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Five online courses to improve your personal finance skills
Money is a necessity of life, so it’s good to be financially aware. We look at five courses that will teach you to manage your money better!
Five online courses to improve your brain health
Brain health is essential to a functional and fulfilling life. We look at five great courses that explore the topic and teach you how to support the health of your …
Five online courses to support workplace wellbeing in the NHS
Discover the importance of workplace wellbeing and explore five online courses suited to healthcare workers in this article written in collaboration with the We Are The NHS campaign.
Category: Career Development, General
How can technology help us to grow healthy, safe and sustainable food?
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Category: Current Issues, General
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Mandarin Chinese is a language that's spoken by billions. Increasingly, it's a language that Westerners are looking to learn. Here, we take a look at how, and why.
Category: Career Development, General, Learning
Command a room: How to improve speaking skills
Improving your speaking skills can be helpful in a wide range of social circumstances. Here, we look at the importance of speaking skills, and how to develop them.
Category: General, How To, Personal Development
How to build confidence: 5 tips for being more confident
We explore what confidence means, why it’s important, and how you can build confidence in your daily life.
Category: General
Top 10 courses for careers in psychology
Discover the best psychology courses to advance your career. Whether in forensic psychology, cognitive psychology, or sports psychology, we have courses to help you land your dream psychology job.
Category: Career Development, General, Job Market, Learning
Time management skills: How to manage your time
Wondering how you can manage your time more effectively? Check out our selection of tips, strategies and online courses.
What is digital transformation?
Digital transformation technologies have fundamentally altered the way that human beings work in the modern day. But what are they and why are they beneficial?
How to become a veterinary nurse
Curious about starting a career as a veterinary nurse? Find out how to become a veterinary nurse as we explore the requirements, responsibilities and more.
Category: Career Development, General
Why learn Spanish? 6 reasons to try it
Spanish is a language spoken by millions – and you can pick it up, too. Let's take a closer look at the language and why learning Spanish is worthwhile.
How to be more productive: 10 productivity tips
Struggling to feel productive? Check out our top 10 tips and tricks on how to improve your productivity levels.
Should we teach financial literacy?
Discover why financial literacy is so important, and learn how teaching personal finance in schools could help to prepare students for the realities of adult life.
Category: Current Issues, General
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