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Our Training Brochure 2013 Financial Analysis & Taxation Excel & Office Courses Financial Modelling & Valuation Business Intelligence Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Anti-Money Laundering & Corporate Governance Soft Skills Courses Master Class Series Content Introduction Course Summary Course Details, Fees & Dates Our Trainers Our Clients Our Training Methodology How We Train How to Register Contact Information Introduction dbrownconsulting (DBC) is a financial training, financial consultancy and payroll outsourcing firm founded in Lagos, Nigeria in 2006. Our consultancy services covers financial model build & fund raising for major project finance transactions while our payroll outsourcing services enable our clients outsource their entire payroll functions to tax and payroll accounting specialists. DBC Training has provided highly rated financial training courses to over 3000 alumni over the years. Our value proposition is our ability to accurately decipher (through our methodology*) the specific training needs of participants; training that significantly boosts job efficiency and effectiveness and guarantees instant return on investment for our clients. In fact, some of our courses require participants to bring along their actual work spreadsheets to enable them learn new time saving techniques for extracting their reports. A typical 2 hour report can easily be reduced to 10 minutes with the right techniques. Governance and Soft Skills. We have a faculty of dedicated trainers who are passionate about what they do, and always deliver world class training. Our trainers are consultants in their field who bring a large dose of realism to our courses by explaining complex concepts with real world examples. The result is highly satisfied participants who easily apply these new concepts to their daily tasks. We look forward to partnering with you this year. We have over 70 courses mostly under the following headings: Excel & Office, Financial Analysis & Taxation, Business Intelligence, Financial Modelling & Valuation, Corporate Finance & Capital Markets, Anti-Money Laundering & Corporate 01 DBC Outsourcing Services DBC Consulting Services We offer the following core outsourcing services: Our core consulting service is financial model build. Our bespoke models help our clients to visualise and understand the dimensions and impact of proposed business decisions. Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Monthly payroll processing services; Payroll compliance review; Specialist loan staff support services; Compensation structuring/restructuring; Recruitment services; Staff wide surveys/needs analysis; and Tax Training Services. Financial Model Build We build the following types of models: l l We provide efficient and cost effective payroll outsourcing services that meet our clients’ unique requirements and budget considerations. Our in-depth knowledge of our clients’ market ensures that we deliver a world class package with full regard to the unique characteristics of the Nigerian Market and Tax Laws. Our personnel have a proven track record, with experience garnered from world class consultancy and finance firms. Our Value Proposition: We wish to become your reliable payroll department thereby allowing you to concentrate on your core business. We will develop a customised payroll software to meet your specific requirements. l l l l We also provide the following services: l l l l Financial Model Audit Fund Raising Assistance Spreadsheet Consulting Financial Modelling Training Our models largely comply with the FAST Modelling Standard*. This rigorous methodology ensures that our models are: l Our approach to providing outsourcing/payroll service is unique, a typical engagement will include: planning & data gathering, template design and testing and monthly payroll processing and management. Project finance models Investment decision making models Acquisition and other transaction support models Operational models Budgeting and forecasting models PPP/PFI models l l l Flexible: Adaptable in the immediate and longer term; Accurate: Reflect key business decisions directly and faithfully; Structured: Maintain consistency in layout and organisation; and Transparent: Use simple, clear formulas that can be understood by modelers and non-modellers alike. Our Recent Outsourcing Engagements include: Our Recent Consulting Engagements Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Full Payroll outsourcing services to some top multinationals Payroll Ancillary Services to blue chip multinational Organisations Staff wide training needs analysis to a host of clients Tax Training Services to various clients. Bespoke quarterly staff cost & contribution slip to showcase each employees actual (salary & benefits) cost to an organisation. l l l l l l l l 02 Financial Model Build and Fund Raising Assistance for a commercial real estate development. Model build services to support a restructuring initiative for a medium sized manufacturing company. Financial Model Build and Support for a healthcare services firm to secure finance from the IFC. Financial Model Build for an International Shipping and Marine Company. Financial Model Build for a Top Pharmaceutical Company in Nigeria. Financial Model/Viability Analysis for a US-based IT Company. Financial Model/Viability Analysis to support a Power Project Bid. Financial Model build for a State's proposed Geographic Information System. summary of courses Financial Analysis & Taxation Intro to Financial Analysis (FA101) - 2 days Accounting for Non Accountants (FA102) - 3 days Basic Mental Arithmetic for Professionals (FA103) - 1 day Taxation in Nigeria: Issues & Computations (FA104) - 2 days Investing your retirement funds (FA105) - 1 day Nigerian Pension & Retirement 101 (FA106) - 1day IFRS Introductory Course (FA107) - 2 days Advanced Accounting for Modellers (FA108) - 1 day Excel & Office Courses Power Excel 1 (the essentials) (EO201) - 2 days Power Excel 2 (real case studies) (EO202) - 2 days Power Excel Master Class (EO210) - 3 days MS Power Point Essentials (EO205) - 1 day MS Word Essentials (EO204) - 1 day Advanced Power Point Skills (EO206) - 1 day Advanced Word Skills (EO207) - 1 day Excel 2007/2010 refresher (EO203) - 1 day Basic Programming in Excel (Macros) (EO208) - 2 days Advanced Programming in Excel (VBA) (EO209) - 3 days M&A Deal Structuring (CF502) - 3 days Real Option Analysis (CF503) - 2 days Purchase Price Allocation, Valuing Intangibles & Impairment Testing (CF504) - 3 days Advanced M&A Negotiating Techniques (CF505) - 2 days Evaluating Corporate & Business Strategy (CF506) - 2 days Deal Strategy, Value, Structure & Negotiation (CF511) - 5 days Introduction to Debt & Securitisation (CF501) - 1 day Anti-Money Laundering & Corporate Governance Antimoney Laundering & Corporate Governance Best Practice (AC601) - 5 days Anti-Money Laundering for the regulated sector (AC603) - 3 days Understanding & applying KYC Principles (AC608) - 3 days Anti-Money Laundering for Bankers (AC602) - 3 days Trade and related financing-based laundering (AC609) - 1 day Developing an effective money laundering risk matrix for your organization (AC605) - 3 days Essential Corporate Governance for the Nigerian Market (AC606) - 3 days Health Checking Your Corporate Governance Systems & Control (AC607) - 1 day Corporate Governance & Fraud (AC604) - 1 day Soft Skills Courses Power Excel for Modellers (FM301) - 2 days Learn Model Building in a day (FM302) - 1 day Model Auditing & Best Practice (FM303) - 2 days Project a Real Company's Forecast from Scratch (FM304) - 3 days Budgeting & Investment Appraisal with Excel (FM310) - 3 days Financial Modelling School (FM307) - 5 days Leveraged Buyout Modelling & Valuation (FM312) - 2 days Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Modelling & Valuation (FM313) - 2 days Advanced Modelling School (FM314) - 5 days Advanced Valuation Skills (FM309) - 3 days Risk Modelling & Analysis (FM311) - 3 days Customer Service Excellence (SS701) - 2 days Effective Business Writing (SS702) - 2 days Proposal Writing Workshop (SS703) - 2 days Effective Coaching and People Development (SS704) -1 day Effective Communications (SS705) - 2 days Effective Meetings (SS706) - 2 days Effective Negotiations (SS707) - 1 day Effective Presentations (SS708) - 2 days In-Charge/Supervisor Skills (SS709) - 1 day Instructor Skills (SS710) - 3 days Interview Skills (SS711) - 1 day Team Development (SS712) - 1 day Telephone Etiquette (SS713) - 1 day Time Management and Personal Effectiveness (SS714) - 1 day Elocution & Public Speaking (SS715) - 1 day Business Intelligence Master Class Series Effective Data Presentation (BI401) - 1 day Essential Charting Skills (BI402) - 1 day Advanced Charting for Presentations (BI403) - 2 days Advanced Data Analysis & Reconciliation (BI404) - 3 days Creating Executive Dashboards in Excel (BI405) - 5 days Essential Data Visualisation Techniques (BI406) - 1 day Equity Analyst Master Class (MC801) - 10days Report Writing & Data Presentation Master Class (MC802) - 4 days Finance & Accounting for Non Finance Managers (MC803) - 5days Charting & Presentation Master Class (MC804) - 5 days Business Intelligence Master Class (MC805) - 5days Excel Programming (Macros & VBA) Master Class (MC806) - 5days Financial Analysis & Modelling Master Class (MC807) - 5days Financial Modelling & Valuation Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Financial Markets 101 (CF510) - 2 days Portfolio Construction 101 (CF509) - 4 days Alternative Investing 101 (CF507) - 2 days Asset Allocation 101 (CF508) - 2 days 03 o v e r v i e w o f courses Excel & Office Courses We offer 10 courses in Excel, Word, Power Point and VBA under this category. Our flagship Excel course; Power Excel 1 gives participants all the essential skills they need to work efficiently. We also offer a unique Consulting/Training Combo in Power Excel 2 where we solve real life case problems brought in by participants using our 10 minute rule (nothing should take you more than 10 minutes to do in Excel). You also get to master Power Point, Words and Visual Basic for Applications (Macros). Learn how to breathe life into your presentations with advanced Power Point skills or learn how to automate key tasks in our advanced Word Course. Financial Analysis & Taxation Learn all the essential first steps to becoming an excellent business and financial analyst. From basic/advanced accounting concepts, Essentials of Nigerian tax law to what you should know about IFRS. These skills are meant to give you the solid foundation required to be a first class financial modeller. You will also learn the ins and outs of managing your Pension 04 investments and developing a retirement plan as well as a good working knowledge of key aspects of financial analysis. You also have the opportunity to give your brain a real tune up with our Basic Mental Arithmetic course where you will learn some amazing tricks that will boost your confidence in that next presentation. Business Intelligence Why waste time on all that analysis and number crunching if you can't extract real insight from all that data. The key to effective business intelligence is effective data visualisation and presentation. We teach you the best practice rules for dashboard, chart and table design/build in our highly acclaimed 5 day course in “Creating Executive Dashboards in Excel”. Learn how to build truly amazing charts in Excel and how to carry out complex Data Analysis and reconciliation tasks. Financial Modelling & Valuation We use a unique combination of tools, experience and best practice to develop our financial modelling and valuation courses. In our financial Modelling School course, we start by teaching you all the Excel skills required to be an excellent modeller, then we use a real company's detailed financial statement to teach you how to build a financial model from scratch, carry out a valuation and sensitize your results. You can also learn how top financial analysts model and value Leverage Buyout and Merger & Acquisition Deals. This course category also includes more advanced modelling techniques under: Risk modelling, Bank Modelling, Budgeting & Investment Appraisal Modelling and much more. AML & Corporate Governance This category focuses on critical Anti Money Laundering and Corporate governance skills, regulations and best practices that are now even more critical in today's troubled economic climate. You will learn how to health check your corporate governance systems, develop an AML risk matrix for your organisation as well as get best practice skills and guidelines in applying KYC principles. You will be taught by highly experienced trainers who currently consult for fortune 500 organisations in the UK. Capital Market Courses take you from fundamentals of Asset Allocation, Alternative Investments, Portfolio construction etc to more advanced material like real option analysis, valuation of intangibles and advanced M&A negotiation Techniques. Soft Skills After spending most of your time bogged down in the numbers and the details of your daily tasks, it is very easy to forget the soft skills required to make you more efficient, alert and productive. Such “Effectives” like Effective Meetings, Negotiations, Presentations and Business Writing will help you reach the peak of your career. Alternatively, you may wish to take your deal pitches to the next level by attending our Elocution & Public Speaking Course. Take some time to explore our 15+ soft skills courses, you may find just the course for your current requirements. Master Class Course Content Our Master Class Series draw from the content of various individual courses to create a hybrid, multidisciplinary course that caters to a wide range of needs. Our report & presentation master class is a powerful combination of our soft skills & business intelligence courses. Clients also have the option to combine modules from different courses to create their own master class experience. Corporate Finance & Capital Markets As the world struggles with the worst financial crisis in decades it is more important than ever for finance and market operators to get back to the fundamentals of finance and economics. Our Corporate Finance and 05 1 Financial Analysis & Taxation 1.1. Intro to Financial Analysis (FA101) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant 1.3 Overview Learn the secrets behind seemingly difficult basic everyday calculations and why your brain is more reliable than a calculator. Impress during a critical sales pitch as you easily calculate discounts and best deals for the client on your feet during the presentation. Overview Learn how to read, analyse & interpret financial statements. Build and interpret the core ratios (Du- Pont ratios), learn how to identify possible accounting shenanigans and adjust financial statements of companies before performing comparative analysis. 2013 Training Dates May 23 & 24, Aug 29 & 30 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 1.4. 1.2. Accounting for Non Accountants (FA102) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant Overview Non Accountants are continually baffled when critical company issues are discussed simple because they can't speak even a little accounting! It is essential that everyone understands the basics of accounting; for example, you don't have to be an accountant to know why an increase in debtor days from 20 to 25 could spell working capital doom for a company. This course will help non accountants understand basic but critical accounting concepts thus improving their overall understanding of company matters. 2013 Training Dates May 20 - 22, Aug 26 - 28 Basic Mental Arithmetic for Professionals (FA103) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Taxation in Nigeria: Issues & Computations (FA104) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant Overview A fully practical course on Nigerian Tax Administration in Nigeria (CIT, VAT, WHT, PIT, CGT, PPT, BIK, etc). What are the critical sections of the Law that individuals and businesses must be aware of and who do you talk to and where do you go (Tax offices, agents and consultants) to ensure you are always on the right side of the law. You will also get your hands on useful Excel templates and techniques to calculate the taxes accurately and manage and analyse them more efficiently. All participants go with soft copies of relevant laws, many useful templates, a compendium of critical tax offices and websites and a whole lot more. 2013 Training Dates Apr 4 & 5, Aug 22 & 23 07 1.5. Investing your retirement funds (FA105) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant 1.7. Overview A financial specialist will provide answers to pressing questions and concerns your retiring staff may currently have regarding the security of their bulk pension savings, the annuity they can expect to buy, the investment vehicles available to them based on their unique circumstances and other investment issues they may have. Overview This course is focused on giving you the main thrust of the IFRS standards and the key principles that make worldwide convergence to the standards inevitable. You will gain an understand of the focus areas such as qualitative characteristics, elements of financial statements and their recognition, disclosure requirements, measurement and the concepts of capital and capital maintenance. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 1.6. Nigerian Pension & Retirement 101 (Fa106) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview A financial specialist will provide answers to pressing questions and concerns regarding the security of your pension savings, the annuity required to afford retirement and your expected pension fund valuation at retirement. Also learn about your rights as stated in the Nigerian Pension Act. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 08 IFRS Introductory Course (FA107) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 1.8. Advanced Accounting for Modellers (FA108) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview The course is designed to review complex accounting rules and techniques that affect the Business modelling and forecasting process. It focuses on issues related to Merger & Acquisition (M&A) accounting such as fair value, available for sale, Equity method, proportional consolidation, taxes etc. The focus is to understand how these accounting concepts affect financial deals. 2013 Training Dates July 8, Nov 18 2 Excel & Office Courses 2.1. 2.2. Power Excel 1 (the essentials) (EO201) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant Power Excel Master Class (EO210) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant Overview Learn the essential skills in Excel that will make you more efficient at work. This course will catapult your confidence when working with Excel and give you the required foundation knowledge for our other advanced courses. This flagship course has been delivered to more than 1000 participants and is a must for anyone who uses excel regularly. Overview This is an advanced excel course that focuses on Excel concepts for finance professionals. Understand how to harness advanced functions like INDEX, OFFSET, INDIRECT. Learn how to build complex formulas, learn the power of array formulas, pivot tables and advanced charting techniques and get an intro to VBA/Macros all with real life examples. 2013 Training Dates Mar 18 & 19, Apr 15 & 16, May 6 & 7, June 3 & 4 Jul 15 & 16, Aug 5 & 6, Sep 2 & 3, Oct 7 & 8 Nov 4 & 5 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) Power Excel 2 (real case studies) (EO202) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant Overview Highly customised Excel course for experienced spreadsheet users. This is a real life problem solving course filled with case studies. This course will teach the precise spreadsheet skills required to solve real life job related problems actually faced by participants (participants' are expected to email their request or bring the actual problem spreadsheets to the training for full on the spot excel consultancy and solutions). 2013 Training Dates Mar 20 & 21, Apr 17 & 18, May 8 & 9, June 5 & 6 Jul 17 & 18, Aug 20 & 21, Sep 4 & 5, Oct 9 & 10 Nov 6 & 7 10 2.3. 2.4. MS Power Point Essentials (EO205) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview Learn Microsoft Power Point from the ground up. This course is offered to give you the necessary essentials of Power Point to enable you build impressive presentations and take advantage of all the new features offered by Power Point 2007/2010. 2013 Training Dates Apr 10, Sep 12 2.5. MS Word Essentials (EO204) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant 2.7. Overview Learn Microsoft Word from the ground up. This course is offered to give you the essentials of Word to enable you create and edit documents seamlessly and learn all the new features offered by Word 2007/2010 that will drastically reduce the time spent creating and editing documents. Advanced Word Skills (EO207) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview Learn the advanced features of Microsoft Word 2007/2010 that will drastically improve your turnaround time in document creation and editing. Learn how to create auto updating content and reference pages. Learn how to use and edit thousands of useful templates to save hours of editing time. Link all figures, charts and tables in your document to Excel to facilitate automatic updates and much more. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 2.6. Advanced Power Point Skills (EO206) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview Learn the advanced features of Microsoft Power Point 2007/2010. Build presentations far more efficiently using the fantastic new features in Power Point. Learn how to convert boring text to engaging visuals. Incorporate videos, sounds, graphics and complex animations to your presentation. You will also learn how to integrate Excel charts and objects that update automatically. 2.8. Excel 2007/2010 refresher (EO203) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview A must have seminar before deciding to upgrade to Excel 2007 or Excel 2010. This seminar will show you how to harness all the major improvements in the new software as well as highlight the few negatives. Learn the full potential of this software and see how you can do your job with greater efficiency and accuracy. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 2013 Training Dates Apr 11, Sep 13 11 2.9. Basic Programming in Excel (Macros) (EO208) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant Overview Get a thorough introduction to basic programming in Microsoft Excel. Learn when best to use Excels programming language; VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to record repetitive tasks (Macros). Also learn how to edit your recorded Macros to improve its functionality. All cases use real life examples typical of most corporate jobs. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) “He is knowledgeable with great expertise” F. Osuntubo - First Bank 2.10. Advanced Programming in Excel (VBA) (EO209) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant Overview Unlock the power of visual basic for applications (VBA) aka Macros. Every single action you do on Excel can be automated using VBA. You will learn how to write VBA code that will in seconds, replace the hours/days you spend creating monthly reports and other repetitive tasks performed on Excel. Also learn how to create user defined functions (UDF's). 