Acknowledgements
This course was written by Maria Townsend and Gill Gustar. It was subsequently adapted and contextualised for Myanmar learners by academics at Yadanabon University.
Some of the material in this course is based on material originally available on the Open University Careers Advisory Service website [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .
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Week 1
Figure 1: Knowledge and skills: Adam Cohn, https://www.flickr.com/ photos/ adamcohn/ 48504481416/ in/ photolist-2gUb9sm-dPEdd3-pCDpV2-2k5qX2r-hZfbvg-22owHxW-fPALeQ, This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives Licence http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-nd/ 2.0/
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Figure 3: Abilities: www.artofanderson.com
Figure 4: Skills: © Andresr/iStockphoto.com
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Week 2
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Table 1: HECSU/AGCAS (2011) 'Skills that employers want, how they can be developed', What Do Graduates Do?, © HECSU/AGCAS.
Week 3
Figure 1, Interviews: © Robert Daly/Getty Images
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Figure 4, Planning: © Poprotskiy Alexey/Shutterstock
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