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Open Networking Lab pilot courses
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  Open Networking Lab (pilot 2)
  
  In this course you will learn about the technologies and techniques that allow computers, tablets, smartphones and other devices to communicate with each other over networks (including the internet).
  
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  Open Networking Lab (pilot)
  
  In this course you will learn about the technologies and techniques that allow computers, tablets, smartphones and other devices to communicate with each other over networks (including the internet).
  
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Wales school governor collection
- Dharmista Patel under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
  
  Cyflwyniad i arweinyddiaeth i lywodraethwyr
  
  Mae'r cwrs hwn yn gyflwyniad i arweinyddiaeth a rheolaeth addysgol.
  
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- OU under Creative Commons - 3.0 International
  
  An introduction to leadership for school governors (Wales)
  
  This free course, An Introduction to Leadership for Governors, provides a brief introduction to the field of educational leadership. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales.
  
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- Dharmista Patel under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
  
  Gwaith Tîm: Hyfforddiant i Lywodraethwyr
  
  Mae llywodraethwyr yn chwarae rôl hanfodol yn y system addysg yng Nghymru fel rhan o waith tîm ehangach tuag at yr un nod: sicrhau bod plant yng Nghymru yn cael addysg ardderchog.
  
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  Teamwork: an introduction for school governors (Wales)
  
  This course will introduce you to the importance of teams and partnership in an educational context. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales.
  
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- Dharmista Patel under Creative Commons - NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 International
  
  Addysg gynhwysol: deall yr hyn a olygwn
  
  Ni waeth pa ysgol y byddwch yn eich canfod eich hun ynddi, bydd y ffordd y mae'n ymdrin ag addysg gynhwysol yn ffactor bwysig wrth bennu diwylliant ei hamgylchedd dysgu ac addysgu.
  
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  Inclusive education: knowing what we mean (Wales)
  
  This course introduces school governors to the contested area of educational inclusion. This Badged Open Course is part of a collection of training resources for school governors in Wales.
  
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The Motor Neurone Disease Association
- Copyright: Lisa Cousins
  
  Multi-disciplinary Working - making it effective for Motor Neurone Disease
  
  In this module you will examine multidisciplinary working and consider its benefits and challenges. You will be encouraged to consider multidisciplinary team (MDT) working in your own work environment and to develop responses in your own practice and the wider team to enhance its performance. For care to be effective the patient experience should be positive: you will hear directly from people affected by MND. You will explore your ideas, findings and opinions with a community of students. The course has been accredited by the following organisations: ACPRC – Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care RCSLT – Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy BDA – British Dietetic Association Association of Palliative Care Social Workers
  
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- Copyright: Lisa Cousins
  
  MND Association's Care Worker's Module
  
  Welcome to the MND Association's Care Worker's Module, which was jointly developed by the MND Association and The University of Northampton. Please note: The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the issues surrounding the care for people living with MND and discusses equipment and procedures you may encounter in this role. Actual equipment and techniques that you use during formal training will vary. Completing this module does not qualify you to carry out any medical procedures but will help you to understand the environment you will be working in.
  
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Rethinking Rural Sanitation courses
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  Rethinking Rural Sanitation
  
  How to make rural sanitation programmes more adaptable, inclusive and sustainable at scale.
  
  6 hrs
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  Repenser l’assainissement rural
  
  Comment rendre les programmes d'assainissement rural plus adaptables, inclusifs et durables à grande échelle.
  
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance
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  The problem of antimicrobial resistance
  
  In this module you will look at understanding the problem of AMR.
  
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  AMR surveillance and you
  
  In this module you will identify the skills and knowledge that will develop your role as an AMR surveillance professional; you can also reflect on how your learning from other modules in the course could change your working practice in relation to AMR.
  
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  Introducing antimicrobial resistance
  
  In this module you will look at the main modes of antibiotic action and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance.
  
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  Antimicrobial resistance in animals
  
  In this module you will explore in depth the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in animals.
  
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  Isolating and identifying bacteria (human health)
  
  This module covers microbiology techniques for isolating and identifying bacteria in clinical laboratories, including the key principles around sample collection and transport, and storage of isolates.
  
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  Isolating and identifying bacteria (animal health)
  
  This course examines the requirements for isolating and identifying pathogens important in animal health. It concentrates on general principles and practices, but gives a more detailed account of some key veterinary pathogens. It also describes the importance of correct sampling, good laboratory practice and quality control measures.
  
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  Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
  
  In this module you will look at the theoretical underpinnings of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and learn more about one of the methods for AST that is performed in a clinical microbiology laboratory.
  
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  Testing for mechanisms of resistance
  
  In this module you will explore the phenotypic and genotypic laboratory techniques that are used to test for common mechanisms of AMR..
  
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  Quality assurance and AMR surveillance
  
  In this module you will look at quality assurance and AMR surveillance.
  
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  Introducing a One Health approach to AMR
  
  In this module you will look at the concept of One Health and the importance of a One Health approach in tackling the AMR crisis.
  
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  An introduction to AMR surveillance
  
  The aim of this module is to explore the concept of surveillance, its types and purpose in the context of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Leaners will understand how to evaluate and improve surveillance systems, and they will have the opportunity to consider their role in relation to surveillance activities.
  
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  Introducing AMR surveillance systems
  
  In this module you will explore and understand AMR surveillance systems, building on concepts and learnings from the module An introduction to surveillance.
  
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  AMR surveillance in animals
  
  In this module you will explore the concepts of surveillance and monitoring, building on the module Antimicrobial resistance in animals.
  
