Appreciative Inquiry is a way of looking at organisational change that focuses on doing more of what is already working.
Useful information and resources
This resource is for anyone who wishes to use an Appreciative Inquiry approach to support service improvement or redesign.
45 minute – 1 hour read
2 minute read
Curriculum Resources and Information Service(CRIS) is located in Lochside Academy. Please telephone 01224 241760 on arrival at the school entrance and a member of CRIS staff will welcome you and give you access to the building.
CRIS has a fantastic range of resources to support the education of children aged 3- 14 in Aberdeen City and membership is available to Aberdeen City Council staff and partner organisations.
Visitors are very welcome !
Great resource for all education staff.
Anyone who wants a better experience at work!
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/library-services/curriculum-resources-and-information-service-cris
2 minute read
Curriculum Resources and Information Service(CRIS) is located in Lochside Academy. Please telephone 01224 241760 on arrival at the school entrance and a member of CRIS staff will welcome you and give you access to the building.
CRIS has a fantastic range of resources to support the education of children aged 3- 14 in Aberdeen City and membership is available to Aberdeen City Council staff and partner organisations.
Visitors are very welcome !
Great resource for all education staff.
Education staff
https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/libraries-and-archives/library-services/curriculum-resources-and-information-service-cris
The Workforce Plan is Aberdeen City Council’s strategy for developing the knowledge, skills and behaviours of our workforce so that we are all working within and around the Guiding Principles.
It shows the vision and direction of workforce development to deliver the Target Operating Model.
Leaders, managers and anyone with an interest in the development of people
30 minute read.
20 pages long.
People & Organisation is the new name for HR & Organisational Development.
The University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things for Digital Knowledge is an award winning (LILAC Credo Digital Literacy Award 2017) self-directed course, run by Information Services Group. The programme seeks to expose you to a range of digital tools for your personal and professional development including online safety, blogging, social media and more.
Provides access and opportunity to develop a wide range of digital skills and increase confidence.
Anyone can participate in 23 Things for Digital Knowledge by reading through the content and completing each of the Things in their own time.
The course was structured to be presented across twelve weeks with each week containing 2 Things (except week 11 which only has 1 Thing).
The aim is for you to spend a little time each week building up and expanding your skills.
http://www.23things.ed.ac.uk/
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.
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, maker, entrepreneur 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.
People who want to develop digital skills and more and enjoy the experience of learning at a time that suits them.
Varies depending on the course you take
https://idea.org.uk/
Over 200 free tutorials covering a wide range of topics to improve your digital skills and lots more.
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.
People who want to develop digital skills and more and enjoy the experience of learning at a time that suits them.
Varies depending on the course you take
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/
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.
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.
Anyone who wants to improve their digital skills for the digital age.
Varies depending on the course you take
https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/digitalgarage
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.
Really simple and easy to follow guides and videos on how to use the full range of Office 365 applications.
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.
7 minute read
3 minute video
10 minute eLearning
https://support.office.com/en-us/office-training-center
Free courses on using a computer, browsing the web, sending an email and finding work online.
Really simple and easy to follow bite size learning I could do in my own time based on what I needed to know.
Anyone who wants to develop digital skills and confidence in a digital age.
7 minute read
3 minute video
10 minute eLearning
https://www.learnmyway.com/
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