C Travel: the importance of being aware of differences in appropriate behavior in other cultures.
Task Card 22 A Training: the importance of a cumulous program of training within a company. B Product Promotion: the importance of selecting appropriate members of staff to attend exhibitions. C Communications: how to ensure appropriate levels of confidentiality over the long-term staffing plans of a company.
Task Card 22
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A Life Skills: the importance of being able to cope with stress in a job B Health & Safety: the importance of a safe working environment for maintaining staff morale C Production Management: how to maintain a balance between quality control and speed of production
Task Card 23 A Technology: the importance of training staff in how to use new technology when introducing it into the workplace B Purchasing: how to maintain good relationships with suppliers C Advertising: how to achieve a strong visual impact in advertisin
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