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Unlocking Dissociative Identity Disorder: Understanding, Support & Coping
Learn how dissociative identity disorder affects mental health in this psychology course that explains how to support patients with multiple personalities.
Unlocking Human Motivation: Strategies for Self-Discovery & Personal Drive
Unlocking Human Motivation is a free online course that teaches you about human motivation, mindset, and how to create a strategic life plan.
Unlocking Your Potential: A Comprehensive Guide for People with ADHD
The skills and practical tools provided in this mental health course help you to cope with ADHD and stay focused and productive by developing healthy habits.
Upgrade Your Communication Skills for Career and Life Success
Learn to communicate confidently, handle tough conversations, and make a lasting impact in any setting.
Upper Body Massage Therapy
This wellness course explains how to use massage therapy on the back, shoulders and neck to ease pain, enhance flexibility, improve blood circulation and more.
Urban Gardening for Beginners
Study the fundamentals of how to start your own plant and vegetable garden in a city. Follow easy step-by-step guides on choosing plants and plant care.
Use Arduino without Internet to Control all your Electronic Devices
Explore the sensors and processes involved in designing the Arduino Solar Tracker and discuss the hardware requirements for developing an Arduino Solar Tracker.
User Information Security Principles: 10 Tips for a Secure Practice
Earn a cyber security certification with our introduction to information security course that explains how to protect your data and privacy from cybercriminals.
Using CSS to Create Responsive Grid and Flexbox Websites
This free online course will show you how to use CSS to build a grid and flexbox from scratch for a responsive, user-friendly, and interactive website.
Using Google Sheets for Productivity
Google Sheets is a powerful Cloud-based alternative to MS Excel so take this spreadsheet tutorial to increase efficiency and cooperation in the office or home.
Using LinkedIn as a Business Tool - 2022
Learn how to develop professional connections and get a job with this LinkedIn tutorial that explains how to use digital marketing tools to brand yourself.
Using Options to Enhance Stock Returns
Discover how to stop paying fees and manage your own stock market investments with covered calls and covered puts in this free options trading online course.
Utilisation of Display Screen Equipment
This course explains how to comply with health and safety DSE regulations in the UK to protect your eyes and back from the dangers posed by the use of screens.
VBA for Beginners
Learn about using VBA to automate repetitive tasks in Excel, from keywords & syntax, to creating subroutines, macros & loops, in this VBA for beginners course.
VMware vSphere 4.1: Managing and Troubleshooting Virtual machines
Learn more about advanced virtualization concepts, logical troubleshooting, and third-party tools and technologies that enhance VMware capabilities.
VMware vSphere 4.1: Planning, Installing and Administering Virtual Machines
Designed for beginner system administrators, this short free course shows you how to install and use vCenter and vSphere Client as well as configure ESXi.
VMware vSphere 5 - Network Configuration, Storage, and VM Creation
Learn about Virtual Machine network security, how storage integrates with the Virtual Infrastructure, and methods of network configuration in VMWare vSphere 5.
VMware vSphere 5.5: Storage, VM Creation and Security
Learn about the virtual machine file system (VMFS -5), creation and configuration of VMs, fibre channel and other VMware storage facilities.
Vaccine Safety and Administration
This course teaches how to properly prepare vaccines, select the correct vaccine, and ensure all procedures align with safety protocols.
Validation and Qualification for Pharma, Biotech and Food Industries
Master validation and qualification in pharmaceuticals and related industries in this free course. Learn process, cleaning, analytical method validations, etc.
Vegan Cooking and Nutrition
This course explores vegan principles, various plant products used in vegan cuisine from around the world, and their role in preventing many chronic diseases.
Vegan Diet - Healthy Lifestyle
Kick-start your vegan lifestyle with this free online course where you’ll learn vegan benefits, diet, possible workout regimes and debunk old vegan myths.
Vegan Nutrition: Meal Planning & Bodybuilding
Learn how to lose weight and build muscle on a vegan diet in this health and fitness course that explains how to eat healthily while avoiding animal products.
Verbal De-Escalation for Mental Health Support Workers
Learn NICE NG10-aligned verbal de-escalation for mental health support workers. Recognise escalation early, communicate safely, and reduce conflict.