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Understanding mortgages
Money & Business

Understanding mortgages

...family (for example the so-called ‘Bank of Mum & Dad’). Your lender will, in any case, need details of the other funds that you use to supplement the mortgage to buy a property. If you do use the ‘Bank of Mum & Dad’ – or similar sources of funds – the providers will need to confirm in writing that such money is a gift. Without this the lender may assume the...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...family to be able to learn how best to discharge the role that you've got. And I think that's the same from any of the, actually, senior positions. Because even one part of the mat is still a significant role. So, you know, I think leadership means you've got to have a very wide view of the world and you can't just stay within your comfort zone. JEAN HARTLEY Really...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...history and the development of human civilisations. However, until about half a century ago, retailers were at the end of the supply chain and their key function was to sell products offered by manufacturers. Retailers had some influence on the products made but much emphasis was placed on pushing (selling) manufactured goods. But a new approach to business emerged which...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?
Education & Development

Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

...family life and other commitments. An apprenticeship is a job with a formal programme of training which meets the requirements of the Apprenticeship Standard (in England) or Apprenticeship Framework (in Wales). The time distributed to this training can vary between programmes. The planned training hours will be detailed in your Training Plan once you start the programme....
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
An introduction to visualising development data
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to visualising development data

...families with household income less than a certain amount; “a specific place and time”: that is, the measurement applies to a certain place at a certain time. Measurements may change across space and/or time, which allows us to make comparisons across them. Typically, we might compare measures made at different locations at the same time, or at different times for the...
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Video 45 mins
Understanding service improvement in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding service improvement in healthcare

...families, there is a need to develop a bank of illustrative narratives. She will need skills associated with interviewing, helping the patients to tell their stories in a clear and coherent way. She may need to edit the audio tapes to enable the patient journey to be understood. But patients will have to develop their storytelling abilities, too. They have been used to...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing
Education & Development

Using Turnitin effectively: building integrity into your writing

...family who might not know about the subject matter you are learning about because when you try and explain the subject and the content you will be naturally paraphrasing and taking mental notes. Figure 10 shows the three steps to take for better paraphrasing. [Described image] Figure 10 Paraphrasing Activity 2 Rewrite challenge Timing: Allow approximately 5 minutes Read...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...history existed only in the oceans. The presence of water, then, appears to be a requirement for life to survive and thrive, at least in the forms found on Earth. The history of the Earth also indicates that global temperatures, while varying considerably, have virtually always stayed within a range suitable for life and to maintain oceans. What factors have helped...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs