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  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    bobcatjack

    5 Stars Becoming a qualified Social Worker 29/04/2006
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages What could be more rewarding?

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Often only get a mention when something goes wrong.

    If you already know that this is the role for you, like I do, then you will hopefully find this useful. I started an Access course last year as a mature student and will finish in July this year - I'm really looking forward to it! I decided on the Social Work course for university, because I am fascinated by people, their problems and how to work to solve them. I thought long and hard about other degree courses, but realised halfway through my Access course that I'm not really much of a studier - I'm more of a hands-on person who needs to not get bored, so this course is totally ideal for me ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 1st2thebar

    Member since 11/05/2005

    Reviews written: 462

    5 Stars *Knowledge Management - the lost art* 23/11/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages excellent organisation is paramount

    Disadvantages Disadvantages without it your at sea without a compass

    CIAO Review - Knowledge Management - the lost art. ~the importance of 'Knowledge Management' at work~ dated 23/11/2007 * Hi, I thought I would publish online the role of this supposedly forgotton technique 'Knowledge Management'. I hope this report will help you with your career paths.* -Knowledge Management in business - Your business is only as good as your Manager's 'Knowledge Management Skills'. Every Manager possesses some form of management skill that got them to their current position; but the ones who incorporate 'Knowledge Management' in their team, are the ones that do succeed, and ... more
  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    MissDirect

    4 Stars DECISIONS DECISIONS 24/04/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages See op

    Disadvantages Disadvantages See op

    Can you remember back to when you were sixteen and coming up to finishing school? Or maybe you are at that stage of your life right now. Well apart from downing cider on park benches and arranging your love life, you need to sort your life out too. After you have done your GCSE's you need to make important decisions. In fact you will need to make these decisions earlier than that and would be best off to start thinking about what you want to do right at the beginning of year 11 or even year 10. So what are your choices? -Leave school and go to work If you are sure this is for you and you have ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Sbanshee

    5 Stars So you want to be a Carer 13/05/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Very rewarding

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not overpaid, anti social hours.

    So you want an education or career in Caring ? then first you will need some groundwork on the sort of issues that it covers, and whether you think that is the right environment for you. The politics of disability has changed over the centuries, for the better, by improved access facilities, conducted by predominantly changes in society towards disability (voting power) improved information on disability (by census records on such as the "Prevalence of Disability amongst Adults"and technological advancements such as the neuroscience Institute of Experimental Science, Hungary. The development ... more
  • 18 of 18 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Paula_23_uk

    5 Stars The statementing process unravelled 13/07/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Your child will benefit from this whole process even if they don't reach stage five

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A bad system which runs off funding

    I currently work in a mainstream high school in the SEN Department. I decided to write this review on the statementing process as I know that not everyone knows what this process is or what it involves. Firstly, a child who is mentally 3 years or below their chronoloigal age will automatically be put forward for statementing. The process of statementing is made up of five stages. I will try to briefly describe these stages however, it will be difficult. Stage One Stage one begins when concern is expressed about an individual child showing signs of having a special educational need. This ... more
  • 40 of 40 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    HappyBunny

    3 Stars So you want to be a university student 30/08/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Infamous for being the best days of your life

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It is not the right choice for some

    Are you sure? Nearly 7 years ago I went to University. 18 months later I left: Half of a degree done and nothing to show for it. That is apart from the 180 credits towards a degree that I put on my CV just to prove that I did gain something academic from the experience! WHY DID I GO? I had only decided a couple of months before applying to universities that I actually wanted to go. In hindsight, I can find three reasons: 1) I wanted the freedom of being away from home, 2) I didn’t want to feel left out when most of my peers were going, 3) I wanted to move to somewhere larger than ... more
  • 36 of 36 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    micheledog

    5 Stars ITS NEVER TO LATE TO .. STUDY 03/08/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages A chance to further your prospects, and learn about peoples rights.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages makes you realize how ignorant we are to peoples right to make their own decisions

    whilst summarising the skills, qualities and attributes I have gained through study are:- one of the qualities I have gained, is I have become very caring. I have learnt that each person is an individual, with their own individual needs. They have the freedom of choice, and if I believe they are right I will do my utmost to make sure that my client gets their wish. I believe oneof my skills to be, that I am very supportive and a good listener. People need to talk, and they need someone to hear what they are saying. I have excellent communication skills and can communicate with people at all ... more
  • 21 of 21 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Ants

    3 Stars How To Survive Exams, and Perhaps Do Well 05/09/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages You might do well

    Disadvantages Disadvantages You might do badly

    Exams for most people tend to be the most stressful part of their life by my age. Fortunately for me, they don’t stress me out to much because I rarely stress about anything but I can see how people can get worked up about them. Anyway, I thought I would make up a little opinion on how to survive the whole exam time thing. Chapter 1- Stress For students in school/college, the main causes of undue stress seem to be: 1. Themselves 2. Parents 3. Other Commitments Exams are nothing to get overly-stressed about. They are important but you shouldn’t get to worried about it because the ... more
  • 72 of 72 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    blurbubble

    3 Stars A LEVEL WHAT EXACTLY.... 07/10/2001
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages May be the key to further education/profession

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Can waste valuable adult earning time!

    Hmm, we're told all through our childhood and teens to go to school, study hard, get our exams etc if we want to get a good job and get on in life - but just how vital is this? I myself am the grand old age of 34 (pushing 35!) and attained 7 'O' Levels and 3'A' Levels during my education days aswell as certificates for typing and word processing. I opted not to go further after 'A' levels as I was both desperate to leave home and earn money as well as not really knowing what I wanted to pursue either in further education or careerwise. So at the age of 19 I took my first job in the advertising ... more
  • 14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Nume

    5 Stars Being your own boss,not all its cracked up to be 03/08/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages flexibility, freedom

    Disadvantages Disadvantages not enough money

    I started my own business in 1995. Before that I worked for a large hospital based physician group. I was making $45,000.00 a year plus benefits. I earned 6 weeks vacation per year and was 100% vested in our pension plan. I had health insurance, life insurance and even disability insurance. I had it nice. One day, I was approached by some Doctors (not in the group I worked for) to help them with their medical billing. I was a little apprehensive but said, OK, I would help them out. After work and on weekends I would do a little billing for them on the side. It was great. It wasn't long before ... more
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