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Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?

OpenLearn Enrolment
Distance learning can open up opportunities for study. You might have not studied for a while, you might be returning to education, or you might not have had the chance to study at a higher level before. This free course, Am I ready to be an apprentice distance learner?, will help to boost your confidence. You'll explore useful skills so you can discover how ready you are to study and how to develop your study skills in six steps to become a successful apprentice distance learner.
Category: Education & Development

Where to take your learning next

OpenLearn Enrolment

By now you will already know all about the amazing learning opportunities available on OpenLearn. You may have completed many OpenLearn courses or perhaps just one or two. However much you’ve done so far, your experience on OpenLearn means you already know what it is like to study online and at a distance.

Category: Education & Development

Key skill assessment unit: information literacy

OpenLearn Enrolment
As the volume of information grows in databases, libraries and on the internet, information literacy skills are key to being able to find and manage information effectively in a complex society. Information literacy is about recognising when information is needed, and locating, critically evaluating, using and presenting the information to suit a specific purpose. These skills are increasingly in demand by individuals and employers alike. In this free course, Key skill assessment unit: information literacy, you will learn to use and adapt your skill confidently and effectively in different situations and contexts.
Category: Education & Development

Being an OU student

OpenLearn Enrolment
The induction course
for new OU students, covering the essentials for starting your undergraduate
studies.
Category: Education & Development

Am I ready to be a distance learner?

OpenLearn Enrolment
Distance learning can open up opportunities for study. You might have not studied for a while, you might be returning to education, or you might not have had the chance to study at a higher level before. This free course, Am I ready to be a distance learner?, will help to boost your confidence. You'll explore useful skills so you can discover how ready you are to study and how to develop your study skills in six steps to become a successful distance learner.
Category: Education & Development

Get started with online learning

OpenLearn Enrolment
This course will explain how you can study online without putting the rest of your life on hold.
Category: Education & Development

Succeed in the workplace

OpenLearn Enrolment
Do you want to change jobs, are you just starting in the job market or may be returning after a break? If so, then this free course, Succeed in the workplace, is for you. It will help you explore career opportunities. You will also gain the skills to write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews. By the end of the course you will have made a start on your own realistic and strong action plan to enable you to find a job that will fulfil your aspirations and suit your lifestyle.
Category: Education & Development

Key skill assessment: communication

OpenLearn Enrolment
Communication is part of everyone's life. Being able to communicate clearly and effectively orally, visually and in writing underpins nearly everything we do. This free course, Key skill assessment: communication, will help you recognise your strengths as well as the areas where you could improve. In developing and assessing your communication skills, you will learn to recognise, adapt and use your skills confidently and effectively in different situations and contexts.
Category: Education & Development

Key skill assessment unit: problem solving

Problem solving runs through many activities. Often problems are contexts for focusing ideas and stimulating further investigation or discussion. Framing an issue appropriately, identifying why it is a problem, recognising factors that might have a bearing on it and outlining what an acceptable resolution or solution might look like, are important approaches. Improving your problem solving skills means raising your awareness of this process. In this free course, Key skill assessment unit: problem solving, you will learn to use and adapt your skills confidently and effectively in different situations and contexts.
Category: Education & Development

Key skill assessment unit: working with others

OpenLearn Enrolment
Working effectively with other people in a group or a team is a skill valued highly by community and educational organisations, as well as employers. Working in a group is about communicating effectively, contributing ideas, listening and receiving feedback, and leading or following as appropriate. Developing your skills means thinking about and planning the tasks the group needs to do, negotiating with others to develop shared goals and purpose, collaborating to achieve agreed results and then reviewing the approach. In this free course, Key skill assessment unit: working with others, you will learn to use and adapt your skills confidently and effectively in different situations and contexts.
Category: Education & Development

OpenLearning Champions Scotland hub

OpenLearn Enrolment
Scotland OpenLearning Champions Hub: This hub showcases the content on OpenLearn as an introduction to learners, and highlights the wide range of materials that have a Scottish context.
Category: Education

Everyday English 1

OpenLearn Enrolment
Improve your essential speaking and listening, reading and writing skills for work, study and everyday life.
Category: Languages

Effective communication in the workplace

OpenLearn Enrolment
Improve your workplace relationships and boost your professional impact with this free course on effective communication. Discover how to express yourself clearly, understand others better, and adapt your communication skills for a range of situations, from everyday conversations to the digital workplaces of the future.
Category: Money & Business

Everyday maths 1

OpenLearn Enrolment
This free course, Everyday maths 1, is designed to bring your learning to life, inspiring you to improve your current maths skills or helping you to remember any areas that you may have forgotten. Working through the examples and interactive activities in this course will help you to, among other things, run a household or make progress in your career.
Category: Science, Maths & Technology

Working in the voluntary sector

OpenLearn Enrolment
This free online course, Working in the voluntary sector, will introduce you to some of the main activities carried out by volunteers and staff, will give you some background on how different organisations work and will provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering, as well as to your every day life.
Category: Sociology
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