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  Sampling (human health)
  
  In this module you will look at sampling for AMR surveillance in human health, but will also draw comparisons to animal health, where relevant, to emphasise the importance of One Health approaches in tackling AMR.
  
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  Sampling (animal health)
  
  In this module you will look at sampling for AMR surveillance in in livestock and aquatic animal health, drawing comparisons to human health where relevant, as part of the emphasis on the importance of One Health approaches in tackling AMR.
  
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  An overview of national AMR surveillance
  
  The aim of this module is to explore and understand national AMR surveillance systems. It builds on the concepts and learnings from the module Introducing AMR surveillance systems.
  
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  Communicating AMR data to stakeholders
  
  In this module you will think about how you can make the biggest impact in communicating data on antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial use and antimicrobial consumption.
  
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  Legal and ethical considerations in AMR data
  
  In this module you will be introduced to fundamental concepts in medical, public health and animal ethics, and how they relate to AMR.
  
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  Fundamentals of data for AMR
  
  In this module you will look at the basic concepts, definitions and sources of data related to AMR.
  
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  Using AMR data for policy-making
  
  The aim of this module is to cover the skills needed to take an active role in the policy-making process.
  
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  Processing and analysing AMR data
  
  This module looks at how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data is transformed into information, locally, nationally and globally. It provides an overview of the stages from data collection, to data management and data analysis. It introduces the core concepts, approaches and methods for analysing data.
  
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  Summarising and presenting AMR data
  
  This module introduces common ways of summarising data visually, reviews the strengths and limitations of each approach, and discusses how you can use visual summaries to enhance the analysis of AMR-related data. The module explores the effectiveness of visual summaries in communicating important information to a wide range of people. You will have the opportunity to reflect on the most appropriate ways to visualise AMR-related data, to look for patterns and trends, and identify errors in this data.
  
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  Antimicrobial stewardship in clinical practice
  
  The aim of this module is to understand the principles of an antimicrobial stewardship programme, and the issues related to that.
  
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  Diagnostic stewardship in clinical practice
  
  In this module you will explore the effective use of the microbiology laboratory in clinical practice in order to deliver safer, more effective and efficient patient care by appropriate and timely generation of clinically relevant microbiological data.
  
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  Antimicrobial stewardship in animal health
  
  In this module, you will learn about antimicrobial stewardship in animal health and in particular, issues related to the use of antimicrobials for therapeutic and non-therapeutic purposes, animal welfare, and the role of diagnostics in guiding therapeutic decisions.
  
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  Tackling antimicrobial resistance: the AMR surveillance toolkit
  
  This toolkit is a guide for managers, team leads and senior staff in health settings in AMR surveillance networks.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a laboratory professional in human health
  
  Pathway for laboratory technicians or assistants, technologists and laboratory scientists in the human health sector. Pathway modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR, and the processing, analysing and use of AMR data.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a laboratory professional in animal health
  
  Pathway for laboratory technicians or assistants, technologists and laboratory scientists in the animal health sector. Modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR, the processing, analysing and use of AMR data and antibiotic stewardship in the animal sector.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a senior laboratory professional in human health
  
  Pathway for Heads or manager of a laboratory or head of unit in the human health sector. Modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR including national surveillance systems, and the processing, analysing and use of AMR data and antibiotic stewardship in the human health sector.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a senior laboratory professional in animal health
  
  Pathway for laboratory heads or managers or heads of unit in the animal health sector. Modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR including national surveillance systems, and the processing, analysing and use of AMR data and antibiotic stewardship in the animal health sector.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a clinical services professional
  
  Pathway for clinicians, nurses, pharmacists and clinical officers. Modules cover the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR, the processing, analysing, summarising, presenting and use of AMR data and antibiotic stewardship in clinical services.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a senior management clinical services professional
  
  Pathway for Heads of hospitals, chairs of IPU committees/drugs and therapeutics/resources and superintendents. Modules cover the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR including national surveillance systems, the handling and communication of AMR data and antibiotic stewardship in clinical services.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a veterinary services professional
  
  Pathway for veterinarians, para-veterinarians, farmers, field/veterinarian officers and veterinarian pharmacists. Modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR, the fundamentals of AMR data management and its use for communication and antibiotic stewardship in the animal health sector.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for a senior management veterinary services professional
  
  Pathway for Directors or deputy directors of veterinary services. Modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR including national surveillance systems, the handling and communication of AMR data and antibiotic stewardship in the veterinary sector.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for policy-makers
  
  Pathway for members of the AMR Secretariat, government departments of health/agriculture/livestock/fisheries, and representatives from the WHO, FAO, OIE. Modules cover the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR including national surveillance systems, the processing, analysing, summarising, presenting of AMR data and its use for communication and policy making.
  
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  Pathway of AMR for data scientists and epidemiologists
  
  Pathway for Data scientists and epidemiologists. Modules cover good laboratory practice and management, the One Health approach to tackling AMR, surveillance in AMR including national surveillance systems, the processing, analysing, summarising, presenting of AMR data and its use for communication and policy making.
  
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A Cross-pollinated resource for pollinator citizen science
- Advaith Siddharthan under Public domain license
  
  Identifying common Bumblebee and Butterfly species
  
  How many bumblebee and butterfly species are there in the UK? Learn to tell them apart to impress friends and family using our interactive tools.
  
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  Pollination and Insect Pollinators
  
  Learn about the pollination process and why it matters. Discover the diverse insect pollinators in the UK and understand the threats they face.
  
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