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Early modern Europe: an introduction
History & The Arts

Early modern Europe: an introduction

...care for the poor, and filled many roles in local government. Below the middle order came the poor: a large and diverse group. Most poor people worked at some unskilled occupation – as market traders, labourers or laundrywomen, for example – but that work might be irregular. When they had no work, they were reduced to begging for food or money. The poor lived in...
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
Marketing in the 21st Century
Money & Business

Marketing in the 21st Century

...care orientated strategic – to create an organisational environment that supports customer awareness tactical – to sell the reasons for marketing efforts to all employees via staff training programmes as employees represent the face of the organisation...Marketing in the 21st century: 1.7 The Austin Seven - What happens if an organisation does not have internal...
Working in groups and teams
Money & Business

Working in groups and teams

...care, however, that delegating responsibility to team members does not result in abdicating responsibility – that is, ceasing to monitor the performance of team members. A team must also have ways of monitoring and giving feedback on the performance of its members. Any effective team will need to conduct regular reviews. The higher the level of trust a group has, the...
Level 3: Advanced 8 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...