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Brian

Product Manager at AhaSlides

Brian is a Product Manager at AhaSlides, working on courses: the tools trainers use to build, run and track self-paced and live training.

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Course templates

Ready-made compliance and workplace courses. Each one comes with a self-paced course and a live session deck.

121 templates

  • US federalRequired by lawLive Q&A

    OSHA Training

    Bloodborne pathogens (general industry)

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain the OSHA bloodborne pathogens standard, its purpose
    • Describe HBV, HCV and HIV
    • Identify tasks and jobs that may involve occupational exposure

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawLive Q&A

    OSHA Training

    Bloodborne pathogens - Healthcare

    Clinical and support staff

    Covers:
    • Explain the BBP standard and the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
    • Describe HBV, HCV and HIV, how they spread in clinical work
    • Identify clinical tasks with occupational exposure in your unit

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.1030(g)(2)

    By Brian

    55 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    Hazard communication & GHS

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain your right to know about chemical hazards
    • Identify the hazardous chemicals and operations in your work area
    • Recognise physical and health hazards, incl. simple asphyxiants

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    Emergency action & fire prevention plans

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain what an emergency action plan and fire prevention plan are
    • Recognise how emergencies are reported
    • Follow your evacuation route, exit procedure and assembly point

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.38 (esp. (c), (e), (f))

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawHands-on practical

    OSHA Training

    Fire extinguisher awareness (classroom portion)

    Employees

    Covers:
    • Explain your site's policy
    • Describe the fire triangle and the stages of fire
    • Match extinguisher classes

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)-(4)

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    Ladder safety

    Employees

    Covers:
    • Explain why ladder falls cause serious injuries even from low heights
    • Choose the right ladder type, length and duty rating for the job
    • Inspect a ladder before first use each shift

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.23 (ladders)

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawHands-on practical

    OSHA Training

    Personal protective equipment (PPE)

    Employees required to wear PPE

    Covers:
    • Explain why PPE is the last line of defence in the hierarchy of controls
    • State when PPE is necessary for your tasks
    • Identify what PPE is necessary for each hazard

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.132(f) (training)

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawHands-on practical

    OSHA Training

    Lockout/tagout awareness (affected employees)

    Affected employees

    Covers:
    • Explain why unexpected start-up or release of stored energy kills
    • Recognise the types of hazardous energy in your area
    • Explain the purpose and use of the energy control procedure

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(B)-(C)

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    Electrical safety awareness

    Unqualified employees

    Covers:
    • Describe how electricity injures
    • Distinguish qualified and unqualified persons and what you may not do
    • Inspect cords and equipment and recognise damaged or unsafe equipment

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.332(a)-(b)(2)

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawHands-on practical

    OSHA Training

    Machine guarding

    Machine operators and helpers

    Covers:
    • Explain how unguarded machines cause amputations, crushing
    • Identify the danger zones
    • Recognise guard and device types

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.212

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federal

    OSHA Training

    Office ergonomics

    Office and remote/hybrid employees

    Covers:
    • Recognise early signs of musculoskeletal discomfort
    • Identify ergonomic risk factors
    • Adjust chair, desk, monitor, keyboard and mouse to a neutral posture

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    20 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    Heat illness prevention

    Outdoor and hot-indoor workers and their supervisors

    Covers:
    • Explain how the body handles heat and who is at higher risk
    • Recognise signs of heat rash, cramps, exhaustion and heat stroke
    • Apply controls

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: OSH Act §5(a)(1) General Duty Clause

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    Hearing conservation

    Employees exposed

    Covers:
    • Explain the effects of noise on hearing
    • Identify where and when noise in your area reaches hazardous levels
    • Describe the purpose of hearing protectors

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(1)-(3)

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawHands-on practical

    OSHA Training

    Powered industrial trucks (forklift) - Classroom portion

    Trainee and existing operators

    Covers:
    • Explain operating instructions, warnings and differences between a truck
    • Describe controls, instruments, engine/motor, steering, manoeuvring
    • Explain forks/attachments, the capacity plate, the stability triangle

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)-(6)

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawHands-on practical

    OSHA Training

    Confined space awareness

    Employees

    Covers:
    • Define a confined space and a permit-required confined space
    • Identify the confined spaces at your site and how they are marked
    • Recognise atmospheric, engulfment, configuration

