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Social work law and UK regulation
Society, Politics & Law

Social work law and UK regulation

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law. ...Social work law and UK regulation: Introduction - In this free course, Social work law and UK regulation, you are going to learn about definitions of law and where legislation comes from. You will then apply this to social work and also learn how social work is regulated across the UK...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
Exploring evidence-based policing
Money & Business

Exploring evidence-based policing

...course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland....Exploring evidence-based policing: Introduction - The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whateverthat it is not utterly absurd. (Bertrand Russell) In recent years policing has seen a shift away from taken-for-granted ways of doing things. As part...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Exploring innovative assessment methods
Education & Development

Exploring innovative assessment methods

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 3: Creating an innovative assessment: Introduction - Developing an innovative assessment requires careful thought and visualisation of your ideas. This week you will use what you have learned from Weeks 1 and 2 to help you to begin this process. This week is designed to be quite practical, so you will...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...course was produced by The Open University in association with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. You can find out more on courses from this series on the Community engagement and policing page....Innovation in policing: Introduction - Although innovation is often seen as typical of Silicon Valley start-ups led by twenty-somethings, organisations of any type, size or...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840
History & The Arts

National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840

...Open University course A225 The British Isles and the modern world, 1789–1914...National identity in Britain and Ireland, 1780–1840: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand how the concepts of ‘nation’ and ‘nationalism’ emerged during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries understand the processes that led...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course B863 The human resource professional...Developing your skills as an HR professional: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: reflect on practices that support skill development demonstrate self-management skills, particularly in relation to self-organisation and managing work-life...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Water for life
Nature & Environment

Water for life

...course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Every effort has been made to contact copyright owners. If any have been inadvertently overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Supporting and developing resilience in social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Supporting and developing resilience in social work

...Open University course K315 Social work practice ...Supporting and developing resilience in social work: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: discuss why emotional resilience is important in social work practice and what skills and strategies are involved explore the support that social workers can expect from their managers, and how to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs