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Coronavirus creating influx of specialized job openings in health, public information, data analysis, Bay Area-based Glassdoor economist says [Video]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — The global response to novel coronavirus has government contractors and nonprofit groups scrambling to find specialists to deal with patients, public information, data analysis and even project management.

As the outbreak grows, listings on Glassdoor.com are growing to fill a wide range of coronavirus-related jobs.

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It’s probably not surprising to see openings for registered nurses who can assist the CDC with airport screenings.

However, Glassdoor’s economist did find other kinds of specialties in demand.

“I was actually surprised to see that the global public health response does mean more demand for workers like communications specialists or consultants who can help organizations craft the right public health response,” said Daniel Zhao, a Glassdoor economist.

In that realm, there were multiple listings from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has committed up to $100 million to fund work to detect, …

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Homeschool Special Education FAQs with Answers (and Resources) [Video]

This week on Empowering Homeschool Conversations, SPED Homeschool Founder & CEO, Peggy Ployhar goes over the most frequently asked questions sent into the SPED Homeschool office, answers to those questions and the how to find resource to help homeschool through those tough places.This episode of Empowering Homeschool Conversations was funded by viewers like you. To learn how you can support the nonprofit work of SPED Homeschool and this broadcast, visit https://spedhomeschool.com/donate/Specific links from the SPED Homeschool website shared on this episode are:Help Page: https://spedhomeschool.com/homeschool-help/Articles/Blogs: https://spedhomeschool.com/articles/Curriculum: https://spedhomeschool.com/curriculum/Reviews: https://spedhomeschool.com/reviews/Getting Started Guide: https://spedhomeschool.com/new-to-homeschool/9 Easy Steps to Start Homeschooling: https://spedhomeschool.com/getting-started/At-Home Therapy Resources: https://spedhomeschool.com/therapy-at-home/30 Free Online Assessments: https://spedhomeschool.com/30-free-online-assessment-tools-for-evaluating-your-struggling-learner/SPED Homeschool YouTube playlists: https://www.youtube.com/c/SPEDHomeschool/playlistsSPED Homeschool Podcasts: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spedhomeschoolHigh School Checklist: https://spedhomeschool.com/high-school-help/Empowered Homeschool Network: https://www.empoweredhomeschool.org/Free Downloads: https://spedhomeschool.com/resources/free-downloads/To find out more about SPED Homeschool, visit our website at https://spedhomeschool.com/ #homeschoolfaq #howtohomeschool #spedhomeschool #specialeducation

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register