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NILGA Learning Hub
OpenLearn Ireland

NILGA Learning Hub

This OpenLearn Hub, prepared in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA), features a collection of free online resources designed to support learning and skills development for councillors. [NILGA logo]
Negotiating trade deals
Money & Business

Negotiating trade deals

...free trade”. However, this concept can be misleading, as the negotiation of trade deals between nations and regions remain a crucial part of contemporary economics and politics. In light of the financial crisis and the growing challenge to current globalisation, such negotiation will likely only become more important in the future. What precisely do trade agreements do?...
iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...courses. [iSpot ipad and materials collage] As a curator of biodiversity species data, the impact of iSpot is extensive; from being essential to the wellbeing of many as a connection with nature throughout Covid-19 to contributing to education and national policy-related actions e.g UK State of Nature Reports, national pollinator and pollination monitoring frameworks and...
Irish Congress of Trade Unions Learning Hub
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Congress of Trade Unions Learning Hub

This OpenLearn hub, prepared in collaboration with the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, features free, flexible, distance learning content designed to support employability and upskilling. [Logo of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.]
Recycling and Waste
Nature & Environment

Recycling and Waste

How much do you think about what you throw away? Do you know what happens to the things you chuck out? Find out more about waste and recycling with our FREE resources:
Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?
History & The Arts

Cynicism: Philosophy for dogs?

...accordance with nature were taken up by later philosophers, especially the Stoics. Many of their concerns -- free speech, personal liberty, cosmopolitanism -- are still pressing issues today. And, of course, the Cynics have given a word to the English language, one that reflects their growling impatience with the rest of humanity, but not their dogged pursuit of virtue....
The Intervention Initiative – A bystander education programme
Education & Development

The Intervention Initiative – A bystander education programme

...free educational programme for students, focusing on the prevention of sexual coercion and domestic abuse in university settings...[Landscape image of students from waist down] Transcript What is the Intervention Initiative and what is it for? The extent of sexual harassment, sexual coercion, rape and domestic abuse in student populations across England has been revealed...
Discuss: Working class leisure
Society, Politics & Law

Discuss: Working class leisure

...free time, by definition something which is in short supply for working class people. Yet working class leisure activities had thrived over the years, from music hall to football to karaoke. Doing what you can with what you’ve got has often been the watchword. And we shouldn’t forget the gendering of leisure – women’s and girls sports for example, separated off...