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Caring for adults
Health, Sports & Psychology

Caring for adults

...et al., 2015). Many people don’t accept they are dying, or hope for a miracle cure to be found. Approaching death affects people in different ways and it is not unusual not to want to know how much time you have left. Key aspects of palliative care are intended to maximise the quality of life for the person and their family and carers. It does this by working with...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Money & Business

Effective communication in the workplace

...et al., 2013). It makes sense that if those around you are communicating effectively and you have a clear sense of what is expected of you and how you can contribute in the workplace – you are likely to feel more satisfied. In the next section, you’ll explore what organisations can gain from effective communication...Week 1: The importance of communication in the...
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Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...et al., 2016). This feeling of not having the power or means to leave a job can have profound effects on a person’s perception of their own employability and their ability to change their situation or to move on. Starting with your current situation, and improving your understanding of this and the wider industry and sector, can help you to break out of this cycle and...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion
Money & Business

Hybrid working: wellbeing and inclusion

...et al, 2020 In video below Esther Spring, Learning Lead - Digital and Innovation, and Dr Nick Barratt, Director, Learning and Discovery Services at The Open University, discuss her experience of miscarriage and the support she received in the workplace. As you watch the video consider how you might approach a similar situation, and what support your organisation has in...
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Languages

How to learn a language

...et al., 1995). Well, learning vocabulary at the same rate as before, that would take over 7 years – although remember that learning 10 new words a day, day in, day out, is a tall order, but 7 years seems more manageable, and if you studied intensively, or were able to immerse yourself in the language, it might be achievable. Another way to estimate how many words a...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Internet of everything
Digital & Computing

Internet of everything

...et cetera-- JIM GRUBB That's right. JOHN T. CHAMBERS And to be able to make decisions at the edge, probably, for the vast majority of interfaces. JIM GRUBB And sometimes for machine-to-machine connections, for example. In the video, Jim Grubb, Cisco's Chief Demonstration Officer, and John Chambers, Cisco’s former CEO, during the Cisco Live 2013 keynote demonstration,...
Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
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Money & Business

Risk management

...not just with yourself, of your own organisation, but with others, with clients, et cetera. Transparency is a great, great thing. Because yet again, it's different people's viewpoints, diversity and inclusion, it's all part of that. But actually, when you create something, when you come with something, don't make it three letters, or three words, shall I say, make it so someone from outside your organisation can understand......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Money & Business

Розуміння вашої галузі

...et al., 2016). Це відчуття відсутності свободи дій чи можливостей для того, щоб залишити роботу, може мати глибокий вплив на сприйняття людиною власних можливостей працевлаштування та її здатності змінити...