SQL Level 2 (DML, Basic Scripting, Basic DDL)
Escalate your career by learning how to extract and change data in relational databases with SQL (Structured Query Language) that traverses multiple tables with Select, Insert, Update and Delete statements, functions and scripts. SQL is a current hot skill, valued by employers. More...
Adobe Photoshop Level 1
Create powerful images with the professional standard. This Adobe Photoshop course will provide an introduction into the powerful Adobe Photoshop suite that will teach you how to optimise and create digital images. Learn how to add those finishing touches to your photographs to render superb images or use the powerful editing techniques to create images for web and graphic design. More...
Creating e-Commerce Websites
This course looks at what is involved in having an online e-commerce website from populating , setting up the store and marketing. If you have an existing website and would like to offer the facility of trading online; if you have a unique new idea and want to sell it online; or if you have a product or a service that you want to sell online then this course is for you. More...
Digital Photography: The Next Step
This course covers all of the essential aspects of digital photography from camera set-up through to creating your own multimedia slide show. You’ll learn how to get great results in difficult-to-control lighting situations like sports and action photography, as well as how to cope with shooting and storing images while travelling locations. If you are happy with the basics, then take the next step in the exciting world of digital photography. More...
Famous Mistresses in French History from the 15th to 18th Centuries
The French have long been known for their slightly more casual approach to love and marriage and the French Kings were certainly no exception. Some were happily married, others had made political marriages with foreign princesses that took no account of common interests or even language. The mistresses they took were some of the most beautiful and accomplished women of their day, and were often greedy, meddlesome and avaricious as well. The legacies of the women themselves ranged from numerous children who married royalty throughout Europe, to patronage of the arts and sciences, to influencing political and religious reforms. Above all, they are remembered for love they shared with the Kings of France and the scandals that ensued. More...
Improve Productivity with Lean Six Sigma
This course is designed for supervisors, managers and leaders who are seeking to improve productivity across a range of business environments from the office to the production floor. The course introduces the principles of lean management and their application, which ultimately leads to 6 sigma workplaces (3 mistakes per 1 million processes). This is by removing wasteful processes and human error. More...
Philosophical Concepts in Film: The (For-)Getting of Wisdom
The love and pursuit of wisdom are perhaps the oldest and most persistent grand themes of the western philosophical tradition. But what does wisdom mean in these contexts? And what does it mean to be a lover of wisdom? Indeed, is it possible now in any sense? Some philosophers believe that it is; others believe that we have forgotten what it means to be a lover of wisdom (or at least, a faithful lover in this context!) Is the love of wisdom greater than the love of happiness, or of truth? These questions and their possible answers have preoccupied thinkers since the time of Socrates and Plato, Aristotle and Epicurus, but they have also influenced many film makers in quite profound ways. We will focus on these relations, with reference to films such as ‘Mother’, ‘Gone with the Wind’, ‘La Strada’, ‘The Searchers’, ‘The Name of the Rose’, ‘The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’, ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’, ‘The Piano’, ‘The Tree of Life’ and ‘Hugo’. More...
Understanding English Grammar – Level 2
From a finite set of grammatical patterns, syntactic and morphological, we can express an infinite set of sentences. This second level course studies more detailed aspects of sentence construction, particularly at the phrase and clause levels, while continuing to examine questions of formality and informality in grammar, of acceptability and the concept of a standard dialect. It will also cover the conventions of punctuation in written English today. More...
Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2 are sufficient to be able to build and enhance powerful, real-world presentations for sales, budgets, clubs and more. In this course you will learn how to enhance text in a presentation, add media features, setup a slide show and more. More...
Creating e-Learning for your Business
If you need to create product training materials; or would like to set up an online training for your professional service; or you are involved in teaching at any level then this workshop is ideal for you. More...
Microsoft Access Level 1
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft Access Level 1 are sufficient to create robust relational database systems, format tables,enter, edit and delete data in database files, produce information in forms and reports and generate queries on the data More...
Adobe Flash Level 1
Adobe Flash Professional software is the industry-leading authoring environment for creating engaging interactive experiences. It is ideal for interactive designers, graphic designers and developers. Learn how to create and deliver rich interactive content using an industry leading software package. More...
Grammar and Punctuation Advanced
Use this two-day advanced workshop to continue understanding and applying English grammar and punctuation. You’ll discover and apply ways to solve common problems in written English and learn some of the trade secrets of professional editors. Using a list of the standard ‘hard-copy editing’ marks, you will work with other participants to identify errors, correct sentences, justify your corrections and understand when more than one solution is acceptable. Make yourself indispensable at work as someone who can confidently prevent embarrassing errors from occurring in your organisation’s written communications. More...
Microsoft Word Level 2
Microsoft Word Level 2 extends the learner’s basic skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word and helps them create more intricate and varied documents. Existing skills and knowledge are enhanced by covering more advanced aspects of key topics such as formatting, tables, and lists, and new features such as merging, envelopes, sections, clip art and graphics are introduced. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce more intricate documents. More...
Adobe Photoshop Level 2
Create powerful images with the professional standard. This Adobe Photoshop course will extend the basics covered in the introductory course and teach participants more advanced editing techniques. Learn how to use filters, vectors and layers to add even greater touch-ups to your images. Also introduced is working with video files and automating tasks in Adobe Photoshop. More...
The Power of Relationships: Handling Conflict and Change
Developing and sustaining a strong relationship can be both challenging and rewarding. Whether professional, business or personal, relationships can provide support and satisfaction. At other times they can also be a source of distress and dissatisfaction. Led by an experienced practitioner, these workshops are designed to improve your understanding of how we relate to each other and help you discover what it takes to connect, enhance and sustain your relationships with others. Drawing on a number of sources with relationship themes, we will explore what it takes to understand them and make them work better. More...
Western Culture and Ultimate Reality
We can usefully understand a given society in terms of its characteristic visions of ultimate reality. What, as shown both by its philosophical preoccupations and its socially valued activities (its economic relations, its sacred rituals, its art), is the basic vision of what truly is? In this course we turn the spotlight on western culture. We familiarise ourselves with some of the major philosophical issues involved in contending views of the ultimately real. We consider how in different periods western culture has instituted different visions of absolute reality, truth and value. And we analyse the birth and death of these visions. More...
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
Designed for managers and other professionals who need an understanding of the financial drivers of business, this course provides an introduction to the concepts underlying external financial accounting and internal management accounting. You’ll be introduced to the skills necessary to prepare, interpret and analyse financial statements, and will gain an insight into how your business decisions impact the financial reports of your company. We’ll also cover budgeting, costing and key performance indicators, and clarify the often misunderstood area of accrual accounting. More...
Listen and Speak Under Pressure
You might imagine that listening and speaking under pressure is a natural ability – you either have it or you don’t. In fact, with good preparation and a structured approach you can develop the confidence to be spontaneous and articulate when presenting a proposal, strengthening your case or selling your ideas. This lively course will show you a four-step system for doing this, so that, even under pressure, you can speak accurately, fluently and flexibly. More...
SQL Level 3 (Triggers, Stored Procedures, Control Flow Statements, Scripting)
Do you want to write more powerful SQL code? This course takes your SQL skills to the next level by introducing the use of flow control statements (if statements and loops etc.), the use of common SQL functions and creation of user defined functions, stored procedures and triggers. You’ll also learn how to activate SQL from, and return data to, user applications via ADO or ADO .Net. You’ll implement transactions, cursors, an audit trail and learn how to handle errors. More...
Crime Pays: Writing Crime Fiction Weekend Workshop
The appeal of crime fiction is its ability to tell a ripping good yarn while also taking us through mean streets to the dark places of the heart. This course focuses on bringing characters to life on the page, structure and plotting, the unobtrusive planting of clues, research, and blending fact with fiction to make a plausible story. These techniques can also be applied to any writing piece to increase suspense and energise your writing. Come along and learn from one of Australia’s best crime writers! More...
Joomla! Extended
Do you want to extend your knowledge in using the Joomla! Platform? This is beyond the introduction of using Sections, Categories, Articles and Menus. We look deeper into some of the business extensions that could be integrated with Joomla! to extend its usability from both ends (as a website administrator and as a site user). More...
Understanding Mental Illness II: Mood Disorders
The nature of mental illness can be mystifying to many people and crippling for sufferers. In this case study – based course, a practising psychologist will overview mood disorders (especially depression and bipolar disorder) so that stereotypes can be challenged and causes and cures examined. The course will utilise a number of the University’s training DVDs and there will be time for class discussion. Come along and get another perspective on this clinical disorder and mental illness. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Adobe InDesign Level 1
This in-depth Adobe InDesign course will get you up-and-running in just two days. Learn how Adobe InDesign provides refined controls for type and unprecedented control over graphics. Learn how to design professional layouts for print and digital publishing using this popular publishing software package. You will be taken from the basics of Adobe InDesign through to the skills necessary to create engaging print designs, page layouts and sophisticated typography for any media. More...
Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
This course is designed specifically for students and provides an introduction to those critical skills required to learn more effectively and enhance performance in assessment activities. It complements and improves learning in each chosen area of study. It is run over three consecutive weeks in three hour sessions. Each session begins with a lecture and then smaller breakout tutorials where students work with tutors to practise and apply the strategies and techniques learnt during the lecture. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Brand Management Level 1
Brand management defines the strategic direction and internal disciplines required to create value for the organisation, its shareholders, its customers, and other key stakeholders. Across an interactive day you will build a ‘real world’ understanding of how to achieve brand leadership, articulate a brand’s essence, create a brand wheel, evaluate various brand architecture & portfolio options – for both intangible and tangible brand offerings. More...
Grammar and Punctuation Fundamentals
Do you have a feeling for grammar that looks and sounds right but you’re not quite sure? In this Grammar and Punctuation course, you’ll spend a day learning all the basic concepts and principles of grammar that you were probably never formally taught. What do ‘subject’, ‘verb/s’ and ‘predicate’ mean? What are the nine parts of speech? How do you use phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs to construct effective English? What is the purpose of the punctuation marks, and how do you set up bulleted lists? If you work with words and need to grasp the basics so you can identify errors and justify your corrections, this is the course for you. Join us for a day of de-mystifying a subject that hasn’t been systematically taught since 1972! More...
A Toolkit for New Managers
Understanding management principles is critical for business success. This course is designed for those who want an overview of the skills needed to be an effective manager or supervisor. The course focuses on achieving strong outcomes through effective people and team management, the development of sound planning and organisational skills, creative problem solving and ensuring finance & cost control procedures are followed. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
This course is designed specifically for students and provides an introduction to those critical skills required to learn more effectively and enhance performance in assessment activities. It complements and improves learning in each chosen area of study. It is run over three consecutive weeks in three hour sessions. Each session begins with a lecture and then smaller breakout tutorials where students work with tutors to practise and apply the strategies and techniques learnt during the lecture. More...
Effective Sales Techniques
The Effective Sales Techniques course is a must for anyone who wants to drive an increase in sales. While most people have some idea how to sell, this course will guide the delivery of specific effective selling behaviours and language. Effective Sales Techniques demystifies the process of selling and teaches powerful communication skills that can be applied to every type of sales interview. Once you attend this course you will be able to immediately apply the skills on the job creating an immediate return on your training investment. You will develop your own powerful selling template crafted in your own words. Learning how to overcome and even avoid objections altogether is a corner stone of this course. You will finally understand why most sales people are terrified of asking for the business and will learn how to close easily and effortlessly. You will be amazed at the sheer delight your customers experience when you apply these powerful skills. More...
Basic Operations with MYOB
Why waste thousands on expensive consultants, contractors and accountants when MYOB is easy to use yourself! All you need are the right skills, knowledge and guidance and you’ll soon be managing your accounts effectively and efficiently. This course is ideal for people running a small business but is suitable for anyone wanting to take control of their financial affairs. More...
Business Writing 1
Writing well is good business, and to write well is to write clearly. This course explores the fundamental principles and practical skills you need to write well at work. Through a blend of discussion, instruction, exercise and feedback, we’ll work through the critical skills for writing powerful and engaging prose in a professional context. More...
Operating a Consultancy Business
A highly informative, interactive and flexible course which covers the essentials of operating a consultancy business. Topics include – marketing, selling, doing (delivery), business building, setting-up and kicking-on. Topic content will be flexed according to the backgrounds and needs of the participants. ‘Tips & tricks’ (of the trade) will be sprinkled throughout. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Cartooning Level 2
A sequel to the ‘Introduction to Cartooning’ class, this has been designed as a follow-up & expansion of already learnt skills. A creative ‘refresher’ of sorts & a chance to interact with the tutor and/or past students; and to again share creative cartoon ideas in a fun, safe environment. Participants will further explore the unspoken language of cartooning & “non-verbal communication”. More...
Parlons français ce weekend!
A weekend of French immersion for advanced students who wish to stay in touch with a language and culture in constant evolution, and engage in lively discussions on current topics in a conversation-style, convivial and relaxed atmosphere. Some grammatical and phonetic exercises are also included. Venez parler français en toute confiance! More...
Financial Planning to Achieve Your Life Goals
We are taught to read and write, but very few of us are taught how to be financially literate. This course will help you develop meaningful life goals and the knowledge and confidence to develop the necessary financial strategies to help you achieve what is important to you. More...
Introduction to HTML
This course introduces HTML as a web development language. Participants will learn how to create a number of web pages into a basic website and how to structure the HTML page. In addition to working with images and layout strategies. Suitable for any individual with a web development interest. More...
Neuroscience and Metaphysics: The Hard Questions
The relationship between neuroscience and metaphysics is a complex and intriguing one. It highlights questions about the mind and the brain, memory and identity, freewill and determinism, happiness and pleasure, neural correlates of consciousness, the emotions, desire and fulfilment, ethics and morality, as well as the relation, if any, between quantum theory and neural mechanisms. In this fully illustrated day we will examine carefully some of these questions in order to see whether or not there are some questions which are ‘too hard’ to be answered, now or later. More...
Still Challenging the Pianist
This course examines the variety of repertoire and musical styles that is required from the competitors to the Sydney International Piano Competition. More...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Streamline your digital photography workflow using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to learn how to manage your photo collection with ease. Learn how to create libraries and make fine adjustments to create web galleries to showcase your talents. This course is ideal for both professional and passionate photographers who wish to add those finishing touches to their shots. More...
German 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn German faster! German is spoken by over 100 million people world-wide and is one of the worlds most learned languages. German 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering German, participants learn the basics of the language such as how to introduce yourself and numbering. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to learn basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular German courses. More...
Emotional Intelligence: Harnessing the Power of Feelings
Do you really know how you feel? Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify a large range of emotions and to manage, use and change them to get the most out of life. Through a mix of discussion and practical exercises, you’ll develop awareness and the basic tools for responding proactively to emotional situations of all kinds. Find out about the concept of emotional intelligence and how to take control of your emotions and your life. More...
French 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn French faster! French is the official language of 28 countries and is spoken by more than 450 million people world-wide. French 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering French, participants learn the basics of the language including greetings, manners, the alphabet, numbers and writing in French. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to work on your speaking and listening skills. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular French courses. More...
Italian 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Italian faster! Italian is an official language in several European countries and is spoken by over 125 million people world-wide. Italian 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and requires no previous knowledge of the language. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering Italian, participants learn basic greetings and introductions, expressing likes and dislikes and travel by bus and train. Noun, article and prepositions use will be introduced as well as basic pronunciation, writing and reading skills. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Italian courses. More...
Japanese 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Japanese faster! Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. Japanese 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and requires no previous knowledge of the language. This course is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or explore their own heritage in a quick a convenient delivery format. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many professionals who engage in frequent business travels. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Japanese courses. More...
Microsoft Access Level 2
The aim of this course is to build on the introductory skills of Level 1. You will learn printing techniques, how to ensure that data is entered correctly, how to create more sophisticated and complex queries and how to compact your database. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Spanish 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Spanish faster! Spanish is a truly global language given its official status in 21 countries and spoken by over 350 million people. Spanish 101 – Fast Track is a beginner’s level course that requires no prior knowledge of the language. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering Spanish, this course will introduce basic greetings and the sharing of personal information, introductions, describing yourself and various methods of transportation. Grammatical themes will complement your learned vocabulary to provide the framework for further verbal and non-verbal skills development. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Spanish courses. More...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Online
Streamline your digital photography workflow using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to learn how to manage your photo collection with ease. Learn how to create libraries and make fine adjustments to create web galleries to showcase your talents. This course is ideal for both professional and passionate photographers who wish to add those finishing touches to their shots. More...
Essential Skills for Supervisors
Whether you’re new to supervision or want to lift your performance, there are many skills you need to be successful which can’t necessarily be gained on the job. Through discussion, exercises, role plays and a little theory you’ll learn how to establish credibility and gain trust, develop effective working relationships, motivate your team, encourage participation, improve morale, build performance and productivity, and link your team’s performance to the expectations of senior management. More...
English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
It’s surprising and sometimes discouraging, how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-born professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way their accent is interpreted. Through interactive workshops focusing on speech sounds, intonation and social context, you’ll identify your own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance your spoken English in order to reinforce your professional capabilities. More...
Saudi Arabia: Culture, Politics and Society
This course is an introduction to the history, government, economy, people, religion and culture of Saudi Arabia. It will take you on a colourful journey through this enigmatic and closed Islamic society. The complications of the oil diplomacy, rentier economy, and the US-Saudi axis will be discussed in relation to the domestic politics of Saudi Arabia and the wider context of the Arab Spring. More...
SQL Level 1
This course is provided for people with minimal understanding of relational databases (Access, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL etc) who want to get more value from the SQL Level 2 course or who just want to demystify relational database management systems. More...
HTML5, CSS3 and Media Queries (Responsive Web Design)
The future of web design and development is here, and the future is bright and flexible. Take an initial look at the new technologies coming into the world of web site development. HTML5 and CSS3 will form the bases of new web development processes and in combination with Media Queries will facilitate the design of responsive web solutions. Control how your content is projected in response to the device that is presenting it, whether is viewed on the desktop, a tablet or in a smart phone environment, your content will be presented in the best possible way without having to implement different pages for different environments. Additionally, get to know some of the new elements of HTML and CSS introduced with these new versions of the web development languages. More...
Implementing a Digital Strategy for Your Small Business
From search to social media, ecommerce to email marketing, mobile to cloud, and content to crowdsourcing – digital technologies have been changing consumer habits, challenging business models, and reinventing industries, and continuing to do so! In this course, you will learn how to grow your business through building and implementing a winning digital strategy that harnesses the power of digital tools, technologies and channels. More...
The Psychology of Influence
Some people appear to have a knack for influencing others. Their persuasive skills appear to flow naturally and unconsciously – but they actually stem from principles anyone can learn to apply. By understanding these principles, you can get others to listen to you, persuade people to change their mind, shift the direction of a conversation, communicate a message effectively. This course is suitable for anyone who needs to engage and inspire others at work – including managers, sales staff, customer service providers, consultants and professionals. More...
Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro
Designed for all those budding video shooters wanting to get most from their HD footage. Students will learn how to create a simple storyboard then how to navigate the basic Premiere Pro user interface. What the various panels are, what each tool does, and how to select the best clips for the project in hand. More...
Writer’s Block
Many writers or ‘want-to-be writers’ suffer at times from ‘Writers’ Block’. This inspirational course aims to help you better understand what might be in the way of starting, developing, committing to and or completing your writing projects. The nurturing classroom environment will provide a place to learn, observe and practise different methods to manage blocks. It will include information, management techniques and inspirational support. It will provide full class plus individually designed exercises to help with identification, understanding and ideally shifting blocks to create effective change. More...
Adobe InDesign Level 2
Take your skills to the next level in this Adobe InDesign course. If you already have a good understanding of Adobe InDesign’s basic concepts you’ll be ready to master the program’s more advanced options to produce professional typography and layout. Learn about image and object techniques such as transparency effects and object styles to enhance the visual impact of your design. You will also be introduced to managing long documents and developing complex paths. Familiarity with Adobe InDesign is essential for this course. More...
Conflict Resolution: Steps to Professional Harmony
Knowing how to resolve conflict at work is the key to a harmonious and productive professional environment. In this course you will analyse the nature of conflict, how it affects those involved and learn practical strategies for effectively negotiating compromise and successful outcomes. This course is essential for supervisors, team leaders and frontline managers wanting to enhance their skills and the productivity of their teams. More...
English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
It’s surprising and sometimes discouraging, how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-born professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way their accent is interpreted. Through interactive workshops focusing on speech sounds, intonation and social context, you’ll identify your own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance your spoken English in order to reinforce your professional capabilities. More...
Web Design with CSS
Learn how to use CSS to design and control the style and look of web pages. Whether you develop and maintain web pages through CMS or standalone programs, you will benefit from this course by harnessing the power of CSS. Cascading style sheets have become the de-facto styling and design language for modern HTML documents (web pages). CSS is also used extensively as a layout tool to format pages that load quickly and are more widely supported by modern browsers. Create attractive and engaging websites that are also standards compliant across various platforms. Additional benefits include the ease of maintenance and design for various devices. More...
Budgeting and Forecasting for Organisations
This practical course focuses on enhancing skills and providing knowledge to understand and effectively use budgeting and forecasting in a variety of business, organisational and personal settings. Coverage will include the use of budgets as a strategic planning tool, as a means for evaluating performance and as a motivational technique. Participants will use Microsoft Excel to create their own personal or organisational budget including a variance analysis report. The use of Excel to perform sensitivity analysis and highlight budget variances will be covered in detail. Participants should be familiar with basic Excel functions including the creation of cell referenced formulas. More...
Becoming a Leader: Strategies for Developing a Leadership Identity
This course is for business leaders who have a team or organisation to lead and inspire. You’ll gain leader identity development and visual, vocal, verbal and think-on-your-feet skills to inspire your people to take action. Develop your understanding and skill in carrying yourself like a leader, in sounding like a leader, and in crafting and delivering simple messages. We’ll also discuss ‘environment versatility’ - how to listen, speak and present in very informal to very formal environments. More...
Children’s Book Illustration
This creative and practical course introduces participants to all aspects of children’s book illustration, from drawing, composition and picture planning to an overview of the publishing industry and ‘tricks of the trade’. The course will take a close look at the relationship between illustrator and editor, and the collaborative process of making picture books. More...
Financial Modelling in Excel
This course is designed for the business professional with a need to model a business situation (opportunity) or perform complex manipulations of financial data. Participants will create their own customised, user-friendly model that will transform business rules and project expectations into projected future performance. Course coverage will include the use of a structured modelling format and the strengths (and weaknesses) of various analytical techniques such as internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV). Implementation and use of the IRR and NPV functions in Excel as well as numerous other spreadsheet techniques (lookup functions, conditional sum & if formulas, autofilters, conditional formatting) will be explored in detail. Participants should be familiar with basic Excel functions including the creation of cell referenced formulas. More...
Telephone Sales Skills
This invaluable Sales Skills Workshop teaches you the skills and techniques you will need on the telephone to get more leads, appointments and close more sales. You will leave the course with much more confidence and motivation to get on with the job of cold calling and prospecting. You will be able to call your past and existing customers without feeling a pest, and you’ll be able to follow-up mail-outs and quotes without the fear of rejection. Armed with your new skills, you will have more purpose and you will be able to achieve better results immediately. More...
Dream Castles: A Masterclass in Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy
Dream Castles is a highly practical, follow-on course for those who have completed Terry Dowling’s Magic Highways: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing course. It is ideal for those who feel they have mastered many of the basics of good storytelling and are either completing a major writing project set in a science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy or dark fantasy universe or are in the planning stages of tackling one. While the storytelling basics will be re-visited across the six meetings, this is an intensive hands-on program, and the focus will be on actual writing as well as the specific needs of the members’ individual projects. Note: Participants will be expected to produce written text for every class, as well as reading, critiquing and story-doctoring one another’s texts in terms of tone, style and content. Those attending should bring a sample piece of text to the first meeting for general appraisal. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
People Management Essentials
Bringing out the best in people is critical to the success of managers and organisations. Designed for supervisors and team leaders, you will learn some essential strategies for managing and leading team members effectively and enhancing their performance. Knowing how to communicate more effectively and how to motivate and handle difficult individuals will also provide the negotiation skills necessary to manage change and resolve conflict in your team. More...
Research Rights: Disability Inclusion Change
Disability Inclusive Research Collaboration Conference (DIRCC), Research Rights: Disability Inclusion Change, 13-14 June at the University of Sydney. The conference is being organised by a group which includes organisations of and for people with disability, and universities and their research centres. More...
Ancient Alexandria: Lighthouse, Library and Learning
Alexandria, today largely hidden under the modern metropolis. Founded by Alexander the Great in 332 BCE, it became one of the greatest cities of antiquity, largely due to its strategic location on the Mediterranean coast. Under the Ptolemaic Dynasty it received a huge lighthouse to ensure the safety of its harbour, a library which was unrivalled and the ‘Mouseion’, a renowned centre of learning and scholarship. Incorporated into the Roman world with the death of Cleopatra, Alexandria would remain a city of learning down to the 5th Century AD. More...
Dealing with Difficult People
This course will show you how to recognise and respond to the tactics difficult people use at work, at home and in customer service environments. Learn to maintain your personal power while dealing with aggressive strategies such as bullying, shouting or public put-downs and criticism. Develop appropriate ways to handle chronic complaining and buck-passing, and learn how to respond assertively to sarcasm and rumour-mongering. A great way to increase your confidence! More...
Editing and Proofreading: Advanced
Being ‘good with words’ or ‘fond of reading’ won’t cut it in today’s business communications environment. To stand out, you need to be able to tear a document apart and rebuild it, know what to change and what to leave (and why), and have the confidence to drive communications change in your organisation. This editing masterclass is supremely practical – your fingers will become stained with red ink as you work on real work examples from the presenter’s many years as a professional editor and proofreader. More...
Staff Recruitment, Selection and Induction Essentials
Effective utilisation of human resources is paramount to an organisation’s success. Recruiting, selecting and inducting staffs are important initial stages in this process. How can you ensure you attract the right applicants and then select those most suitable? How can you then enable the successful candidate to quickly reach peak performance? This course answers each of these questions and equips you with processes and skills to ensure you have the best people for your organisation’s needs. You will also learn how to retain your high performers, thereby maximising the benefits that can be gained from these staff members. This course is designed for managers and supervisors who are involved in hiring staff. This includes the steps involved in recruiting, selecting and inducting staff. We will provide guidelines for how to determine appropriate staffing level for an organisation and then focus specifically on identifying the requirements for individual jobs. Once these requirements are established, we will discuss the different ways in which suitable applicants can be sourced. Skills required for identifying a suitable applicant are then considered in detail, including the use of selection tests and interviewing. Finally we will consider how to induct new staff so that they become productive quickly. More...
Advanced Assertive Communication Skills
You have the tools and use assertive behaviour much of the time . . . but are there challenging situations when you feel uncomfortable, your buttons are pressed and your responses are inappropriate? In this Advanced Assertive Communication Skills one day interactive experiential workshop, you will gain practical ideas and leading edge techniques to give you positive flexible ways of enhancing your difficult / challenging communications and relationships, assertively. More...
How to Build a Social Media Website
Need to build or update your website? Learn how to create a social media website (Wordpress), in this hands-on computer-based course, that can be used as a social media press room or blog. You will how to publish online, then integrate your online content with Facebook and Twitter. More...
Creating e-Commerce Websites
This course looks at what is involved in having an online e-commerce website from populating , setting up the store and marketing. If you have an existing website and would like to offer the facility of trading online; if you have a unique new idea and want to sell it online; or if you have a product or a service that you want to sell online then this course is for you. More...
Creative Street Photography: Fundamentals
If you are a photographer who has moved beyond the beginner stage, Creative Street Photography: Fundamentals will give you the confidence to go out on the street and bring back the kinds of images that will satisfy you. This is a creatively-driven course, so participants should be familiar with the basic operations of their camera, be it analogue or digital. More...
Pause Café
A conversation-style class offering advanced students an opportunity to develop their skills in a convivial and relaxed atmosphere. Venez parler francais en toute confiance! More...
Harness the Power of Self Managed Superannuation
This course is designed to give participants an understanding of the various strategies that can be employed to ensure that their superannuation benefits are maximised. Self managed superannuation funds are growing quickly, currently in excess of 300,000. People are deciding to take a more active role in the management of their superannuation monies to successfully plan for retirement. Do you understand how to manage your own superannuation fund? This course will empower you by giving you the knowledge and confidence to deal effectively with financial advisers. Allowing you to understand and manage your own superannuation fund. It’s your money, take control of your future. Retirement is closer than you think. More...
The Longest Journey: 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ is an unforgettable exploration of the nature of happiness and sorrow, unity and fragmentation, being and becoming. We examine its major themes, its stylistic innovations, its form, and it is at times funny, at times sad, but always intriguing and often illuminating reflections on human being, freedom, love, exile, narrative, meaning and the pursuit of happiness. More...
Mastering Your Speedlight: Camera and Flash Made Easy
This course offers students the opportunity to shoot some models indoors and out using flash to learn how to control both the shadows and highlights and produce a predictable result. It’s an ideal class for those wanting to get the maximum from their accessory speedlight with the minimum of fuss. Over the two days you’ll learn all about creative portraiture techniques, how to manage natural, continuous and electronic lighting and how to get the best from your own gear including shooting in high speed flash modes, wirelessly and in multi-burst modes (where appropriate). More...
Structuring Your Assets for Retirement
This course is designed to demystify the complex world of retirement income streams. Its express aim is to provide participants with independent advice and an understanding of the various ways in which they can structure their retirement assets in order to deliver the maximum level of income while at the same time minimising their tax. The course will cover topics such as the Australian tax system, various tax structures, superannuation, allocated pensions, Centrelink regulations and benefits, and estate planning. Gain the confidence to work with an adviser and effectively plan for the retirement years! More...
The Mycenaeans: Warriors of the Bronze Age
This course examines the Late Bronze Age civilization of mainland Greece, generally known as the Mycenaean culture. From 1600 to 1180 BC the region was dominated by a rich society centred on fortified palace compounds such as Mycenae and Tiryns. Rulers were buried in enormous tholos tombs with superb burial goods such as the famous Mask of Agamemnon. A warrior society, the Mycenaeans would expand their influence around the Aegean by conquest and trade before their society suddenly collapsed around 1180 BC. More...
The Memsahibs: Women of the Raj
The coming of the British memsahibs to India under the East India Company and later under direct British rule significantly affected the dynamics of British society in the subcontinent. This course looks at when and why they first came out east and how their roles changed with events such as the 1857 Indian Mutiny and the establishment of the Indian Empire by Queen Victoria’s government. It is a story of tragedy and triumph, but above all of extraordinary women who carved a new life for themselves away from the shackles of their own restrictive social mores. More...
Weather for Sailors
A basic understanding of how the weather works could help you sail faster and win races, and might even save your life some day. Useful for any sailing enthusiast and essential for anyone involved in offshore yachting, this practical workshop, led by experienced meteorologist and yachtsman, provides an introduction to essential theory, forecasting, weather maps, clouds, the interaction between the wind and coastlines, and weather forecasting at sea. There’s also a session on severe weather. More...
Introduction to Instrumentation and Process Control (HART)
This practical instrumentation course will provide attendees with a basic background on the role of instrumentation in maintaining a stable and controlled process. The course is designed to provide maximum hands-on tuition in order to ensure that attendees gain practical experience in areas of instrument calibration, signal interpretation and control loop tuning, all tools for successful processing operations. More...
Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript is the language for interactive presentation of content in your web pages. This 2 day course introduces JavaScript as part of the web developer’s tool set, including how to write JavaScript, programming principles, interactivity and implementing effects for your web pages. Participants will learn how to implement basic effect for elements of your page/s such as rollover images, controlling page style elements in an interactive manner; create on the fly responses based on user interaction, use input from forms plus others. This course will build on your previous knowledge of HTML. More...
English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
It’s surprising and sometimes discouraging, how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-born professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way their accent is interpreted. Through interactive workshops focusing on speech sounds, intonation and social context, you’ll identify your own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance your spoken English in order to reinforce your professional capabilities. More...
The Politics of Fear – McCarthyism to the Birthers
This course explores the American preoccupation with the enemy from within, real and imagined. Fear of communism, especially from within, was endemic throughout the Cold War and names like McCarthy and Nixon quickly come to mind as successful exploiters of this fear. We will look at the historical background of this bizarre American pre-occupation and see how it has been carried forward to the present by the Tea Party movement. More...
Travel Writing: Sun, Sea and Script
Pack your passport and pen and come along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! More...
University Preparation: Psychology
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to psychology as an academic discipline whose primary focus is the understanding of human behaviour. Students study the nature and methods of psychological enquiry, theories of personality, learning, social psychology, intelligence, clinical psychology, psychobiology and human development, as well as developing some of the study skills necessary for university study. More...
Microsoft Access Level 3
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft Access Level 3 are sufficient to secure and protect data, create a switchboard and have a general understanding of the programming environment in Microsoft Access. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 4 (VBA)
Learn how to use a combination of Excel and VBA to improve your productivity, adding power and flexibility to spreadsheets by creating user-defined functions. Basic knowledge of Excel is assumed but no programming knowledge is required. More...
Through the Eyes of Artists and Patrons: Medieval to Baroque Italy
Italy from the twelfth to sixteenth centuries witnessed regular outbreaks of political turmoil and social upheaval; yet it enjoyed successive periods of incredible artistic and cultural innovations. Many of these are integral to ways we understand and see the world today, and continue to inspire our imaginations. In this course we explore this period through the eyes of the artists and patrons who drove these changes. We’ll examine works these artists produced – from palaces and mosaics in Sicily, to the classically inspired sculptures of the late Middle Ages, and the paintings of Italian Renaissance masters – and documents from these periods that illuminate how artists and their patrons thought about themselves, their creations and each other. We’ll also consider the impact of leading historical figures on these times, such as Frederick II ‘the Wonder of the World’, Cesare Borgia and his father Pope Alexander VI, and Michelangelo and Julius II. More...
University Preparation: English Literature
This course provides an introduction to English literature and film combined with intensive focus on writing techniques, and learning and research methods. The texts range from classics such as Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’, the novel ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the poem ‘The Waste Land’, to the movie ‘Rear Window’ and the twentieth-century novels ‘The Great Gatsby’ and ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold’. Each text is studied in relation to issues such as its historical context, and the nature of literature, culture and literary criticism, mainly in blocks of three weeks to allow time for reading and discussion. The delivery is through lectures combined with group discussion and written work that enhances writing and learning skills. While the content is suitable for general interest, a main aim is to provide a course equivalent to advanced Higher School Certificate studies in English, for the purpose of competitive university entrance, and as a basis for further study in English literature and a wide range of other university subjects. More...
University Preparation: Mathematics
This course prepares students for future study of mathematics at university level by developing an understanding and application of algebra, geometry and calculus. Students will practise effective techniques for studying mathematics as well as learning to read and write mathematics clearly and intelligibly. Students will also develop an appreciation of the patterns which arise in mathematics and how they are applied in a number of different subject areas. More...
University Preparation: Philosophy
This course provides an introduction to philosophy as an academic discipline: its history, main ideas, theories, philosophers and ways of knowing. Students will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate many of the most influential strands of philosophy, including Platonism, Hedonism and Empiricism and, by engaging with the thinking styles of the humanists, rationalists, idealists, sceptics and existentialists, develop and apply critical thinking and analytical skills necessary for university study. More...
Microsoft Word Level 3
Microsoft Word Level 3 is designed to provide the learner with advanced skills and knowledge in using Microsoft Word. This course focuses on producing longer documents and includes key aspects such as creating a table of contents, indexing, creating cover pages, and more. This course also focuses on document automation through the use of fields, forms, and macros, and also deals with document change tracking and protection. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce more intricate documents. More...
Professional Policy Writing Workshop
Organisations need good operational policies, but the people to produce them can be hard to find. The good news is that the art of writing policy is not too mysterious to master. With lots of practical tips and how-to’s, this one day course will equip you to write policy documents that impress. With a focus on both process and content, you will master the policy development process, know what the ‘must haves’ are, learn to say what you mean in professional language, and compile documents that look good, read well and are user-friendly. More...
Applied Process Control for Professionals
A 2-day course providing fundamental understanding of feedback process control. It aims at giving professionals who work in process control an understanding of the basic concepts of process dynamics and control and how to apply such concepts to the design, evaluation and troubleshooting of optimal control strategies. More...
Effective Search Engine Marketing
A successful search engine marketing strategy is one of the primary ways in which business websites can attract new customers. During this course we’ll explore the main search-engine marketing techniques for business websites. You’ll learn about the process of search engine optimisation, including keyword research, writing optimised content, getting web pages indexed by search engines and tracking the outcomes. You’ll discover new online tools and resources to implement successful campaigns, learn about ‘link popularity’ and how to develop an effective link building strategy, and understand what ‘pay-per-click’ advertising is, how it can be used and the stages required to set up and manage campaigns. More...
Marketing Level 1
Marketing is a powerful management tool for growing your business and addressing key issues, whether you work for a corporate, for government or for yourself. In this practical course, you’ll discover the elements of a strong marketing plan, learn about today’s core online and traditional marketing activities, equip yourself with a range of marketing tools and templates, and see how effective communication can really impact your organisation’s bottom line. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Poetry into Lyrics: Turning Words into Music
Learn how to turn poetry into lyrics by using the simple processes used by songwriters everywhere to change a poetic fragment, mood or idea into a fully realised lyric that can be set to music. This course is deal for young songwriters who want to improve their lyrical techniques and for would-be songsters of all ages who are eager to unlock the mysteries of how to express their own special song. More...
Project Management: Essentials
Whether you’re introducing a new product or service, implementing the latest initiative or even managing a corporate event, this introductory course will provide you with the skills you need to plan and manage successfully. Using a realistic case study, you’ll learn how to balance time, cost, quality and scope, and work through the stages of project initiation, planning, scheduling and reporting. More...
Communication in the Workplace: Strategies for Success
Successful people, more often than not, communicate well. They demonstrate empathy, awareness and concern for others with good listening skills and a keen sense of their own needs and concerns. In this course you will learn techniques and strategies for communicating more effectively at work and develop your potential for professional success. More...
Conference and Corporate Event Management Essentials
Learn how to develop and deliver successful meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This practical and interactive course will provide you with a structured approach to operational and creative fundamentals from inception to debrief. You’ll learn how to develop budgets, critical paths, and work breakdown structures, and gain an insight into risk mitigation and contingency planning. We’ll also explore the key elements and processes involved in format and venue selection, registration, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security, entertainment, stakeholder management, sponsorship, marketing and publicity. More...
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
Designed for managers and other professionals who need an understanding of the financial drivers of business, this course provides an introduction to the concepts underlying external financial accounting and internal management accounting. You’ll be introduced to the skills necessary to prepare, interpret and analyse financial statements, and will gain an insight into how your business decisions impact the financial reports of your company. We’ll also cover budgeting, costing and key performance indicators, and clarify the often misunderstood area of accrual accounting. More...
Macro Magic
This new, two-day class, is designed to introduce photographers to the amazing world of extreme close-up photography. Many point-and-shoot cameras have a ‘pseudo’ macro mode – it allows you to get close but only with a wide-angle lens setting and even though the results are great, they are still nowhere near as controllable, or as precise as the results produced with a true macro lens on a DSLR camera. In fact, Macro photography creates a totally new way of looking at your environment, very closely, in abstraction and in precise detail. More...
Web Development Essentials (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
This course provides a key introduction to web development languages and techniques. Course content will focus in HTML, CSS and JavaScript in the context of web development practices. Questions such as when should we use these languages, for what purpose and to what extent can these help us create engaging and stable websites will be covered. Also going beyond the web creation process and looking into the future, how can these languages help us manage our web pages and web sites in a user friendly and effective manner? All these questions will be answered in this course, preparing participants to take further and more confident steps into web development processes. Participants will experience how to create basic web pages, including structuring page content, apply basic formatting styles using CSS and applying JavaScripting for basic interactivity. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 4 (VBA)
Learn how to use a combination of Excel and VBA to improve your productivity, adding power and flexibility to spreadsheets by creating user-defined functions. Basic knowledge of Excel is assumed but no programming knowledge is required. More...
Music of the Classical Period
Eighteenth century composers believed that music should be understood and appreciated by all, regardless of class or education. It’s little wonder then that the music of this period, composed by such greats as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, is so popular. This day examines the music of the classical period, its structures and forms, its historical and social context, and its principal composers. More...
Understanding Investing for Long-Term Gain
Most of us know how to spend money, but very few of us know how to make it! Put simply, your choices in the short term will have the greatest impact on your long term dreams and ambitions. In this informative day we’ll discuss how the Australian share market works, the importance of a long term view, how to ensure you generate an income from your assets, dividends and yields, investing versus speculating, what really happens when we sell and the effects of tax and inflation. We’ll also cover the performance of some of Australia’s top companies, good ideas for getting started no matter what your budget and where to go for further information and advice. More...
Visual Journaling: Where Images and Words Meet
Throughout history, artists, scientists and others have used visual journaling to record ideas, sketch out possibilities and explore their experiences. Image making and personal writing is a unique combination of two creative processes within a journal format. This workshop will enable you to discover and deepen your creativity as you experiment with visual journaling techniques in an encouraging and playful environment. Experience the wonderful satisfaction of reading and looking at your life from a new perspective. No art making experience is necessary and all art materials are provided on the day. More...
Microsoft Access Level 1
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft Access Level 1 are sufficient to create robust relational database systems, format tables,enter, edit and delete data in database files, produce information in forms and reports and generate queries on the data More...
Microsoft Office Essentials
Become productive in just two days by acquiring a basic understanding of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook and learn to share data between these applications. More...
Introduction to Skepticism
The Ancient Greek Skeptics aimed to cure dogmatists of the ‘disease’ of claiming to know things for which they had no proof, and of imposing their opinions on others. Skepticism is an appealing theory when it is used as a critique strategy against dogmatism; but is it a viable theory in its own right? In this course we will examine skepticism as it develops historically as a theory and also what it means to have a ‘skeptical attitude’. We will ask if there are benefits in developing a skeptical attitude. We will look at contemporary situations and consider how we ascertain the truth of our opinions in a media manipulated world and what are the implications of skepticism for morality, science and politics. Descartes, Hume, Nietzsche, Peirce, Hilary Putnam, are some of the philosophers in the course. More...
iPad for Executives
Rather than be tied to the computer, the iPad gives you the freedom to work wherever you need. This course covers setting up your iPad, using the Internet and the App Store, take notes at meetings with wordprocessing and spreadsheets then email to staff. Learn how to present to conference & shareholder audiences using Keynote on the iPad connected to a data projector. We also look at Bluetooth & accessories such as keyboards and earpieces, and how to print and how to access Cloud services such as CRM, Accounting and Salesforce services from your iPad. More...
A Toolkit for New Managers
Understanding management principles is critical for business success. This course is designed for those who want an overview of the skills needed to be an effective manager or supervisor. The course focuses on achieving strong outcomes through effective people and team management, the development of sound planning and organisational skills, creative problem solving and ensuring finance & cost control procedures are followed. More...
Movies Now
Experience the excitement of viewing surprise films before their commercial release, followed by an active discussion led by Andrew L Urban, creator and host of the former SBS series Front Up and former host of World Movies. You will explore the background of each film, analysing the themes and cinematic elements, whenever possible with a special guest from the production or relevant to it. Films include a cross-section of art house and mainstream genres. More...
Project Management: The Complete Guide
Designed for those who work as full-time project managers, or have prior experience of project management methodology, this intensive three-day course provides a professional coverage of all the topics in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). For those seeking formal certification, this course partially satisfies the training requirements for candidates for the PMP qualification. Alternatively, participants may work towards a nationally recognised diploma, subject to meeting recognition of prior learning requirements and the completion of additional assessments. More...
Introduction to Skepticism
The Ancient Greek Skeptics aimed to cure dogmatists of the ‘disease’ of claiming to know things for which they had no proof, and of imposing their opinions on others. Skepticism is an appealing theory when it is used as a critique strategy against dogmatism; but is it a viable theory in its own right? In this course we will examine skepticism as it develops historically as a theory and also what it means to have a ‘skeptical attitude’. We will ask if there are benefits in developing a skeptical attitude. We will look at contemporary situations and consider how we ascertain the truth of our opinions in a media manipulated world and what are the implications of skepticism for morality, science and politics. Descartes, Hume, Nietzsche, Peirce, Hilary Putnam, are some of the philosophers in the course. More...
The Wonderful Mind of Isaiah Berlin
In ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’, Isaiah Berlin comments that: “Over a hundred years ago, the German poet Heine warned the French not to underestimate the power of ideas: philosophical concepts nurtured in the stillness of a professor’s study could destroy a civilization”. Berlin is one of the great minds of the 20th Century; his writing covers nearly a 60 year span, from the 1930’s to his death in 1997. He wrote on: Liberty, Freedom and Political theory; The history of Ideas, relating their glorious and not so glorious past; Turgenev and Tolstoy in literature; His own brand of ethics; and ends with a consideration of China. If it is a curse to live in interesting times, Berlin certainly makes the philosophical most of his own times. More...
Writing Winning Proposals
Effective proposal writing is critical to success in business. This course gives you proven techniques and skills to help you write proposals to get the results you want. Discover the secrets; learn what to do to and what not to do. Plan a strategy and master the art of persuasion by building compelling arguments that focus on reader-centred writing, which produce documents reviewers want to read. Win the work, get the grant or have the green light for your next project! More...
Business Writing 2
This course builds on the principles and practices introduced in Business Writing 1. It explains the skills of writing plainly and clearly. It addresses the demands of various business communications, covering how to target your audience, manage your tone and improve the structure and flow of your writing, and explores ways of writing and editing successfully in groups. Participants are offered targeted feedback on their work. More...
Negotiation Skills: Managing Successful Outcomes
Whatever your role, you need to communicate and negotiate effectively with others in order to achieve your goals. Managers, consultants and salespeople will all benefit from aligning personal and business values, thinking and working more strategically, and adopting a cooperative approach to negotiation to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. You’ll also gain an understanding of effective team-working, organisational politics, and decision drivers in business. More...
SQL Level 2 (DML, Basic Scripting, Basic DDL)
Escalate your career by learning how to extract and change data in relational databases with SQL (Structured Query Language) that traverses multiple tables with Select, Insert, Update and Delete statements, functions and scripts. SQL is a current hot skill, valued by employers. More...
