Training for Volunteers

Scratch - Teach Computer Programming

Scratch is a graphical programming language developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. Scratch takes advantage of advances in computing power and interface design to make computer programming more engaging and accessible for children, teens, and others who are learning to program. The Scratch software application is freely available and makes it easy to create interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share these creations on the Web. Scratch is used worldwide by teachers to teach the basics of computer programming and as young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. This free online course introduces you to Scratch and its advantages in an educational setting, reviews the features and functions of the Scratch interface, and how to program using the Scratch software application. This course will be of great interest to teachers and parents who want their children to become familiar with computer programming concepts.

Introduction to Moodle Administration

Moodle is a free open-source learning management system (LMS) used by millions of teachers, trainers and students, and by thousands of educational and business organisations for their teaching and training needs. Typical features of Moodle are assignment submission, discussion forum, files download, grading, instant messages, online calendar, and Wikis. There are also plug-ins for activities, resource types, question types, data field types, graphical themes, authentication methods, enrolment methods and content filters. This free online course on Moodle administration introduces you to the Moodle LMS environment and shows you, among other things, how to create courses, add links, upload and remove course materials. The course is ideal for teaching and training professionals who want to learn more about the Moodle LMS and how to administrate it, and for those who wish to gain a basic certification to prove their knowledge and understanding of this increasingly popular teaching and training tool.

Preparing to Manage - Skills and Practices

Successful business management practices implemented by skilled and knowledgeable managers are vital for the continued success and growth of any business. This free online course introduces you to essential business management skills and practices. The course starts by asking what management is, and reviews managerial characteristics and skills. The course covers topics such as managing external relationships such as with customers and suppliers. It introduces management accounting practices and procedures, best practices for managing and using information systems, how to manage information about business competitors, and best practices for human resources management in terms of selecting, training and appraising employees. This course is ideal for business professionals who are working in established companies and who want to prove a basic competency and knowledge of business management matters, and also to learn more about successful business management skills and practices.

Please note that before any training will commence all volunteers will be vetted before being offered a part-time or full-time voluntary position with A1 Positive Recycling an agreement will need to be agreed before a volunteer can start any opportunity and a education and work experience planm has been agreed first with A1's CEO/Director at A1 Positive Recycling.

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