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14/01/14 by
William Cowie
What is professional development in childcare? “Professional development” is the development of new skills, knowledge and experience. You can use it to help your personal development and advance your career in the childcare sector. Professional development can include courses, work-based learning, distance learning programs, studying on your own, relevant volunteering work, coaching, tutoring, teaching, going Read the full post
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06/11/13 by
William Cowie
Just experienced a job loss? You have our deepest sympathies. There are many reasons for job loss: firing, layoffs, redundancy, illness, injury, end of contract, business failure, or technological change to your industry. Natural disasters can wipe out a business or industry overnight. You might have had to quit due to personal circumstances or to Read the full post
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02/10/13 by
William Cowie
Some lucky people can say “I just fell into my dream career”. The rest of us need to plan for it. These 12 steps can help you make the leap from your current career to the one you’ve always wanted! It probably won’t happen overnight – successful career changes can take years of planning and work Read the full post
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02/10/13 by
William Cowie
Can music really boost your IQ and improve your grades? This thrilling idea has been around for decades and has been the subject of a considerable amount of research. What would be better than being able to chill out with your favourite songs and know you’re getting smarter with each passing minute? Unfortunately it’s not Read the full post
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03/09/13 by
Inspire Media
It’s easy to be excited about a new job. Everything is fresh, you’re constantly being challenged and you’re engaged and learning all the time. After a while things settle down, you learn your role back-to-front, the job becomes monotonous and boring, and work-related stress builds up. Small things that never used to bother you become Read the full post
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03/09/13 by
Inspire Media
The value of education has changed over time. A university degree was once a rarity and vocational education was the route taken by those who weren’t ‘academically inclined’. It was considered an alternative for those who either couldn’t complete formal education or get into a good university, or for those who were struggling to find Read the full post
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02/09/13 by
Inspire Media
What is the difference between a teacher and a tutor? A lecturer and a coach? We assign many different labels to “teachers” depending on the context in which they work. There are subtle but important differences between each of these groups and the role they play in education and society. Here is a breakdown of Read the full post
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27/08/13 by
Inspire Media
Alvin Toffler once wrote “change is the process by which the future invades our lives”. One way to mark the passage of that change is to examine employment trends for the past 10 years. Within the last 10 years, new employment roles and positions have emerged and this is very apparent in the technology sector, Read the full post
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15/07/13 by
Inspire Media
Success is rarely achieved on the first try. Success takes perseverance, determination, self-motivation, self-discipline, creativity, courage and the ability to never quit. Some of the most successful people in the world go through many failures before their reach their dreams. If there is one thing we can learn from these people it’s to keep at Read the full post
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03/07/13 by
William Cowie
“You can have it all!” – fact or fiction? Work. Study. Life. Three things we all juggle throughout our lifetime. Can we balance our commitments so that we can have the best of all three, at the same time? It’s unlikely, but that’s OK. To achieve anything really great, the truth is you’ll have to Read the full post
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