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"Ensuring citizens have the skills needed to think critically about media and information in the digital age is no doubt one of the defining challenges of our time." This curriculum is designed to provide education systems in developed and developing countries with a framework to strengthen media and information literacy (MIL) training.

Professional education vital for directors if firms are to prosper By Parmi Natesan and Prieur du Plessis MODERN-day directors have a vital but difficult job to do. They will succeed only if they have the right directorial skills and keep those up to date. One just has to open any news site these days to read about some or other corporate/financial/governance failure involving public and private sectors alike. Many internal and external factors are involved when an organisation runs into headw...

Coal Authority equality, diversity and inclusion strategy 2021-2024 Published 14 July 2021 © Crown copyright 2021 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk. Where we have identified any third party copyright i...

Sponsored content In 2019, in the wake of the Royal Commission and with financial services facing increasing regulation, seven life insurers including AIA Australia teamed up with the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) to develop an industry-wide Professional Standards Framework. The framework is designed to ensure a consistent industry standard of competencies within the four key areas of Claims, Underwriting, Product Design and Distribution. Damien Mu, CEO ...

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II. Organizational Context and Scope Under the general guidance of the Chief of Mission and the Resources Management Officer, and the direct supervision of the National Program Officer, (Human Resources) the incumbent will be responsible for assisting the HR department for El Salvador, Guatemala and partially Honduras III. Responsibilities and Accountabilities . Participate in evaluation of staffing needs in the office and assist in coordination of recruitment processes, including but not limit...

07 May 2021 : News Desk Treasure Entertainments drama Smother Applications are now open to establish Crew Development Hubs across Ireland, as part of Screen Ireland’s new National Talent Academy for Crew initiative. Crew Development Hubs, locally based to support planned and existing infrastructure for the screen industry, will aim to address key skills needs for below the line production crew across all departments. Screen Ireland is inviting application...

Members of the Equity Release Council have voted for its expansion through reappointing three directors to its main board and widening its standards board membership. Will Hale, chief executive of Key, Paul Turner, managing director of retail at Just Group and Dan Baines, managing director of Equity Release Associates, have all been re-elected to serve an additional two years on the council’s 16-strong executive board. Stuart Wilson, chief executive of Answers in Retirement and James Ginley, ...

April 15, 2021 Jonathan Sherbino may be an emergency physician, but he can still be surprised. He was astonished when he learned this week that he has won a 3M National Teaching Fellowship award for his ground-breaking work as a medical educator. The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level, and Sherbino is one of 10 national fellowships for 2021. “It’s something of a shock hon...