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Count me in! Inclusive WASH in Ethiopia
This new module aims to raise awareness of the reasons why people can be excluded from access to WASH and promotes changes that could secure all people’s rights to water and sanitation.
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10 hrs
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WASH: Context and Environment
This module provides essential background for WASH studies by exploring the interconnections between people and their environment, and the science that underpins that relationship.
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24+ hrs
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Urban Water Supply
This module sets out options for water supply, primarily in urban settings, and considers opportunities for improvements and innovation in service delivery and management.
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24+ hrs
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Urban Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
This module describes the challenges and opportunities of liquid and solid waste management and the benefits of an integrated approach to waste management.
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24+ hrs
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Urban WASH: Working with People
This module focuses on the social, cultural and behavioural aspects of WASH service improvements and highlights the need for participation by all stakeholders.
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24+ hrs
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Ethiopia’s One WASH National Programme
This module explains the rationale, scope and procedures of Ethiopia’s central policy document for improvement in WASH facilities throughout the country.
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24+ hrs
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OpenWASH Trainers' Handbook
This Trainers’ Handbook provides advice for anyone who is planning to use the OpenWASH modules.
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About the free badged courses from the Social Partnerships Network
Introductory video about the Social Partnerships Network badged courses and about our research.
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Supporting children's development
SPN course Supporting children's development is a short course advising how the development of children can be supported. The course covers ideas surrounding development and learning, behaviour, special needs and disabilities.
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15 hrs
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Introducing practical healthcare
SPN course Introducing practical healthcare is a short course which introduces the basic healthcare assistant role and healthcare practice. The course covers the healthcare assistant role, working with patients and colleagues, healthcare practice and duty of care.
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15 hrs
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Caring for adults
SPN course Caring for adults is a course for carers, paid or unpaid, which looks at aspects of caring for adults in a range of settings including residential care, community and family caring.
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15 hrs
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Taking part in the voluntary sector
The SPN course Taking Part in the voluntary sector is a short course for people who are new to working or volunteering in the voluntary sector or those who might be looking to enhance their knowledge and skills in order to improve their career progression.
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15 hrs
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Planning a better future
SPN course Planning a better future is a short course for anyone considering changing jobs, wondering how to move up the ladder or return to work after a break, and those who might be looking to aspire to better things.
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15 hrs
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Starting your small business
SPN course Starting your small business is a course for individuals who have recently set up a small business, are considering setting up a small business or are considering self-employment as a career option.
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Understanding Parkinson’s for health and social care staff
As a health or social care professional you may provide care for people with Parkinson's. It is likely that you will mostly come into contact with people with Parkinson's who are at the complex phase and this will be the focus on this course.
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Parkinson's: managing palliative and end of life care
Important: this course was written in August 2017 and was due for review in 2020. Unfortunately due to the Coronavirus pandemic this review has not been able to be completed. Some content may be out of date and it is up to the learner as to whether they take the course. All content is only accurate as from the date written and in particular medication information may now be out of date. You must make your own clinical decisions not based on the content of this course. Parkinson's UK takes no responsibility for clinical decisions made on the basis of this information. Reviewing this course is a priority for 2021.This course has been designed for professionals, such as Parkinson’s specialist nurses and other clinicians, who work as part of the specialist team during the palliative and end of life phases. It may also be useful for health and social care professionals who already have experience of working with people with Parkinson’s, but wish to enhance their knowledge of palliative and end of life care in Parkinson’s. The purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding of palliative and end of life care in Parkinson’s and to guide you through this journey alongside your client and their carers. It aims to improve the outcomes of this journey for all involved by encouraging early conversations about advance care planning, and the need to make decisions about treatments the client may or may not wish at the end of their life.
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10 hrs
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Parkinson's: Managing Bone Health and Fracture Risk
This course has been designed for professionals, such as Parkinson’s specialist nurses and other clinicians, who provide clinical input for people with Parkinson’s in outpatient and inpatient settings. Its purpose is to enhance your understanding and recognition of bone health issues in Parkinson’s and to guide you in assessing and managing the increased fracture risks associated with the condition.
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10 hrs
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Teacher Policy Development Guide - English
The Teacher Policy Development Guide has been designed to support governments and other stakeholders in the development of evidence-based national teacher policy.
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24+ hrs
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Keeping Volunteers Safe
COVID-19 had and continues to have a profound effect on all aspects of peoples lives, including volunteering and volunteer programmes. Keeping Volunteers Safe is a short course developed by Volunteer Scotland with support from the Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership which reflects on the impact of COVID-19 on volunteer programmes. The course sets out a series of questions and considerations drawn from Volunteer Scotland discussions with volunteer managers as a way to help volunteer practitioners to examine how they will respond to COVID-19. The course is a work in progress, changing as the context changes, and is not prescriptive about what to do and what not to do, instead, it encourages practitioners to reflect on what is appropriate in their context.
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Introducing leadership in voluntary organisations
This free course provides an opportunity for people who work within voluntary organisations, as paid employees or staff, to develop energetic, practical and thoughtful leadership practice. Approximately 15 hours; Introductory level After studying this course the learner will be able to: • approach leadership in a more energetic and thoughtful way • discuss approaches to leadership in relation to a number of pressing concerns relevant to voluntary organisations • practise leadership in a more robust way, through drawing on some key practices • offer a critique of dominant approaches to leadership in relation to cases from the voluntary sector • discuss and reflect on leadership in the voluntary sector in relation to ethics • articulate a form of leadership rooted in practice between diverse groups of people and contexts.
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Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
This free course helps learners to reflect on and develop collaborative leadership practices that will make a difference. Approximately 24 hours; Intermediate level After studying this course the learner should be able to: • describe the context and need for collaborative forms of leadership • describe the range of different leadership identities suggested by collaborative settings and the power relationships implied in these identities • plan and think about the challenges of leading collaborations • experiment with a range of practices of collaborative leadership • practice collaborative leadership in a more robust way • offer a critique of collaborative leadership in relation to its potential and limitations for leadership of voluntary organisations • discuss and reflect on collaborative leadership in the voluntary sector in relation to power.
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24 hrs
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Involving Volunteers
This course is about the essential things which need to be considered to ensure a positive experience of volunteering. It asks you to consider those essentials, explore them in your own context and develop an approach to enabling them that is proportionate to that context. The course is structured around the volunteer’s perspective, from thinking about volunteering, through getting started and making a difference, to building on a successful experience. In each of the four sections overlapping phases of the volunteer journey we ask you to consider the issues raised, explore then reflect on them in your context, and develop an appropriate plan.
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14 hrs
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The World Wide Web and Internet safety
The World Wide Web is a fantastic resource, providing answers to any question imaginable. Learn how search the web for useful information, whilst staying safe from online threats.
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Navigating and searching the web
An introduction to the operation of the WWW, and how to improve your web searches to find the exact information you require.
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The Internet and the web
The WWW is just one service provided by the Internet! Investigate the other services that are available, identify the various types of different networks that are available for accessing them. Internet safety is discussed, with an emphasis on becoming a responsible digital citizen, aware of acceptable and unacceptable online behavior.
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Using and understanding Internet services
Investigate the requirement for client/server processes to support Internet services and understand basic aspects of their operation. Further develop your awareness of Internet safety by identifying the appropriate agency to contact if you encounter upsetting or illegal online content.
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Introduction to Data networks and IP addresses
An introduction to the requirement for IP addresses in order to deliver Internet services. Investigate the structure of the IPv4 address, and learn how to assign addresses to devices that are found in a home network. Follow the progress of a www transfer between a web browser and a web server, discovering why DNS helps make the WWW an easier place to visit.
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