Courses

Our courses and training are practical and informative, based on tried and tested principles. They take place in a friendly and supportive environment with online support. Both online-only courses and face-to-face workshops are available.

Join one of our courses starting throughout the year - or we can work with you to create a bespoke course to meet your needs. Please get in touch if you would like to know more about either public or bespoke courses.

You can also browse our currently scheduled courses.

Below is a list of past courses we have offered.

Mon, 22/06/2009 (All day)
Online
£295.00 + VAT

An online course with everything you need to know to start blogging - in just 2 hours a week.

Learn any time anywhere over a period of 9 weeks. You choose the time you learn.
...

Tue, 23/06/2009 - 08:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

The social web gives you more than one chance to make a first impression, find out how.

With the rise of Twitter, LinkedIn, blogging, Facebook and other social media sites, how do you...

Tue, 23/06/2009 - 13:00

ELESIG residential impact symposium critically examining the nature of the learner experience in relation to feedback and assessment. Workshops on audio feedback by Will Stewart of University of...

Tue, 07/07/2009 - 08:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

The internet has completely changed both the way we all buy and sell items. It is now possible to set up an online store and sell items globally for very little cost. Auction sites such as eBay...

Tue, 14/07/2009 - 09:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£75.00 + VAT

By popular demand we are combining our two most popular workshops in a 3 1/2 hour session at the Round Foundry Media Centre, Leeds. 

BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP!

...

Tue, 21/07/2009 - 08:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

Simple fast solutions to get the word to the world.
With the rising popularity of podcasting, more and more businesses are turning to the technology to communicate with customers and...

Tue, 21/07/2009 - 13:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£75.00 + VAT

By popular demand we are combining our two most popular workshops in a 3 1/2 hour session at the Round Foundry Media Centre, Leeds. 

BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP!

...

Fri, 24/07/2009 - 09:30
Online
£49.00 + VAT

Flexible and remote working is a cost-effective and practical response to temporary and longer-term business and workforce demands. This summer and autumn may be a good time to look at how your...

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 10:00
Hillside Catalyst, Hillside, Beeston Road, Leeds, LS11 8ND

Come along and let others know what you are doing, start collaborations, and celebrate your achievements!

CreativeCoffee Club Leeds is a meetup and networking event, after the style of the...

Wed, 29/07/2009 - 14:00
Online
£49.00 + VAT
  • This workshop is an introduction for leaders and managers who are investigating, or intending to introduce, the option of remote or home working for workers in response to economic or...
Tue, 04/08/2009 - 08:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

Learn how to create effective viral videos, distribute them, and build an online brand. 

This workshop will cover :

  • What is a viral video?
  • How do...
Thu, 06/08/2009 - 14:00
Online
£49.00 + VAT

Aims of this workshop

  • An introduction for managers to implementing flexible working strategies in an effective and cost efficient manner with due regard for a...
Tue, 18/08/2009 - 08:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

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Exploit the wisdom of crowds to generate and test ideas and products. Online surveys and social networking have made cheaper and...

Thu, 20/08/2009 - 10:00
Online
£49.00 + VAT

This workshop is an introduction for leaders and managers who are investigating, or intending to introduce, the option of remote or home working for workers in response to economic or practical...

Tue, 08/09/2009 - 09:30
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

So I'm LinkedIn, so now what?

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your...

Wed, 09/09/2009 - 09:00
Manchester University, Manchester, UK
£0.00 + VAT

Helen Whitehead of Reach Further will be presenting a short paper on Beyond 9 to 5 - our portal providing learning and community...

Tue, 15/09/2009 - 08:00
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

For reliable software at a low or no cost, open source software and applications can be an effective answer for businesses small or large. You can try it out without having to commit to an initial...

Wed, 16/09/2009 - 09:00
Online
£295.00 + VAT

A 9-week online course with everything you need to know to start blogging - in just 2 hours a week.

Learn any time anywhere over a period of 9 weeks. You choose the time you learn....

Tue, 29/09/2009 - 10:30
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£45.00 + VAT

Work-based learning just in time and building on corporate knowledge. This workshop will cover analysing learning needs for your organisation or business, such as for staff induction or health and...

Tue, 06/10/2009 - 09:00
Online
£295.00 + VAT

A 5-week online course (in Moodle). You will need to set aside 3-4 hours per week at any time to suit yourself. 

This course is also available as a three- or five-week course...

Tue, 06/10/2009 - 09:15
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

So I'm LinkedIn, so now what?

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your...

Tue, 06/10/2009 - 13:30
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

Twitter - What in the world is a tweet, and what good will it do my business?

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Wed, 07/10/2009 - 09:45
Other
£0.00 + VAT


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Tue, 20/10/2009 - 09:15
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

So I'm LinkedIn, so now what?

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your...

Tue, 20/10/2009 - 13:30
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

Twitter - What in the world is a tweet, and what good will it do my business?

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Tue, 03/11/2009 - 09:15
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

So I'm LinkedIn, so now what?

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your...

Tue, 03/11/2009 - 13:30
Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds, LS11 5QP
£95.00 + VAT

Twitter - What in the world is a tweet, and what good will it do my business?

Covering:

Thu, 05/11/2009 - 08:30
The Unit Portal, Leeds

Just last week using Twitter got me a £300 refund of my telephone bill.  The phone company couldn't help me fast enough, because they knew I was discussing their poor service with my 4,...

Mon, 09/11/2009 - 10:00
Leeds, UK

WHAT IS IT?
Following on from the success of last year’s Leeds Digital Week, which attracted more than 500 creative and digital professionals to a week of events,...

