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Financially successful people don’t achieve their wealth by accident – they make and execute clear plans. Your retirement is on the horizon and research shows you’re most likely nowhere near financially ready for the retirement you desire and deserve! Get a complete and utterly practical financial plan, so you can have the retirement you want.

Are you looking to polish your CV and cover letter writing skills to nail your next job application? This course provides you with the tools to create a strong and updated CV and cover letter writing, using skills that are personalised to you.

Have you ever wished that you could automate some of the tasks you perform in Excel on a day to day basis? Through using real life examples, this course will provide you with the skills necessary to turn on Excel’s autopilot.

Discover how to create an impactful, powerful visual brand for your business without breaking the bank! Learn who to hire, where to find them and how much they cost. No graphic design knowledge necessary!

You’ll get tips, tricks, techniques and secrets from a former licensed business broker about how to prepare and sell your business successfully.

Join us as we look at the impact of recent changes in the workplace from a generational perspective. We'll explore the tensions that are sometimes created and what to do about them.

Gain new skills for home and work in this hands-on course covering the basic requirements in setting up accounts.

Is low-confidence, anxiety and your lack of interview experience getting in the road of you being offered jobs? Get practical, cutting-edge tools and techniques to ACE your interview!

Are you a visual artist or designer looking to increase your profile and your opportunities to make money? This course shows you how to digitise your artwork and create prints, products and designer goodies. This course is great for artists looking to monetise their work and expand their offerings into the areas of designer merchandise, homewares and apparel.

Have you wanted to start an email newsletter but don’t know where to start? This workshop helps you create written and visual content, explore Mailchimp list building and email distribution tactics and measure the impact of your communications.

Learn to use the top digital publishing tools, Canva and InDesign, and create your own digital magazine to market your brand or business. You’ll finish with an interactive PDF magazine you can share with your customers, clients, friends and followers.

Considering taking the big leap into self-employment and opening your own business? Get insights into what's really involved from a successful local businessman. Find out what you need to know and learn the tools available to help you on your way.

Find out more about this popular web-based accounting package. Basic computer skills essential.

Join us as we look at the impact of recent changes in the workplace from a generational perspective. We'll explore the tensions that are sometimes created and what to do about them.

This workshop will enable you to hypnotise yourself (self-hypnosis) for the purpose of enabling you to gain control over occasional anxiety.

Psychological health is defined as a state of wellbeing in which every individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life and can work productively and fruitfully and contribute to his/her own community. This 2-hour talk will provide you with insights into physical and physiological processes that lead to various mental health problems and provide you with tools to cope with them.

Get the best results in job interviews. Learn how to approach behavioural questions. Ace interviews using the potent STAR method. Use it to answer competency focused questions with winning replies.

“Put Your Dream to the Test” helps you transform your dream from a vague notion of an ideal future, into a clear picture of where you’re headed in life. The course serves as a tool to diagnose your likelihood of achieving your dream. Each session presents two incisive questions prompting you to refine your dream and solidify your plan for achieving it.

Whatever your vocation or aspiration, you can increase your impact on others by becoming a Person of Influence. Learn simple, insightful ways to interact more positively with others, and watch your personal and organisational success go off the charts.

About 1 in 5 New Zealand adults experience a common mental illness each year. Understanding how to talk about mental health and help someone in need are important skills. This certified Mental Health First Aid course, will teach you the skills and knowledge to recognise and respond to someone experiencing mental health challenges.

Is low-confidence, anxiety and your lack of interview experience getting in the road of you being offered jobs? Get practical, cutting-edge tools and techniques to ACE your interview!

Have you wanted to start an email newsletter but don’t know where to start? This workshop helps you create written and visual content, explore Mailchimp list building and email distribution tactics and measure the impact of your communications.

An interactive and participatory session to assist parents and loved ones understand and support a family member or friend who has dyslexia or a similar learning difference.

Keen to teach adults? Join our hands-on course covering: creating a learning climate, how adults learn, group interactions, course planning and evaluation. Suitable both for those already tutoring adults or planning to start.

Ever thought about creating your own podcast? You’ll gain experience in all the practical skills required to produce your own podcast, such as recording and editing audio, producing episodes and publishing to iTunes.

Have you ever wished that you could automate some of the tasks you perform in Excel on a day to day basis? Through using real life examples, this course will provide you with the skills necessary to turn on Excel’s autopilot.

Working in Windows, learn how to identify features of the desktop and left and right menus and pin items to the task bar.

A practical session which includes creating your own Dropbox and Google Drive accounts and hands-on practise for sharing, uploading and downloading files and working on applications in drives.

The follow-on workshop provides the skills needed to customise and more efficiently manage WordPress sites. It will also cover installation, security, and troubleshooting techniques for keeping your sites operational.

Learn how to use the basics of Illustrator to create your own artwork and graphics. Good computer skills essential.

An introduction to Adobe's page layout and design programme. Good computer skills essential.

A comprehensive introduction to the basics of Photoshop. Good computer skills essential.

Have you wanted to start an email newsletter but don’t know where to start? This workshop helps you create written and visual content, explore Mailchimp list building and email distribution tactics and measure the impact of your communications.

Are you a visual artist or designer looking to increase your profile and your opportunities to make money? This course shows you how to digitise your artwork and create prints, products and designer goodies. This course is great for artists looking to monetise their work and expand their offerings into the areas of designer merchandise, homewares and apparel.

Learn to use the top digital publishing tools, Canva and InDesign, and create your own digital magazine to market your brand or business. You’ll finish with an interactive PDF magazine you can share with your customers, clients, friends and followers.

Interested in learning how Dynamic Web Pages work? Learn how to use JavaScript to create programs and develop your own programming skills. No prior experience required with other programming languages but HTML5 and CSS3 knowledge needed.

An introduction to this popular spreadsheeting package - basic Windows skills essential.

Extend your skills with data management and analysis, setting up and using charts/graphs, and creating reports and more.

Learn more advanced features of Excel, including pivot tables and data validation.

Ever thought about creating your own podcast? You’ll gain experience in all the practical skills required to produce your own podcast, such as recording and editing audio, producing episodes and publishing to iTunes.