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Is it really too late to learn new skills?

Among the things I thought I did not miss since entering my thirties was the sensation of being an absolute beginner.

After a winter working remotely to keep learning online, College staff are now rolling up sleeves to prepare for a November to remember.

It’s a little tricky in lockdown, but we’re getting ready for our new rooftop beehives.

Simple things you can do to ensure the best experience learning online.

Have you considered the power of sketching to truly capture a memory?

Gift yourself the time to do something just for you...

There's so much more to this art form than to just mix, pour and stand back...

Do your plants keep dying? There are faster ways to learn than from your mistakes...

The key to any digital marketing success is to map out a clear strategy...

Short courses. They’re every day, last minute, achievable, practical learning experiences that enrich us while we’re “busy making other plans”...

There are so many reasons people sign up for a short course – it’s not just about getting the skills...

How are you feeling? Singing “Rainy Days & Mondays” this morning? Or are you calling it liquid sunshine and ready for your world to open up again?...

Here we are adapting to life online, staying home, and socialising with friends via screen...

We guess you’re probably reeling too over the events and changes of this last week...

In 2019, this not-for-profit delivered 1,574 courses to 8,674 Sydneysiders. That’s a total of 7,000+ class sessions totalling over 28,000 hours!...

Unfinished projects. They have a beauty of their own – that half-woven basket with its neat rows giving way to unruly fibres yet to be twisted in...

"Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can," as the saying goes.

It just never gets old, hearing stories about achievements, connections and life changes that happen following our short courses...

It used to be about the Joneses next door: the car, the lawn, the picket fence… But now social pressures are felt through our screens...

There's silver as well! Silver linings, silver spoons, silver fox, silver tail...

We recently had the pleasure of teaching two engineers how to stuff an Ottoman!...

So what is good time management? Using an effective time management strategy to get the very most out of your day...

We all know that learning does not stop after the age of eighteen, but continues throughout life...

For the vast majority of the world’s population, education is neither a question of investment or cost...