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Understanding and managing risk
Money & Business

Understanding and managing risk

...Scotland are planning to attack the proposal to protect their local party from a backlash by voters. The party is also struggling to defend seats around Aberdeen, the oil industry’s capital, against heavy pressure from the Scottish National party and Labour in campaigning for the 5 May Scottish parliamentary election. The latest opinion polls show the Liberal Democrats...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...Scotland the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland. The functions of the public health agencies in the four nations of the UK are similar and are encapsulated in the Act of Parliament that created the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England (HM Government, 2004). Principally, the agencies all function to protect the community (or any...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...Scotland and one from India. As you read, consider what is said about the time available to work in ways that teachers recognise is the most effective. Are Indian teachers burning out? Scots teachers ‘at burnout’ with seven in 10 stressed ‘most or all’ of the time When you have finished this task, you may want to have a discussion with friends or colleagues about...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Science, Maths & Technology

Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

...Scotland [A sun icon.] 20/68 24/75 [A lightning icon.] 19/66 21/70 Wales [A rain icon.] 15/59 19/66 [A lightning icon.] 17/63 21/70 Northern Ireland [A lightning icon.] 18/64 24/75 [A sun icon.] 21/70 27/81 This could have been written out like this: The weather today in the south, southwest, Midlands and Scotland will be sunny. In Wales there will be showers and in...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality Badge icon
Money & Business

Entrepreneurship – from ideas to reality

...Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland or indeed other countries to see how these differ. While government priorities do not mean you cannot build a thriving business in another sector, you may find that funding is more readily available in the priority sectors. In Section 6.2 you will find a list of development agencies and support for start-ups in the UK nations and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide
Health, Sports & Psychology

The football World Cup: where sport and politics collide

...Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. In 1930, Jules Rimet’s dream of a global tournament to unite the world of football came true. The FIFA World Cup was born. Video 1 The story of FIFA Now read this article, produced by course authors Ben Oakley and Steph Doehler. What surprises you about some of the politically related decision making in this article? Why did FIFA...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The economics of flood insurance
Society, Politics & Law

The economics of flood insurance

...Scotland to Kent damaged, 40,000 people homeless and 307 people dead (Landmark Information Group, 2014; Tregaskis, 2013). It triggered a focus of flood management on engineering projects to keep the water out. Further, though less severe, flooding incidents over the following 20 years caused damage in both agricultural and urban areas and mortgage lenders began to insist...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...Scotland...More working with charts, graphs and tables: Conclusion - This free course provided an introduction to studying Mathematics and Statistics. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance, and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner...More working with charts, graphs and tables:...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs