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Whether you want to build up your skill-set to improve your employment prospects, or find out how to get the most out of your home PC, there’s bound to be something here that will assist you.

Introduction to Microsoft Access 2010

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Take control over your data! Whether you’re a novice or an experienced database user, this course will show you how to harness the full power of Microsoft Access 2010. In these practical and project-oriented lessons, you’ll learn how to use this award-winning MS Office software to create and customize tables. You’ll build relationships between your tables to eliminate redundancies and slash data... [More]

What's New in Microsoft Office 2010

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Get up to speed on the latest version of Microsoft Office 2010! In these lessons, you’ll explore all the new features of Office as you work with Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and Access databases. As you master each program, you’ll explore both the new 2010 features and those added in 2007. If you’re still using Office 2003 or 2007, you’ll learn how to transition... [More]

Introduction to digital scrapbooking

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking. Starting with simple projects, you’ll quickly learn how to build pages, use artistic journaling, and... [More]

Social Media Savvy

How do your customers and clients find you and how do they know, like and trust you, and then decide to hire you or buy from you? In most cases, it’s all about social media and your online presence! Stats show that 64% of consumers are more likely to trust a business if they interact positively on social media – and if they can’t find you there, they might give up on you entirely. If you run a small or medium-sized business, the chances are that you’re behind on your social media... [More]

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Introduction to Illustrator CS3

Enrol now. Whether you’re just hoping to do a little more with your art or you want to design professionally, this class will give you the Illustrator training you need! Adobe Illustrator CS3 is the program of choice for many graphic and visual artists. It allows you to draw and manipulate artwork, add special effects, apply color, and much, much more. Illustrator also sets the industry standard for creating vector images, which you can resize without loss of quality. In this... [More]

Mastering mobile phone photography

Your best camera is the one you have with you and these days that’s probably your phone. With ever-improving optics and camera apps, smartphones are capable of producing amazing results. Like any camera however it’s the brain behind the lens that matters. Join Master Photographer Dale Neill on a fun, tip-filled seminar and master the techniques for producing incredible photos to share and enjoy. There are more photographs taken each day on mobile phones than all other camera types... [More]

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Making the most of superannuation

When was the last time you looked at your superannuation statement? If you are someone who is serious about planning for your retirement (no matter how near or far away) then you should know more about your superannuation. Superannuation is a tax-effective structure for retirement savings yet few people take the time to understand it early enough. With restrictions on how much you can contribute, careful planning is a must to ensure your retirement nest egg will be enough. This... [More]

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Intermediate Photoshop CS5

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. If you’re already using the basic tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5, take your photo-editing skills to a new level! In this course, you’ll become an expert at using layers, layer masks, and other advanced features that let you change images easily long after you create them (and long after the Photoshop “undo” command expires). Non-destructive editing lets you work faster and reuse parts of images over... [More]

Getting the most out of Facebook

Facebook is far more than just seeing photos of new babies or your friend’s holiday. This workshop will begin with the basics of setting up your Facebook profile properly and with the right privacy settings, and talk about the various ways to upload photo and videos, as well as the ins and outs of interacting with what other people post. Beyond connecting with your family and friends, Facebook has all kinds of useful aspects. We will cover Facebook messenger, the power of Facebook... [More]

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Grammar Therapy II

Grammar Matters! Grammar holds sentences together, but it also communicates who you are. With the skills found in this course, you will gain a more advanced understanding of the grammar of English, and use this knowledge to make your writing more clear. This course is directly focused on writing, and gives you facts about language, grammar, and usage. It will help you get up to speed on formal styles, avoid common mistakes, and build a set of tools that you can keep using when the... [More]

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