Learning Academy Box Sets

Take the opportunity to gain accreditation in a specific subject. Our Box Sets are groups of related modules that help you focus your learning. The full box set cost includes your accreditation. To complete accreditation, you need to watch all five modules and send an email to accreditation@theforum.social to describe what you have taken from the modules and how you have applied these in your role.
Each Box Set costs £325 +VAT. (Free to anyone on an Assisted Learning Pathway). Click on the descriptions below to book your place now.

Student takeaways

One of our members from Lifeplus completed the Capacity Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting box set these are the headline takeaways:
- A small impact in your field can have a good effect higher up in the ranks at board level i.e. matching up with a higher strategic objective

- Planning teams need to collaborate with other areas/organisations, engage stakeholders

- Increase Operational effectiveness - As a team, we have vastly increased our communication channels

- Improve and manage the flow of your data cycle and version control

- Long Term: Financial and Budget Planning – Operational: Drives capacity, scenario planning, and risk

- In the middle of a transformation/plan, the challenges are still there, and targets not being met --> this must lead to evolving the approach to capacity and demand

- Improve the quality of the data, focussing on what/why/how, determine what happened to the customer base

- Demonstrating Value and ROI – benefits achieved, costs avoided, risks avoided

Published on 21 January 2022

Box Set: Excel for Analysts

Watch at your own pace

In this box set we show you the excel formula you need to create effective dashboards. These seven short modules start with the key basic techniques and from these, show how you can soon create complex formula.

Basic Mathematical Formulae
Structuring Formulae
Averages & Ranges
Decision Formulae
Reference Formulae
Dashboard Formulae
Pivot Tables

The cost of this mini series including accreditation is great value at £325 + VAT and free for students on our assisted learning pathway.

Watch the free introduction to find out more.

On completion of the box set you can become accredited at a foundation level in our Professional Accreditation Programme by sharing an example of how you have applied these techniques in your own work. Email accreditation@theforum.social with your learning