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Advanced Group Work Skills

Level: 3 Credits: 6
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Understand group dynamics.
• Understand the stages of group development.
• Apply principles of group formation.
• Use self awareness as a group facilitator.
• Work effectively with groups.

Conflict Management

Level: 2 Credits: 6
This course aims to enable learners to understand:

• The nature of conflict.
• The causes of conflict.
• Creative methods for dealing with conflict.

Conflict Management & Mediation

Level: 3 Credits: 6
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Understand the nature of conflict in a personal and broader context.
• Identify the underlying dynamics inside a range of conflicts.
• Construct creative alternatives for preventing, reducing and managing conflict.

Good Relations and Civic Leadership

Level: 2 Credits: 3
This course aims to enable learners to understand:

• The influence of identity.
• The importance of cultural diversity, and tacit cultures.
• Current legislations on equality.

Labour Mobility

Level: 2 Credits: 3
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Understanding the changing local labour market.
• Understanding diversity and difference in the current local labour market.
• Recognise methods of tackling labor mobility in the current labor market.
• Positive interpersonal communication.

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

Level: 3 Credits: 3
This course enables learners to:

• Understand what Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU) is.
• Know how to address controversial issues through PDMU.
• Understand the need for self reflection when utilizing PDMU.

Political History and Current Politics

Level: 3 Credits: 9
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Learn about and relate to the historical background of contemporary politics.
• Understand recent political developments and their influence on organizations.

Reflective Evaluation and Monitoring in Community Relations Work

Level: 2 Credits: 3
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Understand the role of reflective practice in community relations work.
• Understand the process of monitoring and evaluation to community relations work.
• Understand different methods and approaches for monitoring and evaluation.
• Recognize the effectiveness of reflective practice to own community relations work.

Understanding Global Issues

Level: 1 (Introduction to Global Issues) & Level 2 Credits: 3
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Understand personal values and explore how these influence one’s understanding of global issues.
• To Develop an awareness of global issues, and global inequalities.
• Understand the relevance of global issues in the local context.

Working with Contentious Cultural Issues

Level: 2 Credits: 3
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Understand the meaning of culture and tradition.
• Recognise culture and traditions as part of identity.
• Understand methods of cultural expression.
• Understand prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.
• Understand cultural differences.

Working with Contentious Cultural Issues

Level: 3 Credits: 3
This course aims to enable learners to:

• Know the different approaches to interacting with people from other cultural backgrounds.
• Understand different personal styles of interaction with people from other cultural backgrounds.
• Recognise when cultural expression becomes cultural aggression.
• Understand the individual and community responsibilities involved in cultural diversity.
• Use practical skills to support positive engagement in a diverse environment.