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 12 3 Financial Modelling & Valuation 3.1. Power Excel for Modellers (FM301) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant 3.3. Overview This course will teach modellers all the excel tools they require to create effective models. A skilled modeller must know the key excel functions (index, indirect, choose, vlookup, NPV ...), data entry tools & shortcuts (validations, goal seek, sensitivities, solver), template creation skills and much more to compete with the best in the world and build first class models with full confidence & minimal fuss. Model Auditing & Best Practice (FM303) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant Overview Use auditing tools and techniques to identify all possible errors from a case study model. Also learn how to document & correct these modelling errors. Understand & apply best practice techniques that minimize these errors in the first place. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 2013 Training Dates Apr 22 & 23, Jul 1 & 2, Nov 11 & 12 3.2. Learn Model Building in a Day (FM302) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview This course will teach you modelling best practice, efficient data entry techniques and the methodology required to create quick and efficient financial statement forecasts. It includes lessons on data integrity checks and simple auditing techniques involved in creating standard forecasting models. You will build various 3 statement models ranging in complexity culminating in a model with circularity and audit trail issues which need to be resolved. 2013 Training Dates Apr 24, Jul 3, Nov 13 14 3.4. Project a Real Company's Forecast from Scratch (FM304) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant Overview Download a real company's financial report (maybe your company!) and learn how to analyse and build its fully integrated financial model forecast complete with sensitivity analysis, a valuation and a dynamic chart for reporting. 2013 Training Dates Apr 24 - 26, Jul 3 - 5, Nov 13 - 15 3.5. Budgeting & Investment Appraisal (FM310) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant 3.7. Overview Learn how to build versatile & scalable budgeting, cash flow & investment appraisal models in Excel. Identify the key drivers in any investment appraisal and then learn how to use appraisal tools such as Excel's solver tool to accurately access the profitability of various investment options and optimal pricing policies. Finally learn the best way of presenting your analysis with tables & charts that communicate effectively. Overview Learn the concept of a Leveraged Buyout (LBO) and what goes into building an LBO model from scratch. Know the key participants, economics of an LBO deal (detailed returns analysis) and exit strategies. Understand the technicalities involved and the different debt structures and cash flow consistencies that make or break LBO deals. Learn how to sensitize the model using key drivers. You will build a fully integrated model with an income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. 2013 Training Dates Mar 11 - 13 3.6. Financial Modelling School (FM307) 5 Days ¦ US$2,000; NGN300,000 per participant Overview This is a highly intensive 5 day course for analysts, MBA graduates, accountants, bankers and finance managers. It takes you through the whole process of modelling from; modelling best practice methodologies, model auditing, pitfalls in model design, creating an integrated model, sensitizing finished models and much more. The entire course uses a real company's recent financials as a case study with key emphasis on quality control. 2013 Training Dates Apr 22 - 26, Jul 1 - 5, Nov 11 - 15 Leveraged Buyout Modelling & Valuation (FM312) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant 2013 Training Dates Jul 9 & 10, Nov 19 & 20 3.8. Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Modelling & Valuation (FM313) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant Overview Learn what goes into an M&A deal from both the Target and Acquirer perspective and what goes into building an M&A model from scratch. Know the key participants, economics of an M&A deal (deal terms, deal analysis, synergies & premiums, complex accounting and analysis etc). Learn how to sensitize the model using key drivers. You will build a fully integrated M&A model with an income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. 2013 Training Dates Jul 11 & 12, Nov 21 & 22 15 3.9. Advanced Modelling School (FM314) 5 Days ¦ US$2,000; NGN300,000 per participant Overview Learn how to build fully integrated Leveraged Buyout (LBO) and Merger & Acquisition (M&A) models from scratch. Also learn advanced accounting topics for modellers including treatment of PIK notes, goodwill, M&A accounting, deferred tax treatment etc. Understand the technicalities involved in an M&A and LBO transaction including deal terms, different debt structures, cash flows, deal analysis, synergies and premiums etc. You will have access to complete LBO and M&A models during the course. 2013 Training Dates July 8 - 12, Nov 18 - 22 3.10. Risk Modelling & Analysis (FM311) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant Overview Gain an overview of the practice of risk management, financial & non-financial risks. Understand how to measure risk through the use of well thought out models for VAR calculations. Learn to build default probabilities based on bond ratings and other methods of measuring credit risk. Have an appreciation for Risk Management applications of various derivative instruments and much more. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) Advanced Valuation Skills (FM309) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) Overview You will work with advanced risk and leverage issues, including worksheets where risk changes during the explicit forecast period, the extraction of betas, the sources of the market risk premium, country risk and small company alphas. You will also address some more advanced valuation models such as the Adjusted Present Value, Residual Income, Dividend Yield, Private Equity and FCFE models. You will also receive an introduction to Monte Carlo and Real Options analysis. The course contains numerous examples of valuation issues for group discussion. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 16 3.11. “Demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the subject matter” A. A. Idris - Honeywell Group 4 Business Intelligence 4.1. Advanced Data Analysis & Reconciliation (BI404) 3 Days ¦ US$1,200; NGN180,000 per participant 4.3. Overview This is an intensive three-day course in the business intelligence task of data analysis and reconciliation in Microsoft Excel 2007/2010; you will learn powerful techniques used to analyse large disjointed and incoherent data collected from actual scenarios faced by participants. Also learn how to visualize your data with well-crafted charts and tables Overview This course builds on basic charting skills of participants by teaching advanced chart making techniques and methodologies which will save time and enhance your reports and presentations. Learn to edit and interpret the chart series formula. Learn how to build custom charts including: Stephen Few's bullet graph, flying bricks (waterfall) charts, dynamic charts that automatically expand with your data and much more. You will also learn unique, time tested skills to quickly extract valuable information from data sets. Polish your reconciliation skills. Learn to harness the power of the pivot table and other special data extraction functions in excel. This course will change the way you work, power users will save 10 - 30 man-hour per week using these techniques. 