{"id":618,"date":"2021-10-27T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/?page_id=618"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T03:48:44","slug":"business-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/study-support\/skills\/business-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Business and Law skills development programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/01\/ACD-Team-V2-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg.optimal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Academic Capability Development team helps students in the Faculty of Business and Law to develop their academic communication, research and study skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programs and resources<\/h2>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        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