Get Building Renovation Skills

Some people will do this course with a view to working in construction - perhaps as a handyman or property manager; or maybe something beyond that.

This is an excellent starter course, to teach you the basics of a wide variety of building skills, laying a foundation to build on, whether through work experience, further studies, or both.  For others, this is a course that can enable you to carry out at least some of your own building renovation work - avoiding an unnecessary wait to get a tradesman (let alone saving you unnecessary expense).

Learn to evaluate, prioritise, and plan the renovation of a building or part of a building; then enact that plan by either undertaking the work or managing the work, or both.

Learn Cabinet Making

Cabinet making, cabinetry, or casework is about making cabinets or cases for storing or displaying items. These include fitted cupboards and free-standing ones.

This course shows you how to make a range of cabinets with a focus on timber. Discover how to make the frame, carcass (face, top, base), drawers, doors, and shelves.

You can apply what you learn to building and renovating kitchens, laundries and bathrooms, factories and offices, or for shopfitting. Or you might wish to make cabinets and sell them. 

Discover Alternative Energy Systems

Energy supply to home and other buildings can be unreliable. It can be affected by global crises, pandemics, climate change, and other factors. One way to stay in control is to go off-grid. But this can also bring its own challenges.

Study this course to find out about alternative energy systems. Learn about energy storage with batteries and other means. Understand on-grid and off-grid options. Find out about domestic and commercial applications for alterative energy systems. Make better choices and be more sustainable in how you use energy.

This course provides a foundation for anyone working in the energy industry and related fields, as well as property owners looking to make better decisions about managing their own energy needs.

Expand Your Engineering Know-How

This course complements our Engineering I module.

Develop your skills to apply appropriate and innovative engineering solutions to improve efficiency and productivity in agriculture and horticulture. 

Learn about surveying, earthworks, water management, environmental control (e.g. heating, cooling, ventilation), fencing, chemical applications, merchandising, manual tasks, improving engineering efficiency/operations, and developing engineering solutions to different workplace tasks/problems.

Pre-requisites

A basic understanding of engineering is helpful (equivalent to Engineering I) but not essential.

Learn Interior Design

Interior design is about designing indoor spaces to make them healthier and more beautiful for their occupants. This can be done by adding decorations like plants and fabrics, and by using different materials and finishes. 

Interior designers consider things like colour, texture, pattern, lighting, and acoustics. They also consider design principles such as functionality and aesthetics. Likewise, costs play a role.  

This course enables you to discover how to plan and design interior spaces. It covers how to use different materials, working with design briefs, using drawiings, modelling, estimating, designing for health and wellbeing, and more. 

Understand Engineering for Work Applications

Study this course to be an asset to your workplace. Learn to manage and use tools and machinery for the agriculture and horticulture industries.

This introductory course aims to develop your ability to manage the selection, operation and maintenance of tools and machinery. There is a focus on professional gardening, horticulture, and agriculture. Learn to operate a range of tools, equipment and machines to keep them running smoothly. 

Lesson cover: engine operation, hydraulics, machinery components, hand tools, power tools, tractors, equipment maintenance, specific workplace requirements, and more.

Understand How to Use Different Materials

Learn about the selection and use of different materials, including:

• Metals, plastics, ceramics, glass and others.

Determine how to use different materials to make and repair a wide range of products. 

Materials that are commonly used can be classified into different groups. The most basic classification is metals and non-metals. You could also classify them as metals, ceramics and organic materials. Another system of classification includes the main groups of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites. All the materials that you may think of such as glass, resins, rubber, wood, fibres, carbon, concrete, and minerals fit into these main groups.

This course builds your understanding of all of these materials and the characteristics of different materials within each group. 

This course lays a foundation for understanding and working with all machines.

Each lesson builds upon what you learnt in the previous ones, gradually expanding your awareness and understanding of how and where engines can be used to power machines, and how different types of machines function.

Study How to Paint, Wallpaper and Decorate Walls and Floors using a Range of Finishes  

Painting and decorating is much more skilled than many people realise. A lot of mistakes that novices make are concerned with poor preparation or making the wrong choices when it comes to materials. It is also easy to use tools incorrectly or select the wrong tool for the job.

This course covers what you need to know to attempt any painting or decorating job including how to do it, what tools to use, what pitfalls to avoid, and tips for creating quality finishes.  

Learn how to professionally prepare and finish indoor or outdoor surfaces using a variety of finishes including paints, stains, tiles, panels, wallpaper, and varnishes. 

Learn about Robotics and Possible Applications of Robots

A robot is a mechanical or virtual assistant that can simulate some human functions or movements. In the real world, it is an autonomous machine capable of sensing its environment, performing computations to make decisions, and executing actions.
In this course you will develop a foundation for understanding robotics, and learn about different types and possible uses of robots.

Learn to repair equipment

• Home Appliances
• Trade Tools
• Small machines, engines and motors