2013 Training Dates June 17 - 19, Sep 16 - 18 4.2. Essential Charting Skills (BI402) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview Do you need to present company info in a succinct & attractive format? Learn how to create beautiful templates that harness the powerful secrets of Excel's Chart engine & other hidden presentation tools to create attractive charts, Interactive graphs, daily stock performance indicators, charts that embed pictures of your products and much more. 2013 Training Dates June 10, Sep 9 18 Advanced Charting for Presentations (BI403) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant 2013 Training Dates June 13 & 14, Sep 10 & 11 4.4. Essential Data Visualisation Techniques (BI406) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview Data Visualisation entails the effective communications of important business information through well designed tables & graphs. These are usually depicted in information dashboards. This Course is targeted at those who need to make sense of quantitative business data by discerning meaningful patterns, trends, relationships, and exceptions that reveal business performance, potential problems and opportunities, and hints about the future. It provides practical examples that are useful to managers at all levels and to those interested in keeping a keen eye on their business. 2013 Training Dates In-house or Sponsored only (email your request today) 4.5. Effective Data Presentation (BI401) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant Overview Business Data is everywhere and we are constantly finding innovative ways to store it. However, we are clueless when it comes to effectively presenting this data to simplify the decision making process. This Course will give you succinct rules and best practices in data presentation. You will learn to “understand the message” required of you and then use the rules provided to determine what presentation technique (specific Tables or Charts) will best pass this message across. 2013 Training Dates Mar 28, May 13, Oct 24 “The course is quite rich, commendable and recommendable” R. Olakunle - MTN 4.6. Creating Executive Dashboards in Excel (BI405) 5 Days ¦ US$2,000; NGN300,000 per participant Overview Dashboards have become popular in recent years as uniquely powerful tools for communicating important information at a glance. A dashboard is a one page summary of critical business information and indices to enable the user effectively monitor business activities. This Course will teach you effective dashboard creation techniques in Excel. Dashboards whose information source is easily updated, dashboards that are created using an intuitive modular structure. Dashboards that summarise information using first class visualisation tools; bullet graphs, sparklines, comparative graphs, tables etc. You will build a visual reporting template that tell you precisely what you need to know in an instant. 2013 Training Dates May 13 - 17, Aug 12 - 16 19 5 Corporate Finance & Capital Markets 21 5.5. M&A Deal Structuring (CF502) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) 5.7. Overview You will discover how to manage both disposal and acquisition assignments through strategy evaluation, deal mechanics, deal structuring, EPS management, bid management and negotiation. You will follow two case studies from the pitch through to the final deal negotiation. You will evaluate an acquisition using strategy evaluation and, and will assess the value of improvements and synergies. The course also contains an introduction to Negotiating techniques, and extended role plays in negotiating a deal. 5.6. Real Option Analysis (CF503) 2 Days ¦ (special request only) Overview Real options arise when there is an expectation of the resolution of relevant uncertainty, and management has the flexibility to take advantage in changes in the environment. You will discover how to identify archetypal embedded real options, to map them on to option valuation model inputs, to model the uncertainty, and to assess the value of the options. You will work with closed form and binomial models to put a value on the flexibility, and discover how to interpret and act on the output. 22 Purchase Price Allocation, Valuing Intangibles & Impairment Testing (CF504) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) Overview You will discover how to apply IFRS 3 and IAS 38 to allocate the acquisition price after a takeover, and to calculate goodwill. You will address the identification of intangibles, assessment of their remaining useful lives, and their valuation using the cost, royalty relief and residual income models. You will work with a typical allocation model to work through the intangibles valuations, and to ensure completeness. You will learn about the contributory asset charge, tax amortisation benefits and the weighted average return on assets. You will discover how to approach impairment testing under IAS 36, and to test goodwill within the relevant cash generating unit. 5.8. Advanced M&A Negotiating Techniques (CF505) 2 Days ¦ (special request only) Overview In this hands-on course, you will discover the way to plan effectively for negotiations, how to set your own negotiating outcomes and to discover what lies behind the other side's negotiating position. You will work with leverage and game theoretic issues, and you will learn how to craft effective negotiating arguments, to deal with tough negotiators, and to use different negotiating styles. You will participate in a multi-party negotiation and learn to use coalitions to achieve your outcomes. 5.9. Evaluating Corporate & Business Strategy (CF506) 2 Days ¦ (special request only) Overview You will learn how to approach the evaluation of corporate strategy through an analysis of intangible assets as a basis for acquisitions and subsequent merger integration. You will approach different firm and national cultures, and determine how these can be used to deploy a viable parenting strategy. You will use multiple models to assess business strategy, and the embedded options inherent in many firms. You will link up strategy evaluation with its impact on cash flows, risk, value, and the acquisition proposition. 5.11. Introduction to Debt & Securitisation (CF501) 1 Day ¦ (special request only) Overview This course is a quick overview of structured finance transactions including debt structures and analysis of their delinquencies. It also reviews the terms involved in mortgage securitisation and the cash flows of common structured finance transactions. “Excellent performance, well-paced and a strong personality” Y. Isiaka - BAT 5.10. Deal Strategy, Value, Structure & Negotiation (CF511) 5 Days ¦ (special request only) Overview Armed with a full understanding of the business, you will learn the intricate mechanisms of deal strategy and how to calculate a fair value for the transaction. You will cover the dynamics of valuation and the different types of value which can be derived. You will discover how to manage both disposal and acquisition assignments through strategy evaluation, deal mechanics, deal structuring, EPS management, bid management and negotiation. All topics are structured around real world examples and international best practice techniques. 23 6 Anti-Money Laundering & Corporate Governance All our AML courses are ACAMS certified. The Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists® (ACAMS®) is the premier organization for anti-money laundering (AML) professionals and the provider of the Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist® (CAMS) credential – the most respected certification in the industry. 