Category Archives: Adult Learning

The Advantage Bespoke Online Courses will give You

In the world of online diplomas, all is not as it appears. Registered Training Organisations must operate within the standards of the Australian Quality Framework; however course content can vary significantly across providers. Many RTOs and online training...


How to Start Using your Diploma Qualification Straight Away

Choosing to undertake further education is a key life decision, one that will impact the course of your career path. One of the options you do have to weigh up is between completing a diploma or a bachelor’s...


Studying online allows you to study from anywhere
Finish your Course Faster: Benefits of RPL

Using RPL to shave time off your course Everybody dreams of finishing their study faster than the allocated time-frame. People want to be able to move on from education and start pursuing their dream career path as soon...


How to Study Successfully: Tips from CAL Students

Online learning is an excellent education avenue for full-time workers to pursue, with the ability to gain a qualification (or even two) all whilst juggling full-time work, a family and social lifestyle. Often, the most helpful study tips...


Do You Have What it Takes to Complete A Diploma?

The most common pathway to upskill, change industries, or scale the career ladder is to complete a diploma as part of further study. Packed with real-world skills and taught by professionals who guide and support you, a diploma...


How to Achieve a Diploma Qualification as a Single Working Parent

Are you considering how to get a diploma as a single working parent? Juggling employment and young kids is difficult at any time, even more so if you are a single working parent. Of the 7.2 million Australian...


How to Use a Study Planner and other Productivity Tips to Build Great Study Habits

Establishing effective study habits can be the difference between completing your diploma in good time or needing to ask for an extension. While we all have varying amounts of time to dedicate to our studies, it’s how we...


Ultimate Guide to Successfully Balancing Online Study with Working from Home

You have just completed an 8-hour working day from the comfort of your own home – but now you need to do your dedicated hours of online study. Typically, you might leave the office, drive or commute home,...


How to Know Which Diploma is Right for You: A Complete Guide to Choosing the Right Course

Choosing a Diploma or educational path can be an important milestone in your life. You want to go the extra mile to guarantee you are making the best decision for you and the goals that you have set...


How to Set and Achieve Career, Life and Daily Goals

The rush that comes from achieving your goals is one of life’s greatest pleasures. For many people, the idea of setting goals, let alone achieving them, can feel uncomfortable and lead to goal-setting resistance. However, the path towards...


Top Study Tips from a CAL Student

Whilst studying online is great for flexibly studying when you want, and the ability to work through your study in your own time, you may be wondering how other students are successfully achieving their qualifications. Below are some...


How your Life Skills and Experience can Help you Achieve a Diploma Qualification

There is no one-size-fits-all way to obtain your diploma, and there is no single type of person that is perfectly fit for seeking further education. Anyone, with a variety of different skills and experiences, can access higher education...


Why the Right LMS is Critical for Student Success

Critical developments in Learning Management Systems (LMS) have meant that tertiary and higher education institutions can now make their learning even more efficient and friendly for their students. In days gone by educators and students would spend hours...


Why Continual Learning is the Key to Career Progression

Not everyone links learning with an adult lifestyle. But more and more people are realising the benefits of continual learning, even after school has finished. Here, we’ll look at the benefits of continual learning for career progression. We’ll...


How to Stay Job Ready if you get Injured at Work

Getting injured at work can be an upsetting and stressful experience for yourself, your family and your colleagues. It can often mean extended periods of leave, time at home, and a potential loss of income or mobility. After...


How to Have it All with Flexible Study

We are all familiar with the saying, ‘you can’t get a job without experience, and you can’t get experience without a job’. Then, once you’ve got a ‘foot in the door’, the next thing to consider is the...


Decision Fatigue – Simple Changes to Decrease Stress

Every day we are forced to make hundreds of decisions from food, to clothes, how to balance our time and workplace negotiations. It often seems like we have to spend so much time deciding what to do… that...


Improve Productivity in your Business or Study with these Automations

Balancing all the repetitive tasks handed to us each day in the modern world can be challenging and frustrating. Between work, study, and everyday life, it’s not unusual to need help improving daily productivity. Several clever programs exist...


How Important are Computer Technical/Digital Skills in Different Industries?

In the current age of technology, it is reasonable for employers to expect a high level of digital skill from the people they employ. Technical skills in most industries are incredibly important and crucial to productive work. Competent...


Study Success Guide: How to Study when you have no Time

If you want to study but lack of time is holding you back, this study success guide is here for you. The good news is that study time doesn’t have to involve locking yourself away in a room...


SMARTER Goals will Change your Life

SMART goals are a familiar concept, but have you heard of SMARTA or SMARTER goals? Let’s look at how applying this structure to your goal setting can make a difference to your journey and your destination. When setting...


How to Create the Best Work Study Environment for your Phase of Life

Just as with learning processes, everyone studies differently. Creating the best work study environment for you is crucial. Factors that create the perfect study space, include lighting, sound, and smells. What works best for you may vary depending...


The Ins and Outs of Studying a Diploma

Whether you are looking to continue your study or you are returning to education after some time off, there are lots of things you may want to know about studying a diploma. These include: How long will you...


Online vs. Face-to-face Learning: Which One Suits You?

Choosing where and how to learn can be a daunting task, so it’s important to understand what online and on-campus learning has to offer. Below are the essential features every student should familiarise themselves with before deciding to...


Over 45? Studying is still the Number One Option for Advancing your Career

Are you over the age of 45 and considering a return to study? More than 10% of Australians aged 15 to 64 are undertaking tertiary study. Compare that to just 2% of people with a qualification in the...


7 Top Tips You Need to Know about Choosing the Right Course

For many, trying to figure out the right course to choose is one of the most challenging parts of further education. What if you make the wrong decision? What if you don’t like the content? What if it...


Certificate vs Diploma vs Degree: Which Qualification Level is Right for Me?

The level of further study you choose to undertake is an important life decision and not one to take lightly. With so many options, from a certificate, diploma or degree, it is important to weigh up the benefits...


Learning Styles: How to Study for your Style

Learning styles is a well-known methodology now advocated in schools and tertiary institutions. If you’re returning to study after an extended time, it can seem like a challenging decision. What’s great compared to previous study, is that so...


How to Succeed at Study While you do Full-Time Work

Deciding that you want to undertake study is a big decision and there are important questions to consider. What am I going to study? Do I have the availability? Can I continue to work at the same time?...


Five Ways a Double Diploma is better than a Single Diploma

Are you wondering how a double diploma is better than a single diploma? Choosing to further your knowledge by undertaking online education is an important opportunity that can enhance your career pathway. At any age, it can be...