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Human rights and law
Society, Politics & Law

Human rights and law

...care for sick and wounded soldiers whatever their nationality and to respect the emblem of the Red Cross. This has since expanded to cover, for example, prisoners of war. This has led to the general recognition that the conditions of the sick and the wounded, and the care of prisoners of war, were matters of concern for international law. In turn this made a major...
Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Planning a better future
Education & Development

Planning a better future

...caring (nursing), being creative (graphic design), taking risks (trading), etc., are of major importance. In the same way, a manufacturing company, a charity, a newspaper office, a local authority, a financial institution and so on will each have a different ‘feel’ as a place to work. Try to think through which would suit you best and how different types of work would...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Understanding economic inequality
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding economic inequality

...care about other meanings of inequality, such as happiness, health, and abilities, they tend to use monetary resources, such as income or wealth, to understand these different meanings of inequality. Inequality in monetary terms is what is called economic inequality. You will explore what it is in more detail in the next section...Understanding economic inequality: 3...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...care that you are not simply looking for a certain type of person because they are normally associated with the work of the vacant post. When recruiting people, be alert to any personal prejudices or preferences you have which are not linked to the ability to do the job. Try to set these aside in favour of objective criteria of suitability related to the skills,...
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...care about their communities. Their views on how to tackle problems might differ from mine, but the end goal was very similar. You have to be able to build a political consensus for change in policy. Otherwise, you just can't get to that safe and caring and productive environment for children. Now, Family Time. There was a lot of discretion here in determining which...
Effective communication in the workplace Badge icon
Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...adult skill development. Find out more here cpdstandards.com/research. By participating in this high profile research, you will be contributing to scientific knowledge about adult skill development and how we can develop successful future careers. Participation is confidential, voluntary and we will not pass on your details to others. ...Week 2: Communication skills:...
What is a scientific model?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is a scientific model?

...careful how you interpret the output of these models. ADAM RUTHERFORD: Paul Donald there. So this is important: all models are wrong. They’re simulations but some are very useful. Back to the floods in Cumbria, which hydrologist Nick Reynard has been simulating. Nick, how does modelling help us understand these extreme weather events? NICK REYNARD: OK, so ideally of...
Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...care about the planet, they absolutely do. And today with our multimedia world I don’t think you can see things in isolation; you can have the blue chip series, you can have the other messages online, you can make other programming alongside it, and certainly with Planet Earth that’s exactly what we did. We made the main series, but also, in between the two episodes,...