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Public Online Training Course – Document Publisher March 2025

Document Publisher March 17th – 20th 2025

The first scheduled publishing course of 2025. Cradle report creation training – Document Publisher March 2025 course.

“Once you have managed your requirements and development, producing a comprehensive report based directly on the project data, provides an essential deliverable”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online Course

Businesses that have Cradle for their Requirements Management or Systems Engineering process can benefit from additional Cradle tools.

Document Publisher is a Windows® based publishing tool that allows professional documentation to be produced directly from the data within your project’s database. Fully understanding how to configure templates and data manipulation will offer the best output for you to provide to your stakeholders and customers, regulators and other interested parties.

Public Document Publisher Course March 17th to 20th 2025

Often the document production task is run by an individual or a very small team. Therefore, this public online course will offer a cost effective way of providing training. You’ll benefit from all the normal learning, but will have the chance to network and share with other virtual attendees from other industries. This will be conducted over four ½ days.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
March 17th – 20th 2025Document PublisherOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£650+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Document Publisher March 2025 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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What is Earth Day?

An Earth Day Like No Other

Based on 3SL logo and Photo by ATC Comm Photo from PexelsIt’s +50 years since the launch of Earth Day, and now nearly 200 countries coordinate a celebration of our fabulous home, with an important message that we need to look after it.

We may be the current custodians of this planet, but we share it with many. To them and ourselves, we have a duty of care. This year more than ever has demonstrated our own fragility. It’s demonstrated how we’re maybe not as invincible as we like to believe. Nature can be a strange beast. Whilst we may not be able to control nature, we can do our bit to care for what we have and ensure we don’t damage it.

As designers,  manufacturers and producers we need to consider how and whether what we engineer is beneficial and as non damaging to the environment as possible.

Whether you decide to; pick up that bit of litter on your exercise walk; choose a lower carbon or no meat meal; print double sided paper; leave the light off and the curtains open longer we can all make a difference. If the project you are working on uses resources, make sure you build environment requirements into your design. Make sure they assess and where possible lower the impact of the solution you choose.

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National Tea Day – 21st April

Support a Charity While You Have a Cuppa.

There are a number of ways you can get involved with National Tea Day www.nationalteaday.co.uk least of all you can ensure you get a good brew on for elevenses. Maybe nip out at lunch time and get a packet of scones and share afternoon tea with your work colleagues. Ask for donations in a Tea Cup and pick a local charity!

There’s an awful lot of tea drunk by engineers at 3SL towers…….

Large amounts of tea drunk at 3SL
3SL – Tea

Now the tricky bit, how on earth do we make this blog entry have something to do with Cradle? Ah! Multivalue Picklist Categories is how. If you have a set of premises that you manage, these can be set as items within Cradle. Each café could have a number of supplies that the café offers, and these could be recorded in a multiple value category.

If there was a shortage of Oolong, it would be simple to run a query to list each of the premises that need to be contacted. For further reading on categories, you could read ‘Multiple Value Categories’

Showing that multivalue categories can be used for everything, including tea
Multi Value Categories Representing Product Supplies
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Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon 2024

Happy New Year of the Dragon 2024

Wishing all our customers staff and distributors who are celebrating the start of the new Chinese year, peace prosperity and luck.

Happy Lunar New Year 2024
Happy Lunar New Year 2024

2024 is the year of the Wood Dragon. Dragon is the 5th animal in the 12 year cycle of the Chinese zodiac signs, coming after the Rabbit and before the Snake.

The years of the dragon are 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 and 2036.

Because the dates of Chinese New Year change every year, individuals born in January or February will need to pay special attention to their birth date in addition to their birth year.

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Cradle Public Training Courses 2024

Training Course Dates for 2024

3SL are offering a number of Cradle public training courses in 2024.

Cradle Online Training
Online Cradle Training

Public courses are ideal for companies:

  • with a small number of candidates
  • starting to use Cradle but not needing an industry tailored course
  • using more advanced features

These courses are an alternative to the tailored, industry/implementation specific consultancy and training offered by 3SL. This makes for a cost effective solution, where you’ll benefit from all the normal learning, with the advantage that a public course will have the chance to network and share with other virtual attendees from other industries.

Following feedback our online courses have been split into smaller part day sections (a two day course will now be delivered over four ½ days). This will allow candidates a longer break from training screens and more of an opportunity to put in practice some of the topics covered. When returning to the following session any questions can then be resolved.

This calendar is subject to change. Courses may be added removed or altered depending on demand. Booking will become available through the website shop for credit/debit card transactions prior to each course. For purchase orders and transfer payments please contact 3SL.

Details:

 

DateSubjectVenueCostDetails
January – 23rd to 24thIntroductionOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATintroduction-course-january-2024
February – 19th to 22ndRequirements ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£620+VATrequirements-management-february-2024
March – 18th to 21stDocument PublisherOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£620+VATdocument-publisher-march-2024
April – 16th to 17thRisk ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATrisk-management-april-2024
May – 21st to 22ndTest ExecutionOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATtest-execution-may-2024
June- 18th to 19thConfiguration ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATconfiguration-management-june-2024
July- 16th to 17thProject AdministrationOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATproject-administration-july-2024
July- 23rd to 24thIntroductionOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATintroduction-course-july-2024
August – 19th to 22ndRequirements ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£620+VATrequirements-management-august-2024
September – 16th to 19thDocument PublisherOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£620+VATdocument-publisher-september-2024
October- 22nd to 23rdRisk ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATrisk-management-october-2024
November – 19th to 20thTest ExecutionOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATtest-execution-november-2024
December – 10th to 11thConfiguration ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATconfiguration-management-december-2024

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for Cradle public training courses 2024, please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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Public Online Training Course – Introduction Course January 2024

Introduction Course 23rd-24th January 2024

The first scheduled introduction course of 2024. Overview of the many capabilities in Cradle including best practices, demonstrating the Cradle tool and its features – Introduction January 2024 course.