The Wonderful Mind of Isaiah Berlin
In ‘Two Concepts of Liberty’, Isaiah Berlin comments that: “Over a hundred years ago, the German poet Heine warned the French not to underestimate the power of ideas: philosophical concepts nurtured in the stillness of a professor’s study could destroy a civilization”. Berlin is one of the great minds of the 20th Century; his writing covers nearly a 60 year span, from the 1930’s to his death in 1997. He wrote on: Liberty, Freedom and Political theory; The history of Ideas, relating their glorious and not so glorious past; Turgenev and Tolstoy in literature; His own brand of ethics; and ends with a consideration of China. If it is a curse to live in interesting times, Berlin certainly makes the philosophical most of his own times. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Classic Journeys: The American Revolution – A Journey through its History and Landscape
The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. Also known as the American War of Independence, this period lasted from 1775 to 1783 and brought about major changes to the European sphere of influence around the world. Join us on a 1700km journey through the heart of the American Revolution, visiting some of the original thirteen states such as Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland and New Hampshire for a refreshing look at America’s history and settlements. We visit historic sites and national parks, which preserve the essence of the American Revolution and learn some fascinating details of life in colonial America. We examine the causes of the revolution and ‘walk’ Boston’s freedom Trail. More...
Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. This course provides an introduction to issues surrounding the practice of forensic psychology. Topics will include the legal concept of insanity and its assessment, the detection of deceit, criminal profiling, cognitive interviewing and investigative hypnosis. More...
Metaphysics: A Critical Introduction
Metaphysics is one of the oldest and most thought-provoking, but also one of the most maligned, branches of philosophy. Yet it provides profound and enduring answers to the most searching questions: who we are, what we are, the nature of being, time, space, freedom, meaning and significance (or of non-being, insignificance and meaninglessness). We examine carefully and clearly the fundamental and enduring questions of metaphysics – a number of which define us fundamentally still in a number of important ways – the answers that philosophers have given to these questions, and its enduring meaning, value and significance. More...
Study for Success: Strategies for Improving Learning
This course is designed specifically for students and provides an introduction to those critical skills required to learn more effectively and enhance performance in assessment activities. It complements and improves learning in each chosen area of study. It is run over three consecutive weeks in three hour sessions. Each session begins with a lecture and then smaller breakout tutorials where students work with tutors to practise and apply the strategies and techniques learnt during the lecture. More...
The Plantagenets
The Plantagenet family ruled England from 1154, when Henry II took the throne and ended the war between Stephen and Matilda, until 1485, when the infamous Richard III lost the battle (and the kingdom) to Henry Tudor, the future Henry VII. Come and learn all about this fascinating family, the scandals and the treachery, the intrigue and the betrayals. We will also look at the involvement of the Plantagenets in the Third Crusade, the Barons' Wars, The Hundred Years War and the War of the Roses. But wait, there’s more: the cultural legacy of the Magna Carta, the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the Black Death and of course, Geoffrey Chaucer. More...
The Psychology of Influence
Some people appear to have a knack for influencing others. Their persuasive skills appear to flow naturally and unconsciously – but they actually stem from principles anyone can learn to apply. By understanding these principles, you can get others to listen to you, persuade people to change their mind, shift the direction of a conversation, communicate a message effectively. This course is suitable for anyone who needs to engage and inspire others at work – including managers, sales staff, customer service providers, consultants and professionals. More...
Using Joomla!
Learn the essentials of using the Joomla! Content Management System (CMS) platform for your website. This workshop will allow users to create a dynamic interactive website from scratch using the free Joomla! CMS. Each participant will have access to a site of their own to customise with different templates, modules, content, links and articles as well as managing users. More...
PHP and MySQL Level 2
This course delves deeper into topics introduced in Level 1 and explores a number of advanced topics. Discover ways to secure your entire website and protect information in your database. Learn how to design a database for optimum speed. Explore advanced programming techniques. Combine PHP with Flash, CSS and JavaScript to create some amazing web applications. More...
Exam Preparation for HSC Students
This course provides a comprehensive overview of preparation for HSC exams and assessment tasks. Students develop strategies for effective independent study and time management which can be applied across a number of subjects. Designed to enhance examination performance and results, this course is a must for Year 11 or 12 students preparing for examinations and other related assessment tasks in the senior years of high school. More...
Essay Writing for HSC Students
Do you find it difficult to get your ideas down on paper? Have you been told that your writing is unclear or badly organised? In this intensive course for senior high school students, participants will learn how to structure essays, organise information and use memorised sources in an exam situation. Participants practise writing introductions, conclusions and paragraphs of evidence and learn how to present information clearly and concisely. This course is ideal for HSC students and Year 11 students wanting a head start. More...
HSC Preparation: Economics (Part 3)
This course will review the major elements of HSC Topic 4 – Economic Policies and Management, review and apply common graphs and formulas needed in HSC economics, help students brush up on examination technique and economic jargon, and finish with sample question practice and feedback. Specific attention will be given to relevant and contextual economic policies, and focus on the implications of varying policy considerations. Emphasis will be directed on the need to assimilate prior theory learnt with appropriate policy responses. More...
HSC Preparation: Biology (Part 3)
This course provides consolidation of the key content and skills from the 9.4 Maintaining a Balance module. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply biological knowledge in an HSC assessment context and the higher order thinking needed to push student achievement into Band 6. More...
HSC Preparation: Business Studies (Part 3)
This course will review the major elements of HSC Topic 4 – Employment relations by highlighting the nature of effective employment relations and their importance to business operation and society. Existing case study information will be used to reflect this HSC topic. This course will then concentrate on an extensive period on improving exam technique in the Multiple Choice, Short Answers, Business Report and Extended Responses using case studies through the HSC Business Studies topics 1, 2, 3 and 4. More...
HSC Preparation: English – Advanced (Part 3)
This course covers Advanced HSC English Modules B Critical Study of Texts, & C Representation and Text. Module B is days 1-2; Module C is days 3-5. It will focus on the skills required to meet Syllabus requirements in these two Modules. It will help you to reach a more sophisticated understanding of the meaning of a text, in particular ways in which perceptions of meaning may be affected by historical and other contexts, personal perspectives and medium of production. By considering prescribed texts and a wide range of related texts in Module C, and close analysis of prescribed texts in Module B, you will be able to deepen your understanding of key concepts such as values, perspectives, context, textual integrity and variant readings. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Critical Skills for Executive Assistants
For success in today’s highly competitive world, executive secretaries and PAs must understand key management skills and be able to use them effectively. In one tightly packed and interactive day you’ll learn and practise the essentials of how to communicate effectively, how to manage yourself and others, and how to continuously upgrade your skills and manage your career. More...
Managing Projects Using Microsoft Project
Improve your productivity in planning and scheduling as you discover the improved capabilities and features of Microsoft Project. In this course you will learn to develop project plans, manage project resources and learn how to report project status realistically. Whether you are a project manager, team leader or team member, this course will be highly beneficial in providing a comprehensive guide to project management. More...
Team Management Essentials
Being able to lead a team is an important skill for managers and supervisors, as it involves ensuring the effectiveness of groups of individuals within an organisation. This course is designed for managers and supervisors who want to enhance their skills in leading teams so as to efficiently achieve organisational objectives and by so doing, build their own career. You will learn how to inspire a team, ensure team roles are well defined and develop high-performance teams. In addition, you will acquire skills for dealing with conflict and those difficult situations that can arise in a team environment. More...
Travel Writing: Sun, Sea and Script
Pack your passport and pen and come along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! More...
Adobe InDesign Level 1
This in-depth Adobe InDesign course will get you up-and-running in just two days. Learn how Adobe InDesign provides refined controls for type and unprecedented control over graphics. Learn how to design professional layouts for print and digital publishing using this popular publishing software package. You will be taken from the basics of Adobe InDesign through to the skills necessary to create engaging print designs, page layouts and sophisticated typography for any media. More...
Listen and Speak Under Pressure
You might imagine that listening and speaking under pressure is a natural ability – you either have it or you don’t. In fact, with good preparation and a structured approach you can develop the confidence to be spontaneous and articulate when presenting a proposal, strengthening your case or selling your ideas. This lively course will show you a four-step system for doing this, so that, even under pressure, you can speak accurately, fluently and flexibly. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Creating Success with Neuro-Linguistic Programming
NLP provides a set of tools for achieving excellence. This course puts the power of those tools into your hands. Hear how to ‘program yourself to succeed’ by redesigning your patterns of thought and behaviour, and see how to create a compelling personal vision of success. Experience new ways of feeling resourceful and effective and learn how to reproduce others' success strategies. Motivate yourself at both conscious and unconscious levels. More...
Digital Photography: The Basics
For absolute beginners, this one-day course covers the simplest aspects of digital photo-taking and digital darkroom processing. Using your own digital camera, you’ll learn the basic functions of the lens, aperture, shutter speed and flash. Participants will also discover what the new digital photographer should look for when travelling and buying or upgrading their computer. More...
Improve Productivity with Lean Six Sigma
This course is designed for supervisors, managers and leaders who are seeking to improve productivity across a range of business environments from the office to the production floor. The course introduces the principles of lean management and their application, which ultimately leads to 6 sigma workplaces (3 mistakes per 1 million processes). This is by removing wasteful processes and human error. More...
Neuroscience and Metaphysics
Far from demonstrating the “end of metaphysics”, many recent breakthroughs in neuroscience do seem to raise more metaphysical questions, for example, concerning dualism and determinism, the “mind-body” problem, freewill, subjective experience, mysticism, intentionality, explanatory gaps, indeterminacy and uncertainty, among many others. We look at some of the most notable recent advances and the metaphysical dimensions and questions that have arisen, in this fully illustrated day course. More...
The Nature of Trauma
Trauma is now more familiar to the everyday person than it has ever been. Very few of us are unaware of and untouched by trauma. Learn about the nature of trauma and what makes some people more vulnerable to the longer term effects of trauma. This course will enable you to understand post traumatic stress disorder and how it is treated. Find out how you can support yourself, a family member or a friend who may have been traumatised. Awareness of how people who have been traumatised may react is an important first step in healing. More...
Starting a Private Practice in Psychology or Counselling
Many psychologists and counsellors are interested in establishing themselves in private practice either full-time or part-time but are unsure of how to proceed. In this course a psychologist in private practice will overview the essential requirements and possible pitfalls that need to be addressed for the establishment of a successful private practice. This valuable course covers location, set-up costs, legal and ethical issues, insurance, record-keeping, business structures, accounting, marketing and advertising. More...
Essay Writing for HSC Students
Do you find it difficult to get your ideas down on paper? Have you been told that your writing is unclear or badly organised? In this intensive course for senior high school students, participants will learn how to structure essays, organise information and use memorised sources in an exam situation. Participants practise writing introductions, conclusions and paragraphs of evidence and learn how to present information clearly and concisely. This course is ideal for HSC students and Year 11 students wanting a head start. More...
HSC Preparation: English – Standard (Part 3)
This course covers Standard HSC English Modules B Close Study of Text and C Texts and Society. Days 1 & 2 will be devoted to Module B, and days 3-5 to Module C. The course will help you to understand clearly the Syllabus requirements, and assist you in developing the appropriate skills to optimise your responses. You will gain insight into close analysis of texts and ways in which language shapes meaning, with strong emphasis on identifying and commenting on the forms, features and structures of language and texts. You will strengthen your understanding of how people’s attitudes and beliefs may affect their perception of meaning and the consequences of this, and ways in which language can reflect personal experience of change and development. You will have the opportunity to discuss your prescribed texts and will also consider a wide range of related texts. More...
HSC Preparation: English – Advanced (Part 3)
This course covers Advanced HSC English Modules B Critical Study of Texts, & C Representation and Text. Module B is days 1-2; Module C is days 3-5. It will focus on the skills required to meet Syllabus requirements in these two Modules. It will help you to reach a more sophisticated understanding of the meaning of a text, in particular ways in which perceptions of meaning may be affected by historical and other contexts, personal perspectives and medium of production. By considering prescribed texts and a wide range of related texts in Module C, and close analysis of prescribed texts in Module B, you will be able to deepen your understanding of key concepts such as values, perspectives, context, textual integrity and variant readings. More...
HSC Preparation: English – Extension 1 (Part 3)
This course covers HSC English Extension 1 Module B Texts and Ways of Thinking Elective 1: After the Bomb. Students will explore the notion of a particular historical period and the ways in which it shapes literature and other texts in relation to the period from the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. You will study the full range of set texts with the aid of a substantial course booklet and you will discuss possibilities for texts of your own choosing. A particular feature is that the course includes focus on both the creative writing and critical essay components of the exam with a further course booklet to support learning of the creative writing component worth fifty percent of the exam paper. The issues dealt with include the way the texts of the period are shaped by Cold War anxiety and intense questioning about political systems, humanity and human beliefs and values. The lecturer has extensive experience as a marker and judge for English Extension 1 and will include focus on how to achieve success in the examination. More...
HSC Preparation: Legal Studies (Part 3)
This course will be divided into two sections: Section I will cover the Consumers option and Section II will cover the Family option. The legal rights of consumers/family members will be revised and the five themes and challenges for the two options will be examined. Students will be given guidance on how to relate the themes and challenges to each aspect of the two optional topics. Up to date information about changes in the law in relation to the topics will be provided, including the new national law for consumers, The Australian Consumer Law, which began on 1 January 2011. Specific attention will be given to developing evaluative and analytical thinking skills in relation to the two options which are essential for students who want to achieve high results (Band 6 responses) in Legal Studies. More...
HSC Preparation: Physics (Part 3)
This course provides consolidation of the key content and skills from the 9.4 Ideas to Implementation module. There is a focus on those cognitive skills needed to access and apply physics knowledge in an HSC assessment context and the higher order thinking needed to push student achievement into Band 6 More...
The Art Gallery of NSW – From its Creation to 1935
In March 1874, the NSW parliament voted to allocate £500 for the purchase of artworks which was the beginning of the Art Gallery of NSW collection. The following month, the first Impressionist exhibition opened in Paris. However the Gallery only acquired its first French impressionist painting in 1935. What happened during the intervening 61 years? More...
Creative Writing Workshop
Designed to give participants the practical skills to approach their creative writing projects with confidence, this workshop is built around particular topics integral to the writing process, such as voice, character, structure, theme and editing. Using exercises to get started, participants will look at the basic elements of fiction and at ways to develop their work. This creative writing workshop is an invaluable way to find your voice as a writer. More...
How to Build a Social Media Website
Need to build or update your website? Learn how to create a social media website (Wordpress), in this hands-on computer-based course, that can be used as a social media press room or blog. You will how to publish online, then integrate your online content with Facebook and Twitter. More...
Writing the Real
This course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along with plenty of opportunities to write and be inspired. You’ll learn how to approach nonfiction writing with imagination, discipline and lyricism. The course explores the distinctions between fiction and nonfiction and the meanings of real and truthful. It encourages writers to understand nonfiction as literature, and shows them how to employ imagination, discipline, creativity and lyricism in its composition, just as one would in fiction. Although a work of nonfiction can be every bit as literary in its diction and design as a novel, nonfiction cleaves to the actual – something that places a heavy burden of truth-telling upon the writer and reorients imagination from invention to witness. More...
Client Service Excellence
How do you deliver excellent service to your clients, day after day, no matter what other issues and problems are going on? This course focuses on the skills you need to consistently exceed your clients' expectations. It will enhance both your skills and your confidence in handling interactions with clients and enable you to implement best practice client service techniques. During this intensive workshop we’ll cover the key skills and techniques needed to provide outstanding service to all your clients - internal and external – how to generate client loyalty and how to deal with complaints and other difficult situations. The approach is highly interactive, giving you the opportunity to practice all the skills you learn. More...
Digital Photography: The Next Step
This course covers all of the essential aspects of digital photography from camera set-up through to creating your own multimedia slide show. You’ll learn how to get great results in difficult-to-control lighting situations like sports and action photography, as well as how to cope with shooting and storing images while travelling locations. If you are happy with the basics, then take the next step in the exciting world of digital photography. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Arabic 101 (Beginners)
Arabic is the official language of 25 countries and is spoken by more than 280 million people world-wide. Arabic 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language including the numbers, gender and greetings, while introducing some basic elements of Arabic writing. The course follows the recommended text to allow easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Arabic 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third stage in the first year Arabic program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Arabic up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. The course explores the grammatical structure of the language and continues to develop your vocabulary skills through various reading, writing and speaking exercises. More...
Advanced Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. More...
Cartooning Level 1
Learn how to draw cartoons! Participants will learn the basics of the ‘non-verbal communication’ of cartoon drawing. Subjects include facial expressions, drawing hands, body language, humour, basic caricature techniques, and cartoon animals. This course is ideal for complete beginners (with no previous drawing experience) right through to professional designers, artists (of all disciplines), illustrators and animators. The skills this workshop covers are also very sought after in the fields of advertising, web-design, education, and the media. Materials included. Families welcome, ages 10 and above! More...
Classic Walks in Britain 1: A Traveller’s Guide
One of the best ways of exploring the history, culture and landscape of Britain is to walk it. Walking gives us the opportunity to slow down, to appreciate the world through which we normally race. The physiological benefits of longer distance walking are many, including an increased sense of well-being. If you have ever wanted to go on a walking journey in Britain, but have been reluctant or unsure about how to start, this course will help you to prepare for it. More...
German 101 (Beginners)
German is spoken by over 100 million people world-wide and is one of the worlds most learned languages. German 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language such as how to introduce yourself and numbering. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to learn basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. More...
German 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in German 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed German 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course will expand on the previous terms work while introducing how to describe your house, various daily routines and telling the time. Grammatical development is further emphasised through various speaking, listening and writing exercises that will teach you how to express yourself. More...
German 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final part of the first year German program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. German 104 will consolidate and further your grammatical skills from previous terms by introducing the perfect tense, personal pronouns and the use of prepositions. The course will cover how to give directions and retell events to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. More...
German 202 (Level 5)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 201 or who have completed 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
German 304 (Level 11)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 303 or who have completed 270 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
DSLR Video
All DSLR cameras now take stills and video – it’s the industry ‘buzz’ but few people actually use the DSLR to shoot video because it’s considered ‘too hard’ and the editing too complex. Though producing a good video is certainly a complex process, it’s actually quite easy to make impressive short videos from a trip, family outing or get-together with simple shooting and editing techniques using inexpensive but very creative software applications. More...
Enhancing Your English: Steps Toward Better Writing
For many students and people in the workplace success depends on achieving a satisfactory standard in written English. This course increases skills in basic written English. It services students involved in University Preparation Courses, tertiary education, HSC courses and those already engaged in the workplace. It begins with revision of practical English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and progresses to more complicated sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary enrichment and English for different kinds of writing, including essays and workplace communication. There is a main focus on intensive practice with written exercises, including detailed feedback and discussion. More...
French 101 (Beginners)
French is the official language of 28 countries and is spoken by more than 450 million people world-wide. French 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language including greetings, manners, the alphabet, numbers and writing in French. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to work on your speaking and listening skills. More...
French 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in French 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed French 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course will expand on introductory material while covering how to tell the time, give and receive directions and express yourself. Grammatical development is further emphasised through various speaking, listening and writing exercises. More...
French 201 (Level 4)
This course is the first in the second year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of French up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. French 201 will advance your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through introducing a range of new topics and grammatical structures. Skills are developed through exploring new material such as giving advice, recycling, finding accommodation as well as relative and indirect pronouns. More...
Modern Greek 102 (Level 1)
This course is the second stage in the first year Modern Greek program and is suitable for those who have completed the beginners course or a recent 25 hours of face to face tuition. Modern Greek 101 expands on material covered in the introductory class to further your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. New material will teach you how to talk about your family and friends, describe your likes and dislikes and explain your daily activities. Grammatical themes will cover conjugation, pronoun use, adjectives and various tenses. More...
Italian 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third part of the first year Italian program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Italian up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course focuses on describing yourself and your family, talking about others and their actions and how to make arrangements. Grammatical themes will focus on the use of comparatives, pronouns and various tenses. More...
Chiacchierando in Italiano
Il corso mira a mettere in pratica tutte le regole sintatico-grammaticali studiate dallo studente e quindi consentire allo studente di conquistare una padronanza della lingua che gli possa permettere di usarla come propria espressione verbale. Usando esclusivamente materiale autentico provvisto dall’insegnante (quindi non un libro di testo), si praticano le quattro abilità linguistiche basandosi su temi di attualità. Questi sono sempre diversi per poter permettere agli studenti di variare sia il vocabolario, sia per dargli l’opportunità di conoscere in un modo ampio e vario la ricchezza della cultura italiana. Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Italian up to 404 or who have completed 395 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. More...
Parliamo Insieme
This course offers advanced students the opportunity to further improve their Italian language skills through lively discussion on a diverse range of topics including film, literature, music and current affairs. It uses group discussions and individual presentation by the students on various topics (culture, society, environment, etc., as well as Italian current affairs) to build on the competencies achieved in previous levels. This course will allow the students to practice and improve the four macro skills in Italian through a wide variety of activities. This is an advanced class which focuses on fluency and conversation but, at the same time, revises any grammatical/syntactical point when necessary. More...
Japanese 101 (Beginners)
Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. The program offered here is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or explore their own heritage. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many professionals who engage in frequent business travels. The beginners course requires no prior knowledge or Japanese and is suitable for all individuals. More...
Japanese 102 (Level 1)
This course continues to develop material learned in the beginners class and is suitable for those who have completed Japanese 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 102 will further your ability to read, speak, listen and also write the language by covering the themes of basic shopping, getting around, asking for directions and making travel plans. The course follows the content in the prescribed chapters of the recommended text for reference and practice between sessions. More...
Japanese 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third class in the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 103 starts to introduce the Katakana phonetic script through learning how to talk about and describe events, making phone calls and an introduction to the intriguing honorifics of the culture. Your ability to express yourself both verbally and non-verbally will improve as your explore these topics. More...
Japanese 201 (Level 4)
This course is the first of the second year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. Content covered in these courses will compliment your growing vocabulary and ability to understand various grammatical structures by teaching you how to describe your job, the norms for socialising at Japanese events, talking about your activities and responding to various inquiries. More...
Korean 102 (Level 1)
This course develops material covered in the beginners class and is suitable for those who have completed Korean 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Through learning how to introduce yourself, meet and greet others, describing your day and discussing the past and future you will start to develop your verbal and non-verbal language skills. More...
Latin Plus
This advanced class will examine a number of ancient texts, focusing on grammatical constructions and an understanding of the selected texts within their cultural and historical perspective. More...
Latin Extension
This course aims to deepen an appreciation of Latin through the preparation of short set pieces in English to Latin and Latin to English, and also includes short unseen passages to test comprehension. The readings are wide-ranging, and are designed to provide an enjoyable enhancement of language skills through the revision of vocabulary and grammar. Voluntary class interaction is encouraged through reading Latin aloud, and discussing language and cultural aspects of the set pieces. More...
Mandarin 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final class in the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Mandarin up to 103 or 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. Mandarin 104 will consolidate material covered in the first year program to develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. New material will introduce working with dates, discussing the past and future, exchanging travel stories and talking about your hobbies. More...
Mandarin 204 (Level 7)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Mandarin up to 203 or who have completed 170 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
Mandarin 403 (Level 14)
This is the third course in the fourth year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Mandarin up to 402 or who have completed 345 hours of recent face to face tuition. Material covered in Mandarin 403 includes; discussing outdoor activities, talking about detailed travel plans and sharing life experiences. Material also covers learning about the Chinese constitution and various cultural festivities. More...
Mandarin 701 (Level 24)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Mandarin up to 604 or who have completed 595 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Mandarin 701 is designed for those learners who have reached the proficiency that allows them to fulfil everyday social and transactional needs and wish to continue their study at a more advanced level. In addition to language skills, it furthers students' knowledge and understanding of Chinese culture and society. Each session consists largely of class and small group discussions around a core reading as the topic while some writing tasks are designed as homework for each week. More...
