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Basics of Care Assistance

Basics of Care Assistance

This caregiving training course explains how care assistants help their patients meet their daily needs and provide social care with dignity and compassion.

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Basics of Cargo Handling

Basics of Cargo Handling

Gain an in-depth understanding of the various types of vessels used for cargo, the process of cargo transportation and maintenance in this free online course.

Certificate Free 4 hours
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Basics of Contract Law

Basics of Contract Law

In this free online course, learn all the critical concepts of contracts as well as considerations and capacities of contract law principles.

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Basics of Contract Laws and Consumer Protection in the UK

Basics of Contract Laws and Consumer Protection in the UK

This free online law course explains how consumers are protected from unscrupulous business practices in the UK and lays out the legal foundations of contracts.

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Basics of Criminal Investigation

Basics of Criminal Investigation

This criminology course explains the forensic science used to process crime scenes and covers the investigative procedures of private and police detectives.

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Basics of Electricity: Resistance, Inductance & Capacitance

Basics of Electricity: Resistance, Inductance & Capacitance

Get a solid grasp of the main electrical components and their functionality in this free electrical engineering course with video diagrams and simple diagrams.

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Basics of Financial Technology (Fintech)

Basics of Financial Technology (Fintech)

Learn how Fintech is changing traditional financial services and bringing new opportunities for people to create capital, borrow, trade and digital assets.

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Basics of Molecular Genetics

Basics of Molecular Genetics

Learn about genes, chromosomes, DNA, and RNA in this course. You will get clarity on the applications of molecular genetics in understanding life processes.

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Basics of Nurse Prescribing

Basics of Nurse Prescribing

Explore the legal framework that lets trained nurses prescribe medications in this healthcare course that also covers medicine management and palliative care.

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Basics of Programmatic Advertising Strategies

Basics of Programmatic Advertising Strategies

Hone your digital marketing skills and learn about programmatic advertising, its advantages, how to set it up, digital ad sizes and real-time bidding.

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Basics of Property Ownership and Law

Basics of Property Ownership and Law

Explore the basics of property law in this law course that explains the legal aspects of real estate transactions, mortgages, insurance, leases, taxes and more.

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Battery Technologies

Battery Technologies

Learn everything about battery technologies, performance, safety precautions, and maintenance with this free online course.

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Become an Empowerment Specialist: Empower Those Around You

Become an Empowerment Specialist: Empower Those Around You

Learn how to create empowerment plans with the mentoring skills provided in this positive psychology course that covers goal setting, motivation and more.

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Becoming a Care Assistant

Becoming a Care Assistant

Learn how to become a care assistant in this caregiving course that provides the training you need to provide health and social care to those who need it.

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Becoming a Criminal Intelligence Analyst

Becoming a Criminal Intelligence Analyst

This criminology course covers criminal intelligence analysis and explains how to use information technology and research methods to detect crime patterns.

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Becoming a Level 1 Intelligence Analyst

Becoming a Level 1 Intelligence Analyst

Train as an intelligence analyst and learn how to combine information-gathering skills with critical reasoning to outwit threats posed by crime and espionage.

Certificate Free 3 hours
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Becoming a Paralegal

Becoming a Paralegal

Learn how paralegals and legal assistants support lawyers in this law course that explores the legal system of the UK, defines common legal terms and more.

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Becoming a Professional Financial Planner

Becoming a Professional Financial Planner

Master financial planning from budgeting to retirement plans. Learn investing, tax strategies, and protection tools to secure wealth and achieve life goals.

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Becoming a Professional Productivity Coach

Becoming a Professional Productivity Coach

Becoming a Professional Productivity Coach will teach you how to foster accountability and long-term efficiency, and discover innovative techniques.

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Becoming a Social Inclusion Officer

Becoming a Social Inclusion Officer

Learn how to promote diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to ensure that marginalised members of society have access to dignity, opportunity and justice.

Certificate Free 3 hours
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Becoming a Successful Social Entrepreneur

Becoming a Successful Social Entrepreneur

From the basics of social entrepreneurship to advanced strategies, this free online course empowers you to build a social venture with a positive footprint.

Certificate Free 3 hours
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Becoming an Activities Coordinator

Becoming an Activities Coordinator

From planning activities to managing budgets, this free course provides the knowledge and practical skills to create engaging programs and events for all ages.

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Beginner Digital Photography

Beginner Digital Photography

This free online beginner's photography course will introduce you to the most important functions and techniques of digital photography and your digital camera.

Certificate Free 3 hours
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Beginner Earth Rotation Measurements

Beginner Earth Rotation Measurements

This course on celestial navigation explains the role of the Earth’s rotation in both ancient and modern navigational techniques and how to use a gyrocompass.

Certificate Free 4 hours
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