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Volunteering in the community
Education & Development

Volunteering in the community

...learn new skills. At a previous job, she attended a guest talk by a magistrate, and that piqued her interest. Until that point, she had little awareness of what magistrates did – or even that they are unpaid! Continue reading After deciding to submit an application, Emily underwent a rigorous selection process including multiple interviews, court visits, and providing...
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Article 5 mins
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...learned. The Introduction and guidance describes each of the weeks, provides information about the learning journal and discussion forums and introduces the course authors. It also includes information about permissions and copyright and it is important that you read this before starting the course. The course is produced by The Open University's Centre for Voluntary...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
Education & Development

Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: explain the role of teams in an educational context understand the importance of working in ‘partnership’ with others in an educational context apply the knowledge you gain to your role and work as a governor...1. Governing bodies and ‘team working’: 1. Governing bodies and ‘team working’ -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...learn how to recognise the threats that could harm you online and the steps you can take to reduce the chances that they will happen to you...Our lives depend on online services. Gain essential cyber security knowledge and skills, to help protect your digital life. We shop online. We work online. We play online. We live online. As our lives increasingly depend on digital...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Developing employability through sport and physical activity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Developing employability through sport and physical activity

...learning and developing to help our progression. Take a few minutes to think about what you would like to achieve in your career in the short (within the next year), medium (next 1–3 years), and long (3+ years) term. In the box below set out some of these goals. They could be ‘general’ rather than comprehensive e.g. be employed in a sports related job in one year....
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Company law in context
Society, Politics & Law

Company law in context

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: Part A: describe in general terms what a business is demonstrate an appreciation of the concept of capital. Part B: identify the main types of business medium demonstrate an understanding of the key characteristics of businesses run as sole traders determine what are the assets and liabilities of a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Coaching neurodivergent athletes
Health, Sports & Psychology

Coaching neurodivergent athletes

...learning which impacts how someone reads, writes and/or spells. Neurodiversity This term describes differences in neurological development which we see across a whole population of people, often viewed as natural variation. Neurodivergent This term describes an individual whose neurodevelopment is not considered typical. This is often accompanied by a diagnosed condition....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Leadership and followership Badge icon
Education & Development

Leadership and followership

...learning more about different leadership styles. As you progress, you’ll focus on key leadership skills and how you might develop them yourself, exploring elements of both good and bad leadership and looking at possible solutions to problems that can arise. Followership has an important connection with leadership and you’ll find out more about what makes a good...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs