Starting any new job is likely to create some mixed reactions. It’s great to look forward to a new challenge, meeting new people and receiving a regular pay packet. But let’s be honest, it can also be very stressful, even if you have previous work experience. Every workplace has its own dress standards, protocols, procedures, chains of communication and acceptable work habits. So understanding how to fit in from the start is a crucial skill to acquire. In this program you’ll learn how to make that all-important good first impression whenever you start a new job. We’ll look at preparing to start work, induction and training, working with others and how to deal with problems along the way. We’ll also get some important tips from employment experts. A practical and informative look at your entry into a new working environment. Chapters: 1Preparing to Start Work 2.Induction and Training 3.Working with Others 4.Deal with Problems
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Health and Safety Issues in ICT
In the brief time that computers have been an essential tool at work and increasingly at home. Several health problems have emerged. Repetitive strains, back pain and eye strain, problems related to lack of exercise and reduced inter-personal communication, anti-social behavior and bullying. This program shows healthy ways to use computers (including laptops) and exercises which help prevent problems developing as well as security tools that protect the individual.
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Research on the Internet
Google transformed the way that users access information on the web. It ousted the categorized portal approach and allowed information to be found by key word search, quickly and comprehensively. However, there are a number of significant issues related to the modern search methodology, including the validity of content, the relevance, and how the results are ranked. With the emergence of Web2.0, the supremacy of the search engine as the Start page of the Internet may be numbered. Until the next big thing comes along, though, it is essential that those who are researching via the Internet understand the limitations of the tools they are using.
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The Bones of it: An Introduction to the Skeleton
Human bodies contain 206 major bones. Without these bones our bodies would have no shape, nor the ability to move. This program looks at the make up of the skeleton, its functions, how we move, how to look after our bones, and things that can go wrong.
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Good Coach, Bad Coach
Sporting achievements often celebrate the talented individual or the triumphant team, but behind any significant success there is always a hard-working coach pulling it all together. What exactly does a coach do? This entertaining program investigates the role of a coach, and explores the reasons why some coaches are more effective than others. Featuring expert advice and humorous demonstrations, the program examines controlling, cooperative and casual coaching styles, bad coaching, good coaching and finishes with a clear explanation of an effective training session. An engaging and revealing look at the all-important coach.
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All About Motion: Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration
Everything moves – even things that appear to be stationary are moving. Being able to accurately describe and analyze qualitatively common situations involving motion is one of the cornerstones of physics. This program clearly illustrates how displacement, velocity and acceleration in which an object is traveling, how far it goes, how fast it travels and whether it slows down or speeds up. In student friendly terms we examine vectors, displacement, velocity, acceleration and acceleration on Galileo’s planes. A great introduction to some fundamental physics concepts.
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Managing an International Tourism Destination: The Great Ocean Road
This program examines the importance of tourism to local economies. It covers all aspects of managing an international trouist destination using The Great Ocean Road as a case study. The broad topics covered include a description of the region and why it is a tourist destination; who visits The Great Ocean Road; managing tourism at the international level; managing tourism at the local level; how tourism benefits the region and some of the challenges that are subsequently created. This program provides students with an understanding of how different groups must work together to create an appealing destination for international tourists.
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Aged Care: Managing Incontinence
Urinary and faecal incontinence can be one of the most stigmatizing and embarrassing disabilities to afflict both men and women in society today. The causes and types of incontinence can be varied and can affect anyone at any age not just the young or the elderly. The cost to the individual can be measured in loss of confidence, embarrassment, social isolation, relationship stress and breakdown, not just in laundering and costs of continence products. However there is hope for individuals afflicted with incontinence. New therapies, products and appliances and building design can all assist the individual. This program will examine management strategies to assist individuals and their carers to maintain dignity and independence.
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Exploring Pathways in Hospitality and Tourism
Apprenticeships and traineeships combine work and structured training. Traineeships have many features in common with apprenticeships, although traineeships usually last only one to two years instead of three to four years. This program covers the skills and attitudes generally expected of an apprentice or trainee and illustrates four specific examples in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
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Preparing and Processing Foods
This program looks at why we preserve and process foods, how we do it in different cultures and the health considerations we need to take into account when we do it today. The preservation of food has been a life-saving practice in every human society since the dawn of time. In frozen climates, meat was kept in the ice. In tropical climates food was dried in the sun. In moderate climates salt and oil did the work. And this preservation allowed mankind to put down roots and create a society by remaining in one location. Each culture preserved their local food sources using the same basic methods of food preservation such as drying, freezing, fermenting, pickling and curing. But, within cultures, the preservation of food isn’t strictly for sustenance. There are also cultural aspects. All across the world there are many religious and celebratory occasions where the preservation of foods now has a social and customary meaning.