This course, Key skills - making a difference, focus on higher-level skills. Skills development is complementary to other learning it cannot be done in isolation. The higher-level skills in this material aim to raise your awareness of the processes of learning and development other subject-based material must supply the context and motivation for this. Key skills underpin the ability to carry out successfully, and improve on, a wide range of tasks in higher education, employment, and wherever there is a continuation of learning. We hope that you will study this course over a period of time in conjunction with a work situation.