6.1. Antimoney Laundering & Corporate Governance Best Practice (AC601) 5 Days ¦ (special request only) 6.2. Anti-Money Laundering for the regulated sector (AC603) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) 6.3. Understanding & applying KYC Principles (AC608) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) 6.4. Anti-Money Laundering for Bankers (AC602) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) 6.5. Trade and related financing- based laundering (AC609) 1 Day ¦ (special request only) 6.6. Developing an effective money laundering risk matrix for your organization (AC605) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) 6.7. Essential Corporate Governance for the Nigerian Market (AC606) 3 Days ¦ (special request only) 6.8. Health Checking Your Corporate Governance Systems & Control (AC607) 1 Day ¦ (special request only) 6.9. Corporate Governance & Fraud (AC604) 1 Day ¦ (special request only) 25 7 Soft Skill Courses “Possess excellent teaching skills and has a good sense of humor that kept the class lively” A. Olusayo - Reckitts Benckiser Our soft skills courses give you critical skills required to be effective in carrying out most daily activities in business. We have built on decades of experience and centuries of research to come up with a bouquet of tailored courses to improve such critical skills as business writing, communication, negotiations, meetings, elocution and much more. 7.1. Effective Business Writing (SS702) 2 Days ¦ US$800; NGN120,000 per participant 2013 Training Dates Mar 25 & 26, Oct 21 & 22 7.2. Elocution & Public Speaking (SS715) 1 Day ¦ US$400; NGN60,000 per participant 2013 Training Dates Mar 27, Oct 23 7.3. 7.4. 7.5. 7.6. 7.7. 7.8. 7.9. 7.10. 7.11. 7.12. 7.13. 7.14. 7.15. Customer Service Excellence (SS701) Proposal Writing Workshop (SS703) Effective Coaching & People Development (SS704) Effective Communications (SS705) Effective Meetings (SS706) Effective Negotiations (SS707) Effective Presentations (SS708) In - Charge/Supervisor Skills (SS709) Instructor Skills (SS710) Interview Skills (Ss711) Team Development (SS712) Telephone Etiquette (SS713) Time Management & Personal Effectiveness (SS714) Special requests only 27 8 Master Class Series 8.1 8.2 Equity Analyst Master Class (MC801) 10days | $4000 |NGN600,000 Finance & Accounting for Non Finance Managers (MC803) 5days | $2000 |NGN300,000 Overview This 10 Day master class is a hybrid of our Financial Modelling & Advanced Modelling School. It takes you through the whole process of modelling from Excel skills to sensitizing M&A & LBO Deals with models built by you from scratch. Overview This Master class is a combination of our Accounting for Non Accountants & Intro to Financial Analysis course. In week 1 you will build various financial forecast models and learning all modelling best practice methodologies and loads of Excel tips and tricks for modellers. In week 2 you will use the modelling skills learnt to build Leveraged Buyouts (LBO) and Merger & Acquisition (M&A) Models. You will also discover all major deal considerations for M&A and LBO transactions. Non Accountants are continually baffled when critical company issues are discussed simple because they can't speak even a little accounting or finance! It is essential that everyone understands the basics of accounting and finance; for example, you don't have to be an accountant to know why an increase in debtor days from 20 to 25 could spell working capital doom for a company. This course will help non accountants understand basic but critical accounting and finance concepts thus improving their overall understanding of company matters. 2013 Training Dates Nov 11 - 22 2013 Training Dates May 20 - 24, Aug 26 - 30 Report Writing & Data Presentation Master Class (MC802) 4 days | $1600 |NGN240,000 Charting & Presentation Master Class (MC804) 5 days | $2000 |NGN300,000 Overview This Master Class course draws from the content of 3 generic courses we currently offer; Effective Business Writing, Elocution & Public Speaking and Effective Data Presentation. This course will educate you on best practice use of words and numbers to create reports and presentations that will truly inform your audience. Every employee is at some point required to write a report of some sort (daily, weekly, monthly etc.). Unfortunately we hardly take the initiative to improve on our report writing skills, we would rather modify a previous report or a template. This master class will give you report writing skills, how to recognise specific tables and charts required for your reports and also improve your public speaking and elocution to enable you deliver a presentation that always passes your message succinctly while engaging your audience. 2013 Training Dates Mar 25 - 28, Oct 21 - 24 Overview This course is a fusion of 4 of our generic courses; Essential/Advanced Charting & Presentation Skills and Essential/Advanced Power Point Skills. Learn how to use the fantastic new features in Microsoft Power Point and Excel Charts to create truly professional presentation that will keep your audience asking for more. You will learn advanced chart making techniques which will save time and enhance your reports and presentations. Learn how to build custom chart types including waterfall charts, bullet graphs, charts that show comparison and multivariate date (actual vs target, variance analysis). Create charts that update automatically, how to use trend lines and much more. 2013 Training Dates Sep 9 - 13 29 Business Intelligence Master Class (MC805) 5days | $2000 |NGN300,000 Financial Analysis & Modelling Master Class (MC807) 5days | $2000 |NGN300,000 Overview & Objective Business Intelligence as defined by Stephen Few is technologies, practices, and activities that enable businesses (and organizations of all types) to use information to achieve the level of understanding that's needed to pursue their objectives based on intelligent decisions. Overview This Master class draws on the content and knowledge base from about 8 of our generic courses; Excel for Modellers, Accounting for non-Accountants, Intro to Financial Analysis, Modelling a real company from scratch, M&A and LBO Modelling & Valuation and Report writing. This Master Class focuses on the most popular business intelligence tool “Dashboards”. You will learn what they are and are NOT. How to design them; how to identify bad design and what to do about it; how to build a dynamic dashboard template that updates automatically in Excel. You will also go away with a detailed dashboard project implementation methodology and much more. 2013 Training Dates May 13 - 17, Aug 12 - 16 This is a highly intensive 5 day course for analysts, MBA graduates, accountants, bankers and finance managers. It takes you through the fundamentals of financial analysis, giving you a good understanding of critical accounting and financial concepts. You will learn how to build and interpret the core ratios used to analyse different industries and see what rating agencies look out for when doing credit analysis. Learn to build and modify advanced financial & valuation models used to enhance the decision making process: deal value, financing decisions, asset allocation, optimal capital structure, credit appraisal methodology and more. 2013 Training Dates Special Request only Excel Programming (Macros & VBA) Master Class (MC806) 5days | $2000 |NGN300,000 Overview Excel is infinitely powerful but most users only use about 10% of its power. This course is for the few users that consider themselves Power Users (those that use more than 50% of Excel and are aware of Array formulas and functions like INDIRECT, OFFSET, INDEX and similar constructs). These Power Users will learn to wield the massive power of Excel's programming engine “Visual Basic for Applications” aka Macros. Every single action you do on Excel can be automated using VBA. You will learn how to: write VBA code that will in seconds, replace the hours/days you spend creating monthly reports and other repetitive tasks performed on Excel. 