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iDEA – develop digital skills


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What it is

iDEA is a programme that helps you develop digital, enterprise and employability skills for free. Through our series of online challenges and events, you can win career and life enhancing badges, unlock new opportunities and, ultimately, gain industry recognised awards that help you stand out from the crowd. iDEA is about lifelong learning, for anyone who wants to develop their skills. Our learners include school pupils, apprentices, business leaders, pensioners, students and community groups.

Why I found it useful

Discover skills you never knew you had and hone the ones you’ve already got by taking our online challenges. The challenges are split into core categories, each with its own series of badges to be won – citizen, worker, makerentrepreneur and gamer. As well as being fun, these badges will help you show off what you’ve learned and could, when the time comes, help you land the job you want.

Who might find this useful?

People who want to develop digital skills and more and enjoy the experience of learning at a time that suits them.  

How long does it take?

Varies depending on the course you take

https://idea.org.uk/

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Learn for free with GCF Global


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What it is

Over 200 free tutorials covering a wide range of topics to improve your digital skills and lots more.

Why I found it useful

For almost 20 years, the GCFLearnFree.org program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email, to reading, math, and more—GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 200 topics, including more than 7,000 lessons, more than 1,000 videos, and more than 50 interactives and games, completely free.

Who might find this useful?

People who want to develop digital skills and more and enjoy the experience of learning at a time that suits them.  

How long does it take?

Varies depending on the course you take

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/

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Google Digital Garage


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What it is

Learn today’s most in-demand skills with Google Digital Garage.

Online courses, designed for you to grow your career or business. Choose your course, register, and start learning today.

Why I found it useful

The majority of the courses are free, and approved by industry experts, top entrepreneurs and some of the world’s leading employers. So you can be sure you’re learning up-to-date, real-world, skills that help you reach your goal.

Who might find this useful?

Anyone who wants to improve their digital skills for the digital age.

How long does it take?

Varies depending on the course you take

https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage

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Office 365 Training Centre


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What it is

Learn how to get more work done, from anywhere on any device with Office 365 and Windows 10. 

Discover how industry professionals leverage Microsoft 365 to communicate, collaborate, and improve productivity across the team and organization.

Why I found it useful

Really simple and easy to follow guides and videos on how to use the full range of Office 365 applications.

Who might find this useful?

Everyone in the council who has access to and is expected to use Office 365 to carry out their day to day job and use the tools to make improvements in their working practice and service delivery.

How long does it take?

7 minute read

3 minute video

10 minute eLearning

https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-center

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Learn My Way


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What it is

Free courses on using a computer, browsing the web, sending an email and finding work online.

Why I found it useful

Really simple and easy to follow bite size learning I could do in my own time based on what I needed to know.

Who might find this useful?

Anyone who wants to develop digital skills and confidence in a digital age.

How long does it take?

7 minute read

3 minute video

10 minute eLearning

https://www.learnmyway.com/

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Digital Wings


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What it is

Digital Wings from Barclay’s Bank is a series of short, online learning which provides you with the knowledge and skills to stay safe online.  

Topics are specially developed with experts such as Accenture, IBM and Microsoft to bring you the knowledge you need, all in one place – whether it’s understanding Skype or the newest trends in digital development, online security or how coding works.

Why I found it useful

Really simple and easy to follow bite size learning I could do in my own time based on what I needed to know.

Who might find this useful?

Anyone who wants to develop digital skills and confidence in a digital age.

How long does it take?

7 minute read

3 minute video

10 minute eLearning

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Holacracy: A Radical New Approach to Management


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What it is

In his engaging talk, Brian Robertson explains Holacracy, a complete system for structuring a company without a management hierarchy, yet with clear accountability, authority and agility.

Why I found it useful

Gave me ideas so that I could run some sessions with my team

Who might find this useful?

Anyone who wants a better experience at work! 

How long does it take?

19 minute video

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Engage for Success


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What it is?

Although there is no ‘one size fits all’ approach and no master model for successful employee engagement, four common themes emerged from David MacLeod and Nita Clarke’s extensive research captured in Engaging For Success. Taken together, they include many of the key elements that go to make successful employee engagement.

These four enablers of engagement have proved to be useful lenses which can help organisations assess the effectiveness of their approaches.

Why is it useful?

Gave me ideas so that I could run some sessions with my team

Who might find this useful?

Anyone who wants a better experience at work! 

How long does it take?

20 minute read

https://engageforsuccess.org/the-four-enablers

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Aberdeen City Council: our purpose


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OUR SHARED PURPOSE IS TO ENSURE THE PEOPLE AND PLACE OF ABERDEEN PROSPER

Aberdeen City Council's purpose

Together with our Community Planning Partners – our promise is to make things better for the people and place of Aberdeen.  

Whether you are a catering assistant, an accountant, a housing officer or a senior leader, we are all working towards the same purpose.  

Understanding our shared purpose connects us to the bigger picture – and to each other – and frees us to be more innovative and creative in the way we work. 

Your Function's purpose

As part of the re-design of Aberdeen City Council, six Functions have replaced the previous Directorate structure. The purpose of this ‘functional’ structure is to reduce silo-working and shape our services around our customers. 

How clear are you and your team on WHY your Function has been created? What is the purpose of your Function?  If you’re not clear visit the Interim Structure pages to find out more.

Your Cluster's purpose

Within each Function there are Clusters of services.  Clusters co-locate people who deliver similar outcomes so that they can more efficiently and effectively  collaborate.  In the same way as a cluster of bars, restaurants and shops adds a buzz to a city, grouping people together in this way improves productivity and adds value.  You’ll find more information on the purpose of your cluster on the Interim Structure page.  

So why does your team exist?

For ideas on how to get the Team Purpose conversations started, take a look at the Team Toolkit homepage.

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