Thu, 12/11/2009 - 10:00
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£10.00 + VAT

The Leeds Ladies Link-Up is a fringe event of Digital Week.

The Leeds Ladies Link-Up includes a 45 minute workshop "LinkedIN - Perfect Profiles" run by Liz Cable, social media...

Tue, 24/11/2009 - 08:00
Online
£50.00 + VAT

This year’s conference theme reflects the challenges facing further and higher education in the 21st century, yet offers you all of the ingredients you need in a good conference...

Tue, 24/11/2009 - 09:00
Other
£195.00 + VAT

NCI09, 'Creative Economy', the fifth National Creative Industries Conference, will be taking place on 24th and 25th November at the BFI Southbank. Set over two days, it is UK's largest gathering...

Wed, 25/11/2009 - 08:00
Doncaster Racecourse
£0.00 + VAT

Reach Further has a stand at Business Yorkshire - Doncaster Racecourse on 25th-26th November 2009 Their tagline is "be educated, be inspired, be motivated: The region’s premier business...

Tue, 01/12/2009 - 09:15
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£175.00 + VAT

Now full - please contact us to enquire about waiting list or come to the event on 4th December
...

Tue, 01/12/2009 - 09:15
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£95.00 + VAT

Now full - please contact us to enquire about waiting list or come to the event on...

Tue, 01/12/2009 - 13:30
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£95.00 + VAT

Last couple of spaces only now available for this date:  contact us to check spaces or come to the event on...

Fri, 04/12/2009 - 09:15
Regus Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
£175.00 + VAT

Attend either the half day LinkedIn or Twitter workshop or come to both for an inspirational day finding out about social networking.

"The live workshop style is a great taster and...

Fri, 04/12/2009 - 09:30
Regus Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
£95.00 + VAT

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your contacts and network...

Fri, 04/12/2009 - 13:30
Regus Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
£95.00 + VAT

Don't Twitter - just tweet! Once we've got you started on Twitter, with a profile and routine, we'll look at how to maximise Twitter's potential for growing your...

Tue, 15/12/2009 - 09:15
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£295.00 + VAT

Do you need a website, or have you a website which is out of date or that you can’t maintain?  In this one-day workshop we’ll take you step by step through...

Wed, 16/12/2009 - 09:15
Regus Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
£175.00 + VAT

This workshop is FULL. Please contact us or watch this space for January dates...

Wed, 16/12/2009 - 09:15
Regus Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
£95.00 + VAT

This workshop is FULL. Please contact us or watch this space for January dates...

Wed, 16/12/2009 - 13:30
Regus Thorpe Park, Leeds, LS15 8ZA
£95.00 + VAT

This workshop is FULL. Please contact us or watch this space for January dates...

Thu, 17/12/2009 - 08:30
The Unit Portal, Leeds

This session will look at social media marketing and networking in the context of the many other tasks an entrepreneur has to take care of. 

  • What should you do online, how often...
Fri, 18/12/2009 - 09:15
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£295.00 + VAT

This workshop is FULL. Please contact us or watch this space for January dates...

Tue, 12/01/2010 - 09:15
Gumption Centre, Glydegate, Bradford, BD5 0BQ
£175.00 + VAT

Attend either the half day LinkedIn or Twitter workshop or come to both for an inspirational day finding out about social networking.

"The live workshop style is a great taster and...

Tue, 12/01/2010 - 09:15
Gumption Centre, Glydegate, Bradford, BD5 0BQ
£95.00 + VAT

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish your expertise, make the most of your contacts and network...

Tue, 12/01/2010 - 13:30
Gumption Centre, Glydegate, Bradford, BD5 0BQ
£95.00 + VAT

Don't Twitter - just tweet! Once we've got you started on Twitter, with a profile and routine, we'll look at how to maximise Twitter's potential for growing your business or brand...

Wed, 13/01/2010 - 10:00
Kirkstall House, 1 Weaver Street, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS4 2AU
£15.00 + VAT

Addendum: Today's LinkUp has been cancelled because of black ice. Stay safe, ladies!

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Fri, 05/02/2010 - 08:30
The Unit, Park House, Park Lane, Leeds
£15.00 + VAT

Managing your information can sometimes feel like herding cats!

We're all suffering from information overload, and that's without the opportunities thrown up every time you...

Wed, 10/02/2010 - 15:15
York Racecourse, Knavesmire, York, YO23 1EX
£0.00 + VAT

Social media – from simple social networking to running your own communities and networks – can generate real leads fast. “I spent a few minutes...

Mon, 15/02/2010 - 00:00
Online
£695.00 + VAT

Learn to love blogging! This online course shows you everything you need to know to build your blog - in around 3 hours a week. Learn any time anywhere over a period of 9 weeks. You choose...

Tue, 16/02/2010 - 09:15
Weetwood Hall, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 5PS
£245.00 + VAT

LinkedIN workshop

Maximum 8 delegates

So you're on LinkedIN, but are you using it to build your business, save you time, advertise your products, establish...

Fri, 05/03/2010 - 09:00
The Unit, Park House, Park Lane, Leeds
£15.00 + VAT

Come and join us at the next 1st Friday Social Media Club on Friday 5th March 9.00-10.30am. Liz Cable from Reach Further will be returning to The Unit to help you get the best use out of LinkedIN...

Thu, 11/03/2010 - 09:30
Weetwood Hall, Otley Road, Leeds, LS16 5PS
£245.00 + VAT