2013 Training Dates Special request only 30 Meet Our Trainers CLARA OBAZELE: DAVID BROWN Elocution & Public Speaking Trainer Lecturer, Nigerian Institute of Journalism & LBS Lagos Financial Modeller, Trainer & Consultant Principal, dbrown consulting (DBC) Clara Obazele is a seasoned broadcaster with years of experience, has functioned as a producer and presenter in the electronic media. For eigth years, she was the Principal lecturer in the National Training and Manpower Development department of FRCN (Radio Nigeria). She was the Managing Editor of an international magazine “Secretaries & Management”, she also conceptualised and edited Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, Abuja, project – “The Nigerian Women” Magazine. She was the presenter of the programs “Women, the Move” and “Family Q Time” on NTA Abuja. David is the founder of dbrown Consulting (DBC) with over 13 years consulting and training experience. Prior to establishing DBC, he worked at Arthur Andersen, KPMG and Savannah Bank providing financial advisory, tax advisory, financial modelling, deal structuring and project finance services to teaming clients both as a corporate finance & Tax analyst in Andersen/KPMG and in his present capacity as principal analyst at DBC. She has a B.A degree in English Language, PGD, and Diploma in Mass Comminication. She is a member of Nigerian Institute of Public Relations [MNIPR] and Nigerian Institute of Management [MNIM]. Professionally, she is a Lecturer and Facilitator of English Speech Sounds – Elocution and Public Speaking. She has attended numerous courses in Nigeria and abroad. Presently, She facilitates some courses at the School of Media & Communications, LBS-Pan African University, Victoria Island, Lagos. She also lecturers “Comminication Skills” at the Nigerian Institute of Jornalism (NIJ) Lagos. Clara facilitates the Elocution and Public Speaking module of our Effective Business Writing & Data Presentation Course. David is Chartered Accountant and is a member of other professional bodies in taxation and management. He is a regular facilitator for various ICAN training seminars. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and CFA UK. David has facilitated accounting, Excel and modelling based training to over 2000 participants and is currently responsible for our financial modelling, business intelligence and excel based courses. He also heads our Financial Consultancy Services. MARIAM ABDULAI Soft Skills Trainer Managing Associate, BRASS Mariam is the Managing Associate of BRASS, and has over 20 years experience. Prior to setting up BRASS she had extensive experience at KPMG Professional Services (formerly Andersen). She was Manager in charge of the Firm's Executive Selection & Training function, and also had extensive audit experience as a manager in its Audit and Business Advisory division. She has actively led the identification and selection of ideal candidates for various level positions in leading companies in various sectors: oil and gas, banking and finance, manufacturing and international agencies. She has also been involved in the design and delivery of training programs to enhance skills of the human capital of numerous organisations from the entry to senior management levels. Mariam holds a Bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Ife. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA). She is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (ACIT). She has attended courses and training in human capital consulting. Mariam Facilitates a growing list of soft skills courses for dbrownconsulting. PROF. ROBERT LEE AML, Banking & Environmental Regulation Consultant & Trainer Professor Robert Lee is a former Dean of the Cardiff Law School and current CoDirector of the publicly funded research centre for Business Relationships Accountability Sustainability and Society (BRASS) at the Cardiff University. He has over 30 years of experience in the legal field. He is an expert on regulation; environmental, banking & financial as well as the control of biotechnology and biomedicine. Professor Lee worked for the United Nations through the UNEP & UNDP on a series of international projects. 32 He has also worked for two of the top 10 law firms in the UK and he remains a professional development consultant to one of the largest law firms in Europe, working on pan-European delivery of legal services. He is currently a senior lecturer in the Cardiff LLM masters programme; International Banking & International Money Laundering. He is also a member of the Legal Education Working Party of the Society of Legal Scholars and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine in the United Kingdom. Bob Lee acts as a consultant & trainer on our Antimoney Laundering, Banking & Environmental Law related courses. STEVE SHAW Corporate Finance Trainer & Consultant Principal, Financial Seminars Ltd. Steve has been running his training and consulting firm for over 15 years. His career spans 3 decades working as Assurance Partner in Continental Europe with Peat Marwick and subsequently KPMG during the 1980's and early 90's. A Master Practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLG) and an accredited NLP trainer, Steve is licensed to use a variety of psychometric and organizational measurement instruments such as MBTI, FIRO, OTI, TMS etc. Steve has designed and delivered Specialist Corporate Finance training, Firm Valuation and Advanced M&A Negotiating, Real Options analysis, Scenario Planning, Monte Carlo workshops, Intangibles and Impairment workshops, New Managers Induction courses and Influencing Skills & Business 33 Planning facilitation workshops for a number of world class organisations including; KPMG, Oracle Corporation, Bull-Integris, Dendrite, Johnson & Johnson, Boston Scientific, Eli Lilly, Ernst & Young and United Technologies. Steve facilitates our Corporate Finance courses. SEUN MINAKIRI Tax & Excel Trainer Seun is currently a Tax Consultant and an Excel facilitator. She has over 6 years consulting experience in the Tax & Regulatory Services; most of which was gained working at KPMG Professional Services. Over the years she had varied experience working on clients' tax issues in Companies Income Tax), Value Added Tax, Withholding Tax and Personal Income Tax. She has used her technical competence in developing and modifying various spreadsheet programs especially those used in providing tailored payroll solutions to clients. She now dedicates her skills to assist clients in the development of robust and functional financial templates and models as well as in the creation of various training materials for DBC. In addition to her consulting experience, she has facilitated training in the use of accounting software and the implementation of business processes. Seun facilitates our Tax and Excel based courses. DR TIM-PRYCE BROWN Corporate Governance Consultant & Trainer Dr Tim Pryce-Brown is a Senior Lecturerin-Law at the University of Glamorgan where he has taught Corporate Law and Governance at both undergraduate and post graduate levels for over 15 years. He has published in The Company Lawyer and The Business Law Review amongst others and is a consultant to the BBC consumer affairs department on issues of Corporate Law. A guest lecturer at several academic institutions, he continues to act as consultant to many UK based solicitor firms on matters relating to Trusts and Company Law. Tim-Pryce acts as a consultant & trainer within our Corporate Governance and Company Law related courses. TOM BROWN AML & Corporate Governance Trainer & Consultant Tom is a qualified Barrister & Solicitor with the Supreme Court of Nigeria and a Certified Antimoney