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    • Cyber Foundations

      Cyber Foundations

      Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

      Course

      24 hrs

    • Cisco Certified Support Technician courses

      Cisco Certified Support Technician courses

      Information about the CCST courses on Cisco's NetAcad.

      Material

      24+ hrs

    • Am I ready to be a distance learner?

      Am I ready to be a distance learner?

      This course will help to boost your confidence by exploring 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.

      Course

      3 hrs

    • Talk the talk

      Talk the talk

      This course introduces the mechanics of effective, persuasive oral presentations, by giving you the opportunity to analyse examples and then create your own.

      Course

      12 hrs

    • Presenting information

      Presenting information

      Tables and charts are a great way to present numerical information in a clear and concise form by explaining how to use the Windows calculator to carry out basic operations and calculate percentages and how to use charts and tables to represent and interpret information.

      Course

      3 hrs

    • Effective communication in the workplace

      Effective communication in the workplace

      This digitally badged course explores the importance of communication as a skill in the workplace. It aims to increase your understanding of communication skills and to help you to consider how your communication could be perceived by others.

      Course

      24 hrs

    • Succeed in the workplace

      Succeed in the workplace

      Do you want to change jobs, are you just starting in the job market or may be returning after a break? If so, this digitally badged course will help you explore career opportunities, gain the skills to write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews.

      Course

      24 hrs

    • Developing career resilience

      Developing career resilience

      Do you sometimes wish you were more resilient when faced with changes at work? Do you have career plans but feel unsure about progressing with them? If you do, then this digitally badged course will help you to build your resilience and approach career-related change with greater confidence and motivation.

      Course

      24 hrs

    • Working in diverse teams

      Working in diverse teams

      This digitally badged course will help you consider your experience of working in teams and the different roles you play in them. It will increase your confidence in marketing this key skill to employers as well improve your ability to perform well in teams you are currently part of.

      Course

      24 hrs

    • Getting started with OpenLearn Create

      Getting started with OpenLearn Create

      A step-by-step guide on how to register an account with OpenLearn Create.

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    • Data Privacy Statement

      Data Privacy Statement

      Click Start with The Open University – Data Privacy Statement

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    • Legal foundations of policing

      Legal foundations of policing

      This unit introduces you to some of the core aspects of law, giving you an understanding of legislation that will form the foundations of your career in the police.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Introduction to investigation

      Introduction to investigation

      This unit introduces some of the core aspects surrounding investigation through topics that relate to investigation and situations that a response police officer typically faces in a working day. 

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Understanding ethics and standards in the Police Constable role

      Understanding ethics and standards in the Police Constable role

      While the majority of policing is both professional and ethical, this unit looks at examples which highlight how corruption, malpractice, ethics and standards have been brought into question.

      Course

      5 hrs

    • Introduction to evidence-based policing

      Introduction to evidence-based policing

      This unit examines evidence in terms of evidence-based policing that can be drawn upon to inform and challenge the policies, practices and decision-making within policing.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Introduction to police use of information and intelligence

      Introduction to police use of information and intelligence

      In this unit you consider the relationship between information and intelligence, examine how it is managed, how it is used, and how it can become evidence that supports a prosecution. 

      Course

      1 hr

    • Guides and assessments

      Guides and assessments

      Provides helpful information in the Assessment guide and the Recognising your PCSO-A learning into the PCDA course guide. Information is also provided about completing the two assessments – TMA 01 and emTMA 02.

      Course

      1 hr

    • Entrepreneurs and StartUp Mentality

      Entrepreneurs and StartUp Mentality

      How harnessing Dyslexic Thinking can turbocharge your business.

      Course

      1 hr

    • Changemakers and Activism

      Changemakers and Activism

      How harnessing Dyslexic Thinking can create powerful change.

      Course

      1 hr

    • Agent-based energy systems modelling: MUSE

      Agent-based energy systems modelling: MUSE

      This course will help participants understand the types of investments that could be made to ensure a sustainable and secure energy system from a global or national perspective using an agent-based methodology.

