AIMS training
Training courses available for AIMS users are shown below. In all cases please contact the AIMS team for next available dates. All courses are held at Happy Computers in Whitechapel, London.
Courses last one day (9.45 am to 4.30 pm) and cost £130 + V.A.T. per person.
Please see below for course details and pre course requirements.
Map and Venue Details
AIMS Training Venue (48 KB PDF Document - you may need Acrobat Reader to view this document. Download it free from the Adobe website if required).
Course Details
Introductory course
What will the course cover?
- Adding Clients, Subjects and Work Done Details
- Navigating between different screens
- Ways of Searching for existing clients and their associated Subjects
- Capturing work details
- Recording Outcomes and other work related details
- Using the Standard Reports
Who is it for?
- Any worker needing to understand the basic concepts of data entry
- Anyone wanting to support other workers in their use of the AIMS system
- Recommended prior to attendance on any advanced functionality training course for workers who have not used the system before.
Administration course
What will the course cover?
- Pre-configuration decision making choices
- Setting up Users and understanding security permissions
- Configuration: adding, editing and changing field and form design
- Creating classification schemes & amending Code lists
- Housekeeping procedures
Who is it for?
- Anyone needing to support other workers in their use of the AIMS system
- Anyone wanting to design the data capture to better match the agencies information requirements
Using reports course
Aimed at users who have been using AIMS for several months and who have a clear understanding of the data they collect and the kind of reports that they need to produce. Please contact us if you would like to discuss the course details further.
What will the course cover?
- Reports Overview
- Running Standard Reports
- Using Runtime Conditions in a report
- Creating a new report using Report Layouts
- Designing a new Report Layout
- Exporting Reports to other applications
- Advanced reporting features
- Managing users permissions for reports
Who is it for?
- People who need further insights into how reports can be used
- People who are responsible for creating reports within their organisation
Pre course requirements
All courses
A basic understanding of Windows movement and navigation techniques, e.g. click and pick with a mouse, selecting via use of arrow keys, tabbing and returning to select a feature.
Introductory course
No previous experience of using AIMS necessary.
Administration course
Someone who has attended an AIMS Introductory level course or who has a clear understanding of the relationship between the data capture needs of their organisation and the AIMS software functionality.
Reports course
Several months experience of using AIMS in their organisation with some experience of having used the Report Module within AIMS.
Booking a course
Please check our pre course requirements before booking onto a course.
For the AIMS training courses we operate a no transfer to other course dates, no cancellation or refund policy once the course has been booked.
| Course Title | Course Date(s) |
|---|---|
| Introductory | Waiting List, please call 020 7377 2806 or email us |
| Administration | Waiting List, please call 020 7377 2806 or email us |
| Using Reports |
Waiting List, please call 020 7377 2806 or email us |
Please note courses fill up quickly so book early. To book a course place you will need to email aims@lasa.org.uk giving the name of your organisation and name(s) of attendee(s) and receive a confirmation email in reply.