Author Archives: Sarah Sabell

What are the Core Workplace Skills you need?

Soft skills like communication, leadership, and conflict resolution, are all critical in an office environment. However, they are not the only important skills a candidate will need to succeed. Having the following practical and technical skills will be...


How to Get a Promotion to Support Rising Living Costs

The average Australian will agree that living costs are continuing to rise. With workers feeling the pinch of increased housing prices, sky-high utility bills, childcare costs, and expensive groceries, there has never been a more important time to...


How To Have It All With Flexible Study

A diploma is a good way to start and with online learning, it has never been easier to study flexibly and achieve the outcomes you want....


These Skills Will Help You Get Ahead at Work

Success in your career requires a solid education and training of the specific role as well as a foundation of interpersonal skills. These are commonly referred to as ‘soft skills’, although there is nothing soft about how impactful...


Simple Changes to Decrease Decision Fatigue

Are you suffering from decision fatigue? These strategies can help minimise the accumulative draining effect to help overcome it....


How To Study When You Have No Time

If you feel like you have no time to study, try some of our tips in this study success guide. You probably have more time than you think....


SMARTER Goals Will Change Your Life

SMART goals are a familiar concept, but have you heard of SMARTER goals? Applying SMARTER goals can impact your learning and your life....


The Ins and Outs of Studying a Diploma

Whether you are continuing your study or returning to education, there are lots of things you may want to know about studying a diploma. ...


Mastering your Performance Review

For proactive staff and managers, the start of the new financial year heralds a new ‘Review Season’ where managers and supervisors sit down with employees for a one-on-one session to discuss their performance over the previous twelve months....


What’s The Difference Between A Diploma, Degree and Certificate?

Should you study for a diploma? Or is a degree better? And where do certificates fit in? Find out which learning journey is right for you....


How To Succeed at Study While You Do Full-Time Work

Deciding to study is a big decision. However, it's very possible to work and study simultaneously with a few steps to guide your success....


The Benefits of Building Strong Workplace Relationships with your Employees

The question to ask here is, WHY is it important to build strong relationships with your employees? After all, the boss is called that for a reason – shouldn’t a leader give instruction and watch their workers take...


Why A Double Diploma is Better Than A Single Diploma

When you are choosing a course, it can be tough to decide between your passions. Completing a double diploma could be your best decision....


How To Talk To Your Boss About Career Growth

What is the best way to talk to your boss about career growth education? What should you focus on in the discussion? Here are our tips....


Top TED Talks on How To Be a Productive Procrastinator

Watch these TED talks about procrastination busting methods that will motivate you to study smarter, get work done or make a hard decision....


How To Study Smart in The Silly Season

What works best to help you study during the busiest time of the year? Here are seven tips to help you survive the holidays....


How To Study Smarter

Advanced learning is as much about unlearning as it is about new learning. Here are our top tips for how to study smarter....


Five Tips For Travelling and Studying With Technology

Keep up your study commitments with these five tips to give you a balance between travelling and studying with technology....


Using Smartwatches for Smart Study

Follow these simple tips to help you make your smartwatch the secret weapon to your best season of study yet....


How To Pay Off Your Course Fees Without Breaking The Bank

Studying is an important investment in your future, but it can be expensive. Here are four easy tips to help you pay off your course fees....


How To Stay Motivated Studying

It's difficult to keep on track and meet deadlines when you are juggling commitments. Here's how to stay motivated while studying....


Why Choose A Diploma Over Degrees

With so many courses on offer, it can be confronting deciding your next move. Here's why you may want to study a diploma over a degree....


Soft Skills You Need to Stand Out in a Crowd

It's important to differentiate yourself from others by highlighting soft skills. But what are soft skills and how do you learn them?...


7 Tips To Balance Work, Life and Study

Here are seven easy tips to help you balance study and work and improve your work-life balance, to make sure you are the most productive....


Top Common Concerns of Adult Learners

Enrolling in a new course can be daunting. Read on to learn the common concerns of adult learners and the best way to address them....


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Is The Diploma of Project Management Better Than The MBA?

Let's compare the return on investment and money and time needed to study an MBA versus a diploma of project management. Which is better?...


How to Respond to a Job Application

Going through job applications is the first step in your company’s efforts to find people to help steer the organisation towards success. Unfortunately, this process can be a difficult task, especially for companies who anticipate having a large...