Distance education courses at Open Colleges
Ready to kick-start your career prospects? Distance education centres offer flexible study options that fit your schedule, so you can study in your own time. There are a number of areas of study to choose from. Consider these distance education courses available from Open Colleges (formerly Cengage Education), Australia’s leading distance education provider:
Distance education accounting and finance courses
An accounting and finance distance education course teaches you many of the pertinent skills needed for running your own business, including MYOB training, accounting and clerical duties. You can also take nationally recognised courses in bookkeeping and accounting.
Distance education writing and communication courses
Got a story to tell? Then we have the course for you! The Australian College of Journalism, a division of Open Colleges, provides distance learning courses for aspiring and experienced writers who want to pursue a journalism career. Learn about the many opportunities for writers, including freelance travel writing, writing for children, sports writing, non-fiction writing, genre books, editing and proofreading skills and much, much more.
Distance education beauty therapy courses
Study to become a nail technician, make-up artist or beauty therapist and turn your expert knowledge into a great profession. Our beauty therapy distance education courses teach you the skills you need for a successful career in beauty therapy.
Distance education business, management and marketing courses
Learn how to run a successful business with our suite of business and marketing distance education courses. Open Colleges offers distance education certificates and diplomas in all areas of business management. Learn the skills you need for marketing, human resources, public relations and events management, legal services or business administration, all available through our convenient and flexible distance learning program – so you can go to college online!
Distance education childcare and community services courses
Parents would never entrust their child to just anyone. Open Colleges distance education childcare courses teach you the skills needed for a career in childcare. Become a day care worker, playgroup supervisor or child care worker. Our nationally recognised distance learning courses give you the recognition you need to find a job in this competitive field. Or prepare for a career in counselling, mediation, aged care, disability services and other community services.
Distance education retail courses
Learn about quality customer service on our retail course or study to become a pharmacy assistant.
Distance education IT courses
The world is moving at the speed of technology and you can be in a prime position to learn the valuable skills of this trade. From PC fundamentals and to professional-level IT training, you’ll be computer savvy in no time with our IT distance education courses.
Distance education design and photography courses
Take your first step towards a fulfilling and creative career. Take one of our nationally recognised or non-accredited courses in fashion design, interior decoration, graphic design, photography and other creative disciplines.
Distance education occupational health and fitness courses
Start your career or take the next step with the aid of a course in fitness, dental assisting, medical practice assisting, cast technology or health support services.
Distance education natural therapies courses
Turn your passion into a career with our range of natural therapies courses, including massage, herbal medicine, aromatherapy, iridology and homeopathy.
Distance education tourism and hospitality courses
Travel and tourism continues to a be a thriving sector and now’s a great time to enrol in our travel and tourism distance education courses. Receive your training in travel sales so you can become a qualified travel agent or get up to speed on the latest travel reservations software, Galileo, so you’ll be ready to start your new career.
We also offer distance education diplomas and certificates in the following areas:
- Distance education animal care courses
- Distance education house and garden courses
- Distance education languages courses
- Distance education technical and trade skills courses.