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Online Courses Learning bytes is a catalogue of online learning materials made available to learners through Skillnet, the LearnDirect Scotland learning management system (LMS). The system tracks learner progress, recording time spent on a course and the scores achieved on any assessed materials.There are more than 500 topics, covering a wide range of interests and skills, from short overviews on dealing with debt, using the internet, professional courses on business management and office software, to work-related learning for industries such as construction, hospitality and care. Each course includes a short descriptor, the estimated time to complete and a suggested user level (beginner, intermediate or advanced), to enable an easier and more accurate search. Some of these courses have been grouped into clusters and qualify for ILA (Individual Learning Accounts) Scotland funding.
Business Skills Whether you want to get ahead in business or start your own company you should find a course here that will help you to develop the skills you need. The courses are divided into topic areas to help you quickly find the right one. There are many courses available under the following headings: Communication Customer Service Finance Health & Safety Legislation People Management Project Management Sales & Marketing
Core Skills This section includes courses that will help you improve or develop skills in day-to-day things like reading, writing and working with numbers. You'll find courses that will help you work and communicate with other people as well as plan personal goals and creatively. The course are divided under the following headings: Communication & Numeracy Problem Solving Working with Others
E-Learning Tasters This section is made up of some short, fun courses on popular interest topics. These courses give you a flavour of how computer based learning can work. Most of them have a fun aspect where you learn through quizzes or games.
IT Skills These courses cover a huge range of things you can do on your computer. You could develop the basic skills, master word processing and spreadsheet software that might help you at work or learn how to edit your photos or music collection at home. There are many courses which come under the following headings: Introduction to IT Microsoft Applications Specialist
Life Skills This section is about things that affect your everyday life. From dealing with debt to developing your career and improving your communication skills they can help you overcome barriers you may face day to day. Courses come under the following headings: Day to Day Employability & Personal Development
Sector Skills From agriculture to construction to tourism, if you work in a particular industry sector, or you would like to, these courses could help. They cover a variety of topics including budgeting, health & safety and hygiene from an industry-specific angle. There are various courses provided under the following headings: Agriculture & Environment Care Construction & Engineering Hospitality & Catering Other Sectors Tourism
Clusters Each cluster normally consists of a few related online courses available in the catalogue. Before offering a cluster, learning providers should identify a suitable tutor to run an induction session and provide basic ongoing support as needed. In some instances additional support materials have been provided and the tutor can access these through the lds4centres website.
Learning Centre Academy These courses have been developed for people who work in a LearnDirect Scotland branded learning centre. They can help you in running your centre and addressing the needs of you r clients. the courses will assist in your professional and career development and complement the competencies in the Learning Centre Academy facility in Skillnet.
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