IT Trainers Newswire Issue 13 - PowerPoint Resource Centre, IR35 - live, latest reviews

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IT Trainers Newswire Issue 13 – PowerPoint Resource Centre, IR35 – live, latest reviews

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IT Trainers Newswire - Issue 13
21 March 2001
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/zones/it
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1. RESOURCES: New! PowerPoint Resource Centre: master slides
2. NEWS and INFORMATION: IR35 - live!
3. WORK OPPORTUNITIES: IT Trainer wanted, Sussex
4. COMMUNITY FEATURES: Latest product reviews

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Editor's Note
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If you're affected at all by the government's IR35 ruling, we've
some fascinating news being generated by our sister site
AccountingWeb at the moment, as Editor Gary Mackley-Smith reports
live from the courts on the Judicial Review of the legislation,
which was brought in to tackle the issue of National Insurance
Contributions paid (or not paid, according to the government) by
those working as small contractors.

On a lighter note, PowerPoint users and abusers (!) alike will
find this week's workshop report interesting reading. Hosted by
Scott Stein, the author of our own PowerPoint Resource Centre,
the transcript from yesterday's session can be read in full at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/workshop

Stephanie Phillips
Editor, TrainingZONE

TrainingZone's dedicated IT Training pages can be found at
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RESOURCES
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A comprehensive library of practical resources is available at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/toolkit

H.O.T. conference - booking now open!
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Since we announced this summer's H.O.T.test event, interest has
been steadily mounting as we've been working away to bring you
the top names in training addressing today's key issues. Now you
can read the complete programme and book onto the seminars before
they sell out!

See the programme at
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Book your place now at
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PowerPoint Tip #5: The usefulness of master slides
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Working with master slides is definitely a way to work faster at
presentation creation and editing. If you let PowerPoint be the
master of ceremonies by using master slides, you can be more
productive in presentation creation.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/41058

New improved site guide!
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We've taken a long hard look at our site guide and come up with a
new, cleaner, clearer version we hope you'll find easier to use.
Check it out at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/47568

NEWS AND INFORMATION
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IR35 - live!
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The news from the IR35 court ruling as it happens.
AccountingWeb's TaxZone Editor Gary Mackley-Smith is filing daily
reports from the courtroom to keep you updated.

Day One: IR35 'contravenes EU law and Human Rights Act'
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/41000

Day Two: Are contractors entitled to employee benefits?
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/41101

Day Three: The Inland Revenue puts its case
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/41284

Latest virus alert - this one is serious!
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A new and potentially devastating virus advertising itself as an
e-mailed photo of someone's wife has started infecting computers
in Europe and the United States. Some believe it started
spreading from the U.S. military.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/40767

UK Online centres launched
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The government has launched a series of new centres giving public
access to computers and the internet around the country.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/40870

Employed or self-employed? That is the question
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Changing working patterns affect the way workers are classified,
and the differences in the way employed and self-employed workers
are taxed suggests an inequality may exist between the two, says
the Institute for Fiscal Studies in a new report looking at the
problems of homeworkers, casual workers, agency workers and
personal service companies.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/40890

Small business website closes
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The Guardian and Scottish website New Economy Scotland both
report that Work24, the joint Internet venture launched by
Scottish Power and the Royal Bank of Scotland towards the end of
last year has closed.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/41073

Which HR and training websites merit an award?
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We're on the lookout for the second recipient of our award
recognising outstanding practice on the web.
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/34977

WORK OPPORTUNITIES
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This week's top opportunities:
- IT Trainer wanted with a proven track record in training Microsoft
Project 98 and 2000, Access and Excel. Based Sussex.

- E-learning Manager needed to identify, research and create
content. Based Bracknell/Milton Keynes.

See the full details of these and other vacancies at
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/jobs

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COMMUNITY FEATURES
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Reviews
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The latest books and resources, reviewed for you this month:

Dear Trainer - Dealing with difficult problems in training
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/39232

European Computer Driving Licence, Educational Multimedia
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/40620

A glossary of UK training and occupational learning terms
https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/item/39784

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