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2)

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federal

    OSHA Training

    Manual handling & back safety

    Employees

    Covers:
    • Explain how lifting injures the back, shoulders and hands
    • Identify risk factors
    • Use lifting aids and redesign tasks before relying on technique

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    OSHA Training

    OSHA injury & illness recordkeeping for supervisors

    Supervisors

    Covers:
    • Explain why accurate records matter and your role as the company's eyes
    • Decide if a case is work-related, new
    • Distinguish first aid from medical treatment

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 29 CFR Part 1904

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • CaliforniaRequired by lawLive Q&A

    Workplace Safety Training

    California workplace violence prevention (SB 553)

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Define workplace violence and the four types
    • Recognise warning signs and the job-specific hazards in your workplace
    • Apply corrective measures and personal strategies

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: Cal. Labor Code §6401.9 (SB 553)

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • New YorkRequired by law

    Workplace Safety Training

    New York retail worker safety act - Workplace violence prevention

    All retail store employees

    Covers:
    • Explain the RWSA's requirements, your employer's policy
    • Recognise retail workplace violence risks
    • Take measures to protect yourself

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: NY Labor Law §27-e

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • CaliforniaRequired by law

    Workplace Safety Training

    California injury & illness prevention program (IIPP) awareness

    All California employees

    Covers:
    • Explain what an IIPP is, the 8 required elements
    • Recognise common hazards in your job
    • Report hazards and injuries without fear of reprisal

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 8 CCR §3203 (IIPP)

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • CaliforniaRequired by law

    Workplace Safety Training

    California heat illness prevention (outdoor & indoor)

    Employees and supervisors

    Covers:
    • Identify environmental and personal risk factors
    • Explain the employer's water, shade/cool-down and rest procedures
    • Explain acclimatization and why the first 14 days are high-risk

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 8 CCR §3395 (outdoor) incl. training

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • GlobalHands-on practical

    Security Awareness Training

    PCI DSS awareness for card-handling staff

    Retail cashiers

    Covers:
    • Explain why card data is targeted and what PCI DSS is
    • Identify cardholder data vs sensitive authentication data
    • Apply allowed vs prohibited card-handling practices

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • CaliforniaRequired by law

    Security Awareness Training

    California consumer privacy (CCPA/CPRA)

    Customer service

    Covers:
    • Explain who the CCPA protects, who it covers and who enforces it
    • Identify personal information and sensitive personal information
    • Describe consumer rights

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: Cal. Civ. Code 1798.100-1798.199.100

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federal

    AI Training for Employees

    AI acceptable use at work

    All employees using generative AI tools

    Covers:
    • Explain the benefits and risks of using AI at work
    • Follow the company's AI rules
    • Apply a decision check before using AI output

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by law

    Security Awareness Training

    Insider threat awareness

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain the importance of detecting potential insider threats
    • Recognise potential risk indicators
    • Describe methods adversaries use to recruit trusted insiders

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: NISPOM 32 CFR Part 117

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Data classification & handling

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain why classification protects customers, the company and you
    • Identify the company's classification levels and examples
    • Label, store, share and dispose of data by level

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federal

    Workplace Safety Training

    Active shooter preparedness: Run, Hide, Fight

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain why preparation improves survival
    • Recognise behavioural warning signs and report concerns
    • Choose Run, Hide or Fight based on the situation

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federal

    Workplace Safety Training

    De-escalation for customer-facing staff

    Retail

    Covers:
    • Explain why customer aggression happens
    • Recognise the stages of escalation
    • Use verbal and non-verbal de-escalation techniques

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalAwareness only

    Workplace Safety Training

    Food safety awareness for food workers

    Restaurant

    Covers:
    • Explain how foodborne illness happens
    • Identify biological, chemical and physical hazards and TCS foods
    • Apply hand hygiene, glove use and the "no bare-hand contact" rule

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawAwareness only

    Workplace Safety Training

    Food allergen awareness

    Servers

    Covers:
    • Explain what a food allergy is, how it differs from intolerance
    • Name the 9 major food allergens and where they hide in menu items
    • Prevent allergen cross-contact in prep, cooking, service and delivery

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: FALCPA 2004 (21 U.S.C. 343(qq))

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federalRequired by lawAwareness only

    Workplace Safety Training

    DOT hazmat general awareness

    Hazmat employees

    Covers:
    • Explain who is a hazmat employee and the HMR training requirements
    • Recognise and identify hazardous materials using the 9 hazard classes
    • Identify hazard communication

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: 49 CFR §172.704(a)(1) general

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • US federal

    Workplace Safety Training

    Defensive driving & fleet safety

    Employees

    Covers:
    • Explain why driving is a leading cause of work-related deaths
    • Recognise major crash risks
    • Apply defensive driving techniques

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • European UnionRequired by law

    Security Awareness Training

    EU: GDPR essentials

    All staff

    Covers:
    • Explain the GDPR's purpose, reach
    • Identify personal data, special categories and pseudonymised data
    • Apply the principles, lawful bases and privacy by design to daily work

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • European UnionRequired by law

    AI Training for Employees

    EU: AI literacy (EU AI act article 4)

    All staff

    Covers:
    • Describe how AI systems work, what they're good at and their limits
    • Classify uses by AI Act risk level and recognise prohibited practices
    • Use a decision framework before using AI at work

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act)

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • CanadaRequired by lawHands-on practical

    Workplace Safety Training

    Canada: WHMIS 2015 (classroom portion)

    Workers

    Covers:
    • Explain WHMIS, who is responsible for what, and workers' rights
    • Identify hazard classes and the WHMIS pictograms
    • Read supplier labels, workplace labels and the 16 sections of an SDS

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: Hazardous Products Act

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • AustraliaRequired by law

    Workplace Safety Training

    Australia: Work health & safety essentials

    All workers

    Covers:
    • Explain why WHS matters and who has duties under the WHS Act
    • Identify physical and psychosocial hazards in your work
    • Apply the hierarchy of controls

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: Model Work Health and Safety Act

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • India, Singapore & MexicoRequired by law

    Workplace Safety Training

    Mexico: Psychosocial risk factors (NOM-035-STPS-2018)

    All workers

    Covers:
    • Explain what NOM-035 requires and why psychosocial risk matters
    • Identify psychosocial risk factors, workplace violence
    • Describe the policy and the prevention

    Last reviewed Oct 2026Legal basis: NOM-035-STPS-2018, Factores de riesgo

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    AI Training for Employees

    How generative AI works: Essentials for every employee

    All staff

    Covers:
    • Explain in plain words what AI, machine learning, generative AI
    • Describe how an LLM produces text
    • Recognise everyday and workplace examples of AI and what each is good

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    AI Training for Employees

    Leading your team through AI adoption

    People managers and team leads

    Covers:
    • Assess your team's AI readiness and main barriers
    • Set expectations and guardrails for AI use in your team
    • Coach people through fears and skill gaps

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    AI Training for Employees

    Copilot at work: Safe, effective use of your office-suite AI assistant

    All staff licensed for Copilot or Copilot Chat

    Covers:
    • Write prompts using goal, context, source and expectations
    • Explain grounding and why the assistant can only see what you can see
    • Apply the data classification rule before referencing internal files

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    AI Training for Employees

    AI in hiring and people decisions: Fair, lawful and human-led

    HR

    Covers:
    • Identify which HR uses of AI are treated as high-risk or regulated
    • Apply human review and documented reasons to AI-assisted shortlisting
    • Recognise and escalate signs of bias in screening tools

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    AI Training for Employees

    AI in customer-facing work: Chatbots, disclosure and quality

    Contact-centre

    Covers:
    • Tell customers when they are talking to AI
    • Review AI-suggested replies for accuracy, tone and commitments
    • Hand over from bot to human at the right moments

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    AI security for everyone: Shadow AI, prompt injection and manipulated outputs

    All employees; security champions

    Covers:
    • Recognise shadow AI and request tools through the approved route
    • Explain prompt injection and spot suspicious instructions in documents
    • Treat AI outputs, links and code as untrusted until checked

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Your data and AI tools: What you can and cannot share

    All employees; run by data protection

    Covers:
    • Classify information as public, internal, confidential or personal
    • Choose an approved tool or account type that fits the data
    • Remove or anonymise personal data in prompts and uploads

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Digital skills certification prep: ICDL, MS-CIT and IT passport

    Employees

    Covers:
    • Name the core skill areas of a digital skills certificate
    • Recognise common online risks and respond safely
    • Decide what information is personal or sensitive and how to handle it

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Microsoft 365 and google workspace collaboration basics

    Staff moving to a cloud office suite or onboarding to a team's shared tools

    Covers:
    • Choose the right tool for a job
    • Store and find files in the cloud and use co-authoring
    • Set sharing permissions so only the right people can view or edit

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Excel essentials for everyday work

    Office staff

    Covers:
    • Navigate a workbook and format cells, rows and columns for readability
    • Enter data cleanly so that sorting, filtering and formulas work
    • Build formulas with correct cell references, including fixed

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Outlook: Email and calendar management

    Office staff and managers

    Covers:
    • Organise an inbox with folders, rules and categories
    • Write clear emails with a useful subject, a clear request
    • Send meeting invitations that work across time zones

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Computer basics for New users: Hardware, software and files

    New starters

    Covers:
    • Name the main parts of a computer and say what each does
    • Tell hardware from software and say what an operating system does
    • Save, name, find and organise files

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Data literacy: Reading, cleaning and questioning data

    Non-analyst staff

    Covers:
    • Say where a figure came from and what it does and does not cover
    • Tell categories, counts and measurements apart
    • Read a table or chart correctly and spot a misleading axis

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Advanced excel: Lookups, pivottables and automation

    Finance

    Covers:
    • Choose and predict the result of a lookup function
    • Build a PivotTable that summarises a table and refresh it
    • Prevent and fix bad data with validation rules, named ranges

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    50 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Internet, networks and cloud basics for non-IT staff

    Office and frontline staff

    Covers:
    • Tell home, office and wireless networks apart
    • Explain what an IP address and DNS do
    • Explain what cloud services are and where your work files live

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Excel & Microsoft Office Training

    Digital citizenship and information literacy at work

    All staff

    Covers:
    • Search for and choose reliable sources for work questions
    • Check who is behind a claim, what the evidence is and what others say
    • Understand your online footprint and protect work

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Cyber risk governance for managers and boards

    Executives

    Covers:
    • Explain cyber risk as a business risk the board and leaders own
    • Ask the five questions that show how exposed the organisation is
    • Set a risk appetite and read a small set of cyber measures

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Passwords, passkeys and multi-factor authentication for staff

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Create and manage strong, unique sign-ins with a password manager
    • Explain multi-factor authentication and why some methods are stronger
    • Use passkeys where the organisation offers them

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Malware and ransomware: How infections spread and what to do

    All employees

    Covers:
    • Explain how malware and ransomware reach a device
    • Avoid risky downloads, attachments and removable media
    • Recognise signs of infection and act within minutes

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    IT Training

    Linux, server and virtualisation administration

    System administrators

    Covers:
    • Manage users, files and permissions
    • Control processes and services and read logs
    • Explain storage, filesystems and backup

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    IT Training

    Devops, CI/CD, containers and kubernetes for delivery teams

    Developers

    Covers:
    • Describe the delivery pipeline and DevOps culture
    • Explain continuous integration and version control habits
    • Describe containers and orchestration and their trade-offs

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    IT Training

    Network engineering and networking certification prep

    Network engineers

    Covers:
    • Explain network models, addressing and subnetting
    • Describe switching, routing and wireless basics
    • Explain VPN, firewall and segmentation

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    IT Training

    IT support and helpdesk fundamentals

    First-line support staff

    Covers:
    • Identify common hardware and mobile devices
    • Recognise common operating system faults
    • Explain storage and RAID levels in plain terms

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Logging, error handling and observability standards for developers

    Developers on enterprise platforms and the code reviewers

    Covers:
    • Write a log line that a stranger can act
    • Name the data that must never reach a log
    • Handle an error so the next person can find the cause

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    API design and microservices standards: REST, openapi and events

    Back-end engineers

    Covers:
    • Match an operation to the right HTTP method and status code
    • Describe an API in a contract-first way
    • Version and change an API without breaking existing callers

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Database design, normalisation and data integrity for developers

    Developers

    Covers:
    • Identify update, insert and delete anomalies in a table design
    • Choose keys and relations that keep records consistent
    • Explain transactions and what can go wrong without them

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Code review, clean code and design patterns

    Junior and mid-level developers

    Covers:
    • Write readable code
    • Name common code smells and pick a matching refactoring move
    • Explain the five SOLID principles with one example each

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Agile delivery, CI/CD and devops basics for software teams

    Developers

    Covers:
    • Describe who owns what in the Scrum events and artefacts
    • Explain continuous integration and delivery and order a release pipeline
    • Decide when a feature flag is safer than a long-lived branch

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Mobile app development and release standards for android and ios teams

    Android and iOS developers and QA engineers

    Covers:
    • Match mobile app lifecycle events to the right callback
    • Choose safe local storage for different kinds of data
    • Avoid threading and concurrency mistakes on the main thread

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Using AI coding assistants and agents responsibly

    All developers and the team leads

    Covers:
    • Describe what coding assistants and agents do well and where they fail
    • Decide what code and data may be put into a prompt
    • Review AI-written code for correctness, security and licence risk

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Algorithms, data structures and complexity for working engineers

    New engineers

    Covers:
    • Describe running time growth in plain language
    • Choose between searching and sorting approaches for a given size
    • Pick a list, stack, queue, hash table or tree for a stated use

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Memory-safe c and c++ to CERT and MISRA standards

    C and C++ developers

    Covers:
    • Describe stack, heap and object lifetime and what happens
    • Use pointers and arrays safely, with bounds checks
    • Recognise common memory-safety flaws

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Concurrency safety: Threads, locks and race conditions

    Back-end developers and systems engineers

    Covers:
    • Distinguish threads, processes and async tasks
    • Choose between a mutex, a semaphore
    • Explain how a race condition arises and fix it

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Software Development Courses

    Accessible web development: WCAG, ARIA and keyboard navigation

    Front-end developers

    Covers:
    • Use semantic HTML and landmarks so a page can be navigated
    • Give controls an accessible name and role, and know when ARIA is needed
    • Make a page usable by keyboard with visible focus

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Workplace Safety Training

    Fire safety, fire wardens and emergency evacuation

    All site staff

    Covers:
    • Explain the fire triangle, the fire classes
    • Apply housekeeping, hot-work and storage rules that prevent fires
    • Match an extinguisher to a fire class and describe the PASS steps

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Workplace Safety Training

    Hazard identification and risk assessment for teams

    Supervisors

    Covers:
    • Define hazard, risk, likelihood and severity and use them correctly
    • Break a task into steps and identify the hazard in each
    • Score a risk on your risk matrix

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Workplace Safety Training

    Permit to work, hot work and confined space entry

    Maintenance staff

    Covers:
    • Say when a permit is needed and who issues and receives it
    • Explain isolating energy and fluids before work starts
    • Describe hot work controls

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Workplace Safety Training

    Heat and cold stress, noise, fatigue and health surveillance

    Outdoor and plant workers

    Covers:
    • Recognise causes and symptoms of heat and cold stress
    • Plan acclimatisation, hydration and work-rest cycles
    • Describe noise exposure and the use of hearing protection and audiometry

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Cybersecurity quiz: Team rounds

    Teams

    Covers:
    • Recall the everyday habits that protect accounts and data
    • Tell safe from unsafe choices in short workplace situations
    • Know who to contact with a security question or concern

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    25 minCourse · Live deck

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Cybersecurity awareness month kit: Kick-off session

    Whole organisation; run by the security team

    Covers:
    • Launch the month with a shared aim and a visible calendar
    • Give every team one 10-minute activity a week on a single habit
    • Measure what changed with one end-of-month pulse

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    20 minCourse · Live deck · Survey

  • Global

    Security Awareness Training

    Cybersecurity awareness month kit: Weekly huddle pack

    Whole organisation; run by the security team

    Covers:
    • Launch the month with a shared aim and a visible calendar
    • Give every team one 10-minute activity a week on a single habit
    • Measure what changed with one end-of-month pulse

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    10 minCourse · Live deck

  • Global

    Workplace Safety Training

    Safe sleep, medication and emergency basics for childcare

    Nursery and childcare staff

    Covers:
    • Set up a safe sleep space and remove items that should not be in a cot
    • Follow the steps for giving medication
    • Tell a choking child from a coughing child

    Last reviewed Oct 2026

    By Brian

    35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys

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