Learn to better manage yourself or others when working remotely.
The landscape for work has changed significantly in recent years, making the workplace more flexible. For many this has been a positive change, but for others this isn't the case. This course is designed for those who are:
- working from home,
- working while travelling
- working outside of your normal workplace.
This could include:
- Business owners
- Managers
- Consultants
- Contractors
- Departmental workers
It not suitable for all businesses to allow remote working, but it is now much more common in many different industries.
This course will support many different people including:
- Managers wanting to support their employees to work effectively when not in the office
- Employees needing to understand how to be more productive
- Business owners struggling to balance working remotely
- Managers trying to enhance productivity amongst remote workers
- Freelancers or consultants needing to switch to remote working with clients
Join this course and make working remotely work for you, your business and your staff.
Lesson Structure
There are 8 lessons in this course:
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Nature of Remote Work
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Definition of Remote Work
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Location, Location, Location
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The On-Going Shift Toward Remote Work
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“Traditional” Forms of Remote Work
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Industry and Employment
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Nature of a Remote Workplace
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Community Hubs
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Scope of Remote Workplaces for Different Goods and Service Business Structures
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Prevalence of Remote Work
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Timeframe? Is it a short-term decision or long-term?
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Challenges and Benefits of Doing Work Remotely
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Productivity and Time Management
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Achieving Flow State
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Trust
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Talent Acquisition
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Confidentiality and Data Protection
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Impact of Remote Work on Businesses
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Benefits
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Challenges
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Impact of Remote Work on Employees/Remote Workers
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Benefits
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Challenges
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Impact of Remote Work on the Environment
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Benefits
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Challenges
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Comparative Practices/Working in Different Industries
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Sectors Adapting to Remote Work
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Health Sector
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Education Sector
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Challenges for Remote Learning
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Adults in Education
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Retail Sector
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Food Services
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Office services – financial/ administration
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Communicating Remotely – Technologies Used
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Face-to-face Communication vs. Remote Communication
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Creating a Positive Share Culture in the Workplace
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Feedback
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One-on-One Meetings
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Engagement
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Knowledge Sharing
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How to Effectively use Different Types of Remote Communication
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Face-to-face Communication Online (Real-time)
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Letters and Emails
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Telephone Calls
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Instant Messaging
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SMS
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Online Chat
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Remote Working with Clients
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Managing and Supporting Staff Remotely
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Managing Staff remotely
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Leadership and Remote Worker
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Building & Sustaining a Work Culture Remotely
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Reviewing Staff & Performance Appraisals
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Recruitment & Training
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Hiring Staff
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Training New Staff
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Professional Development for Existing Staff
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Supporting staff
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Stress
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Burnout
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Staff Wellbeing
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Unmotivated Staff
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Occupational Health and Safety Considerations
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The Positives
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Logistics – Supplying Goods and Services Remotely
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Remote Sales and Large or Small Businesses
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Managing Delivery of Goods Remotely
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Services
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Online Events
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Webinars
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Product Launches
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Book Launch
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Virtual Conferences
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Live Chats
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Live Streams
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Team Building
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Planning an Online Event
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Research Project – Developing a Plan for Remote Working
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Scheduling Work
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Time Management
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Tracking Time
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Planning to Ensure Resources
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Meetings
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Planning for Risks/Contingency Planning
Aims
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Explain the challenges and advantages of remote working.
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Define remote work and its prevalence in the modern world.
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Compare and discuss remote work practices in different industries and contexts.
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Explain how to communicate well remotely and review technologies used in working remotely.
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Explain how to manage and support remote staff effectively.
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Explain how goods and services can be supplied remotely.
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Define types of online events and how to run them.
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Develop a plan for remote working.
What is Needed in a Remote Workplace?
The remote workplace can vary. It might be open land with a few amenities. For example, on a farm or in a nature reserve, it could be a premises owned by a business, such as a warehouse in a remote location, or it could be a worker’s home. The design of the remote workplace will depend on both the industry and the person at work, and must address:
- Necessary space
- Comfortable work environment
- Necessary equipment
- Ability to work with minimal distraction
- Ability to communicate with the office/manager/other staff at set times during the work week
- Ability to take part in necessary meetings or other staff gatherings.
How these needs will be met will also depend on whether the remote work is being undertaken in a home setting or at a remote site owned or operated by the company or organisation.
WHY STUDY WITH ACS?
There are lots of reasons why you should sign up to do this course with us, including:
- The course is detailed to ensure that you have the level of knowledge required to be able to work (or support those who do) effectively outside of the traditional office
- Within each lesson you have the opportunity to apply your learning to activities which enables you to practice different concepts and expand your own research in areas of interest
- Having the ability to work remotely effectively will enable you to work in many different sectors and business types, giving you flexibility now and in the future
- Our subject specialist tutors will be there to support you throughout your course, they are only too happy to share their industry knowledge and experience with you
- When studying with us you set your own deadlines, meaning you study at your own pace enabling it to fit around other commitments
TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND ENROL NOW!
You can enrol on the course now, but if you have any questions about the content of the course or studying with ACS, then please get in touch with us today - use our FREE COURSE COUNSELLING SERVICE to get in touch with our expert tutors. They will be pleased to help you!
