What Can I Do with a Business Certificate III?

July 21, 2011

I recently asked one of our students “What is the one burning question you have about your career?” This young lady piped up with “What job can I get with a Certificate III in Business?” Immediately, I thought ‘what a great question!’  The thing about business courses is that they can be quite generic, however [...]

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Time Management for Study Success

July 3, 2011

You can go to any bookstore and find a tonne of books on time management. Similarly, you’ll find heaps of advice on the net. Why is there so much advice and tips out there on how to manage our time? The answer, I believe, is rooted in two issues we face on a daily basis: [...]

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Basic Food Handling: Retail Training

June 18, 2011

Good hygiene in food retail is not only about safety – it’s about good customer service. Therefore, as part of our courses in retail we ensure our students learn the fundamental rules of handling food safely. Here’s a just a taste of what you’ll learn in any of our retail courses: Here are a few [...]

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Aged Care Courses: The Importance of a Simulated Environment

June 15, 2011

Alot of theory and not enough practice… Courses with this flaw wind up churning out graduates who don’t know what it’s really like to work in the ‘real world’. That’s why it’s so important to choose an aged care course that can offer you the opportunity to work in environments that are the same, or [...]

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Coffee-making is fun…and a handy skill too!

June 1, 2011

We recently ordered a brand new coffee machine for our training facility (it looks something like the picture, but we couldn’t find the exact model). We are really excited because we will be using this machine to train our retail students in coffee making. If you’re like me, you love to have your coffee every [...]

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Self-Discipline: A Key Ingredient of Success

May 18, 2011

Elbert Hubbard, an American writer and philosopher, described self-discipline as ‘the ability to make yourself do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.’ If you were to exercise self-discipline what would you be doing now? More importantly, if you were in the habit of exercising self-discipline, [...]

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What’s Your Excuse for Not Changing Your Career?

May 8, 2011

I hear the most amazing excuses when I ask people why they haven’t pursued their dream career. It spurred me to look at why peolpe don’t allow themselves to fulfil their dreams. That’s when I recently came across an amazing book in which Dr Wayne Dyer writes about the many excuses people use to avoid making [...]

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Tips for Students: A 7 Step Process for Finishing Your Studies

April 27, 2011

It’s one thing to start a course, yet it’s another thing to actually finish one! We have all been there: we wonder how we’ll fit all the hours that our assignments and classes will take. You then find yourself working late at night to finish an assignment that is due the next day. I have [...]

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Are You Destined to Fail?

April 21, 2011

Do you think you can’t succeed in life? Do you think you can’t achieve your goals, because somehow, you are destined to fail? Let’s look at these two examples of people who were ‘destined to fail’: A female, African American is born to unwed, poor teenage parents in a small town. A dyslexic that was [...]

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Disability Work: What Is It Really Like?

April 14, 2011

I recently saw a TV advertisement where people with a disability and their support workers were given an opportunity to express how important they are to each other.  I was impressed because it brought home in a matter of 30 seconds just how strong the bond between people with a disability and their carers can [...]

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