Short courses
BNIT short courses
A variety of short courses are available at BNIT now!
Art and design
Business
Community services
Floristry
Health
Horticulture
Hospitality and cookery
Justice and legal
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Art and design
Interior decoration and design
Covers the basics of decoration and provides an overall look at design, such as choosing colour schemes and picking the right kinds of furniture for individual space. Basic drawing skills are developed to help you learn scale and perspective on paper before laying out furniture placement. