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Ethics and professionalism

The ability to behave ethically and sustainably whilst respecting others.

Ethics and professionalism is the skill of understanding the impact of your actions and ensuring that that impact is at all times positive. You may think that ethics only has to do with not doing something illegal - but it is much more complex than that. Ethics is in fact part of your everyday life- is it OK to lie to get out of an uncomfortable situation? Should you share with your friends information that someone gave you confidentially? 

In more detail, behaving ethically and professionally is about demonstrating:


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