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I am the Partnerships Manager for the Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS) which offers S6 pupils in Scotland, a national bridging programme, for those looking to go on to Higher Education or college after school. The opportunity to study university-level modules helps YASS students to gain skills like independent learning, digital skills and time management before going into Higher Education.
The incredibly flexible nature of YXM130 that you can choose what you want to make up your required study hours, is for me, my favourite aspect of this module as it gives me the ownership and choice!
As I work in a voluntary role as a member of a local board for Young Enterprise Scotland and also engage regularly with many amazing third sector organisations – I would consider studying the following OpenLearn courses to help me discover and understand more about the following and how it applies within the voluntary sector in Scotland:
- Leadership & Management – how to understand what is required to lead, engage and support communities and groups of volunteers
- People & Organisation matters – how to effectively communicate and coach/mentor those volunteering alongside me
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Working in the voluntary sector
Learn more to access more details of Working in the voluntary sectorThis free online course, Working in the voluntary sector, will introduce you to some of the main activities carried out by volunteers and staff, will give you some background on how different organisations work and will provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering, as well as to your every day life.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Hybrid working: organisational development
Learn more to access more details of Hybrid working: organisational developmentThe COVID-19 pandemic caused many organisations to go into warp speed and pivot their workforce to remote working almost overnight in 2020. The return to pre-pandemic office routines has been slow, and many organisations are now keen to work in a more agile and flexible way. Hybrid working does, however, introduce a new set of challenges, and ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Learn more to access more details of Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisationsThis free course, Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations, will help you to reflect on and develop collaborative leadership practices that will make a difference. The course is aimed at people who work within voluntary organisations as paid staff or as volunteers or for people who work regularly with voluntary organisations, such as ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Learn more to access more details of Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisationsThis free course, Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations, provides an opportunity for people who work within voluntary organisations, as paid employees or staff, to develop energetic, practical and thoughtful leadership practice.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
Learn more to access more details of Diversity and inclusion in the workplaceDo you feel concerned about a lack of diversity in your workplace? Is this something you want to address? Perhaps you’d like to feel more informed on a personal level before taking it further organisationally? This free course introduces you to the benefits and complexities of developing and supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce. It ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Effective communication in the workplace
Learn more to access more details of Effective communication in the workplaceImprove your workplace relationships and boost your professional impact with this free course on effective communication. Discover how to express yourself clearly, understand others better, and adapt your communication skills for a range of situations, from everyday conversations to the digital workplaces of the future.
Level: 1 Introductory
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Different types of business
Learn more to access more details of Different types of businessA small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free course introduces different types of business, depending on industry sector, size and type of ownership and discusses some of the ways in which businesses ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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Business models in strategic management
Learn more to access more details of Business models in strategic managementIn this free course, Business models in strategic management, you will be introduced to the theory and practice of business models as they have developed in strategy literature. In particular, you will explore the emergence of the business model idea, types of business models and how business models can be designed.
Level: 2 Intermediate
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Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits
Learn more to access more details of Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefitsThis free course, Multidisciplinary study: the values and benefits, explores the advantages of studying more than one subject and will help you to decide if multidisciplinary study is for you. Featuring videos with students on the Open University’s ‘Open’ qualifications, you will learn about the unique skills you can gain from studying a ...
Level: 1 Introductory
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