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Working for health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working for health

...technology. Surviving mental healthcare A member of the All Wales User/Survivor Network challenges the medical model used by many health professionals to treat people with mental health issues. The Findhorn Community Members of the Findhorn community in Scotland talk about their holistic approach to health and healthcare. Quality of health Homeless people share personal...
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Audio 2 hrs 33 mins
Early years team work and leadership
Education & Development

Early years team work and leadership

...Education...Early years team work and leadership: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the concept of leadership in the early years demonstrate an awareness of factors that influence leadership and teamwork understand how teamwork can support leadership skills reflect on personal leadership and teamwork skills...Early years...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...technology, such as steam powered cranes, also helped but it was their enlightened boss that made the big difference in improving working conditions. The rhetoric embedded within rising trade unionism never turned into the class war that was feared and the Manchester Ship Canal successfully opened as the largest ship canal in the world. The canal engineers [Cogs, winches...
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Article 5 mins
The science of genetics
Nature & Environment

The science of genetics

...technology of computers. Each computer is linked to the Internet on which the results are published world wide for free with no restrictions on their use or distribution. Analysing sections of DNA Fragments of DNA have to be propagated, i.e., large numbers of copies made of individual DNA fragments, generally grown up as sections of DNA in bacteria, or in the test tube,...
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Article 10 mins
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...technology policy, education, information and communications technology, and transport. It also encompasses the consequences of these for the economy and those within it. Activity 2 Identifying the impact of PEST factors Timing: Allow about 10 minutes Think of an example from each of these four areas – political, economic, social and technological – that demonstrates...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Digital skills: succeeding in a digital world

...technologies for UK education and research: ‘the capabilities which fit someone for living, learning and working in a digital society’ (Jisc, 2015). ‘Digital literacy’ includes the skills everyone needs to be effective online, whether it’s searching efficiently, evaluating online information, communicating and sharing, or finding the right digital or online...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Digital forensics
Science, Maths & Technology

Digital forensics

...technologies, and laws and regulations in digital forensics...Digital evidence features in just about every part of our personal and business lives. Legal and business decisions hinge on having timely data about what people have actually done. This free course, Digital forensics, is an introduction to computer forensics and investigation, and provides a taster in...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...technological advancements. Proponents of ‘trickle-down economics’ draw on this logic to argue in favour of tax cuts for the wealthy (as this will incentivise them to invest more) and a reduction in government regulation (as this will make it easier for entrepreneurs to expand their production). The additional wealth created at the top of the income distribution is...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs