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Online short courses from The Career Academy provide you with the opportunity to update and refresh your skills with a series of industry accredited distance learning courses. You can choose from a range of highly engaging courses from beginner to advanced. Plus, you’ll receive expert guidance and unlimited tutor support from our team of experts.
Featured Courses

Certificate in Xero
- Learn Xero software at the beginner level, fast!
- Manage your own or client’s business accounts
- Gain practical skills to advance your career
6 Months, ~15 hours
9 Module Course

Advanced Certificate in Microsoft Excel
- Learn how to manage and present data in meaningful reports using imports, VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
- Perfect for accounting, finance or business roles
- Receive an Advanced Certificate in Excel
6 Months, ~30 hours
6 Module Course

Certificate in Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Gain practical skills to secure an accounts position
- Cover the basics such as: working with spreadsheets, account reconciliations, and processing invoices
- Receive unlimited tutor support via phone and email
6 Months, ~15 hours
4 Module Course
Accounting & Finance

Certificate in Xero
- Learn Xero software at the beginner level, fast!
- Manage your own or client’s business accounts
- Gain practical skills to advance your career
6 Months, ~15 hours
9 Module Course

Advanced Certificate in Xero
- Gain advanced Xero skills
- Develop skills in managing business accounts, preparing and interpreting reports, and more
- Receive an official Xero certification upon completion
6 Months, ~15 hours
9 Module Course

Certificate in Accounts Payable and Receivable
- Gain practical skills to secure an accounts position
- Cover the basics such as: working with spreadsheets, account reconciliations, and processing invoices
- Receive unlimited tutor support via phone and email
6 Months, ~15 hours
4 Module Course

Introduction to Bookkeeping
- Introductory level bookkeeping course
- Learn to balance the books, invoicing, payments and managing cash flow
- Achieve success with expert tutor support
~15 Hours
7 Module Course

Certificate in Quickbooks Online
- Intermediate-level online QuickBooks course
- Learn to use QuickBooks to manage your own or client’s business accounts
- Receive an employer recognised certificate in QuickBooks Online
~15 Hours
9 Module Course
Business & Communication

Administrative Assistant Fundamentals
- Master the essentials of managerial and staff support
- Become an indispensable member of your team
- Learn to identify and implement opportunities and solutions
Ed2Go

Introduction to Office Support
- Understand office organisation and procedures and gain practical skills
- Use Microsoft Office effectively
- Gain a general understanding of administration and office support, with a focus on core concepts and skills.
~15 Hours
6 Module Course

Get Funny
- Learn to use humour to speak more effectively
- Master joking on the fly
- Discover how jokes can keep people engaged
Ed2Go

Project Management Fundamentals
- Gain the skills you’ll need to succeed in the fast-growing field of project management
- Become an indispensable member of your project team
- Master the project development plan from start to finish
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Project Management Fundamentals 2
- Learn the 10 essential skills every project manager needs!
- Learn to both manage and control your projects
- These skills are essential life skills with many practical applications
Ed2Go
Health & Education

Certificate in Child Psychological Development
- Extend your knowledge of child behaviour
- Understand children’s learning and development
- Learn skills to help children grow and develop
~210 Hours
12 Module Course

Certificate in Counselling
- Start your path towards becoming a counsellor today with this accredited online course.
- Learn about the counselling process and how to talk to people about their problems
- Gain a foundation for working in counselling
~80 hours
8 Module Course

Certificate in Medical Terminology
- Learn medical terminology and abbreviations
- This course is designed for people with no or limited medical training, who would like to work in a medical environment.
- You’ll develop the skills needed to communicate clearly and effectively using medical terminology.
~160 Hours
10 Module Course

Explore a Career in Medical Coding
- Learn how to use the CPT manual and the ICD-10-CM to find medical codes
- This course will help you find a career in almost any medical field
- Explore the human body and which diseases, injuries and procedures are most common
Ed2Go

Explore a Career in Medical Transcripts
- Learn how to transcribe the medical reports most often used in healthcare today
- Discover how to get started and advance as a medical transcriptionist
- This knowledge will help prepare you to work almost anywhere in the medical field
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Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Gain a greater appreciation and understanding of the marvellous complexity of the human body
- Learn principles of genetics and gain an understanding of how traits are passed from one generation to the next
- Learn how our bodies fight off diseases, and how our digestive system converts the food we eat into energy and the tissues of our bodies.
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Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
- Learn the basic characteristics of the four main types of tissues
- Learn some more advanced topics that weren’t covered in Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
- Discover ways to slow down the ageing process.
- Learn 100% online, at your own pace
Ed2Go

Introduction to Psychology & Counselling
- Learn Skills to help children grow and develop
- Test the waters with this Introduction to Psychology course
- Extend your knowledge of child behaviour
~70 Hours
7 Module Course

Teaching Students with ADHD
- Learn practical strategies for helping children with ADHD succeed in school
- Learn from the real experts: the children themselves
- Explore mytths and facts about ADHD and see how this condition affects motivation, activity level, attention, and memory
Ed2Go
Microsoft
Popular

Diploma in Microsoft Excel
- Gain a comprehensive and practical understanding of how to use Excel to turn meaningless numbers into useful information
- Perfect for accounting, finance or business roles
- Receive a Diploma in Microsoft Excel
6 Months, ~90 hours
3 Course Diploma

Certificate in Microsoft Excel
- Understand Excel essentials
- Perfect for beginners
- Receive a Certificate in Excel
- This practical course will set you up to use Excel with ease. You will gain a Certificate in Excel, which you can share with prospective employers.
6 Months, ~30 hours
8 Module Course

Intermediate Certificate in Microsoft Excel
- Understand Excel essentials
- Perfect for beginners
- Receive a Certificate in Excel
- This practical course will set you up to use Excel with ease. You will gain a Certificate in Excel, which you can share with prospective employers.
6 Months, ~30 hours
8 Module Course

Advanced Certificate in Microsoft Excel
- Learn how to manage and present data in meaningful reports using imports, VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
- Perfect for accounting, finance or business roles
- Receive an Advanced Certificate in Excel
6 Months, ~30 hours
6 Module Course
Pet & Animal Care

Become a
Veterinary Assistant
- Learn what a veterinary assistant does
- Learn about pet nutrition and a variety of health and safety issues
- Learn the facts of life, as it pertains to dogs and cats
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Become a Veterinary Assistant 2
- Pick up where Become a Veterinary Assistant left off
- This course is the definitive guide to the principles of sound dog breeding
- Understand the essential facts so you can knowledgeably converse with clients
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Become a Veterinary Assistant 3
- Picks up where Become a Veterinary Assistant 2 left off
- Master the veterinary assistant role
- Learn the practical skills you’ll need to be a valuable veterinary assistant
Ed2Go

Certificate in Animal
Care
- Receive unlimited support from our experienced tutors
- Anybody considering pursuing work in a veterinary clinic
- Learning 100% online, at your own pace
6 Months, ~140 hours
10 Module Course
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