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Awareness of Dementia

Social Care
There are approximately 850,000 people in the United Kingdom who have some form of dementia, with numbers expected to rise above one million by 2025. This course is designed for anyone who wishes to improve their knowledge and understanding of the condition and of how to apply the principles of ‘person-centred dementia care’.This cour...
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Understanding the Safe Handling of Medicines

Medication
Poor practice in relation to the administration of medicines can lead to serious errors being made and ultimately cause injury to people using health and social care services. Therefore, it’s essential that care staff understand procedures for handling medicines safely and that they follow safe practice guidelines when dealing with medi...
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Applications of Mathematics National Award @ SCQF Level 5

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The purpose of the Applications of Mathematics National Award @ SCQF Level 5 course is to motivate and challenge candidates by enabling them to think through real-life situations involving mathematics and to form a plan of action based on logic" www.sqa.org.ukUndertaking this qualification will allow you to study maths in real-life contex...
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Introduction to Health, Social Care and Children’s and Young People’s Settings

Social Services, Children and Young People
Aimed at people who are entering the field of healthcare, social care, early years provision or childcare for the first time. Relevant to a wide range of care setting roles, and would beideal introductory course for support workers, domiciliary and residential care workers, health care assistants, early years practioners, youth workers a...
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Numeracy @ SCQF Level 5

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Enquiries and to book a place: Email openlearning@dumgal.ac.ukSQA code: F3GF 11This Unit seeks to develop skills of interpretation and communication of graphical information and application of a wide range of numerical skills in everyday and straightforward, generalised contexts.Numeracy at SCQF level 5 is about applying numerical skills...
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Certificate in Personal and Social Development

This course is designed to help you to increase your knowledge and understanding in key areas, such as environmental awareness, healthy living, managing personal finances, and team work. You will also be encouraged to look at your own skills and qualities in relation to those needed at work and to use this understanding to identify key pe...
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SUSTAINABILITY APPLIED IN OWN SETTING

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This course is aimed at anyone seeking to improve their understanding and awareness of environmental sustainability in their own lives....
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The Importance of Online Safety

Computing
With over 65 million internet users in the UK alone, and 4.48 billion social media users around the World, it is more important than ever to know how to stay safe online and protect children and young people online.This course is aimed at anyone looking to develop their knowledge, for personal or professional reasons, or employers, lookin...