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The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...world today. These days the existence of the forces of demand and supply is taken for granted. It is accepted that markets typically determine the prices paid for everything from fruit and veg to petrol and property and even the pay for labour. The dominant ideology today is that this price mechanism is the most efficient way to allocate resources, provided that markets...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development
Education & Development

Inclusive Leadership: Collaborating for professional development

...worlds. In this context leadership is about restructuring and re-culturing, it is an authentic practice, involving the development of the people around us, building their capacity to explore new possibilities and support others. It is up to the leader(s) to decide if this includes everyone in that community of enquiry. So let’s go on to explore the contextual nature of...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...world. Module 4, entitled ‘Exploring pattern’, looks at geometrical and numerical patterns using everyday examples. The other four modules in the series have a greater emphasis on science or technology than on mathematics. *Openings (Y003) – a pre-university course of two modules, ‘Our living environment’ and ‘Thinking about measurement’, from the...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...world of social care - To give you an understanding of why people need social care and how it works, we begin with a case study. This is Ann and Angus’s story: Activity 1 Getting to know Ann, Angus and their family Timing: Allow about 45 minutes To bring the subject of family care to life, you are about to listen to a case study in the form of an audio drama. This will...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 2 (Northern Ireland)

...world on a given day Table 5 LONDON OSLO NEW YORK KRAKÓW DELHI 4˚C −12C 7˚C −3˚C 19˚C a.Which city was the warmest? b.Which city was the coldest? c.What is the difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest cities? Answer a.Delhi was the warmest city as it has the highest positive temperature. b.Oslo was the coldest city as it has the largest negative...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ
Languages

АНГЛІЙСЬКА НА КОЖЕН ДЕНЬ

...world. The ECDL is split into two parts: Level 1 and Level 2. It is designed to cover the key concepts of computing and its practical uses at home, in education and in the workplace. Registration for the ECDL takes place at any college or school that is a Test Centre. Each student is given a logbook to record his or her progress. As the students pass the tests the results...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting older people with learning disabilities and their families

...world move by. I ask if they often go with others, as there is another person and their support worker joining us today. Anne says Becky likes company and that it’s ‘good for her’ and she tries to arrange for other people to join when possible... I ask about the schedule that Becky is on, Anne says she or any of the two other people who support Becky pick her up at...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Energy in buildings
Nature & Environment

Energy in buildings

...world’s ozone layer as well as it being a powerful greenhouse gas. Its use was banned worldwide in the early 1990s. Even the ‘replacements’ for Freon-12, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), introduced in the 1990s, are themselves now being replaced with alternatives, hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) that are much less likely to contribute to global warming. In buildings a heat pump...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs