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Italian Beginners Stage 2 (Rosa Santi)

Course Outline For those students who have completed the first term or for those who are familiar with the basics of Italian language.  Topics include: Identification and Pronunciation (vowels, consonants, tones in words and structures). Greetings (meeting people) - Introducing and describing yourself and others. Asking and responding: your and someone’s name; country of origin; your well being (for example ‘how are you?’ ‘where are you from?’ or 'what’s your name?'). Using basic... [More]

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Italian Beginners Stage 3 (Rosa Santi)

Course Outline: For those students who have completed the first two terms or for those who are familiar with the basics of Italian language Topics include      Identification and Pronunciation (vowels, consonants, tones in words and structures).     Greetings (meeting people) - Introducing and describing yourself and others.     Asking and responding: your and someone’s name; country of origin; your well being (for example ‘how are you?’ ‘where are you from?’ or 'what’s your... [More]

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Slow Crochet - Calming Crochet for Beginners

Course Outline: Crochet is easy, fun and addictive- once you know how. Try a ‘slow’ crochet course, learn the basics but also spend time practicing the new techniques. This is the best way to achieve tension, which is key to making anything. We will learn all the various techniques of crochet, including the different ways of holding yarn and hook, all the basic stitches and then practice the concepts of turning, making rows, and making squares and even circles. The course is... [More]

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Introduction to Creative Writing: One Day Workshop

Course Outline: This workshop covers the lifespan of creative writing, from where ideas come from to the process for creating a completed piece. Whether you are just interested in the idea of creative writing or are in the middle of a writing project, this course can help you sharpen your skill set or find new creative interest.  The workshop aims to develop creative thinking skills, identify and explain fundamental narrative and language techniques, show how critical thinking can... [More]

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Tarot and Oracle Card Reading for Beginners

Course Outline: Tarot Cards and Oracle Cards are an informative and beneficial tool for people to gain spiritual insights, evaluate one’s life direction and are used daily as a tool for self-discovery. In this course you will learn meanings for the 78 cards, and some tarot history.  Everyone will have the chance to be able to give tarot readings in class for each other.  Whether you decide to follow tarot as a craft or a passionate hobby, it will bring you a lifetime of pleasure... [More]

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Book Group - Reading for Pleasure

Course Outline This course encourages reading and the sharing of ideas through discussion, looking at the influence of our personal history and how it relates to our preferences in book selection today. Please Bring Please purchase or come with the following books: *Term 1 - 2025 Booklist: Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier The Fiction Writer - Jillian Cantor About the Tutor Margaret Baird is a trained English teacher. She currently works as an Individual and Couple Councillor in private... [More]

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Focus Techniques - Focus, Memory and Attention

Course Outline What is the mind, the two sections , consciousness and the subconsciousness. *Ways of reaching and using both to achieve focus and attention. Self hypnosis, visualisation and sublimation *Using language , positive feedback and time distortion. *Belief systems and prejudiced concepts. Repetitions, associations, pegging and colours. Using emotional traumas for our benefits. *Mind tricks and placebo effect. Please Bring: Notepad & pen How to Enrol You can enrol online... [More]

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CHC43415 Certificate IV in Leisure and Health

This qualification is perfect for someone who is energetic, compassionate and wants to support the person-centred care activities in which clients in the aged care, health, and community services sectors participate. Learn how to plan, implement and monitor leisure activities or programs to support independence and well-being, relationships with carers and families, as well as community participation and social inclusion. Tailor your learning by selecting the electives available in... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Certificate IV in Leisure and Health CHC43415.
  • Respond effectively to behaviours of concern (CHCCCS020)
  • Support community participation and social inclusion (CHCDIS003)
  • Contribute to leisure and health programming (CHCLAH002)
  • Use communication to build relationships (CHCCOM002)
  • Participate in planning leisure and health programs for clients with complex needs (CHCLAH004)
  • Work with people with mental health issues (CHCMHS001)
  • Support youth programs (CHCYTH009)
  • Confirm physical health status (HLTAAP002)
  • Facilitate the empowerment of older people (CHCAGE001)
  • Follow established person-centred behaviour supports (CHCDIS002)
  • Participate in the planning, implementation and monitoring of individual leisure and health programs (CHCLAH003)
  • Follow safe work practices for direct client care (HLTWHS002)
  • Support relationships with carers and families (CHCCCS025)
  • Provide individualised support (CHCCCS015)
  • Reflect on and improve own professional practice (CHCPRP003)
  • Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability (CHCDIS007)
  • Engage respectfully with young people (CHCYTH001)
  • Work in an alcohol and other drugs context (CHCAOD001)
  • Incorporate lifespan development and sociological concepts into leisure and health programming (CHCLAH005)
  • Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)
  • Work effectively in the leisure and health industries (CHCLAH001)
  • Provide support to people living with dementia (CHCAGE005)
  • Provide First Aid (HLTAID011)

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CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling

Learn the essential skills and knowledge to actively listen, effectively communicate and draw on varied counselling therapies to empower your clients to achieve their goals. Becoming a counsellor requires qualities such as empathy, patience, and a sincere dedication to the welfare of others. The Diploma also provides transferable skills that will further strengthen work performance for those in human resources, education and community services. For those who want to specialise in... [More]
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Diploma of Counselling CHC51015.
  • Apply learning theories in counselling (CHCCSL005)
  • Assess co-existing needs (CHCCCS004)
  • Facilitate the interests and rights of clients (CHCADV001)
  • Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)
  • Provide First Aid (HLTAID011)
  • Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety (CHCDIV002)
  • Work in an alcohol and other drugs context (CHCAOD001)
  • Work legally and ethically (CHCLEG001)
  • Provide loss and grief support (CHCCCS017)
  • Select and use counselling therapies (CHCCSL006)
  • Support counselling clients in decision-making processes (CHCCSL007)
  • Plan and conduct group activities (CHCGRP002)
  • Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills (CHCCSL002)
  • Facilitate the counselling relationship and process (CHCCSL003)
  • Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence (CHCDFV001)
  • Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management (CHCCSM005)
  • Reflect on and improve own professional practice (CHCPRP003)
  • Work with people with mental health issues (CHCMHS001)
  • Research and apply personality and development theories (CHCCSL004)
  • Recognise and respond to crisis situations (CHCCCS019)
  • Provide suicide bereavement support (CHCCCS018)
  • Establish and confirm the counselling relationship (CHCCSL001)

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Create a Better Way of Being

Course Outline Create a better way of living invites you to explore ways to incorporate healthier habits, set achievable goals and improve mental, physical and emotional wellbeing with some wellness / mindful activities. This short introductory course covers self-sabotaging beliefs and behaviours that limit success, and ways to overcome these obstacles, empowering you for change. Over three weeks, you will be invited to set and review goals with practical worksheets and other... [More]

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