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My career goal: Creative and design
History & The Arts

My career goal: Creative and design

...skills...What is graphic design? This brief animation gives a taste of the many possibilities when working as a graphic designer. icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences, providing an inside view of many different jobs, and tips on how to get there. They have over 1000 personal video stories, and every page contains...
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My career goal: Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: Engineering

...skills to take on complex tasks. Here's some advice to help you get started with building tomorrow's world...Practical video materials Bending moments diagram: Other beam theory examples: Transcript Explanation of static equilibrium [iLectureOnline video]: Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based on real world experiences, providing an...
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Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?
History & The Arts

Does fiction make people more empathic and is that a good thing?

...skills or buffer against a lack of real-world social contact has generated research and public interest over the past decade or so. In 2013, a series of experiments by researchers Daniel Comer Kidd and Emmanuel Castano (2013) were published in the influential Science journal, generating headlines such as ‘Reading Fiction Makes You A Nicer Person’ (Barras, 2013),...
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COVID-19: Social work and social care - learning to help you in practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

COVID-19: Social work and social care - learning to help you in practice

...in a new setting working with those impacted by COVID-19, OpenLearn has a range of free courses available for you to refresh your knowledge and skills...All of our courses are free and you can start them when you want to, studying at your own pace. Some of the courses are badged, so you can print a certificate of completion and include the course on your LinkedIn profile....
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Life after sport: giving back
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life after sport: giving back

...skills that can make negotiating a new identity an exciting and rewarding time. Life after sport can also provide athletes with an opportunity to ‘give back’ to wider society. Being an athlete often requires an inherent amount of selfishness (e.g., prioritising one’s own needs above those of others). Retirement and life after sport therefore provide an opportunity...
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Education & Development

Succeed with learning

...studying. In the past, he has learned carpentry skills. He has also learned that he isn’t great at remembering names and he maybe gets rather nervous about new things. Did you notice he also already has some computer skills, and could perhaps be self-taught in this area? He has learned that he is comfortable using a computer, even if his skills aren’t as developed as...
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My career goal: Childcare and education
Education & Development

My career goal: Childcare and education

...skills to care for young ones and guide their learning...Exploring careers in childcare and education This short video gives an overview of some career possibilities in early years childcare and education. Transcript Transcript The following videos explore some specific jobs within childcare and education. Unsung - a documentary on teaching assistants: Transcript An...
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My career goal: Environment
Nature & Environment

My career goal: Environment

...skills and carry out work that will have a real impact on our relationship with the environment...This video explores the conflicts of interest between local people, visitors, quarrying and farming in the Peak District National Park. Park Rangers often try to resolve disagreements such as these. Transcript icould links icould is a site that provides career guidance based...
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