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Expand your skills and knowledge

The Skills Network are offering Highland Council Employees access to fully funded courses listed below.

These short courses are all completed via distance learning, around your schedule for your own professional and personal development.
You can complete up to 4 per year providing you complete one before you start another.
Once you have completed your course you will receive your certificate which you can share with your manager as part of your on-going development conversations.

They are available to you all providing you meet the below criteria.
- Over 16 years old
- Live in Scotland
- Lived in the EU for 3+ years

To access a course
- Select the course
- Click apply now
- Create an account (if you don’t have one already)
- Complete the application form

Good luck, and we hope that you enjoy your chosen course!

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Understanding Autism

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                                        level: 3

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: This autism level 3 course has been created to provide an autism qualification, ideal for those w...
Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Autism

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: Our Understanding Autism level 2 course will give an understanding of autism and the principles o...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Behaviour that Challenges

Course
                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: Explore the concept of behaviour that challenges, including why people behave the way they do and...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Care and Management of Diabetes

Course
                                        level: 2

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: Our certificate in understanding the care and management of diabetes course is great for both ind...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health

Course
                                        level: 2

Course category: Childcare and Education

Snippet of course introduction: Our level 2 understanding children and young people’s mental health course develops the skills ne...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Distressed Behaviour in Children

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Childcare and Education

Snippet of course introduction: Trying the patience of parents is part of a child’s healthy and normal development, it’s a child’...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Environmental Sustainability

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                                        level: 2

Course category: Business Leadership and Management

Snippet of course introduction: Since 1990, the world has lost 178 million hectares of forest. As an estimated 45% of carbon on l...
Full funding available in England. Full funding available in Scotland.

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Understanding Mental Health

Course
                                        level: 3

Course category: Health Social Care and Wellbeing

Snippet of course introduction: This mental health course will enable you to develop a thorough knowledge and understanding of me...
Full funding available in Scotland.

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