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Course Overview The British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2 course offers a comprehensive foundation for learners keen to develop effective communication skills within the Deaf community. This course covers key vocabulary, everyday conversations, and cultural understanding across two recognised qualification levels. Through engaging modules, learners will build confidence in signing across a range of topics including greetings, family, transport, work, health, and leisure activities. The course provides a flexible learning experience, enabling learners to study at their own pace while gradually advancing from basic to more complex sign language structures. By the end of the course, learners will be able to confidently engage in conversations, describe people, express opinions, and interpret dialogues with greater fluency. Whether for personal growth, professional development, or community involvement, this course equips learners with the communication tools needed to create more inclusive and supportive environments for Deaf individuals. Course Description The British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 & 2 course is structured to guide learners through a progressive journey, starting with the alphabet, fingerspelling, and simple daily interactions, before advancing to complex dialogues and storytelling. Key topics include family life, the home environment, weather, transport, work, hobbies, shopping, health, and holidays. Learners will engage with a variety of video dialogues—both with and without voice-over and subtitles—designed to enhance visual communication skills and comprehension. This learning experience not only builds practical sign language ability but also deepens understanding of Deaf culture, encouraging effective and respectful communication. With a focus on clarity, repetition, and gradual development, learners will acquire the skills needed to hold structured conversations, ask and respond to questions, and share detailed personal or professional information in BSL. The course aims to support learners in becoming confident and culturally aware communicators across different social and professional contexts. Course Modules Module 01: British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1 Online Course Module 02: Alphabet Fingerspelling and Names Practice Module 03: Greetings Module 04: Family, Question Forms and Family Story Module 05: Rooms in the House Vocabulary Module 06: Colours Module 07: Questions and Statements about the Home Module 08: Animals Module 09: Numbers and Money Module 10: Time and Months of the Year Module 11: Describing Ages Module 12: Weather Module 13: Transport Module 14: Directions Module 15: Hobbies Module 16: Work Module 17: Food and Drink Module 18: Dialogues (No Voice, No Subtitles) Module 19: Dialogues (With Voice and Subtitles) Module 20: Bonus: 5 Stories (With Voice and Subtitles) Module 21: Bonus: 5 Stories (No Voice Over) Module 22: Level 2 British Sign Language Module 23: Family Vocabulary Module 24: Describing People and Animals Module 25: Activities at School Module 26: Jobs and Activities at Work Module 27: Time Module 28: Activities in the Home Module 29: Leisure Activities Module 30: Opinions, Likes and Dislikes Module 31: Illnesses and Health Module 32: Eating and Drinking Module 33: Shopping and Spending Module 34: Travel and Holidays Module 35: Level 2 Dialogues (Without Voice and Subtitles) Module 36: Level 2 Dialogues (With Voice Over and Subtitles) Module 37: 5 Stories (No Voice Over and No Subtitles) Module 38: 5 Stories (With Voice Over and Subtitles) Module 39: Level 2 BSL Dialogues and Stories (See full curriculum) Who is this course for? Individuals seeking to communicate confidently with the Deaf community. Professionals aiming to enhance communication skills in inclusive workplaces. Beginners with an interest in sign language and Deaf culture. Teachers, healthcare workers, and public service providers. Parents, family members, or friends of Deaf individuals. Career Path BSL Interpreter (after further study and qualifications) Communication Support Worker Deaf Support Assistant Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teaching Assistant Community Support Worker Customer Service Advisor in accessible services Healthcare and Social Care Assistant Voluntary roles supporting Deaf organisations

Assuring Value through Flawless Process Execution If you are doing business, most certainly your product or service has a value proposition.Though, are you getting the most out of it given the way your processes are performing today? Are your business leaders and employees entitled to step back and challenge the status quo while identifying ways to better serve your customers and increase profits? In this session, we will explore Lean Six Sigma as an initiative that seeks to assure value thru flawless process execution while establishing a 'measurable results' business culture. Learn how to measure your results Understand how Lean Six Sigma can help you to create value

Microsoft® Project Goes Agile Through this engaging presentation, you will see how to use agile methods to track your projects in Project Online Desktop Client. You'll find out how to create new agile projects or apply agile views to your existing waterfall projects. In addition, you will learn how to: Track your projects using Scrum and Kanban methodologies, including viewing task boards, creating backlogs, and tracking sprints, as well as viewing reports on agile statistics. How to use agile methods to track your projects in Project Online Desktop Client Create new agile projects Apply agile views to your existing waterfall projects Track projects using Scrum and Kanban methodologies

The New AI: Agility and Inclusion We have so many terms to describe People & Culture strategy, yet confusion about what works is skyrocketing. This talk goes over the key distinctions between Inclusion, Belonging, and Psychological Safety... plus how to use Agile as a lens to put these concepts into action. Starting with the basics and climbing into best practices for future-proof change management. This talk is for leaders, strategists, and practitioners -- anyone working with or curious about the links between DEI&B (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging), business agility, and strategic change management. Key Takeaways: Understand the differences between Psychological Safety, Inclusion, and Belonging Receive helpful ideas your company can use today

P3O® - Are we doing the right things? To stay relevant, Project Management Offices need to reinvent themselves, finding new ways to help organizations achieve strategic objectives through agile project execution. The rise of Agile poses new challenges to organizations in terms of governance, resource allocation, capacity planning, portfolio selection, and prioritization. This presentation will teach you how to define and implement PMO functions and structures using AXELOS' P3O® model (Portfolio, Programme, and Project Offices). You will also learn how to combine PRINCE2® and Agile to balance adaptability and governance. Key Takeaways: Gain a greater understanding of the P3O model Learn from real-life scenarios how to adopt hybrid project management combining PRINCE2 and Agil

Simple Strategies to Reduce Stress Stress can affect your ability to think clearly and rationally and to perform well. This session aims to help you better deal with stress by sharing key insights and strategies to reduce stress and optimize your work-life balance, particularly as we all cope with the consequences of COVID-19.The session will also address the biology of belonging and how we have been affected by this over the past year. Learn coping techniques to deal with a different way of working and living Recognize the symptoms and causes of stress Discover simple stress busting techniques to manage & reduce the effects of stress in your life Create a simple personal plan to rise above stress for a healthier & more productive lifestyle

Want to Drive Innovation? - Take a Coach Approach! Are you struggling to get your team to innovate? Is there a lack of new ideas on your team? Do you want to increase autonomy and empowerment of your team? Taking a coach approach may be exactly what you need. This session will show you how to empower your team to solve problems and innovate, and it will help you ensure diverse perspectives are being surfaced. We will explore specific tactics and questions you can use to unlock others; whether in your own team, or with peers and clients. A simple coaching framework to get started Powerful questions to unlock creativity and empower others Tips for boosting your active listening skills Time back in your day

Stakeholder Engagement Skills for Project Managers Correctly identifying and engaging your stakeholders can mean the difference between project success and failure. In this important session, we will explore methods and tools to keep your project stakeholders satisfied. Identify and Analyze Stakeholders - We will discuss 3 Models to differentiate key stakeholders from other stakeholders Plan Stakeholder Management - We will examine approaches to involve project stakeholders based on their needs, expectations, interests, and potential impact on the project Manage Stakeholder Engagement - With the ever-increasing complexity in stakeholders' needs, expectations, and diversity, project managers must have exceptional interpersonal skills, so we will add some valuable interpersonal tools into your tool box Monitor Stakeholder Engagement - We will present ways to consider whether the engagement strategies are effective

Leading a Learning and Digital Transformation Project With the rising complexity of the world characterized by its uncertainty, learning at the speed of business is more important than ever. Learning & Development corporate universities are strongly challenged in the way they are designing and deploying learning solutions - they have to imagine a new value proposition to transform themselves as business partners. Learn how Jean-Roch Houllier has managed L&D strategic projects for transforming, digitalizing and proposing a strong value-added & international learning offer. General context: Learning stakes, trends & ambition for the corporate university Building the project 'baseline': Vision, strategy & project pillars Delivering the project: Key achievements and lessons learned; special focus on the digital learning onboarding project Driving change: Change management at the heart of the project & emergence of new competencies for L&D

The Evolving Project Manager - Past, Present and Future Tom Kasel, 2019 recipient of the Project Management Institute Educational Foundation (PMIEF) Kerzner Award for Excellence in Project Management, presents his perceptions and interpretations of the 'The Evolving Project Manager'. In his session, Tom shares a historical perspective of the project management profession, noting the formation of the Project Management Institute (PMI). He travels a theoretical journey that transcends PMI leadership styles of transactional and transformational leadership perspectives.He continues this discussion by noting the need for additional theoretical migration to Values-Based Leadership-an emerging concept that addresses the cultural, spiritual, political needs and diversity of today's global markets. Tom looks to inspire the PM community with his observations, which have the potential to transition the industry by focusing on universal - individual values, beliefs (The 'Cosmic Core') and practices.