earning Bites are extra short courses taking you straight to the heart of a subject. These courses are 4 modules long and include 2 tutor-marked assignments; they involve approximately 15 hours of study. Each course comes complete with all required study material, course book and full tutorial support.
Each course leads to the award of a Certificate of Completion.
Managing Stress
This course will help you to identify causes and symptoms of stress, and address them successfully. You will then go on to look at the importance of health, diet and relaxation in developing more effective strategies and techniques for the future. Study topics include: the causes and symptoms of stress; combating stress; health and relaxation techniques; creating time for yourself; dealing with harassment and abuse. Includes course book, Teach Yourself Managing Stress, by David Looker.
Be Your Own Life Coach This course will help you to make a real and lasting difference in your life. It will help you learn from your past and design your future. It will teach you practical strategies to transform the way you see yourself and it will give you a step by step plan to make any change and see it through. The course will help you to: identify patterns of behaviour which have helped or hindered you in the past, identify your core values, set compelling goals for a successful and satisfying future, learn how to achieve your goals, recognise, and change, beliefs that have held you can and develop new, empowering beliefs to move you forward. Course book: Be Your Own Life Coach: How to Take Control of Your Life and Achieve Your Wildest Dreams, Fiona Harrold.
Build your Confidence Achieve optimum results in every area of your life by building your confidence and self-esteem.This course shows you how to achieve ultimate confidence and self-belief, and to become the person you really want to be. . The course is packed with practical tips and techniques to build on your skills, challenge your fears, and channel your energy into a more effective you. Subjects covered include: recognise your strengths, identify unhelpful beliefs, adopt more constructive beliefs, influencing others, building effective relationships, assertiveness. Course book: Gael Lindenfield's Self-esteem Bible: Build Your Confidence Day by Day, Gael Lindenfield.