Brazilian Portuguese 102 (Level 1)
Brazilian Portuguese 102 is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed Brazilian Portuguese 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. The content will further expand on the previous term’s work to develop more complex ways of expressing yourself, making reservations and talking about daily activities while further advancing your grammatical and alphabetical understanding. More...
Positioning a Consultancy Business for Greater Success
Established consultants and professional advisors seldom consider their own success in a systematic way, despite working with clients to accomplish that objective … for their clients. Consultants and professional advisors often think about building value into their businesses but don’t know the enablers and tactics for growth to build that value. More...
Russian 101 (Beginners)
Russian is spoken by over 270 million people in various countries world-wide. Although primarily spoken in Russia, it is also an official language in various other countries such as Belarus, Kazakhstan and South Ossetia. This course is suitable for all individuals as no prior knowledge of the language is required. Russian 101 will cover various material including; greetings and goodbyes, introductions, asking for directions and shopping basics. You will also start learning the Cyrillic alphabet and various grammatical rules of the language. More...
Russian 102 (Level 1)
This course continues to develop material covered in the beginners course and is suitable for those who have completed Russian 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Russian 102 will teach you how to describe various professions, speaking on the phone and making arrangements and describing your life. Grammatical themes teach the use of adverbs, various tenses and locative cases. All this material will be presented with an emphasis on developing your Cyrillic alphabet understanding as well as other reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. More...
Diskutiruem Po-Russki: Iskusstvo I Zhizn
This conversation class offers students the opportunity to broaden their vocabulary and develop language skills through a lively discussion of social and cultural issues. It is designed for students who have a sound knowledge of Russian language and would like to maintain and improve their fluency. It will be conducted entirely in Russian. More...
Spanish 102 (Level 1)
This course is suitable for those who have completed Spanish 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Spanish 102 will further develop material covered in the beginners course and will teach you how to describe people and your daily routine, explain shopping basics, order in a restaurant, talk about your preferences, make plans and appointments, and the present progressive tense. More...
Spanish 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third level of the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Spanish up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. In this course you will learn how to make comparisons about people and places, talk about the weather and learn various new grammatical structures. Throughout the course various class and group activities will assist in developing your verbal and non-verbal language skills. More...
Thai 101 (Beginners)
Thai is a popular South-East Asian language and is spoken by over 75 million people both in and outside of Thailand. This is a beginners level course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Thai 101 will introduce you to the country and culture of Thailand while teaching you how to greet people, order food at a restaurant and ask for directions. You will also be introduced to various grammatical structures as you learn how to listen and speak the language. More...
Thai 102 (Level 1)
This course expands on material covered in the beginners course and is suitable for those who have completed Thai 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Thai 102 will teach you how to tell the time and make appoints, talk about your daily routine and discuss the weather. Grammatical themes centre around the past and future tense to develop your speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. More...
The Story of the English Language
What has happened to make the English language of a thousand or more years ago largely unintelligible to English speakers today? Why is our grammar so different from that of some otherwise closely related European languages? Why is our vocabulary so large? We will trace the influences that were at work over time to alter the language, spoken and written, and that have brought about such huge changes from Old English to the language of Chaucer; from then to the Early Modern English of Shakespeare and so to the English in its many variations spoken around the world in the 21st century. More...
Turkish 203 (Level 6)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Turkish up to 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
Understanding English Grammar – Level 3
This third level will cover a more detailed analysis of clause structure, and go on to examine variations in information packaging and derived structures which give the English speaker and writer alternative methods of communicating their thoughts, involving sometimes complex variations of grammar. A special study of the sometimes vexed question of adjectives and adverbs will be undertaken. More...
Vietnamese 101 (Beginners)
Over 80 million people speak Vietnamese both in Vietnam and various other communities around the world. For example, it is the language of a large community of nearly 200,000 Australians of Vietnamese heritage. This a beginners course that requires no prior knowledge of the language and through classroom activities such as pair work, group work, role play and discussions, participants will have the chance to communicate in the official language of one of Southeast Asia’s oldest civilisations. Great emphasis is given to pronunciation and fluency, which will enhance learners' confidence when conversing in this complex tonal language. More...
Vietnamese 102 (Level 1)
This course develops material covered in the beginners class and is suitable for those who have completed Vietnamese 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills development will be of focus as you learn to describe your family, career and travel plans, as well as learn how to give and receive directions. The course follows the recommended text to allow for easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Arabic 101 (Beginners)
Arabic is the official language of 25 countries and is spoken by more than 280 million people world-wide. Arabic 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language including the numbers, gender and greetings, while introducing some basic elements of Arabic writing. The course follows the recommended text to allow easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Modern Hebrew 101 (Beginners)
Modern Hebrew is spoken by over 7 million people throughout the Middle East and is the official language of Israel. This is a beginners level course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Modern Hebrew 101 will introduce the foundations of the language through teaching a balance of all four macro skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), however the main focus will be on speaking and listening skills. Participants will be encouraged to develop their speaking abilities through dialogues/role plays, pair work and exercises bases on daily life situations, as well as be introduced to the Hebrew alphabet in print and scrip. The course follows the recommended text for easy reference and practice between class meetings. More...
Business Process Design and Implementation
If you’re a business manager or business analyst or in an organisational change role, this course will provide you with key skills in mapping, understanding and designing business processes and explain how to use processes to strategically realign your organisation. You’ll also learn how to define roles and responsibilities based on processes and how to use information systems and workflow to implement processes. Participants will work on an extended team-based case study and take away useful templates and a toolkit of process design methods. More...
Chinese 101 (Intensive)
This course covers Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1, Lessons 1 to 5 and is taught over 4 hours per week in two sessions. More...
Chinese 102 (Intensive)
This course covers Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1, Lessons 6 to 10 and is taught over 4 hours per week in two sessions. More...
Chinese 103 (Intensive)
This course covers Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 2, Lessons 1 to 5 and is taught over 4 hours per week in two sessions. More...
Classical Greek 101 (Beginners)
The course is designed to lead students easily and gently into reading original ancient Greek texts and to provide the grammatical expertise and vocabulary to enable this to be done confidently. From the earliest lessons, short passages of original Greek by ancient authors (poets and prose writers, as well as selections from the New Testament) are introduced alongside the narrative stories of the course. As this is a beginners course, no prior knowledge of Classical Greek is required. More...
French 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in French 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed French 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course will expand on introductory material while covering how to tell the time, give and receive directions and express yourself. Grammatical development is further emphasised through various speaking, listening and writing exercises. More...
French 203 (Level 6)
This course continues to develop material covered in previous classes and is suitable for those who have completed all levels up to French 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face to face tuition. A variety of class activities will teach you how to express your opinion and make various comparisons. The course will expand on previous subjunctive verb and superlative adjective use to improve language fluency. More...
Modern Greek 101 (Beginners)
Modern Greek is spoken by over 15 million people world-wide in Greece and various other countries in the European Union. This course provides a beginners introduction to Modern Greek and requires no prior knowledge of the language. Modern Greek 101 will introduce the alphabet, greetings and introductions and how to describe various daily activities. Some of these activities include arranging accommodation, transportation, shopping and ordering food and drink. More...
Parliamo Insieme: La Vita Quotidiana
Want to put into conversational practice the Italian you have learned formally? Feel confident talking about yourself, your hobbies and interests, getting around in Italy, and describing what you have done and intend to do – all in Italian! This intermediate-level conversation course will help you practise and consolidate your Italian language skills before going on to the upper levels. It is designed for those students who have a good working knowledge of the present verb tense and would like to practice their past and future tenses. This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Italian up to and including 103, or who have completed 75 hours of recent face-to-face tuition or the equivalent. Emphasis is given to oral skills, but some reading and writing will be included, as well as some revision of grammar in context. More...
Japanese 401 (Level 12)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 304 or who have completed 295 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. More...
Korean 303 (Level 10)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Korean up to 302 or who have completed 245 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. More...
Latin 103 (Level 2)
This is the third course of the first year Latin program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels up to 102 or 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. Course material will cover nouns and adjectives, such as numerals and declarations, as well as the use of imperfect, perfect and irregular verbs. This material will assist in your reading and writing ability to make expressions of time and place. More...
Polish 201 (Level 4)
The Polish 201 course applies communicative methods and is suitable for anyone interested in learning to speak and understand Polish language during both holidays and business travels. This course is suitable for those who have completed Polish 104 or equivalent, or who have completed 95 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. More...
Russian 201 (Level 4)
This course is the first of the second year language program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Russian up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. In this course you will learn how to express your appetite and order in a restaurant, describe various times of the day and seasons and explain your daily routines. This material will utilise various grammatical themes to ensure correct sentence structure and competency in your verbal and non-verbal skills. More...
Russian 202 (Level 5)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Russian up to 201 or who have completed 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. Russian 202 will focus on various grammatical themes, such as genitive cases and possessive pronouns, to ensure correct syntactical development. Also introduced will be various elements of cultural significance including the Cathedral of Basil the Blessed and Catherine the Second of Russia. More...
Spanish 101 (Beginners)
Spanish is a truly global language given its official status in 21 countries and spoken by over 350 million people. This is a beginner’s level course that requires no prior knowledge of the language and is suitable for all individuals. Spanish 101 will introduce basic greetings and the sharing of personal information, introductions, describing yourself and various methods of transportation. Grammatical themes will compliment your learned vocabulary to provide the framework for further verbal and non-verbal skills development. More...
Turkish 102 (Level 1)
This course is suitable for those who have completed Turkish 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Turkish 102 will continue to develop material learned in the beginners course, such as greetings and farewells, and further improve your verbal and non-verbal skills through introducing how to address people, give directions and talk about your daily routine. More...
Arabic 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in Arabic 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed Arabic 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. The course will expand upon introductory material with a greater focus on grammatical structure and speaking skills while increasing vocabulary. More...
Modern Hebrew 103 (Level 2)
Level 103 builds on the knowledge learnt in the 102 course, concentrating further on developing speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. It exposes students to a variety of genres and provides them with opportunities to communicate in Hebrew both orally and in writing in everyday situations. It also exposes them to various aspects of Israeli culture. This course is suitable for those who have completed Modern Hebrew 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. More...
Chinese 1021 (Standard)
This course covers Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1 (Lessons 6 to 7/8) and is taught over 2 hours per week in one session. More...
German 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in German 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed German 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course will expand on the previous terms work while introducing how to describe your house, various daily routines and telling the time. Grammatical development is further emphasised through various speaking, listening and writing exercises that will teach you how to express yourself. More...
German 201 (Level 4)
This course is the first of the second year German program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. In this course you will learn to discuss various aspects of lifestyle, learn about birthdays and invitation and explore the culture and language in difference regions of Germany. Grammatical themes will cover adjective use, comparatives and superlatives to further develop your language macro skills. More...
French 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in French 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed French 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course will expand on introductory material while covering how to tell the time, give and receive directions and express yourself. Grammatical development is further emphasised through various speaking, listening and writing exercises. More...
French 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final stage in the first year French program. It is suitable for those who have completed all levels of French up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. This level builds upon the previous three terms work and prepares you for the second year program. French 104 covers various elements of food, such as traditional dishes and cafe visits, and various games and city locations. Speaking, listening and writing skills learned are consolidated and expanded to cover the use of pronouns, ordinal numbers and expressions of quantity. More...
French 201 (Level 4)
This course is the first in the second year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of French up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. French 201 will advance your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills through introducing a range of new topics and grammatical structures. Skills are developed through exploring new material such as giving advice, recycling, finding accommodation as well as relative and indirect pronouns. More...
French 202 (Level 5)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of French up to 201 or who have completed 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. In this course you will learn about day to day living, seasons and how to describe people. French 201 starts to develop more complex grammatical structures by introducing pronominal verbs, subjunctives and the future tense. These new grammatical and vocabulary skills are brought together through various writing, speaking and class listening activities. More...
Plus pointu que moi, tu meurs!
Le français parlé n’est pas comme celui des méthodes de langue? Ces huit rencontres vous proposent d’examiner les grands traits du français contemporain avec son verlan, ses abréviations ou l’argot des banlieues qui entre dans le langage courant. Avec l’aide d’articles et clips d’actualités, sketches et dessins humoristiques, chansons récentes et extraits de bandes dessinées, devenez adeptes des mélanges belle langue et expressions colorées. This advanced oral course on spoken French and its colloquialisms is also suitable for students who have completed French 304 or the equivalent. More...
Modern Greek 103 (Level 2)
This course continues to develop material covered in the first year Modern Greek program. Modern Greek 103 is suitable for those who have completed all levels up to and including 102 or a recent 45 hours of face to face tuition. In this course you will learn about various foods, how to invite people to events and celebrations and plan visits to the doctors. Grammatical themes will include learning a variety of tenses, nouns, pronouns and adjectives. More...
Italian 102 (Level 1)
This course builds upon material from the beginners course and is suitable for those who have completed Italian 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Italian 102 will teach you how to describe your day, give and understand directions and how to shop. Reading, writing, listening and speaking components of the language will be built upon from Italian 101 while furthering grammatical skills to adjective, partitive and pronoun use. More...
Italian 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third part of the first year Italian program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Italian up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course focuses on describing yourself and your family, talking about others and their actions and how to make arrangements. Grammatical themes will focus on the use of comparatives, pronouns and various tenses. More...
Japanese 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third class in the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 103 starts to introduce the Katakana phonetic script through learning how to talk about and describe events, making phone calls and an introduction to the intriguing honorifics of the culture. Your ability to express yourself both verbally and non-verbally will improve as your explore these topics. More...
Korean 101 (Beginners)
Korean is spoken by over 78 million people world-wide. Although spoken mostly in North and South Korea, Australia and several other countries have large Korean populations who speak the language. The 101 course introduces simple vocabulary, such as greetings and numbering, as well as providing a background to the Korean culture. As this is a beginners course, no previous knowledge of Korean is required. More...
Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 are sufficient to be able to create real-world presentations. You will also learn how to add themes, run a slide show, print, publish presentations. More...
Brazilian Portuguese 103 (Level 2)
Brazilian Portuguese 103 is the third level of the first year program. Level 103 is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Brazilian Portuguese up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. In this course you will learn how to make comparisons about people and places, talk about past activities and learn new grammatical structures. Throughout the course various class and group activities will assist in developing your verbal and non-verbal language skills. More...
Philosophy for Science III: Bodies in Motion – Classical Physics from Democritus to Einstein
Science is a ‘methodology’: a particular way of observing and explaining the world, of answering the one BIG question: “What must the world be like, that it produce the phenomena we observe?” Part three of this four part series retraces the unfolding of the Scientific Revolution: the evolution of classical physics, chemistry and electromagnetism from Democritus and Aristotle to Maxwell and Einstein. It’s a monumental tale of achievement; and by the end of the nineteenth century, we had everything all figured out! Or so we thought… More...
Philosophy and Social Media
New online services like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn challenge longstanding ideas about privacy and intellectual property. At the same time, they are cultivating an ethos of sharing and transparency that is impacting on business, government, and civil society in important ways. As these new technologies change the world, they change us. This course draws on philosophical ideas to explore how social media is changing our sense of personal identity and ethics. The course considers the benefits and dangers of social media, its shallows and its depths. More...
Spanish 101 (Beginners)
Spanish is a truly global language given its official status in 21 countries and spoken by over 350 million people. This is a beginner’s level course that requires no prior knowledge of the language and is suitable for all individuals. Spanish 101 will introduce basic greetings and the sharing of personal information, introductions, describing yourself and various methods of transportation. Grammatical themes will compliment your learned vocabulary to provide the framework for further verbal and non-verbal skills development. More...
Spanish 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third level of the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Spanish up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. In this course you will learn how to make comparisons about people and places, talk about the weather and learn various new grammatical structures. Throughout the course various class and group activities will assist in developing your verbal and non-verbal language skills. More...
SQL Level 1
This course is provided for people with minimal understanding of relational databases (Access, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL etc) who want to get more value from the SQL Level 2 course or who just want to demystify relational database management systems. More...
Thai 103 (Level 2)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Thai up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Thai 103 will continue to develop your verbal and non-verbal language skills through teaching you how to express yourself, make small talk with locals, talk about your day and make recent travel plans. You will learn more about the culture and what it is like to work with Thai people. This course will also continue to introduce basic rules of reading and the written system of Thai in social interactions including reading road signs, menus and writing short notes. More...
The Middle East Today
The Middle East conflict today is a complex and dangerous situation, involving nations inside and outside of the region. It is, in many ways, the centre of East-West tensions and modern terrorism Understanding the conflict requires detailed knowledge of which players are involved, their histories and their ambitions in the region. In this course participants will look at the Arab and Muslim groups who have an input into the conflict and at the same time will look at the state of and the role it plays. The course will also look at Christian groups in the Middle East, especially in Palestine and Lebanon to see how they are involved and what their stake is. Finally the class will examine the other players, from the United States to Iran, and what outcomes they hope to achieve. While an understanding of the history is important, the main focus will be on identifying the situation as it exists today. More...
The Psychology of Influence
Some people appear to have a knack for influencing others. Their persuasive skills appear to flow naturally and unconsciously – but they actually stem from principles anyone can learn to apply. By understanding these principles, you can get others to listen to you, persuade people to change their mind, shift the direction of a conversation, communicate a message effectively. This course is suitable for anyone who needs to engage and inspire others at work – including managers, sales staff, customer service providers, consultants and professionals. More...
Turkish 103 (Level 2)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Turkish up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. Learn how to talk about your past activities, make suggestions to people, express your intentions and much more. Various class activities help to develop your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills while learning more about the Turkish culture. More...
Marketing Level 2
Looking to build on your existing marketing skills? This course is designed for experienced marketers or those who have already completed ‘Marketing Essentials’ or an equivalent. Focus on a deeper understanding of the key marketing tools of advertising, PR, promotions and digital marketing. Consider effective use of marketing funds (including profitability, return on marketing investment and financials from a marketing perspective) and exploring the latest marketing trends – from changes in consumer marketing to digital and on line marketing. Using an interactive teaching style including group work, case studies and lecture format, the course will challenge you to become more strategic in your thinking and truly market orientated in your business. More...
Business Chinese for Beginners
Thinking about working in China? This introductory course is designed to meet the immediate needs of the learners at the beginner level in their Chinese study for business purposes. It focuses on the basic skills for daily life communication in Chinese language. Each lesson covers a certain topic in the format of small dialogues with Chinese Pinyin, characters and English translation. By the end of the course, learners will have developed some confidence and competence for survival in business contexts. Suitable for those who are leaving for China soon! More...
Chinese 1011 (Standard)
This course covers Integrated Chinese Level 1, Part 1, Lessons 1 to 2/3 and is taught over 2 hours per week in one session. More...
Chinese for Travellers
Planning a trip to China? Daunted by the prospect of asking for directions, finding accommodation, using local transport and understanding the menu? This course aims to provide you with a survival guide to Mandarin, introduce you to the highlights of Beijing and surrounding environs, and to offer practical suggestions on how to get the most out of your holiday. Suitable for absolute beginners. More...
Creative Writing: Voice and Style (Part 2)
This 5 week course enables participants who have begun to identify their own unique voice and style, to gain confidence in developing and committing to it. Participants may wish to continue working with a project that has begun to reflect clear aspects of their voice and style. New projects may also be commenced. The focus will be on supporting participants to remain true too their original expression whilst developing writing projects. More...
German 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third part of the first year German program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. In this course your reading, writing, speaking and listening skills will be furthered through various class activities that teach you how to ask for directions, discuss work and describe holiday travel. More...
German 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final part of the first year German program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. German 104 will consolidate and further your grammatical skills from previous terms by introducing the perfect tense, personal pronouns and the use of prepositions. The course will cover how to give directions and retell events to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. More...
German 403 (Level 14)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 402 or who have completed 345 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
French 101 (Beginners)
French is the official language of 28 countries and is spoken by more than 450 million people world-wide. French 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language including greetings, manners, the alphabet, numbers and writing in French. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to work on your speaking and listening skills. More...
French 102 (Level 1)
This course continues the material in French 101 and is the second course in the first year program. Level 102 is suitable for those who have completed French 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. This course will expand on introductory material while covering how to tell the time, give and receive directions and express yourself. Grammatical development is further emphasised through various speaking, listening and writing exercises. More...
French 103 (Level 2)
This course continues the material in French 102 and is suitable for those who have completed French 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. French 102 focuses on expressions, socialising, asking questions and various cultural activities to further your listening, speaking and writing development. Grammatical themes cover more complex verb and sentence structures, allowing you to piece together the information you have learned in previous classes. More...
Modern Greek 103 (Level 2)
This course continues to develop material covered in the first year Modern Greek program. Modern Greek 103 is suitable for those who have completed all levels up to and including 102 or a recent 45 hours of face to face tuition. In this course you will learn about various foods, how to invite people to events and celebrations and plan visits to the doctors. Grammatical themes will include learning a variety of tenses, nouns, pronouns and adjectives. More...
Hindi 101 (Beginners)
Hindi-Urdu, also known as Hindustani, is the official language of India and is spoken by over 490 million people world-wide. Hindi 101 is a beginners level course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. In this course you will learn basic social greetings, manners and how to describe yourself. You will also be introduced to the Devanagari syllabary and vocal inflexions used in the language. Simple grammatical concepts, such as adjective, noun and verb use, will be introduced. More...
Italian 102 (Level 1)
This course builds upon material from the beginners course and is suitable for those who have completed Italian 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Italian 102 will teach you how to describe your day, give and understand directions and how to shop. Reading, writing, listening and speaking components of the language will be built upon from Italian 101 while furthering grammatical skills to adjective, partitive and pronoun use. More...
Japanese 101 (Beginners)
Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. The program offered here is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or explore their own heritage. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many professionals who engage in frequent business travels. The beginners course requires no prior knowledge or Japanese and is suitable for all individuals. More...
Japanese 102 (Level 1)
This course continues to develop material learned in the beginners class and is suitable for those who have completed Japanese 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 102 will further your ability to read, speak, listen and also write the language by covering the themes of basic shopping, getting around, asking for directions and making travel plans. The course follows the content in the prescribed chapters of the recommended text for reference and practice between sessions. More...
Latin 101 (Beginners)
With extensive use in science, law and many modern day languages, Latin is a popular course for academics, those wanting to learn romance languages or simply those who enjoy the classics. The beginners level course requires no prior knowledge and is suitable for any individual who wishes to enrol. Latin 101 introduces several nouns, adjectives and verbs through various readings and other material while following the recommended text to allow to easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Microsoft Word Level 1
Microsoft Word Level 1 focuses on basic document production using Microsoft Word and is designed to give the learner a sound understanding of how documents are created, formatted, and printed. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce reports, tabularised numbers and the like. More...
Polish 101 (Beginners)
Polish is spoken by 50 million people and is part of the western branch of Slavic languages. Polish, like other Indo-European languages, shares some Latin grammar and vocabulary. The Polish language course applies communicative methods and is suitable for anyone interested in learning to speak and understand Polish language during both holidays and business travels. This course is a beginners level course and requires no previous knowledge of the language. More...
Brazilian Portuguese 104 (Level 3)
Brazilian Portuguese 104 is the fourth level of the first year program. Level 104 is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Brazilian Portuguese up to 103 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. More...
Spanish 102 (Level 1)
This course is suitable for those who have completed Spanish 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Spanish 102 will further develop material covered in the beginners course and will teach you how to describe people and your daily routine, explain shopping basics, order in a restaurant, talk about your preferences, make plans and appointments, and the present progressive tense. More...
Spanish 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final stage in the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Spanish up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. Material from the prior first year courses will be consolidated to assist you in combining your verbal and non-verbal skills learned this far. New material will introduce how to describe personalities, express your opinions and how to give instructions. The course follows the recommended text to allow easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Thai 203 (Level 6)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Thai up to 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face-to-face tuition or equivalent. More...
Turkish 101 (Beginners)
Turkish is spoken by over 70 million people throughout various Eastern European, Central Asian and Middle Eastern countries. Turkish 101 is suitable for all individuals and requires no prior knowledge of the language. The beginners course will introduce you to a variety of material including; greeting people, making travel plans and what to do in an emergency. The course follows the recommended text to allow for easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Understanding English Grammar – Level 1
Those who speak English fluently know the grammar of the language – or most of it anyway – but they may not know much about the grammar or how to talk about it or how to analyse their own use of it. This course aims to establish an understanding of the basic ways in which the rules of our grammar work as they allow us to construct sentences that are comprehensible to other speakers of the language. If there are uncertainties in the ways the rules are supposed to work (do we say ‘between you and I’ or ‘between you and me’?) all questions will be settled. More...
German 101 (Beginners)
German is spoken by over 100 million people world-wide and is one of the worlds most learned languages. German 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language such as how to introduce yourself and numbering. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to learn basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. More...
German 203 (Level 6)
This course continues material covered in previous terms and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of German up to 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face to face tuition. In German 203 your writing skills will be of focus where you learn how to create emails and letters, as well as how to express yourself, your ideas and your interests. Although there is a writing emphasis, you will continue to develop and refine your speaking, listening and reading skills. More...
Effective Web Writing for Business
This course is for business owners, web content writers, marketers, administration staff and anyone else writing web content for business. It gives you the skills and proven techniques to attract your target audience, engage them with your words and prompt them to take the action you desire. You will also learn how to write Search Engine Optimised (SEO) copy. The day includes lots of practical workshop exercises, real world examples and a healthy dose of discussion about your needs and objectives. More...
French 101 (Beginners)
French is the official language of 28 countries and is spoken by more than 450 million people world-wide. French 101 is the beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Participants learn the basics of the language including greetings, manners, the alphabet, numbers and writing in French. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to work on your speaking and listening skills. More...
French 103 (Level 2)
This course continues the material in French 102 and is suitable for those who have completed French 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. French 102 focuses on expressions, socialising, asking questions and various cultural activities to further your listening, speaking and writing development. Grammatical themes cover more complex verb and sentence structures, allowing you to piece together the information you have learned in previous classes. More...
Modern Greek 202 (Level 5)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Modern Greek up to 201 or who have completed 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
Hindi 104 (Level 3)
This course is this final stage of the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Hindi up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. Hindi 104 will consolidate the previous terms material to further develop competency in reading, writing, listening and speaking. New grammatical material will introduce how to express actions of the past and the use of nuances in verb actions. You will also continue to learn other skills such as telling the time and expressing how to perform various actions. More...
Italian 202 (Level 5)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Italian up to 201 or who have completed 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
Japanese 202 (Level 5)
This course furthers material covered in Japanese 201 and is suitable for those who have completed the 201 class or 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 202 will teach you how to ask someone about their preferences and opinions as well as develop your ability to converse in shopping situations. The class is based on the recommended text to allow easy reference for practice between sessions as you improve your various language skills. More...
Russian 302 (Level 9)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Russian up to 301 or who have completed 220 hours of recent face to face tuition. More...
Spanish 102 (Level 1)
This course is suitable for those who have completed Spanish 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Spanish 102 will further develop material covered in the beginners course and will teach you how to describe people and your daily routine, explain shopping basics, order in a restaurant, talk about your preferences, make plans and appointments, and the present progressive tense. More...
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
Designed for managers and other professionals who need an understanding of the financial drivers of business, this course provides an introduction to the concepts underlying external financial accounting and internal management accounting. You’ll be introduced to the skills necessary to prepare, interpret and analyse financial statements, and will gain an insight into how your business decisions impact the financial reports of your company. We’ll also cover budgeting, costing and key performance indicators, and clarify the often misunderstood area of accrual accounting. More...
Memory Maximiser
Have you ever wondered why other people have a better memory than you? There’s nothing worse than attending a function and not remembering people’s names, or drawing a complete blank when making an important presentation. Memory is far more than just recalling things. It depends on a number of different brain functions. This course is designed to teach useful and practical techniques to everyday people just like you. Learn how to maximise your memory capabilities by creating the optimum internal environment for you to build an excellent memory system. Learn to use a number of different techniques that will help you memorise information quickly and easily. More...
Becoming a Leader: Strategies for Developing a Leadership Identity
This course is for business leaders who have a team or organisation to lead and inspire. You’ll gain leader identity development and visual, vocal, verbal and think-on-your-feet skills to inspire your people to take action. Develop your understanding and skill in carrying yourself like a leader, in sounding like a leader, and in crafting and delivering simple messages. We’ll also discuss ‘environment versatility’ - how to listen, speak and present in very informal to very formal environments. More...
SQL Level 3 (Triggers, Stored Procedures, Control Flow Statements, Scripting)
Do you want to write more powerful SQL code? This course takes your SQL skills to the next level by introducing the use of flow control statements (if statements and loops etc.), the use of common SQL functions and creation of user defined functions, stored procedures and triggers. You’ll also learn how to activate SQL from, and return data to, user applications via ADO or ADO .Net. You’ll implement transactions, cursors, an audit trail and learn how to handle errors. More...
The Art and Culture of Renaissance Italy
Renaissance Italy was a vibrant and bustling place, with highly-developed and expanding commercial systems, large urban populations, access to a staggering range of classical works, and a need and appreciation for art – as decoration, as a spiritual offering, and for enjoyment. In this study day, we investigate the origins and development of this productive time and its fascinating artistic and cultural impact, which continue to affect how we understand and view Western art today. The end result will be a visual key for unlocking the secrets of Renaissance art and the culture of Italy the next time you encounter them, either in an art gallery in Australia or when you travel. More...
Art Therapy
Art is widely recognised as an important tool for helping people feel better. Using a mix of simple art activities, writing and discussion, you’ll experience a unique way to explore, restore and transform your life. Be enriched as you experiment with paint, pastels and clay in a playful and supportive environment. Learn to navigate your life with art from your heart. No art experience is necessary and all art materials are provided on the day. More...
May Gibbs: Her Life and Works
Iconic Australian artist and author May Gibbs is best known from her book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. While her gumnuts are instantly recognisable by all Australians, they only form part of her diverse output, which include portraits, caricatures, cartoons, comic strips, newspaper columns and postcards. From her birth in England to her death in Sydney 92 years later, her life was fascinating as she left her distinctive mark in a wide range of fields. This course will describe how her work evolved from her first published work at the age of twelve to her last work at the age of 90. More...
Russian 203 (Level 6)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Russian up to 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face to face tuition. Material in Russian 203 includes; asking others about their feelings, giving advice and talking about necessities and obligations. Grammatical themes will continue to cover material from previous courses, but also introduce the instrumental case of adjectives and pronouns, locative cases and verbs of motion. The course follows the recommended text that has been specifically designed to ensure easy reference and practice between sessions. More...
Joomla! Extended
Do you want to extend your knowledge in using the Joomla! Platform? This is beyond the introduction of using Sections, Categories, Articles and Menus. We look deeper into some of the business extensions that could be integrated with Joomla! to extend its usability from both ends (as a website administrator and as a site user). More...
PHP and MySQL Level 1
Learn how to create dynamic database-driven websites using MySQL and PHP – the fastest-growing scripting language in the world. The course includes demonstrations and hands-on exercises in class along with programming notes. More...
Govorim Po-Russki: Stil Zhizni I Hobbi
Conducted almost entirely in Russian language, this course is suitable for students who have undertaken approximately three years of study at CCE or equivalent educational organisation. Having acquired basic knowledge of Russian grammar and memorised many language structures, you are now ready to speak within the safety of a structured conversational environment . The aim of this course is to consolidate and develop knowledge previously gained, as well as introduce more complex language structures which will allow for expression of feelings and opinions, facilitate the ability to hold an argument and to participate in a discussion. The topics of addressed will be lifestyle, leisure, culture, sociology and personal interests of the participants. More...
An Introduction to Anthropology
Born in the mid-19th century in Europe and Australia, Anthropology is a disciplinary study of humans and their diversities and developments in all cultural, social and historical dimensions. This eight-session course is designed to give practical and theoretical knowledge and techniques of anthropology. Working with the presenter, the students will learn and examine key areas in human cultural and social patterns of behaviour and beliefs, such as cult, food, herbal medicine, symbols, religion, magic, pilgrimage, shrines, fetish, and so on. The course will also enable students to identify their own cultural patters and analyse other cultures. More...
How Music Works: A Beginner’s Guide
Why are some piano keys white and some black? What does ‘A major’ actually mean? What is harmony, and how does it work? How do you read music? The answers to these questions hold the key to a deeper and more rewarding understanding of music. Designed for absolute beginners, and taught in a practical and down-to-earth way, this course explores and demystifies the inner workings of music. More...
Russian 103 (Level 2)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Russian up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. Material covered in Russian 103 includes; cardinal numbers up to 1000, learning how to navigate and give directions and asking various questions. Reading, writing, speaking and listening skills will be continually developed by covering various grammatical themes including the use of various verbs, adjectives and the dative case. More...
Art Basics
Put theory into practice and develop your artistic competency by learning the ‘rules’ to art. Working with the elements and principles of design participants will learn perspective, how to draw illusions, create powerful designs, apply texture and value, understand colour theory and the colour wheel and learn to draw the face. A variety of mediums including ink, colour pencil, pastels and paint will be utilised. There are no prerequisites for this course. More...
Brand Management Level 1
Brand management defines the strategic direction and internal disciplines required to create value for the organisation, its shareholders, its customers, and other key stakeholders. Across an interactive day you will build a ‘real world’ understanding of how to achieve brand leadership, articulate a brand’s essence, create a brand wheel, evaluate various brand architecture & portfolio options – for both intangible and tangible brand offerings. More...
Magic Highways: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing
Learn how to write science fiction and fantasy for the current market. In this highly practical course participants explore how to achieve an ‘invisible’ storytelling voice; master dialogue, pacing and ‘info dumping’; and use handy techniques for building fantasy worlds. Each session apart from sessions one and six will have evaluation and feedback components as part of that week’s class. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
Russian 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final level of the first year language program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Russian up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. Russian 104 will aim to consolidate material learned throughout the year to ensure proficient verbal and non-verbal skills development, but also introduce a variety of new material to ensure you are prepared for the second year program. New vocabulary and grammatical material will be introduced to further your ability to converse is Russian. More...
Adobe Photoshop Level 1
Create powerful images with the professional standard. This Adobe Photoshop course will provide an introduction into the powerful Adobe Photoshop suite that will teach you how to optimise and create digital images. Learn how to add those finishing touches to your photographs to render superb images or use the powerful editing techniques to create images for web and graphic design. More...
Greek Myth: Gods and Heroes
The ancient Greeks used a wide range of stories to examine the nature of the world and the human condition. In this course we explore some of the most important myths of the ancient Greeks, including the creation of the world, the labours of Herakles, the quests of Perseus, Theseus, and Jason, and the cycle of the Trojan War. The vivid imagination of the Greeks has left us a rich artistic heritage and we explore how the ancient Greeks used paintings and sculpture to represent these tales. More...
Editing and Proofreading: An Introduction
You start with a basic text; it might be a report, a webpage, a brochure or a book. You edit it so that it has a strong structure and reads well. Then you proofread it to remove errors and ensure consistency. If you can master this simple process, you’ll have the skills to communicate clearly and produce documents of professional quality. In this course you will be introduced to the essential skills of editors and learn techniques and strategies for proofreading and editing common types of professional communications. More...
Project Management: Essentials
Whether you’re introducing a new product or service, implementing the latest initiative or even managing a corporate event, this introductory course will provide you with the skills you need to plan and manage successfully. Using a realistic case study, you’ll learn how to balance time, cost, quality and scope, and work through the stages of project initiation, planning, scheduling and reporting. More...
Russian 102 (Level 1)
This course continues to develop material covered in the beginners course and is suitable for those who have completed Russian 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Russian 102 will teach you how to describe various professions, speaking on the phone and making arrangements and describing your life. Grammatical themes teach the use of adverbs, various tenses and locative cases. All this material will be presented with an emphasis on developing your Cyrillic alphabet understanding as well as other reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. More...
The Art and Craft of Short Story Writing
Short story writing is back in demand in literary markets across the Western World. It is because this finest literary genre is ideally suited to the demands of our contemporary digital and postmodern cultural. Short story writing has been defined by some critics as just the beginning of storytelling, but as Henry David Thoreau said that the story does not need to be long, “but it will take a long while to make it short.” This course offers practical advice on the mechanics and the art and craft of short story writing. Through this course, participants will be able to write and analyse their writing with confidence by mastering the essentials of good short story writing and get lasting inspiration for improving their skills. It will also assist aspiring writers to bring their works up to the publishable standard. More...
Web Design Essentials with Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks
Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks are the industry standards for web content creation. Learn the basics of these powerful programs and create a simple website – from basic text to optimised images and animations. More...
The Paper Canvas: An Introduction to Literature
Literature is a body of written works of imagination characterised by excellence of style, expression, themes and genres of enduring interests. This eight-session course maps the knowledge we know about the important forms, concepts, themes, movements and historical periods in literature. The course provides unique opportunities of learning by guiding students through an overview of theories about the nature of literature, its meaning and thinking behind literary concepts and movements. After exploring literature and its three parts, poetry, novel and drama, the course will examine English literature and all its major periods such as classical, medieval, renaissance, 18th century, Romantic, Victorian, modern and postmodern. The course will also focus on key literary texts in English literature and literary criticism. More...
Plan and Deliver Memorable Presentations
Every time you present to someone it forms an impression, giving you the potential for gain or loss. Over time, if you maximise the number of positive impressions you leave when you present, it will give you an edge in getting others to act, and in producing the outcomes you want. This course will enable you to be perceived as articulate and competent – through how you plan and deliver presentations. You’ll learn how to handle presentation fears and nerves, how to understand your audience – what they know and how they think and feel, how to make a memorable impression, how to open a presentation and connect with your audience and how to look and sound confident through your face, body and voice. You’ll also learn when and how to use (and not use) tools such as PowerPoint and how to handle questions and think and speak on your feet. More...
eMail Marketing Campaigns
Design, develop, send and track your email marketing campaign the easy way. In this workshop we will explore ways and ideas for effectively building email marketing campaigns using both freely available tools and commercial applications to send newsletters to your customer base; manage your subscriber lists and track performance to get maximum exposure. More...
Great Thinkers in Focus: Nietzsche
Nietzsche is one of the most insightful, but also one of the most provocative, thinkers of the modern period. He is certainly one of the most controversial, given his ideas concerning the will, power, the ‘superman’, the ‘overcoming’ of metaphysics, the ‘eternal recurrence of the same’, the death of God and the transvaluation of moral codes. Reading him is almost never dull! We examine carefully and rigorously a number of these ideas, his uses (and abuses) of rhetoric and polemic, irony and dithyramb, and assess critically his manifold contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, aesthetics and ethics. More...
Understanding Mental Illness III: Schizophrenia
The nature of mental illness can be mystifying to many people and crippling for sufferers. In this case study – based course, a practising psychologist will overview schizophrenia so that stereotypes can be challenged and causes and cures examined. The course will utilise a number of the University’s training DVDs and there will be time for class discussion. Come along and get another perspective on this clinical disorder and mental illness. More...
Video Editing Basics
Nearly all digital cameras now shoot high definition video as well as still images but even for the casual photographer, doing something meaningful with the resulting video clips can be a hassle. This one day class is designed to demonstrate how relatively easy it is to get great-looking results using the most basic of software programs and some simple editing techniques. More...
Digital Photo Bookmaking
In this practical class, learn how to produce a professional-looking photo book. Beginning with a set of your own hand-picked images (200+), learn about the different book types, see samples from some of the best companies, learn about their product options, plus the advantages and any disadvantages they might have. Participants will learn how to make their own page layouts using Booksmart (from www.blurb.com), how to create good page design, how to access new and exciting fonts, create custom backgrounds and how to add textures and special effects to give their book project a unique feel. The idea in this class is to work with a set of previously edited photos and explore ways to put the final touches on the book project during the workshop. More...
Australian Taxation Law
This course provides a foundation in Australian Taxation Law. It covers the main concepts of income taxation in Australia, such as residence and source, tax accounting, general and statutory income, capital gains tax, general and specific deductions, taxation of entities such as partnerships, trusts and companies, international tax and tax avoidance. More...
German 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn German faster! German is spoken by over 100 million people world-wide and is one of the worlds most learned languages. German 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering German, participants learn the basics of the language such as how to introduce yourself and numbering. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to learn basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular German courses. More...
French 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn French faster! French is the official language of 28 countries and is spoken by more than 450 million people world-wide. French 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering French, participants learn the basics of the language including greetings, manners, the alphabet, numbers and writing in French. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to work on your speaking and listening skills. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular French courses. More...
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
The Impressionists and particularly the Post Impressionists changed the way we thought about the visual arts. Monet, Degas, Renoir and others led the way and were eventually overtaken by van Gogh, Gauguin, Toulouse Lautrec, Seurat and others. There was no going back. Picasso, for example, believed he was greatly indebted to these painters for breaking new ground. We will discuss the lives and works of the painters involved. Each of these sessions will be fully illustrated. More...
Japanese 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Japanese faster! Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. Japanese 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and requires no previous knowledge of the language. This course is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or explore their own heritage in a quick a convenient delivery format. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many professionals who engage in frequent business travels. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Japanese courses. More...
Spanish 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Spanish faster! Spanish is a truly global language given its official status in 21 countries and spoken by over 350 million people. Spanish 101 – Fast Track is a beginner’s level course that requires no prior knowledge of the language. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering Spanish, this course will introduce basic greetings and the sharing of personal information, introductions, describing yourself and various methods of transportation. Grammatical themes will complement your learned vocabulary to provide the framework for further verbal and non-verbal skills development. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Spanish courses. More...
Conflict Resolution: Steps to Professional Harmony
Knowing how to resolve conflict at work is the key to a harmonious and productive professional environment. In this course you will analyse the nature of conflict, how it affects those involved and learn practical strategies for effectively negotiating compromise and successful outcomes. This course is essential for supervisors, team leaders and frontline managers wanting to enhance their skills and the productivity of their teams. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
It’s surprising and sometimes discouraging, how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-born professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way their accent is interpreted. Through interactive workshops focusing on speech sounds, intonation and social context, you’ll identify your own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance your spoken English in order to reinforce your professional capabilities. More...
Persuasive Marketing Materials
Want to write more powerful promotional material for your business? This course covers the essentials of persuasive writing and applies them to print and online formats: mailers, newsletters, brochures, invites, websites, press releases, proposals and more. You’ll learn to create the hook that cinches your message, and develop practical skills in structuring, word usage and proofreading to suit your brand and marketing guidelines. Through exercises, examples, and open discussion, participants will have all their promotional writing questions answered. More...
Financial Modelling in Excel
This course is designed for the business professional with a need to model a business situation (opportunity) or perform complex manipulations of financial data. Participants will create their own customised, user-friendly model that will transform business rules and project expectations into projected future performance. Course coverage will include the use of a structured modelling format and the strengths (and weaknesses) of various analytical techniques such as internal rate of return (IRR) and net present value (NPV). Implementation and use of the IRR and NPV functions in Excel as well as numerous other spreadsheet techniques (lookup functions, conditional sum & if formulas, autofilters, conditional formatting) will be explored in detail. Participants should be familiar with basic Excel functions including the creation of cell referenced formulas. More...
A Toolkit for New Managers
Understanding management principles is critical for business success. This course is designed for those who want an overview of the skills needed to be an effective manager or supervisor. The course focuses on achieving strong outcomes through effective people and team management, the development of sound planning and organisational skills, creative problem solving and ensuring finance & cost control procedures are followed. More...
Negotiation Skills: Managing Successful Outcomes
Whatever your role, you need to communicate and negotiate effectively with others in order to achieve your goals. Managers, consultants and salespeople will all benefit from aligning personal and business values, thinking and working more strategically, and adopting a cooperative approach to negotiation to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. You’ll also gain an understanding of effective team-working, organisational politics, and decision drivers in business. More...
The Art Galleries of Sydney
This course will consist of seven visits to Sydney’s major public and private art galleries. The aim is to investigate the wonderful permanent collections and changing exhibitions which make up the dynamic art scene in Sydney. Included will be favourites such as the Art Gallery of NSW, The MCA at Circular Quay and the S H Ervin Gallery on Observatory Hill. However, there will be some out of the way galleries included. The student will become much more familiar with the great masterpieces held in large collections and at the same time gain an understanding of the dynamic contemporary art scene. The course provides a unique opportunity to come to terms with all forms of art and learn a great deal more about the great city of Sydney. More...
Australian Corporations Law
This course introduces students to the basic principles of corporation law in Australia and its historical significance. Students will gain an insight into how the statutory regime of corporate regulation intersects with common law and equitable developments and learn how to apply the principles of corporations law studied. More...
Budgeting and Forecasting for Organisations
This practical course focuses on enhancing skills and providing knowledge to understand and effectively use budgeting and forecasting in a variety of business, organisational and personal settings. Coverage will include the use of budgets as a strategic planning tool, as a means for evaluating performance and as a motivational technique. Participants will use Microsoft Excel to create their own personal or organisational budget including a variance analysis report. The use of Excel to perform sensitivity analysis and highlight budget variances will be covered in detail. Participants should be familiar with basic Excel functions including the creation of cell referenced formulas. More...
Dealing with Difficult People
This course will show you how to recognise and respond to the tactics difficult people use at work, at home and in customer service environments. Learn to maintain your personal power while dealing with aggressive strategies such as bullying, shouting or public put-downs and criticism. Develop appropriate ways to handle chronic complaining and buck-passing, and learn how to respond assertively to sarcasm and rumour-mongering. A great way to increase your confidence! More...
Effective Sales Techniques
The Effective Sales Techniques course is a must for anyone who wants to drive an increase in sales. While most people have some idea how to sell, this course will guide the delivery of specific effective selling behaviours and language. Effective Sales Techniques demystifies the process of selling and teaches powerful communication skills that can be applied to every type of sales interview. Once you attend this course you will be able to immediately apply the skills on the job creating an immediate return on your training investment. You will develop your own powerful selling template crafted in your own words. Learning how to overcome and even avoid objections altogether is a corner stone of this course. You will finally understand why most sales people are terrified of asking for the business and will learn how to close easily and effortlessly. You will be amazed at the sheer delight your customers experience when you apply these powerful skills. More...
Essential Skills for Supervisors
Whether you’re new to supervision or want to lift your performance, there are many skills you need to be successful which can’t necessarily be gained on the job. Through discussion, exercises, role plays and a little theory you’ll learn how to establish credibility and gain trust, develop effective working relationships, motivate your team, encourage participation, improve morale, build performance and productivity, and link your team’s performance to the expectations of senior management. More...
English Pronunciation for Overseas-Born Professionals
It’s surprising and sometimes discouraging, how often we are judged by the way we speak. Overseas-born professionals can find it difficult to have their skills recognised in a new environment because of the way their accent is interpreted. Through interactive workshops focusing on speech sounds, intonation and social context, you’ll identify your own trouble spots and learn techniques to enhance your spoken English in order to reinforce your professional capabilities. More...
Basic Operations with MYOB
Why waste thousands on expensive consultants, contractors and accountants when MYOB is easy to use yourself! All you need are the right skills, knowledge and guidance and you’ll soon be managing your accounts effectively and efficiently. This course is ideal for people running a small business but is suitable for anyone wanting to take control of their financial affairs. More...
Conference and Corporate Event Management Essentials
Learn how to develop and deliver successful meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This practical and interactive course will provide you with a structured approach to operational and creative fundamentals from inception to debrief. You’ll learn how to develop budgets, critical paths, and work breakdown structures, and gain an insight into risk mitigation and contingency planning. We’ll also explore the key elements and processes involved in format and venue selection, registration, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security, entertainment, stakeholder management, sponsorship, marketing and publicity. More...
Web Development Essentials (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
This course provides a key introduction to web development languages and techniques. Course content will focus in HTML, CSS and JavaScript in the context of web development practices. Questions such as when should we use these languages, for what purpose and to what extent can these help us create engaging and stable websites will be covered. Also going beyond the web creation process and looking into the future, how can these languages help us manage our web pages and web sites in a user friendly and effective manner? All these questions will be answered in this course, preparing participants to take further and more confident steps into web development processes. Participants will experience how to create basic web pages, including structuring page content, apply basic formatting styles using CSS and applying JavaScripting for basic interactivity. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
The Ottomans: History, Art and Architecture
The Ottoman Dynasty controlled one of the largest and longest lasting Empires in history. Descended from nomads from central Asia, the early Ottomans would conquer most of the eastern Mediterranean. Defeating the Byzantine Empire in AD 1453, the Muslim rulers developed Istanbul as one of the great cities of the mediaeval world. The Empire reached its peak in the mid 16th Century when Suleiman the Magnificent extended Ottoman territory to the gates of Vienna. We explore the rise and fall of this remarkable Empire with an emphasis on the magnificent art and architecture of the Ottomans More...
Joomla! Extended
Do you want to extend your knowledge in using the Joomla! Platform? This is beyond the introduction of using Sections, Categories, Articles and Menus. We look deeper into some of the business extensions that could be integrated with Joomla! to extend its usability from both ends (as a website administrator and as a site user). More...
Adobe Dreamweaver Level 1
This Adobe dreamweaver course is for anyone interested in developing web pages and web sites with Adobe Dreamweaver. Adobe Dreamweaver is an industry leading web design tool and this course provides you with the basics to get started using this powerful software. Learn the basic concepts of web design, build a website and learn how to manage it in this course. This introduction will provide the groundwork to develop your web design skills in more advanced courses. More...
Conscious Ageing: Creating Meaning & Purpose in the Second Half of Life (A Film Study)
You’ve lived Adulthood I – you’ve built a career and perhaps raised a family. You’re in your mid-50’s or 60’s and you probably have at least another 30-40 years of good life ahead of you. So, what’s next? More...
SQL Level 1
This course is provided for people with minimal understanding of relational databases (Access, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL etc) who want to get more value from the SQL Level 2 course or who just want to demystify relational database management systems. More...
India and China: A Modern and Historical Rivalry
No other pair of countries offers such frequent comparison and yet share so little in common. This course is an introduction into the cultural, socio-economic and political comparisons of the world’s major growing world powers of India and China. Will India catch up with China’s growth and become the world’s fastest-growing big economy? Major controversies over Kashmir, troubles in the South China Sea, the nuclear arms race, changing population trends, and foreign policies are analysed from a historical perspective as well as the present political debate. More...
Project Management: The Complete Guide
Designed for those who work as full-time project managers, or have prior experience of project management methodology, this intensive three-day course provides a professional coverage of all the topics in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). For those seeking formal certification, this course partially satisfies the training requirements for candidates for the PMP qualification. Alternatively, participants may work towards a nationally recognised diploma, subject to meeting recognition of prior learning requirements and the completion of additional assessments. More...
Adobe Illustrator Level 1
Explore new paths with the essential vector tool. This course is idea for those wanting to learn how to navigate and use Adobe Illustrator to create graphics with this powerful illustration tool. More...
Planning, Organising and Time Management Essentials
As a manager, planning and organising the work of your team is a vital skill. Setting priorities and delegating where appropriate is crucial to performance. This course is designed for managers and supervisors who want to enhance their skills in organising work schedules for themselves and for their team. You will learn how to set realistic goals, how to integrate personal goals with company goals and ensure each member in your team understands and works towards achieving their goals in a synergistic manner. The course also provides tools for effective time management for yourself and when managing others. More...
Business Writing 1
Writing well is good business, and to write well is to write clearly. This course explores the fundamental principles and practical skills you need to write well at work. Through a blend of discussion, instruction, exercise and feedback, we’ll work through the critical skills for writing powerful and engaging prose in a professional context. More...
Digital Photography: The Basics
For absolute beginners, this one-day course covers the simplest aspects of digital photo-taking and digital darkroom processing. Using your own digital camera, you’ll learn the basic functions of the lens, aperture, shutter speed and flash. Participants will also discover what the new digital photographer should look for when travelling and buying or upgrading their computer. More...
The Men Who Freed India: Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah
The names of Gandhi, Nehru and Jinnah have world renown disproportionate to their role in the independence movement in India. This course aims to offer an in-depth look at the true roles each played in the lead up to 1947 and will assess the accuracy of their portrayal by film, historians and by many Indians themselves. More...
Philosophical Concepts in Film: The Hero’s Journey
A number of philosophers have been concerned with the meaning, nature and character of the hero (for example, Plato and Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus, Nietzsche and Heidegger, Camus, Wittgenstein, Tillich and Sartre). The figure of the hero has also fascinated many psychoanalysts (for example, Freud and Jung). We examine a number of theories and look at their impact on unforgettable films such as ‘Ben Hur’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘On the Waterfront’, ‘Shane’, ‘Andrei Rublev’, ‘Ashes and Diamonds’, ‘1900’ (1976), ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Thelma and Louise’ and ‘The Godfather’. We also look at figures such as Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes, the transformation of vampire into hero – for example, in the Twilight series and ‘Dark Shadows’ (Tim Burton, 2012) – as well as the enduring appeal of Indiana Jones, the Jedi knights and the ‘Avengers’ (2012). Do we need “heroes” more than ever, as some have argued? Join us and find out in this fully illustrated course. More...
SQL Level 2 (DML, Basic Scripting, Basic DDL)
Escalate your career by learning how to extract and change data in relational databases with SQL (Structured Query Language) that traverses multiple tables with Select, Insert, Update and Delete statements, functions and scripts. SQL is a current hot skill, valued by employers. More...
The Genius of Orson Wells
When the young maverick of New York theatre and radio, Orson Welles, was given a carte blanche to make a film at RKO in 1941 he was only 26 years old. The result was CITIZEN KANE, one of the most extraordinary debuts in cinema history. Welles was never again given the same kind of freedom, but still managed to make a series of flawed masterpieces over the next decades, including THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI, TOUCH OF EVIL and CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT. Welles’ career will be illustrated by clips, documentary material and the screening of three of his features in full. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Microsoft Word Level 2
Microsoft Word Level 2 extends the learner’s basic skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word and helps them create more intricate and varied documents. Existing skills and knowledge are enhanced by covering more advanced aspects of key topics such as formatting, tables, and lists, and new features such as merging, envelopes, sections, clip art and graphics are introduced. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce more intricate documents. More...
Grammar and Punctuation Fundamentals
Do you have a feeling for grammar that looks and sounds right but you’re not quite sure? In this Grammar and Punctuation course, you’ll spend a day learning all the basic concepts and principles of grammar that you were probably never formally taught. What do ‘subject’, ‘verb/s’ and ‘predicate’ mean? What are the nine parts of speech? How do you use phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs to construct effective English? What is the purpose of the punctuation marks, and how do you set up bulleted lists? If you work with words and need to grasp the basics so you can identify errors and justify your corrections, this is the course for you. Join us for a day of de-mystifying a subject that hasn’t been systematically taught since 1972! More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2 are sufficient to be able to build and enhance powerful, real-world presentations for sales, budgets, clubs and more. In this course you will learn how to enhance text in a presentation, add media features, setup a slide show and more. More...
SQL Level 2 (DML, Basic Scripting, Basic DDL)
Escalate your career by learning how to extract and change data in relational databases with SQL (Structured Query Language) that traverses multiple tables with Select, Insert, Update and Delete statements, functions and scripts. SQL is a current hot skill, valued by employers. More...
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
Designed for managers and other professionals who need an understanding of the financial drivers of business, this course provides an introduction to the concepts underlying external financial accounting and internal management accounting. You’ll be introduced to the skills necessary to prepare, interpret and analyse financial statements, and will gain an insight into how your business decisions impact the financial reports of your company. We’ll also cover budgeting, costing and key performance indicators, and clarify the often misunderstood area of accrual accounting. More...
Getting What You Want: Assertive Communication Skills
If you want to learn how to say ‘no’, make your presence felt in a meeting or tell someone their behaviour is unsatisfactory (while keeping others onside), then this course is for you. You’ll learn how to handle people who ignore you, interrupt you, unduly criticise you, make unreasonable requests or vent their anger against you. More...
Listen and Speak Under Pressure
You might imagine that listening and speaking under pressure is a natural ability – you either have it or you don’t. In fact, with good preparation and a structured approach you can develop the confidence to be spontaneous and articulate when presenting a proposal, strengthening your case or selling your ideas. This lively course will show you a four-step system for doing this, so that, even under pressure, you can speak accurately, fluently and flexibly. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Apple iPad for Photographers
Apple’s iPad has revolutionised the way we work with computers, the Internet, email and connecting with families and friends. It has also made a significant impact on how photographers shoot, store and process both still and moving images. For photographers, what’s even more significant is that, for the first time in years, one single device offers us a fabulous range of easily achievable and supremely creative options, and all at mere the swipe of a fingertip. This is the experience we shall dive into in this fun and interactive class. More...
Financial Planning to Achieve Your Life Goals
We are taught to read and write, but very few of us are taught how to be financially literate. This course will help you develop meaningful life goals and the knowledge and confidence to develop the necessary financial strategies to help you achieve what is important to you. More...
Improve Productivity with Lean Six Sigma
This course is designed for supervisors, managers and leaders who are seeking to improve productivity across a range of business environments from the office to the production floor. The course introduces the principles of lean management and their application, which ultimately leads to 6 sigma workplaces (3 mistakes per 1 million processes). This is by removing wasteful processes and human error. More...
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Did you know that around two per cent of the population have borderline personality disorder (BPD)? People with this disorder usually have a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships – seeing others as being either all good or all bad – and often exhibit irrational and self-harming behaviour. Perhaps you even know someone who might have BPD. How would you know? Come and find out. More...
Understanding Investing for Long-Term Gain
Most of us know how to spend money, but very few of us know how to make it! Put simply, your choices in the short term will have the greatest impact on your long term dreams and ambitions. In this informative day we’ll discuss how the Australian share market works, the importance of a long term view, how to ensure you generate an income from your assets, dividends and yields, investing versus speculating, what really happens when we sell and the effects of tax and inflation. We’ll also cover the performance of some of Australia’s top companies, good ideas for getting started no matter what your budget and where to go for further information and advice. More...
Starting a Private Practice in Psychology or Counselling
Many psychologists and counsellors are interested in establishing themselves in private practice either full-time or part-time but are unsure of how to proceed. In this course a psychologist in private practice will overview the essential requirements and possible pitfalls that need to be addressed for the establishment of a successful private practice. This valuable course covers location, set-up costs, legal and ethical issues, insurance, record-keeping, business structures, accounting, marketing and advertising. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Adobe Photoshop Level 2
Create powerful images with the professional standard. This Adobe Photoshop course will extend the basics covered in the introductory course and teach participants more advanced editing techniques. Learn how to use filters, vectors and layers to add even greater touch-ups to your images. Also introduced is working with video files and automating tasks in Adobe Photoshop. More...
Brand Management Level 2
Brand management defines the strategic direction and internal disciplines required to create value for the organisation, its shareholders, its customers, and other key stakeholders. Across an interactive day you will build a practical understanding of how ‘challenger’ brands, such as Apple, Nudie, and Virgin need their own set of marketing rules and way of behaving if they are to effectively compete against the market leader. More...
People Management Essentials
Bringing out the best in people is critical to the success of managers and organisations. Designed for supervisors and team leaders, you will learn some essential strategies for managing and leading team members effectively and enhancing their performance. Knowing how to communicate more effectively and how to motivate and handle difficult individuals will also provide the negotiation skills necessary to manage change and resolve conflict in your team. More...
Adobe Flash Level 1
Adobe Flash Professional software is the industry-leading authoring environment for creating engaging interactive experiences. It is ideal for interactive designers, graphic designers and developers. Learn how to create and deliver rich interactive content using an industry leading software package. More...
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
This one day course will focus on the five core competencies of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and interpersonal skills. Participants will learn to develop and implement these to enhance their relationships in work and life by increasing their understanding of social and emotional behaviours and learning how to adapt and manage their responses to particular situations. This course is useful for anyone who leads or works with other people, no matter what size the organisation. This is an important course for anybody who wants to develop a better understanding of themselves and others to enhance personal and professional relationships. More...
Travel Writing: Sun, Sea and Script
Pack your passport and pen and come along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! More...
Client Service Excellence
How do you deliver excellent service to your clients, day after day, no matter what other issues and problems are going on? This course focuses on the skills you need to consistently exceed your clients' expectations. It will enhance both your skills and your confidence in handling interactions with clients and enable you to implement best practice client service techniques. During this intensive workshop we’ll cover the key skills and techniques needed to provide outstanding service to all your clients - internal and external – how to generate client loyalty and how to deal with complaints and other difficult situations. The approach is highly interactive, giving you the opportunity to practice all the skills you learn. More...
Introduction to HTML
This course introduces HTML as a web development language. Participants will learn how to create a number of web pages into a basic website and how to structure the HTML page. In addition to working with images and layout strategies. Suitable for any individual with a web development interest. More...
Women in Leadership
Whether leading a team or an organisation, as a woman it is often challenging to command respect and authority in an environment that is generally driven by male standards. In this practical course you will identify deep-seated habits that may sabotage your work and career advancement. Learn assertive communication skills, including appropriate use of body language and voice, meeting and entertainment etiquette. Discuss key issues such as being liked versus respected, professional boundaries, the importance of networking and entertaining, how to negotiate ‘boys clubs’, being visible, achieving work-life balance and more. Retain your integrity and find out that becoming more senior doesn’t mean compromising your femininity. More...
Making the Most of Your D-SLR Camera
Designed for the digital SLR enthusiast, this course combines location photography with a practical classroom session on image processing and editing. Covering the use of semi-auto and full manual modes plus the Camera RAW format, the course will give participants an understanding of exposure in all its intricate variants, as well as depth of field, choice of lens and focal length, important resolution settings and use of ISO. More...
Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. This course provides an introduction to issues surrounding the practice of forensic psychology. Topics will include the legal concept of insanity and its assessment, the detection of deceit, criminal profiling, cognitive interviewing and investigative hypnosis. More...
Harness the Power of Self Managed Superannuation
This course is designed to give participants an understanding of the various strategies that can be employed to ensure that their superannuation benefits are maximised. Self managed superannuation funds are growing quickly, currently in excess of 300,000. People are deciding to take a more active role in the management of their superannuation monies to successfully plan for retirement. Do you understand how to manage your own superannuation fund? This course will empower you by giving you the knowledge and confidence to deal effectively with financial advisers. Allowing you to understand and manage your own superannuation fund. It’s your money, take control of your future. Retirement is closer than you think. More...
Key Thinkers in Focus: Nietzsche, Heidegger and the Question of Meaning
Heidegger and Nietzsche offered profound reflections on the question of meaning, the question of being (and non-being), and the questions of purpose and of freedom. We focus on Nietzsche’s attempted ‘overcoming of metaphysics’, his response to the challenge of nihilism in the modern world and his deep debt to the ancient Greeks (especially Heraclitus); we also focus on Heidegger’s recalling of Being; his profound critique of Nietzsche; his engagement with, and critique of, the age of the ‘advent of technology’; and his critiques of existentialism and humanism in relation to the task of finding meaning in the modern world. More...
Notorious Women of the Middle Ages
This fun and fact filled course will look at the ‘bad girls’ of the Middle Ages, women who gained a reputation of being notorious through their determination to live their lives in the way they chose, or who were determined to do what they thought was right, to the detriment of those around them! Eleanor of Aquitaine is the only woman to have been married to both the King of France and then the King of England. And what a life she led them both! Isabella, known as the She Wolf of France, is said to have murdered her husband in 1327. Margaret of Anjou fought for the throne of England for her son, despite all odds and making enemies wherever she went. Lastly, Joan of Arc, after saving France for the French in 1430, was tried by the English for heresy and witchcraft and burnt at the stake in 1431. More...
Structuring Your Assets for Retirement
This course is designed to demystify the complex world of retirement income streams. Its express aim is to provide participants with independent advice and an understanding of the various ways in which they can structure their retirement assets in order to deliver the maximum level of income while at the same time minimising their tax. The course will cover topics such as the Australian tax system, various tax structures, superannuation, allocated pensions, Centrelink regulations and benefits, and estate planning. Gain the confidence to work with an adviser and effectively plan for the retirement years! More...
French 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn French faster! French is the official language of 28 countries and is spoken by more than 450 million people world-wide. French 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and no prior knowledge of the language is required. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering French, participants learn the basics of the language including greetings, manners, the alphabet, numbers and writing in French. Grammatical elements are also introduced as you start to work on your speaking and listening skills. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular French courses. More...
Japanese 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Japanese faster! Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. Japanese 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and requires no previous knowledge of the language. This course is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or explore their own heritage in a quick a convenient delivery format. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many professionals who engage in frequent business travels. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Japanese courses. More...
Spanish 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Spanish faster! Spanish is a truly global language given its official status in 21 countries and spoken by over 350 million people. Spanish 101 – Fast Track is a beginner’s level course that requires no prior knowledge of the language. Ideal for preparing quickly for travel or work commitments, or just as a quick stepping stone to start one’s path to mastering Spanish, this course will introduce basic greetings and the sharing of personal information, introductions, describing yourself and various methods of transportation. Grammatical themes will complement your learned vocabulary to provide the framework for further verbal and non-verbal skills development. Class meetings are twice a week so this course will have you ready for the next level in half the time as our regular Spanish courses. More...
A Toolkit for New Managers
Understanding management principles is critical for business success. This course is designed for those who want an overview of the skills needed to be an effective manager or supervisor. The course focuses on achieving strong outcomes through effective people and team management, the development of sound planning and organisational skills, creative problem solving and ensuring finance & cost control procedures are followed. More...
Creative Writing: Voice and Style (Part 1)
This course will help participants explore and develop their own authentic writing voice and style with the objective of creating original and vibrant work with a more sustainable and enjoyable writing process. The content includes an exploration of contrasting author’s work, investigative class discussion and a series of experimental writing exercises. Suggestions towards the development and strengthening of the voice and style in participants’ work will be discussed in a supportive and nurturing classroom environment. The class will work towards completing a sample (story, essay, article, memoire, poem etc) which embodies what they have discovered about their own authentic voice and style. More...
Effective Search Engine Marketing
A successful search engine marketing strategy is one of the primary ways in which business websites can attract new customers. During this course we’ll explore the main search-engine marketing techniques for business websites. You’ll learn about the process of search engine optimisation, including keyword research, writing optimised content, getting web pages indexed by search engines and tracking the outcomes. You’ll discover new online tools and resources to implement successful campaigns, learn about ‘link popularity’ and how to develop an effective link building strategy, and understand what ‘pay-per-click’ advertising is, how it can be used and the stages required to set up and manage campaigns. More...
Web Design with CSS
Learn how to use CSS to design and control the style and look of web pages. Whether you develop and maintain web pages through CMS or standalone programs, you will benefit from this course by harnessing the power of CSS. Cascading style sheets have become the de-facto styling and design language for modern HTML documents (web pages). CSS is also used extensively as a layout tool to format pages that load quickly and are more widely supported by modern browsers. Create attractive and engaging websites that are also standards compliant across various platforms. Additional benefits include the ease of maintenance and design for various devices. More...
Adobe InDesign Level 2
Take your skills to the next level in this Adobe InDesign course. If you already have a good understanding of Adobe InDesign’s basic concepts you’ll be ready to master the program’s more advanced options to produce professional typography and layout. Learn about image and object techniques such as transparency effects and object styles to enhance the visual impact of your design. You will also be introduced to managing long documents and developing complex paths. Familiarity with Adobe InDesign is essential for this course. More...
Project Management: Essentials
Whether you’re introducing a new product or service, implementing the latest initiative or even managing a corporate event, this introductory course will provide you with the skills you need to plan and manage successfully. Using a realistic case study, you’ll learn how to balance time, cost, quality and scope, and work through the stages of project initiation, planning, scheduling and reporting. More...
Professional Policy Writing Workshop
Organisations need good operational policies, but the people to produce them can be hard to find. The good news is that the art of writing policy is not too mysterious to master. With lots of practical tips and how-to’s, this one day course will equip you to write policy documents that impress. With a focus on both process and content, you will master the policy development process, know what the ‘must haves’ are, learn to say what you mean in professional language, and compile documents that look good, read well and are user-friendly. More...
Team Management Essentials
Being able to lead a team is an important skill for managers and supervisors, as it involves ensuring the effectiveness of groups of individuals within an organisation. This course is designed for managers and supervisors who want to enhance their skills in leading teams so as to efficiently achieve organisational objectives and by so doing, build their own career. You will learn how to inspire a team, ensure team roles are well defined and develop high-performance teams. In addition, you will acquire skills for dealing with conflict and those difficult situations that can arise in a team environment. More...
Becoming a Leader: Strategies for Developing a Leadership Identity
This course is for business leaders who have a team or organisation to lead and inspire. You’ll gain leader identity development and visual, vocal, verbal and think-on-your-feet skills to inspire your people to take action. Develop your understanding and skill in carrying yourself like a leader, in sounding like a leader, and in crafting and delivering simple messages. We’ll also discuss ‘environment versatility’ - how to listen, speak and present in very informal to very formal environments. More...
Cartooning Level 2
A sequel to the ‘Introduction to Cartooning’ class, this has been designed as a follow-up & expansion of already learnt skills. A creative ‘refresher’ of sorts & a chance to interact with the tutor and/or past students; and to again share creative cartoon ideas in a fun, safe environment. Participants will further explore the unspoken language of cartooning & “non-verbal communication”. More...
Creating e-Commerce Websites
This course looks at what is involved in having an online e-commerce website from populating , setting up the store and marketing. If you have an existing website and would like to offer the facility of trading online; if you have a unique new idea and want to sell it online; or if you have a product or a service that you want to sell online then this course is for you. More...
Creative Street Photography: Fundamentals
If you are a photographer who has moved beyond the beginner stage, Creative Street Photography: Fundamentals will give you the confidence to go out on the street and bring back the kinds of images that will satisfy you. This is a creatively-driven course, so participants should be familiar with the basic operations of their camera, be it analogue or digital. More...
Masterpieces in Focus: 'The Great Gatsby'
‘The Great Gatsby’ is widely regarded as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s greatest work and one of the key works of American modernism. It portrays with unforgettable lucidity an age of “miracles, art and excess”, of innocence, corruption, decadence, romance, passion, love and death. We look closely at its major themes, characters, structure and style, and its enduring relevance and significance. We also look at the film version directed by Jack Clayton in 1974 with Robert Redford as Gatsby, and preview the new film version by Baz Luhrman (due for release in cinemas in December). More...
Travel Writing: Sun, Sea and Script
Pack your passport and pen and come along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! More...
Digital Photo Bookmaking
In this practical class, learn how to produce a professional-looking photo book. Beginning with a set of your own hand-picked images (200+), learn about the different book types, see samples from some of the best companies, learn about their product options, plus the advantages and any disadvantages they might have. Participants will learn how to make their own page layouts using Booksmart (from www.blurb.com), how to create good page design, how to access new and exciting fonts, create custom backgrounds and how to add textures and special effects to give their book project a unique feel. The idea in this class is to work with a set of previously edited photos and explore ways to put the final touches on the book project during the workshop. More...
Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript is the language for interactive presentation of content in your web pages. This 2 day course introduces JavaScript as part of the web developer’s tool set, including how to write JavaScript, programming principles, interactivity and implementing effects for your web pages. Participants will learn how to implement basic effect for elements of your page/s such as rollover images, controlling page style elements in an interactive manner; create on the fly responses based on user interaction, use input from forms plus others. This course will build on your previous knowledge of HTML. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
HTML5, CSS3 and Media Queries (Responsive Web Design)
The future of web design and development is here, and the future is bright and flexible. Take an initial look at the new technologies coming into the world of web site development. HTML5 and CSS3 will form the bases of new web development processes and in combination with Media Queries will facilitate the design of responsive web solutions. Control how your content is projected in response to the device that is presenting it, whether is viewed on the desktop, a tablet or in a smart phone environment, your content will be presented in the best possible way without having to implement different pages for different environments. Additionally, get to know some of the new elements of HTML and CSS introduced with these new versions of the web development languages. More...
iPad for Executives
Rather than be tied to the computer, the iPad gives you the freedom to work wherever you need. This course covers setting up your iPad, using the Internet and the App Store, take notes at meetings with wordprocessing and spreadsheets then email to staff. Learn how to present to conference & shareholder audiences using Keynote on the iPad connected to a data projector. We also look at Bluetooth & accessories such as keyboards and earpieces, and how to print and how to access Cloud services such as CRM, Accounting and Salesforce services from your iPad. More...
Telephone Sales Skills
This invaluable Sales Skills Workshop teaches you the skills and techniques you will need on the telephone to get more leads, appointments and close more sales. You will leave the course with much more confidence and motivation to get on with the job of cold calling and prospecting. You will be able to call your past and existing customers without feeling a pest, and you’ll be able to follow-up mail-outs and quotes without the fear of rejection. Armed with your new skills, you will have more purpose and you will be able to achieve better results immediately. More...
Contemporary Detective Fiction: Serial Killers, Forensic Science and Police Procedurals
An introduction to the unusually rich and varied nature of contemporary detective fiction. This genre has moved far beyond earlier formulaic plots and stock characters. Writing about detectives, their methods for solving crime and the settings for their investigations has been transformed through social change. A new breed of detective fiction writers provides engrossing ways for readers to approach the moral dilemmas of our times. Topics covering these changes will include the current fascination with forensic science, the challenge of the serial killer and the development of police procedurals. More...
Editing and Proofreading: Advanced
Being ‘good with words’ or ‘fond of reading’ won’t cut it in today’s business communications environment. To stand out, you need to be able to tear a document apart and rebuild it, know what to change and what to leave (and why), and have the confidence to drive communications change in your organisation. This editing masterclass is supremely practical – your fingers will become stained with red ink as you work on real work examples from the presenter’s many years as a professional editor and proofreader. More...
Managing Projects Using Microsoft Project
Improve your productivity in planning and scheduling as you discover the improved capabilities and features of Microsoft Project. In this course you will learn to develop project plans, manage project resources and learn how to report project status realistically. Whether you are a project manager, team leader or team member, this course will be highly beneficial in providing a comprehensive guide to project management. More...
Video Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro
Designed for all those budding video shooters wanting to get most from their HD footage. Students will learn how to create a simple storyboard then how to navigate the basic Premiere Pro user interface. What the various panels are, what each tool does, and how to select the best clips for the project in hand. More...
Business Writing 2
This course builds on the principles and practices introduced in Business Writing 1. It explains the skills of writing plainly and clearly. It addresses the demands of various business communications, covering how to target your audience, manage your tone and improve the structure and flow of your writing, and explores ways of writing and editing successfully in groups. Participants are offered targeted feedback on their work. More...
Basic Operations with MYOB
Why waste thousands on expensive consultants, contractors and accountants when MYOB is easy to use yourself! All you need are the right skills, knowledge and guidance and you’ll soon be managing your accounts effectively and efficiently. This course is ideal for people running a small business but is suitable for anyone wanting to take control of their financial affairs. More...
Digital Photography: The Next Step
This course covers all of the essential aspects of digital photography from camera set-up through to creating your own multimedia slide show. You’ll learn how to get great results in difficult-to-control lighting situations like sports and action photography, as well as how to cope with shooting and storing images while travelling locations. If you are happy with the basics, then take the next step in the exciting world of digital photography. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Operating a Consultancy Business
A highly informative, interactive and flexible course which covers the essentials of operating a consultancy business. Topics include – marketing, selling, doing (delivery), business building, setting-up and kicking-on. Topic content will be flexed according to the backgrounds and needs of the participants. ‘Tips & tricks’ (of the trade) will be sprinkled throughout. More...
Philosophies of the Enlightenment: The Age of Revolution
The Enlightenment was a source of many important ideas, controversies and transformations: from the emerging emphasis on scientific inquiry and the rise of natural religion, the challenge of modern scepticism and the stirring affirmations in Europe and America of natural law, self-determination, dignity and freedom, to utopian projects and cosmopolitan ideals; not to mention the popularity of satire, comedy, tragedy and the arts. We focus on a number of these influential currents with reference to the writings of Locke, Hobbes and Bentham, Adam Smith, Leibniz and Voltaire, Goethe and (early) Beethoven, Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, Rochester, Moliere and Swift, among others. More...
Using Joomla!
Learn the essentials of using the Joomla! Content Management System (CMS) platform for your website. This workshop will allow users to create a dynamic interactive website from scratch using the free Joomla! CMS. Each participant will have access to a site of their own to customise with different templates, modules, content, links and articles as well as managing users. More...
Business Process Design and Implementation
If you’re a business manager or business analyst or in an organisational change role, this course will provide you with key skills in mapping, understanding and designing business processes and explain how to use processes to strategically realign your organisation. You’ll also learn how to define roles and responsibilities based on processes and how to use information systems and workflow to implement processes. Participants will work on an extended team-based case study and take away useful templates and a toolkit of process design methods. More...
How to Build a Social Media Website
Need to build or update your website? Learn how to create a social media website (Wordpress), in this hands-on computer-based course, that can be used as a social media press room or blog. You will how to publish online, then integrate your online content with Facebook and Twitter. More...
Reading Latin for Pleasure
This class is for advanced students wishing to maintain or improve their knowledge of classical Latin through an intensive study of classical texts. Active class participation is encouraged. More...
Essential Skills for Supervisors
Whether you’re new to supervision or want to lift your performance, there are many skills you need to be successful which can’t necessarily be gained on the job. Through discussion, exercises, role plays and a little theory you’ll learn how to establish credibility and gain trust, develop effective working relationships, motivate your team, encourage participation, improve morale, build performance and productivity, and link your team’s performance to the expectations of senior management. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
Microsoft Word Level 3
Microsoft Word Level 3 is designed to provide the learner with advanced skills and knowledge in using Microsoft Word. This course focuses on producing longer documents and includes key aspects such as creating a table of contents, indexing, creating cover pages, and more. This course also focuses on document automation through the use of fields, forms, and macros, and also deals with document change tracking and protection. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce more intricate documents. More...
Critical Skills for Executive Assistants
For success in today’s highly competitive world, executive secretaries and PAs must understand key management skills and be able to use them effectively. In one tightly packed and interactive day you’ll learn and practise the essentials of how to communicate effectively, how to manage yourself and others, and how to continuously upgrade your skills and manage your career. More...
Web Development Essentials (HTML, CSS and JavaScript)
This course provides a key introduction to web development languages and techniques. Course content will focus in HTML, CSS and JavaScript in the context of web development practices. Questions such as when should we use these languages, for what purpose and to what extent can these help us create engaging and stable websites will be covered. Also going beyond the web creation process and looking into the future, how can these languages help us manage our web pages and web sites in a user friendly and effective manner? All these questions will be answered in this course, preparing participants to take further and more confident steps into web development processes. Participants will experience how to create basic web pages, including structuring page content, apply basic formatting styles using CSS and applying JavaScripting for basic interactivity. More...
Conference and Corporate Event Management Essentials
Learn how to develop and deliver successful meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This practical and interactive course will provide you with a structured approach to operational and creative fundamentals from inception to debrief. You’ll learn how to develop budgets, critical paths, and work breakdown structures, and gain an insight into risk mitigation and contingency planning. We’ll also explore the key elements and processes involved in format and venue selection, registration, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security, entertainment, stakeholder management, sponsorship, marketing and publicity. More...
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager
Designed for managers and other professionals who need an understanding of the financial drivers of business, this course provides an introduction to the concepts underlying external financial accounting and internal management accounting. You’ll be introduced to the skills necessary to prepare, interpret and analyse financial statements, and will gain an insight into how your business decisions impact the financial reports of your company. We’ll also cover budgeting, costing and key performance indicators, and clarify the often misunderstood area of accrual accounting. More...
Australian Aboriginal Art – A Study Day
This day will be devoted to the study of a number of aspects of Australian Aboriginal Art. Included will be discussions on desert art, bark painting and rock art from the Kimberley and Arnhemland. There are a number of new developments taking place in all these areas and the focus of the day will be on the new and emerging trends. For example, Gunybi Ganambarr from Arnhemland is enjoying a burgeoning reputation for his innovative work, while artists from the APY Lands west of Uluru are the focus of many collectors and major public galleries. We will also look at the latest research into the ‘Bradshaws’ and ‘Wandjina’ paintings of the Kimberley. Lunch will be included. More...
Classic Journeys: A Pilgrim’s Guide to the Camino
Travelling the Road to Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of St James are said to be buried, is one of the oldest and most interesting journeys in Europe. The idea of pilgrimage seems to touch a chord in us and pilgrims on the road to Compostela are as taken with the journey as with the destination. These days, pilgrimage is an exciting and challenging opportunity to depart from our usual lifestyles and experience the world beyond the horizon. Walking gives us the opportunity to slow down, to appreciate the world through which we normally race. The physiological benefits of longer distance walking are many, including an increased sense of well-being. Pilgrimage also gives us the opportunity to participate in an ancient religious/spiritual tradition. If you have ever wanted to go on a pilgrimage, but have been reluctant or unsure about how to start, this course will help you to prepare for your pilgrimage. More...
Mastering Your Speedlight: Camera and Flash Made Easy
This course offers students the opportunity to shoot some models indoors and out using flash to learn how to control both the shadows and highlights and produce a predictable result. It’s an ideal class for those wanting to get the maximum from their accessory speedlight with the minimum of fuss. Over the two days you’ll learn all about creative portraiture techniques, how to manage natural, continuous and electronic lighting and how to get the best from your own gear including shooting in high speed flash modes, wirelessly and in multi-burst modes (where appropriate). More...
The Nature of Trauma
Trauma is now more familiar to the everyday person than it has ever been. Very few of us are unaware of and untouched by trauma. Learn about the nature of trauma and what makes some people more vulnerable to the longer term effects of trauma. This course will enable you to understand post traumatic stress disorder and how it is treated. Find out how you can support yourself, a family member or a friend who may have been traumatised. Awareness of how people who have been traumatised may react is an important first step in healing. More...
Visual Journaling: Where Images and Words Meet
Throughout history, artists, scientists and others have used visual journaling to record ideas, sketch out possibilities and explore their experiences. Image making and personal writing is a unique combination of two creative processes within a journal format. This workshop will enable you to discover and deepen your creativity as you experiment with visual journaling techniques in an encouraging and playful environment. Experience the wonderful satisfaction of reading and looking at your life from a new perspective. No art making experience is necessary and all art materials are provided on the day. More...
Philosophy of the Unconscious in Literature
What is that dark and fascinating place beneath the conscious mind, and how does it manifest itself in conscious thought? Many philosophers have proposed that ‘poetic thinking’ is a key to the unconscious. Starting with Blake’s ontology of the ‘living dead’, and Coleridge’s ‘opium dreams’, we will explore ideas of the unconscious through literature. We will then analyse four of the most powerful texts of the 20th century: Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’; Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’; D. H. Lawrence’s ‘Sons and Lovers’; and Virginia Woolf’s ‘The Waves’. More...
Brand Management Level 1
Brand management defines the strategic direction and internal disciplines required to create value for the organisation, its shareholders, its customers, and other key stakeholders. Across an interactive day you will build a ‘real world’ understanding of how to achieve brand leadership, articulate a brand’s essence, create a brand wheel, evaluate various brand architecture & portfolio options – for both intangible and tangible brand offerings. More...
Ten Weeks on Foucault: Powerful Ideas and Practical Applications
It will be argued that Foucault gives an analysis of political power and its institutions, which are crucial to understanding the world we now live in. Foucault shows that control over knowledge, that is what we know or believe, makes us what we are. One of the most important mechanisms of making modern individuals is the process of ‘normalisation’ in which divisions are established between groups such as ‘sane and insane’; criminal and law abiding; diseased and healthy. We will then apply ideas such as: ‘bio-power’; ‘technologies of the self’; ‘surveillance’ to some contemporary situations and see if Foucault’s ideas illuminate our social understanding. More...
Philosophy of the Unconscious in Literature
What is that dark and fascinating place beneath the conscious mind, and how does it manifest itself in conscious thought? Many philosophers have proposed that ‘poetic thinking’ is a key to the unconscious. Starting with Blake’s ontology of the ‘living dead’, and Coleridge’s ‘opium dreams’, we will explore ideas of the unconscious through literature. We will then analyse four of the most powerful texts of the 20th century: Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’; Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’; D. H. Lawrence’s ‘Sons and Lovers’; and Virginia Woolf’s ‘The Waves’. More...
Ten Weeks on Foucault: Powerful Ideas and Practical Applications
It will be argued that Foucault gives an analysis of political power and its institutions, which are crucial to understanding the world we now live in. Foucault shows that control over knowledge, that is what we know or believe, makes us what we are. One of the most important mechanisms of making modern individuals is the process of ‘normalisation’ in which divisions are established between groups such as ‘sane and insane’; criminal and law abiding; diseased and healthy. We will then apply ideas such as: ‘bio-power’; ‘technologies of the self’; ‘surveillance’ to some contemporary situations and see if Foucault’s ideas illuminate our social understanding. More...
A History of World Cinema (1942-1943)
This detailed course on the developments of cinema around the world started in 2009 and has now reached the years 1942-1943, the middle years of World War II. Six sessions will be devoted to each year, with documentation supplied that provides information about the political and social events of the years in question, month by month, to provide a context. Although American films will feature most prominently, there will also be discussion of films from many countries including Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, etc. Many clips and documentary excerpts will be shown and there will be a feature film in full at each session. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
e-Commerce with Magento
This course is for business owners and anyone interested in understanding how to use the Magento eCommerce platform for their online business. This workshop is one day “hands on” working with the backend and frontend of Magneto exploring the structure, navigation, modules, themes, and promotions. Students will also learn how to optimize their Magento eCommerce site with best practices. More...
Metaphysics and its Critics
Metaphysics is one of the oldest branches of western philosophy and one of the most enduring, notwithstanding a number of significant attacks on its nature, structure and content, particularly in the mid- to late-twentieth century. In this fully illustrated day, we look closely and rigorously at arguments put forward by a number of its critics (including sceptics, Hume, Kant, Russell, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Habermas, poststructuralist and ‘post-metaphysical’ thinkers) in order to see if their criticisms can be sustained or overcome. Is it possible to ‘overcome’ metaphysics, as some have argued? Is it possible for us to think today in ways that suggest that the vast trajectories of the western metaphysical tradition are anachronistic, moribund or exhausted? More...
Introduction to Instrumentation and Process Control (HART)
This practical instrumentation course will provide attendees with a basic background on the role of instrumentation in maintaining a stable and controlled process. The course is designed to provide maximum hands-on tuition in order to ensure that attendees gain practical experience in areas of instrument calibration, signal interpretation and control loop tuning, all tools for successful processing operations. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Grammar and Punctuation Advanced
Use this two-day advanced workshop to continue understanding and applying English grammar and punctuation. You’ll discover and apply ways to solve common problems in written English and learn some of the trade secrets of professional editors. Using a list of the standard ‘hard-copy editing’ marks, you will work with other participants to identify errors, correct sentences, justify your corrections and understand when more than one solution is acceptable. Make yourself indispensable at work as someone who can confidently prevent embarrassing errors from occurring in your organisation’s written communications. More...
Project Management: The Complete Guide
Designed for those who work as full-time project managers, or have prior experience of project management methodology, this intensive three-day course provides a professional coverage of all the topics in the Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). For those seeking formal certification, this course partially satisfies the training requirements for candidates for the PMP qualification. Alternatively, participants may work towards a nationally recognised diploma, subject to meeting recognition of prior learning requirements and the completion of additional assessments. More...
Applied Process Control for Professionals
A 2-day course providing fundamental understanding of feedback process control. It aims at giving professionals who work in process control an understanding of the basic concepts of process dynamics and control and how to apply such concepts to the design, evaluation and troubleshooting of optimal control strategies. More...
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
This one day course will focus on the five core competencies of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and interpersonal skills. Participants will learn to develop and implement these to enhance their relationships in work and life by increasing their understanding of social and emotional behaviours and learning how to adapt and manage their responses to particular situations. This course is useful for anyone who leads or works with other people, no matter what size the organisation. This is an important course for anybody who wants to develop a better understanding of themselves and others to enhance personal and professional relationships. More...
Women in Leadership
Whether leading a team or an organisation, as a woman it is often challenging to command respect and authority in an environment that is generally driven by male standards. In this practical course you will identify deep-seated habits that may sabotage your work and career advancement. Learn assertive communication skills, including appropriate use of body language and voice, meeting and entertainment etiquette. Discuss key issues such as being liked versus respected, professional boundaries, the importance of networking and entertaining, how to negotiate ‘boys clubs’, being visible, achieving work-life balance and more. Retain your integrity and find out that becoming more senior doesn’t mean compromising your femininity. More...
Digital Photography: The Basics
For absolute beginners, this one-day course covers the simplest aspects of digital photo-taking and digital darkroom processing. Using your own digital camera, you’ll learn the basic functions of the lens, aperture, shutter speed and flash. Participants will also discover what the new digital photographer should look for when travelling and buying or upgrading their computer. More...
A Toolkit for New Managers
Understanding management principles is critical for business success. This course is designed for those who want an overview of the skills needed to be an effective manager or supervisor. The course focuses on achieving strong outcomes through effective people and team management, the development of sound planning and organisational skills, creative problem solving and ensuring finance & cost control procedures are followed. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Effective Sales Techniques
The Effective Sales Techniques course is a must for anyone who wants to drive an increase in sales. While most people have some idea how to sell, this course will guide the delivery of specific effective selling behaviours and language. Effective Sales Techniques demystifies the process of selling and teaches powerful communication skills that can be applied to every type of sales interview. Once you attend this course you will be able to immediately apply the skills on the job creating an immediate return on your training investment. You will develop your own powerful selling template crafted in your own words. Learning how to overcome and even avoid objections altogether is a corner stone of this course. You will finally understand why most sales people are terrified of asking for the business and will learn how to close easily and effortlessly. You will be amazed at the sheer delight your customers experience when you apply these powerful skills. More...
Editing and Proofreading: An Introduction
You start with a basic text; it might be a report, a webpage, a brochure or a book. You edit it so that it has a strong structure and reads well. Then you proofread it to remove errors and ensure consistency. If you can master this simple process, you’ll have the skills to communicate clearly and produce documents of professional quality. In this course you will be introduced to the essential skills of editors and learn techniques and strategies for proofreading and editing common types of professional communications. More...
Project Management: Essentials
Whether you’re introducing a new product or service, implementing the latest initiative or even managing a corporate event, this introductory course will provide you with the skills you need to plan and manage successfully. Using a realistic case study, you’ll learn how to balance time, cost, quality and scope, and work through the stages of project initiation, planning, scheduling and reporting. More...
The Psychology of Influence
Some people appear to have a knack for influencing others. Their persuasive skills appear to flow naturally and unconsciously – but they actually stem from principles anyone can learn to apply. By understanding these principles, you can get others to listen to you, persuade people to change their mind, shift the direction of a conversation, communicate a message effectively. This course is suitable for anyone who needs to engage and inspire others at work – including managers, sales staff, customer service providers, consultants and professionals. More...
Becoming a Leader: Strategies for Developing a Leadership Identity
This course is for business leaders who have a team or organisation to lead and inspire. You’ll gain leader identity development and visual, vocal, verbal and think-on-your-feet skills to inspire your people to take action. Develop your understanding and skill in carrying yourself like a leader, in sounding like a leader, and in crafting and delivering simple messages. We’ll also discuss ‘environment versatility’ - how to listen, speak and present in very informal to very formal environments. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Cartooning Level 1
Learn how to draw cartoons! Participants will learn the basics of the ‘non-verbal communication’ of cartoon drawing. Subjects include facial expressions, drawing hands, body language, humour, basic caricature techniques, and cartoon animals. This course is ideal for complete beginners (with no previous drawing experience) right through to professional designers, artists (of all disciplines), illustrators and animators. The skills this workshop covers are also very sought after in the fields of advertising, web-design, education, and the media. Materials included. Families welcome, ages 10 and above! More...
Communication Excellence with Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Discover how Neuro-Linguistic Programming can transform your communication! Learn to act upon the principles employed by star communicators, lay the foundations of strong communication, short-circuit power games, reprogram responses to people who push your buttons, detect nonverbal clues which reveal someone’s unspoken message, make an unpalatable message easy to digest by catering to a listener’s preferences, and smoothly navigate your way through conflicts. Master practical techniques you can apply immediately to enrich your personal and professional communication. More...
Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. This course provides an introduction to issues surrounding the practice of forensic psychology. Topics will include the legal concept of insanity and its assessment, the detection of deceit, criminal profiling, cognitive interviewing and investigative hypnosis. More...
Positioning a Consultancy Business for Greater Success
Established consultants and professional advisors seldom consider their own success in a systematic way, despite working with clients to accomplish that objective … for their clients. Consultants and professional advisors often think about building value into their businesses but don’t know the enablers and tactics for growth to build that value. More...
PHP and MySQL Level 2
This course delves deeper into topics introduced in Level 1 and explores a number of advanced topics. Discover ways to secure your entire website and protect information in your database. Learn how to design a database for optimum speed. Explore advanced programming techniques. Combine PHP with Flash, CSS and JavaScript to create some amazing web applications. More...
Creative Writing Workshop
Designed to give participants the practical skills to approach their creative writing projects with confidence, this workshop is built around particular topics integral to the writing process, such as voice, character, structure, theme and editing. Using exercises to get started, participants will look at the basic elements of fiction and at ways to develop their work. This creative writing workshop is an invaluable way to find your voice as a writer. More...
Creative Writing Masterclass
This practical and inspiring course, held in the cool and elegant setting of The Women’s College, is for anyone who wants to kick-start, or deepen, their writing. Take a break to share daily writing exercises in the company of other apprentice writers, and hear some bright ideas about writing beautifully. This workshop is open to writers of all levels. Although it focuses mostly on fiction, it looks at creative writing of all kinds, including memoir and poetry. The program runs for five consecutive mornings, and each day introduces some ideas about creativity, composition, style, plotting, planning, editing and publishing. Participants have a chance to share pieces of writing they’ve composed overnight, thoughts about their writing progress, and their responses to the daily readings. Each day, too, the class will work on writing exercises. Some of these will take the group outside into the grounds and surrounds of the University of Sydney campus. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint Level 1 are sufficient to be able to create real-world presentations. You will also learn how to add themes, run a slide show, print, publish presentations. More...
The Election of a President II
The campaign for the presidency and the election (re-election) of a President. President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden (?) vs _______ and ________. We will follow the campaigns of the candidates up through the election on 6 November and the likely impact on the rest of the world. More...
Microsoft Word Level 1
Microsoft Word Level 1 focuses on basic document production using Microsoft Word and is designed to give the learner a sound understanding of how documents are created, formatted, and printed. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce reports, tabularised numbers and the like. More...
Philosophy for Science IV: Where Classical Physics Ends and Quantum Mechanics Begins
Science is a ‘methodology’: a particular way of observing and explaining the world, of answering the one big question: “What must the world be like, that it produce the phenomena we observe?” The final part of this four part series explores why, around the turn of the twentieth century, classical “Newtonian” mechanics gave way to a completely new paradigm: Quantum Mechanics (QM). In this course, we review some of the experimental phenomena that Classical Mechanics simply cannot explain; we define QM and elaborate its various (mis)interpretations; dismantle much of the nonsense that is attributed to it in the popular literature; and explore why even QM struggles to describe what the world is really like. More...
Writing for Children
So you think writing a 50-word picture book is easy, or that you could be the next JK Rowling? Come along for discussion and exercises on writing for young people of all ages. Advice is also given on manuscript presentation and the state of publishing for children in Australia and overseas. More...
Writing the Real
This course offers you a rich immersion in creative nonfiction, practical tuition and instruction in composition and style, along with plenty of opportunities to write and be inspired. You’ll learn how to approach nonfiction writing with imagination, discipline and lyricism. The course explores the distinctions between fiction and nonfiction and the meanings of real and truthful. It encourages writers to understand nonfiction as literature, and shows them how to employ imagination, discipline, creativity and lyricism in its composition, just as one would in fiction. Although a work of nonfiction can be every bit as literary in its diction and design as a novel, nonfiction cleaves to the actual – something that places a heavy burden of truth-telling upon the writer and reorients imagination from invention to witness. More...
Art Basics
Put theory into practice and develop your artistic competency by learning the ‘rules’ to art. Working with the elements and principles of design participants will learn perspective, how to draw illusions, create powerful designs, apply texture and value, understand colour theory and the colour wheel and learn to draw the face. A variety of mediums including ink, colour pencil, pastels and paint will be utilised. There are no prerequisites for this course. More...
Strategic Marketing Planning
Take your marketing skills to the next level by thinking more strategically. Designed for marketers with some experience, this course will equip you with practical take-home tools to develop stand-out brand goals, write powerful marketing plans and measure your performance. Learn how to get the most from your research and communication spend, understand the importance of financials and update yourself on the latest trends in branding and metrics. More...
Improve Productivity with Lean Six Sigma
This course is designed for supervisors, managers and leaders who are seeking to improve productivity across a range of business environments from the office to the production floor. The course introduces the principles of lean management and their application, which ultimately leads to 6 sigma workplaces (3 mistakes per 1 million processes). This is by removing wasteful processes and human error. More...
Music of the Impressionist Period
The period from around 1880 to 1920, sometimes described as Impressionism, elicited some of the most beautiful and bewitching compositions of western music history. Composers such as Sibelius, Elgar, Mahler, Debussy and Ravel gave the world exotic and rich new sounds, in the last moments before many composers abandoned ‘normal” music and went atonal. This study day examines the music of this period in its historical and social context. More...
The Philosophies of the Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an extraordinarily rich period in the history of philosophy. It produced enduring innovations in natural philosophy and the sciences, in cosmology and metaphysics, in theories of knowledge, theories of happiness and liberty, natural religion and in relation to the arts (one might think of Bach, Mozart, Goethe and Blake). We will examine some of these great innovations with reference to Hume, Kant and Rousseau, Voltaire, Leibniz and Newton, Mary Wollstonecraft, Casanova and de Sade. More...
Treating Mental Illness: The Different Psychotherapies
This course will overview five main psychotherapeutic approaches to psychological problems: client-centred therapy, gestalt therapy, rational-emotive therapy, psychodynamic psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour therapy. By utilising the famous Gloria tapes, the course will provide opportunity to see the founders of these main psychotherapies as they work directly with a client and there will be time for class discussion. Come along and expand your understanding of the world of psychotherapy. More...
Magic Highways: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing
Learn how to write science fiction and fantasy for the current market. In this highly practical course participants explore how to achieve an ‘invisible’ storytelling voice; master dialogue, pacing and ‘info dumping’; and use handy techniques for building fantasy worlds. Each session apart from sessions one and six will have evaluation and feedback components as part of that week’s class. More...
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
This one day course will focus on the five core competencies of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and interpersonal skills. Participants will learn to develop and implement these to enhance their relationships in work and life by increasing their understanding of social and emotional behaviours and learning how to adapt and manage their responses to particular situations. This course is useful for anyone who leads or works with other people, no matter what size the organisation. This is an important course for anybody who wants to develop a better understanding of themselves and others to enhance personal and professional relationships. More...
Petra: Rose Red City of the Nabataeans
The Nabataeans controlled a vast commercial Empire which linked the Arabian Peninsula to Syria and the Mediterranean world of the Roman Empire. The hub of an extensive network of trade routes, their spectacular rock-cut capital known as Petra grew wealthy on the trade of exotic products like silk and myrrh. This study day explores the history and archaeology of the magnificent city, carved into the rose red sandstones of the Jordanian hills. More...
Business Writing 1
Writing well is good business, and to write well is to write clearly. This course explores the fundamental principles and practical skills you need to write well at work. Through a blend of discussion, instruction, exercise and feedback, we’ll work through the critical skills for writing powerful and engaging prose in a professional context. More...
Client Service Excellence
How do you deliver excellent service to your clients, day after day, no matter what other issues and problems are going on? This course focuses on the skills you need to consistently exceed your clients' expectations. It will enhance both your skills and your confidence in handling interactions with clients and enable you to implement best practice client service techniques. During this intensive workshop we’ll cover the key skills and techniques needed to provide outstanding service to all your clients - internal and external – how to generate client loyalty and how to deal with complaints and other difficult situations. The approach is highly interactive, giving you the opportunity to practice all the skills you learn. More...
Listen and Speak Under Pressure
You might imagine that listening and speaking under pressure is a natural ability – you either have it or you don’t. In fact, with good preparation and a structured approach you can develop the confidence to be spontaneous and articulate when presenting a proposal, strengthening your case or selling your ideas. This lively course will show you a four-step system for doing this, so that, even under pressure, you can speak accurately, fluently and flexibly. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Women in Leadership
Whether leading a team or an organisation, as a woman it is often challenging to command respect and authority in an environment that is generally driven by male standards. In this practical course you will identify deep-seated habits that may sabotage your work and career advancement. Learn assertive communication skills, including appropriate use of body language and voice, meeting and entertainment etiquette. Discuss key issues such as being liked versus respected, professional boundaries, the importance of networking and entertaining, how to negotiate ‘boys clubs’, being visible, achieving work-life balance and more. Retain your integrity and find out that becoming more senior doesn’t mean compromising your femininity. More...
Advanced Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychologists perform a wide range of roles in the criminal justice system, including sentencing recommendations, treatment recommendations, assessment of future risk, evaluation of witness credibility, and must be able to translate psychological information into a legal framework understood by a judge and/or jury. More...
Art Therapy
Art is widely recognised as an important tool for helping people feel better. Using a mix of simple art activities, writing and discussion, you’ll experience a unique way to explore, restore and transform your life. Be enriched as you experiment with paint, pastels and clay in a playful and supportive environment. Learn to navigate your life with art from your heart. No art experience is necessary and all art materials are provided on the day. More...
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Did you know that around two per cent of the population have borderline personality disorder (BPD)? People with this disorder usually have a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships – seeing others as being either all good or all bad – and often exhibit irrational and self-harming behaviour. Perhaps you even know someone who might have BPD. How would you know? Come and find out. More...
Weight Loss: A Psychological Perspective
Why is losing weight and keeping it off so incredibly difficult? Psychologists recognise that weight loss is about far more than just diet and exercise. The mind, emotions, physiology and social environment all play a part in successful weight management. This course combines practical strategies with accessible research, empowering you with the knowledge and skills necessary to overcome obstacles and open the door to weight loss success. More...
Creative Writing: Voice and Style (Part 2)
This 5 week course enables participants who have begun to identify their own unique voice and style, to gain confidence in developing and committing to it. Participants may wish to continue working with a project that has begun to reflect clear aspects of their voice and style. New projects may also be commenced. The focus will be on supporting participants to remain true too their original expression whilst developing writing projects. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Dealing with Difficult People
This course will show you how to recognise and respond to the tactics difficult people use at work, at home and in customer service environments. Learn to maintain your personal power while dealing with aggressive strategies such as bullying, shouting or public put-downs and criticism. Develop appropriate ways to handle chronic complaining and buck-passing, and learn how to respond assertively to sarcasm and rumour-mongering. A great way to increase your confidence! More...
Conference and Corporate Event Management Essentials
Learn how to develop and deliver successful meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This practical and interactive course will provide you with a structured approach to operational and creative fundamentals from inception to debrief. You’ll learn how to develop budgets, critical paths, and work breakdown structures, and gain an insight into risk mitigation and contingency planning. We’ll also explore the key elements and processes involved in format and venue selection, registration, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security, entertainment, stakeholder management, sponsorship, marketing and publicity. More...
Getting What You Want: Assertive Communication Skills
If you want to learn how to say ‘no’, make your presence felt in a meeting or tell someone their behaviour is unsatisfactory (while keeping others onside), then this course is for you. You’ll learn how to handle people who ignore you, interrupt you, unduly criticise you, make unreasonable requests or vent their anger against you. More...
Enhancing Your English: Steps Toward Better Writing
For many students and people in the workplace success depends on achieving a satisfactory standard in written English. This course increases skills in basic written English. It services students involved in University Preparation Courses, tertiary education, HSC courses and those already engaged in the workplace. It begins with revision of practical English grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and progresses to more complicated sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary enrichment and English for different kinds of writing, including essays and workplace communication. There is a main focus on intensive practice with written exercises, including detailed feedback and discussion. More...
Conflict Resolution: Steps to Professional Harmony
Knowing how to resolve conflict at work is the key to a harmonious and productive professional environment. In this course you will analyse the nature of conflict, how it affects those involved and learn practical strategies for effectively negotiating compromise and successful outcomes. This course is essential for supervisors, team leaders and frontline managers wanting to enhance their skills and the productivity of their teams. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Drawing for Beginners Weekend Workshop
This course covers the basics of drawing techniques through a practical study of form, shading, colour and perspective. Participants will gain the skills needed to produce a lovely landscape, still life, figure drawing and more. Fun and relaxing, Drawing for Beginners Weekend Workshop is accessible to anyone wanting to explore their creative potential. More...
Digital Photography: The Next Step
This course covers all of the essential aspects of digital photography from camera set-up through to creating your own multimedia slide show. You’ll learn how to get great results in difficult-to-control lighting situations like sports and action photography, as well as how to cope with shooting and storing images while travelling locations. If you are happy with the basics, then take the next step in the exciting world of digital photography. More...
Travel Writing: Sun, Sea and Script
Pack your passport and pen and come along to this class, which is ideal for anyone who has ever wanted to turn their travel stories into saleable tales. The goal of this course is to reveal the varied possibilities available for the aspiring travel writer. Whether the journey is far or near, this workshop will enable you to travel. Where the journey takes you is up to you! More...
Understanding Investing for Long-Term Gain
Most of us know how to spend money, but very few of us know how to make it! Put simply, your choices in the short term will have the greatest impact on your long term dreams and ambitions. In this informative day we’ll discuss how the Australian share market works, the importance of a long term view, how to ensure you generate an income from your assets, dividends and yields, investing versus speculating, what really happens when we sell and the effects of tax and inflation. We’ll also cover the performance of some of Australia’s top companies, good ideas for getting started no matter what your budget and where to go for further information and advice. More...
Digital Photo Bookmaking
In this practical class, learn how to produce a professional-looking photo book. Beginning with a set of your own hand-picked images (200+), learn about the different book types, see samples from some of the best companies, learn about their product options, plus the advantages and any disadvantages they might have. Participants will learn how to make their own page layouts using Booksmart (from www.blurb.com), how to create good page design, how to access new and exciting fonts, create custom backgrounds and how to add textures and special effects to give their book project a unique feel. The idea in this class is to work with a set of previously edited photos and explore ways to put the final touches on the book project during the workshop. More...
A Week of Watercolour
Delicate yet dynamic, watercolour is a soft and expressive medium, and the perfect way to capture nature’s extraordinary colour palette. This intensive week-long course takes you on a step-by-step journey through the basic skills and techniques of watercolour painting. By the end of the week you’ll have paintings that you’ll be proud to display, as well as a new means of artistic expression! A Week of Watercolour is appropriate for both new and returning participants. More...
Business Process Design and Implementation
If you’re a business manager or business analyst or in an organisational change role, this course will provide you with key skills in mapping, understanding and designing business processes and explain how to use processes to strategically realign your organisation. You’ll also learn how to define roles and responsibilities based on processes and how to use information systems and workflow to implement processes. Participants will work on an extended team-based case study and take away useful templates and a toolkit of process design methods. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2
The skills and knowledge acquired in Microsoft PowerPoint Level 2 are sufficient to be able to build and enhance powerful, real-world presentations for sales, budgets, clubs and more. In this course you will learn how to enhance text in a presentation, add media features, setup a slide show and more. More...
Telephone Sales Skills
This invaluable Sales Skills Workshop teaches you the skills and techniques you will need on the telephone to get more leads, appointments and close more sales. You will leave the course with much more confidence and motivation to get on with the job of cold calling and prospecting. You will be able to call your past and existing customers without feeling a pest, and you’ll be able to follow-up mail-outs and quotes without the fear of rejection. Armed with your new skills, you will have more purpose and you will be able to achieve better results immediately. More...
Grammar and Punctuation Fundamentals
Do you have a feeling for grammar that looks and sounds right but you’re not quite sure? In this Grammar and Punctuation course, you’ll spend a day learning all the basic concepts and principles of grammar that you were probably never formally taught. What do ‘subject’, ‘verb/s’ and ‘predicate’ mean? What are the nine parts of speech? How do you use phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs to construct effective English? What is the purpose of the punctuation marks, and how do you set up bulleted lists? If you work with words and need to grasp the basics so you can identify errors and justify your corrections, this is the course for you. Join us for a day of de-mystifying a subject that hasn’t been systematically taught since 1972! More...
Negotiation Skills: Managing Successful Outcomes
Whatever your role, you need to communicate and negotiate effectively with others in order to achieve your goals. Managers, consultants and salespeople will all benefit from aligning personal and business values, thinking and working more strategically, and adopting a cooperative approach to negotiation to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. You’ll also gain an understanding of effective team-working, organisational politics, and decision drivers in business. More...
Financial Planning to Achieve Your Life Goals
We are taught to read and write, but very few of us are taught how to be financially literate. This course will help you develop meaningful life goals and the knowledge and confidence to develop the necessary financial strategies to help you achieve what is important to you. More...
Microsoft Word Level 2
Microsoft Word Level 2 extends the learner’s basic skills and knowledge of Microsoft Word and helps them create more intricate and varied documents. Existing skills and knowledge are enhanced by covering more advanced aspects of key topics such as formatting, tables, and lists, and new features such as merging, envelopes, sections, clip art and graphics are introduced. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce more intricate documents. More...
How to Build a Social Media Website
Need to build or update your website? Learn how to create a social media website (Wordpress), in this hands-on computer-based course, that can be used as a social media press room or blog. You will how to publish online, then integrate your online content with Facebook and Twitter. More...
Editing and Proofreading: An Introduction
You start with a basic text; it might be a report, a webpage, a brochure or a book. You edit it so that it has a strong structure and reads well. Then you proofread it to remove errors and ensure consistency. If you can master this simple process, you’ll have the skills to communicate clearly and produce documents of professional quality. In this course you will be introduced to the essential skills of editors and learn techniques and strategies for proofreading and editing common types of professional communications. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
Harness the Power of Self Managed Superannuation
This course is designed to give participants an understanding of the various strategies that can be employed to ensure that their superannuation benefits are maximised. Self managed superannuation funds are growing quickly, currently in excess of 300,000. People are deciding to take a more active role in the management of their superannuation monies to successfully plan for retirement. Do you understand how to manage your own superannuation fund? This course will empower you by giving you the knowledge and confidence to deal effectively with financial advisers. Allowing you to understand and manage your own superannuation fund. It’s your money, take control of your future. Retirement is closer than you think. More...
Structuring Your Assets for Retirement
This course is designed to demystify the complex world of retirement income streams. Its express aim is to provide participants with independent advice and an understanding of the various ways in which they can structure their retirement assets in order to deliver the maximum level of income while at the same time minimising their tax. The course will cover topics such as the Australian tax system, various tax structures, superannuation, allocated pensions, Centrelink regulations and benefits, and estate planning. Gain the confidence to work with an adviser and effectively plan for the retirement years! More...
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Did you know that around two per cent of the population have borderline personality disorder (BPD)? People with this disorder usually have a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships – seeing others as being either all good or all bad – and often exhibit irrational and self-harming behaviour. Perhaps you even know someone who might have BPD. How would you know? Come and find out. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Plan and Deliver Memorable Presentations
Every time you present to someone it forms an impression, giving you the potential for gain or loss. Over time, if you maximise the number of positive impressions you leave when you present, it will give you an edge in getting others to act, and in producing the outcomes you want. This course will enable you to be perceived as articulate and competent – through how you plan and deliver presentations. You’ll learn how to handle presentation fears and nerves, how to understand your audience – what they know and how they think and feel, how to make a memorable impression, how to open a presentation and connect with your audience and how to look and sound confident through your face, body and voice. You’ll also learn when and how to use (and not use) tools such as PowerPoint and how to handle questions and think and speak on your feet. More...
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
This one day course will focus on the five core competencies of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and interpersonal skills. Participants will learn to develop and implement these to enhance their relationships in work and life by increasing their understanding of social and emotional behaviours and learning how to adapt and manage their responses to particular situations. This course is useful for anyone who leads or works with other people, no matter what size the organisation. This is an important course for anybody who wants to develop a better understanding of themselves and others to enhance personal and professional relationships. More...
Women in Leadership
Whether leading a team or an organisation, as a woman it is often challenging to command respect and authority in an environment that is generally driven by male standards. In this practical course you will identify deep-seated habits that may sabotage your work and career advancement. Learn assertive communication skills, including appropriate use of body language and voice, meeting and entertainment etiquette. Discuss key issues such as being liked versus respected, professional boundaries, the importance of networking and entertaining, how to negotiate ‘boys clubs’, being visible, achieving work-life balance and more. Retain your integrity and find out that becoming more senior doesn’t mean compromising your femininity. More...
Business Writing 2
This course builds on the principles and practices introduced in Business Writing 1. It explains the skills of writing plainly and clearly. It addresses the demands of various business communications, covering how to target your audience, manage your tone and improve the structure and flow of your writing, and explores ways of writing and editing successfully in groups. Participants are offered targeted feedback on their work. More...
Improve Productivity with Lean Six Sigma
This course is designed for supervisors, managers and leaders who are seeking to improve productivity across a range of business environments from the office to the production floor. The course introduces the principles of lean management and their application, which ultimately leads to 6 sigma workplaces (3 mistakes per 1 million processes). This is by removing wasteful processes and human error. More...
Microsoft Word Level 3
Microsoft Word Level 3 is designed to provide the learner with advanced skills and knowledge in using Microsoft Word. This course focuses on producing longer documents and includes key aspects such as creating a table of contents, indexing, creating cover pages, and more. This course also focuses on document automation through the use of fields, forms, and macros, and also deals with document change tracking and protection. This course is ideal for people who work in an environment where there is a requirement to produce more intricate documents. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 1
Improve the way you manage and present information and take the legwork out of calculations and data manipulation with this powerful software. This course provides the learner with the skills and knowledge necessary to create workbooks in Microsoft Excel. It covers creating a new workbook, adding data, editing data, working with formulas, printing and charting. More...
Business Writing 1
Writing well is good business, and to write well is to write clearly. This course explores the fundamental principles and practical skills you need to write well at work. Through a blend of discussion, instruction, exercise and feedback, we’ll work through the critical skills for writing powerful and engaging prose in a professional context. More...
Conference and Corporate Event Management Essentials
Learn how to develop and deliver successful meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. This practical and interactive course will provide you with a structured approach to operational and creative fundamentals from inception to debrief. You’ll learn how to develop budgets, critical paths, and work breakdown structures, and gain an insight into risk mitigation and contingency planning. We’ll also explore the key elements and processes involved in format and venue selection, registration, catering, accommodation, transport, theming, security, entertainment, stakeholder management, sponsorship, marketing and publicity. More...
Cartooning Level 1
Learn how to draw cartoons! Participants will learn the basics of the ‘non-verbal communication’ of cartoon drawing. Subjects include facial expressions, drawing hands, body language, humour, basic caricature techniques, and cartoon animals. This course is ideal for complete beginners (with no previous drawing experience) right through to professional designers, artists (of all disciplines), illustrators and animators. The skills this workshop covers are also very sought after in the fields of advertising, web-design, education, and the media. Materials included. Families welcome, ages 10 and above! More...
Business Process Design and Implementation
If you’re a business manager or business analyst or in an organisational change role, this course will provide you with key skills in mapping, understanding and designing business processes and explain how to use processes to strategically realign your organisation. You’ll also learn how to define roles and responsibilities based on processes and how to use information systems and workflow to implement processes. Participants will work on an extended team-based case study and take away useful templates and a toolkit of process design methods. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 2
Microsoft Excel Level 2 is the second of a 3-Level study program for Microsoft Excel. This level extends the learner’s basic knowledge of Excel and provides the learner with skills and knowledge to produce more effective and productive workbooks. It covers formulas and function techniques, more intricate formatting, setting complex printing options, using intricate charting features and working more effectively with existing worksheets and workbooks. More...
Microsoft Excel Level 3
Microsoft Excel Level 3 focuses on the more advanced features of excel. Advanced analysis tools, especially pivot tables, solver, outlining and summarising are covered, as are some key automation features such as macros. More...
Editing and Proofreading: Advanced
Being ‘good with words’ or ‘fond of reading’ won’t cut it in today’s business communications environment. To stand out, you need to be able to tear a document apart and rebuild it, know what to change and what to leave (and why), and have the confidence to drive communications change in your organisation. This editing masterclass is supremely practical – your fingers will become stained with red ink as you work on real work examples from the presenter’s many years as a professional editor and proofreader. More...
Social Media Marketing – Facebook, Twitter and Blogs
You probably already know a little of YouTube, Facebook, Flickr and del.icio.us. In this one-day course you’ll get a real taste of the marketing power of the new Web 2.0 services: blogs and wikis, user-generated content, citizen journalism and social software. We’ll look at case studies of customers creating ads and campaigns, how they distribute their content and how to monitor consumer discussions and reviews of your products. An interesting day spent exploring a dynamic and challenging area. No technical or prior knowledge required. More...
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