“A great opportunity for new users to familiarise themselves with Cradle”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online User Course

Businesses that have chosen Cradle can benefit from this general Cradle overview and how to apply Cradle to their projects.

Introduction Course 23rd to 24th January 2024

“The Introduction course is designed for both new users or users requiring a refresher course.

The Cradle Introduction Course helps you to understand the benefits of Cradle and see examples of where Cradle is used. We provide explanations of the various Cradle modules as well as providing the basic concepts of Cradle, including items, cross references and the Cradle schema. There is a tutor led example of some of the WorkBench features and the Toolsuite tools.

Please note this course is provided through demonstration only, there are no “hands-on” exercises.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
January 23rd – 24th 2024IntroductionOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Introduction January 23rd to 24th 2024 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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Public Online Training Course – Requirements Management February 2024

Requirements Management February 19th to 22nd 2024

The first RM training this year is – Requirements Management February 2024 course.

“A great opportunity for small teams, or a couple of new team members to get started with RM and Cradle”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online Course

Businesses that are introducing Cradle and full Requirements Management processes into their operations, can book training for all aspects of the roll-out, from the basics through to specialist administration courses These courses are tailored and held at your premises / virtually depending on restrictions and requirements and are ideal for getting a team up and running.

Public Requirements Management February 19th to 22nd 2024

If, however, you have one or two people new to a project or only have a very small team, this may not be a viable solution. With 3SL’s public online courses, you’ll benefit from all the normal learning, but will have the chance to network and share with other virtual attendees from other industries. This can be a cost effective solution to get you up to speed with Cradle and Requirements Management.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
February 19th to 22nd 2024Requirements ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£620+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Requirements Management February 2024 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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Public Online Training Course – Document Publisher March 2024

Document Publisher March 18th – 21st 2024

The first scheduled publishing course of 2024. Cradle report creation training – Document Publisher March 2024 course.

“Once you have managed your requirements and development, producing a comprehensive report based directly on the project data, provides an essential deliverable”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online Course

Businesses that have Cradle for their Requirements Management or Systems Engineering process can benefit from additional Cradle tools.

Document Publisher is a Windows® based publishing tool that allows professional documentation to be produced directly from the data within your project’s database. Fully understanding how to configure templates and data manipulation will offer the best output for you to provide to your stakeholders and customers, regulators and other interested parties.

Public Document Publisher Course March 18th to 21st 2024

Often the document production task is run by an individual or a very small team. Therefore, this public online course will offer a cost effective way of providing training. You’ll benefit from all the normal learning, but will have the chance to network and share with other virtual attendees from other industries. However, if you have a larger team courses can be tailored and held at your premises / virtually depending on restrictions and requirements at a date and time to suit. This will be conducted over four ½ days.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
March 18th – 21st 2024Document PublisherOnline learning tutored course.
4 * ½ days.		£620+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Document Publisher March 2024 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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Public Online Training Course – Risk Management April 2024

Risk Management 16th-17th April 2024

The first scheduled risk management course of 2024. Learn how to identify, analyse, evaluate, treat and monitor the risks associated with activities or events within your business with this year’s – Risk Management April 2024 course.

“A great opportunity for managers to understand and mitigate risks”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online Risk Management Course

Businesses that have selected Cradle for their Risk management process can benefit from an in depth understanding on how Cradle can manage your risk process.

Risk Management Course 16th to 17th April 2024

“The Risk Management course is designed for project team leaders or managers who administer and manage Risks.

The Cradle Risk Course focuses on providing an introduction to Risk Management in Cradle. We will start by setting up the schema for a small example and use this to manage the risks and provide some example reports. In the final module, we provide a worked example.

However, if you have a larger team or wish to cover multiple topics, courses can be tailored and held at your premises / virtually depending on restrictions and requirements or online at a date and time to suit”.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
April 16th – 17th 2024Risk ManagementOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Risk Management April 16th – 17th 2024 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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Public Online Training Course – Test Execution May 2024

Test Execution May 21st to 22nd 2024

The first test training this year is – Test Execution May 2024 course.

“A great opportunity for small teams, or a couple of new team members to get started with automated test execution and Cradle”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online Course

Businesses that are introducing Cradle and full Requirements Management processes into their operations, can book training for all aspects of the roll-out, from the basics through to specialist administration courses. These courses are tailored and held at your premises / virtually depending on restrictions and requirements and are ideal for getting a team up and running.

Public Test Execution May 21st to 22nd 2024

If, however, you have one or two people new to a project or only have a very small team, this may not be a viable solution. With 3SL’s public online courses, you’ll benefit from all the normal learning, but will have the chance to network and share with other virtual attendees from other industries. This can be a cost effective solution to get you up to speed with Cradle and Requirements Management.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
May 21st to 22nd 2024Test ExecutionOnline learning tutored course.
2 * ½ days.		£310+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Test Execution May 2024 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com.

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