Laundering Specialist (CAMS). He has an LLB Joint Honours Degree in English Laws & Sharia and an LLM Masters Degree in Commercial Law from the University of Wales. He has over 12 years at the bar with 3 degrees and 8 professional qualifications in the fields of law, AML, Risk, Compliance and Conveyancing. He has over 15 years experience in legal, AML, CDD, Sanctions and Compliance related fields, working for top tier law firms, high street investment banks and oil & gas companies in Europe. Tom currently acts as an AML & KYC consultant, trainer & adviser to a top Oil & Gas company in the UK and lectures money laundering (Masters level) at Cardiff Law School. He has also advised on Islamic banking. Tom is a director of Vistalito Scotland Limited and acts as a trainer & consultant for our Antimoney Laundering and Corporate Governance courses. Our Clients Our trainers have more than 120 years of training experience between them. dbrown consulting was formed to pioneer needs based training in Nigeria. Our trainees set the tone as they are taught with their actual work spreadsheets and case studies. This approach guarantees returns on our clients' training investment. We are not in a position to assess our ranking; however our reputation can be assessed by our satisfied clients. Some of our Clients include: YOMI ADEWALE Payroll Outsourcing Manager & Trainer DBC Yomi joined dbrown Consulting in March, 2009 as our Payroll Outsourcing Manager. She is a seasoned Tax Consultant and Trainer with over 8 years experience in the Tax & Regulatory Services sector. She specialises in providing payroll, outsourcing and support services to clients. She has worked in KPMG and most recently Price Waterhouse Coopers, catering to a worldwide clientele in the tax advisory field. An accomplished trainer in fields such as Excel, Nigerian Tax Administration, Companies Income Tax, Value Added Tax, Withholding Tax, Personal Income Tax, Accounting and other finance based courses, Yomi brings with her a unique experience and invaluable local knowledge to our training courses. She is also a Chartered Accountants and a Chartered Tax Practitioner in Nigeria. Aviation Bristow Helicopters Nigeria Ltd Pan African Airlines Nigeria Ltd Conglomerates Dangote Group Honeywell Group Financial Services Access Bank Alpine Invest ARM Investment Managers Central Bank of Nigeria Citibank FCMB Capital Markets First Bank of Nigeria First City Monument Bank Guaranty Trust Assurance Key Stone Bank Lloyds TSB - UK Premium Pension Stanbic IBTC Asset Mgt Ltd Stanbic IBTC Bank Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Ltd United Bank for AfricaVetiva Capital Professional Services Accat Nigeria Ltd ACCL Honeywell ECC KPMG Egypt KPMG India KPMG Nigeria OSMi Pavilion Technology Seindeo Limited Techquad Transcend Healthcare Hygeia HMO Limited Lagoon Hospitals Manufacturing Benue Cement Company British American Tobacco Honeywell Flour mills Plc Honeywell Superfine Food Ltd Promasidor Nigeria Limited Tetra Pak West Africa Unilever Nigeria Plc Oil & Gas BjServices BP Oil - UK Centrica Resources(Nig) ltd Chevron Honeywell Oil and Gas Midwestern Oil & Gas Oando PGS Exploration Sapetro Statoil Nigeria Limted Total - E&P Total Nigeria Public Sector EFCC Federal Inland Revenue Service NFIU Real Estate Persianas Properties Limited URAGA Real Estate Telecoms Airtel Etisalat MTN Nigeria Starcomms Plc 34 Our training Methodology Project Planning & Online Testing (Needs Analysis) Feedback (to clients) & online post training Support Deliver Training Design/customise Training Modules Our approach to training is unique, a typical engagement will include: Training Delivery Phase • Pre Training Phase • • • • An online proficiency test is conducted for all potential participants. These tests can be customised per organisation. We have separate tests for Excel and Anti Money Laundering Proficiencies; A needs analysis report detailing each participants performance and their training deficiencies is presented to the client; Participants are allocated to training courses that fit their proficiency levels; and Each approved participant sends us their unique training requests based on actual work experiences for incorporation into our bespoke courses. • We use a heuristic approach to teaching; course content is structured in a way that encourages participants build from there mistakes. The courses try as much as possible to simulate actual experiences in the work place. All exercises are based on case studies and each delegate gets CDROM’s containing Manuals, Exercises, Solutions and support material. Post Training Phase • • Online post training Evaluation by participants (report sent to client). Free online post training support via our various online forums, facebook page, newsletters, twitter and our youtube training videos. 35 How We Train Our Training Centre Our courses are delivered either as Public (Open), In-house or Training Academy. Training Venue 1. Public courses: Please review our 2012 training calendar (available on our website) for all public course dates. We publish our annual calendar in November of each year for the coming year. These open courses are very convenient for clients that want the flexibility of sending smaller contingent of staff to a selection of courses throughout the year. All courses hold at our training centre in Lagos or designated venues in other locations. 2. In-house courses: These are tailored to your specific needs and mutually agreed fees, dates and venue. We recommend a minimum of 10 participants (max of 20) to facilitate an in-house program. Clients can select topics from different course to create a completely unique course tailored to their specific needs. The courses can also use real life examples from participants to add another level of customisation/realism to the training guaranteeing a higher return on investment for clients. 3. Training Academy: You can completely outsource your new recruitment training program to us from conception to delivery. With our experience and highly competent faculty, we will deliver world class training to expose your new recruits to the potential challenges they will face on their new jobs. This will make them more efficient and work smartly from day one saving you a lot of money in the process. 70A Adeyemo Akapo Street Omole Phase 1, Agidingbi Lagos, Nigeria The Training Facilities We usually limit our class sizes to a maximum of 20 participants. Our Open Training Hall is spacious and comfortable; it is adequately airconditioned with 24 hours power supply. We use world class hotel conference centres for our offshore courses and regularly use our client’s training centres to facilitate in-house courses. Whatever your preference, we are sure we have a solution that meets your unique requirements, Equipment Training is delivered via a modern projector and a tablet PC and there are new Laptops for hire if required. WAYS TO REGISTER 1. On line: www.dbrownconsulting.net 2. Email: [email protected] 3. Phone: 0700TRAINING (0700 872 46464) (Nigeria) Princess: +234 (0) 805 777 0904 (Nigeria) Amy: +44 (0) 2075291496 (UK) 4. Fax: +234 1 2626690 (Nigeria) +44 (0) 2075291402 (UK) TRAINING REQUESTS Immediately after registration, you are expected to email all your training requests to [email protected] PAYMENT METHOD Cheque / Bank Draft made payable to dbrownconsulting. DISCLAIMER dbrown consulting reserves the right to change or cancel any part of its published programme due to unforeseen circumstances. 36 contact information Training Centre 70A Adeyemo Akapo Street Omole Phase 1, Agidingbi Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. Nigeria Office Address dbrown consulting 3rd Floor Africa Re House Karimu Kotun Street Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. 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