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Money & Business
Privatising Thames Water
How did a public utlity turn into a financial instrument?
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Education & Development
How can you take your teaching online?
A number of schools and universities have closed to most pupils due to COVID-19, but how can you quickly move your teaching online? Check out our FREE remote learning resources.
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Education & Development
FREE courses and content for school study
Back to school? Perhaps you want to gain some extra knowledge during the evenings or weekends. Check out our FREE courses, interactives and videos to help you continue your studies at home
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Education & Development
Open door to success
The Department for Work & Pensions has partnered with The Open University to offer free training tools designed to help people find a job, advance their career or grow their business.
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Education & Development
Is your next career move in cyber security?
Grab your opportunity to move into the rapidly growing cyber security industry.
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Education & Development
How to write a CV
A CV (curriculum vitae) is a brief account of your education, qualifications, skills and work-based experience, used mainly when applying for a job. Your CV is your first opportunity to tell an employer what you can do. A well written CV can make the difference between getting an interview and not being considered for the role.
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Education & Development
Access courses
The OU offers innovative and unique ways for people to return to formal education and work towards gaining a diploma or degree. Join the thousands of people who have studied with us.
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Education & Development
Skills for work
Start studying our Employability Skills courses. They focus on core skills which employers often say are missing from many job applicants.
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Education & Development
Skills for life
In everyday life, life skills help you to find new ways of thinking and solve problems. They can also build your confidence both in spoken skills and for group collaboration and co-operation
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Education & Development
Everyday skills in maths and English
Do you want to improve your reading, writing or maths skills? Whether you want to improve your job prospects or simply help your children with their homework, we offer free bite-sized courses in maths and English.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Challenging ideas in mental health
Take a new and different look at mental health. This free course, Challenging ideas in mental health, invites you to think differently about life's dilemmas by taking account of the views of all concerned, especially people experiencing mental distress. It explores ideas and practice in mental health, and will appeal to a wide range of people.
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Science, Maths & Technology
How to read a rock
By understanding the ways in which minerals combine to form rocks like the way words link to form sentences, we can start to unravel the secrets of the earth.