      Course

      10 hrs

    • Energy Demand Projections with MAED (Model for Analysis of Energy Demand)

      Energy Demand Projections with MAED (Model for Analysis of Energy Demand)

      This course will teach participants how to use the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) modelling tool called the Energy Balance Studio (EBS). Participants will learn the theory behind energy balances, and how to use the EBS tool to construct energy balances.

      Course

      20 hrs

    • Input-Output analysis and modelling with MARIO

      Input-Output analysis and modelling with MARIO

      The main goal of the course is to introduce you to the fundamentals of quantitative impact assessment methods and models. These quantitative models are specifically designed to assess the prospective environmental and economic impacts resulting from the application of technological or policy interventions at meso and macro-scale, comprehensively including supply-chain effects in a Life Cycle perspective.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Geospatial Data Management for Energy Access Modelling and Planning

      Geospatial Data Management for Energy Access Modelling and Planning

      An introduction to geospatial data management through GIS software, SDI design principles and data governance good practice.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Energy Access Explorer: Data-driven, Integrated and Inclusive Energy Planning

      Energy Access Explorer: Data-driven, Integrated and Inclusive Energy Planning

      Participants will learn to identify high-priority areas where energy access can be expanded using multi-criteria decision analysis on the Energy Access Explorer platform.

      Course

      15 hrs

    • Creating and Assessing an Energy Balance with EBS (Energy Balance Studio)

      Creating and Assessing an Energy Balance with EBS (Energy Balance Studio)

      This course will teach you how to use the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) modelling tool for energy balance creations.

      Course

      10 hrs

    • Modelling, Policy and Political economy

      Modelling, Policy and Political economy

      This course will help participants understand the relationship between energy systems modelling and policymaking, and introduce the concept of political economy analysis.

      Course

      12 hrs

    • Infrastructure and Climate Resilience

      Infrastructure and Climate Resilience

      This course is centred around the role that infrastructure systems play in enabling climate-compatible and sustainable development in an uncertain future, providing the latest science and tools in this field.

      Course

      20 hrs

    • Introduction to CLEWs

      Introduction to CLEWs

      An introduction to integrated modelling of Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems for sustainable development policy.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Financial Analysis of Power Sector Projects Using the FinPlan Model

      Financial Analysis of Power Sector Projects Using the FinPlan Model

      FINPLAN: Financial modelling to support the planning of energy projects that achieve sustainable development outcomes.

      Course

      12 hrs

    • Energy and Flexibility Modelling: OSeMOSYS & FlexTool (MAC)

      Energy and Flexibility Modelling: OSeMOSYS & FlexTool (MAC)

      (MAC version) Participants will learn to use energy modelling tools to understand the investments needed to meet growing energy demands alongside environmental and energy security constraints, while assessing system flexibility to account for high renewables penetration.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Energy and Flexibility Modelling: OSeMOSYS & FlexTool (Windows)

      Energy and Flexibility Modelling: OSeMOSYS & FlexTool (Windows)

      (WINDOWS version) Participants will learn to use energy modelling tools to understand the investments needed to meet growing energy demands alongside environmental and energy security constraints, while assessing system flexibility to account for high renewables penetration.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Geospatial clean cooking access modelling using OnStove

      Geospatial clean cooking access modelling using OnStove

      In this course you will be introduced to OnStove, an open-source spatial clean cookingtool identifying the best cooking solutions across any given area based on their costsand benefits. The track will take you from start to finish, from creating your own spatialrepository to modifying your spatial data, calculating the net-benefits of differentcooking solutions and lastly visualizing and presenting your results.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • The Electricity Transition Playbook

      The Electricity Transition Playbook

      This course will offer a practical guide to help your country navigate through the complex journey of the electricity transition.

      Course

      10 hrs

    • Off-Grid Energy Systems Modelling with MicroGridsPy

      Off-Grid Energy Systems Modelling with MicroGridsPy

      Explore the computational aspects of energy system modelling, delve into the technological components of third-generation minigrids, and discover MicroGridsPy, an open-source Python framework for optimal sizing of minigrids.

      Course

      24+ hrs

    • Teaching design thinking with digital technologies

      Teaching design thinking with digital technologies

      This course aims to help teachers understand what design thinking is and how it can be used with the support of digital technologies.

      Course

      12 hrs

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