Distance Education / Correspondence Courses - Australia

Courses Direct Distance Education Schools:
Welcome to 21st century learning. Courses Direct Distance Education Schools is a world leader in distance education including in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland. We have helped students realise their earning and creative potential in many areas such as business management, computer studies, psychology, photography, science, education and research and many others. We've set them off down exciting new careers! Courses Direct Distance Education Schools is affiliated with Australian Correspondence Schools, which were established in 1979.

Advanced Certificate in Business, Management and Marketing:
This course is designed to train people for supervisory or managerial positions in a specific industry sector of their choosing. The Advanced Certificate in Applied Management involves the areas of work as follows: Core Studies - Four units of compulsory subjects for all students:Starting a Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Office Practices, Business Planning, Project Management, Leadership, Bookkeeping, Financial Management, Workplace Heath and Safety, Supervision, Personnel Management, Motivation, Marketing Foundations, Advertising and Promotions, Sales Skills, plus many others.

Advanced Certificate in Psychology and Counselling:
This course builds on the certificate in psychology to give the student a broader scope. It involves an additional two study modules plus 100 hours of industry experience. This course may be used as a stepping stone to our Associate Diploma in Psychology or our Associate Diploma in Psychology and Counselling.

Topics covered: Psychology and Counselling, Industrial Psychology, Child Psychology, Educational Psychology, Marketing Psychology, Life Coaching, Counselling Skills, Counselling Techniques, Stress Management, Relationships and Communication Counselling, Crisis Counselling, Grief Counselling, Careers Counselling, Biopsychology, Neuropsychology, Social Psychology, Psychopharmacology, Abnormal Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Diploma in Psychology and Counselling, plus many others.

Advanced Certificate in Photography:
Train for supervisory or managerial positions in the photographic industry; with eight modules including: Introduction to Photography, Photographic Technology, Photographic Practice, Management, Office Practices, Business Operations, Marketing and Industry meetings or work experience.Subjects include Hobby Photography, Introduction to Photography, Photographic Technology, Photographic Practice, Digital Photography, Travel Photography, Landscape Photography, Photographing People, plus many others.

Advanced Certificate in Education and Research:
This advanced certificate develops unique and highly valuable skills for workplace trainers, teachers or managers in the field of vocational education; with particular relevance to management as it relates to modern and technologically advanced approaches to learning.This course is relevant to both existing teachers, and aspiring educators who wish to break from traditional approach.
Topics covered include Instructional Skills, Delivering Distance Education, Delivering Classroom Education, Course Writing (Development), Research Project, Workshop I, Certificate in Alternative Education, plus many others.

Advanced Certificate in Writing and Journalism:
Study four core units (ie. Management, Office Practices, Business Operations and Marketing Foundations); three stream units covering publishing and writing and a workplace project on the publishing industry. Professional writing skills are nurtured and developed throughout the course.Other topics: Freelance Writing, English as a Second Language (ESL), Efficient Writing, Writing Fiction, Children’s Writing, Creative Writing, Technical Writing, Editing I, Publishing I, plus many others.

Associate Diploma in Environmental Studies:
Despite huge growth in environmental industries worldwide, many graduates in environmental sciences still find a career eludes them. Often this is because their studies have not covered the subjects and skills which are in fact providing employment opportunities. This course differs from other environmental courses providing a unique opportunity to develop those "in demand".

Topics covered include Ecology, Conservation and Environmental Management, Environmental Assessment, Waste Management, Earth Science, Marine Studies I, Ornithology, Wildlife Management, Zoology, Certificate in Wildlife Management, Ecotour Management, Bushcraft and Wilderness Skills, Tour guide, Adventure Tourism, Tourism, Food and Beverage Management, Bed and Breakfast Management, Bar Service, plus many others.

Advanced Certificate in Applied Management for Agriculture (Farming, Rural and Countryside):
This course develops both the skills required to manage a horticultural farm (e.g. Market Garden, Orchard), and also the knowledge in the identification, growing, processing and marketing crops and crop related products.

Subjects covered include Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Animal Diseases, Animal Feed and Nutrition, Animal Health Care, Animal Behaviour, Equine Behaviour, Pet Care, Horse Care I, II and III, Pasture Management, Aquaculture, Beef Cattle, Calf Rearing, Pigs, Sheep, Poultry, Dairy Cattle, Animal Breeding, Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming, Farm Management, Agricultural Marketing, Irrigation (Agricultural), Irrigation Management (Ag), Soil Management plus many others.

Computer Studies:
E-Commerce, HTML, Visual Basic.Net, ASP.Net, SQL for the Web, Flash MX, Computer Servicing I, Computer Studies, plus many others.

Alternative Living:
There are 14 courses in this subject area. Courses include Advanced Permaculture, Certificate in Alternative Farming, Organic Plant Culture, Self Sufficiency, Alternative Energy, Mud Brick, Healthy Buildings I (Building Biology), Environmental Health, plus many others.

Science:
There are 29 courses in this subject area. Courses include Certificate in Anatomy, Human Biology IA (Anatomy and Physiology), Medical Terminology, Biochemistry I, Botany I, Cell Biology, Machinery and Equipment (Engineering I), Engineering Applications, plus many others.

Health, Fitness and Leisure Studies:
Advanced Certificates and Diplomas in Leisure Facility Management, Recreation Leadership, Event Management, Health and Wellbeing, Health and Fitness I, Fitness Leader Certificate, Sports Psychology, Human Human Nutrition, Sports Nutrition, Childrens Nutrition, Aromatherapy, Resistance and Gym Supervision, Aquafitness, Aerobics, plus many others.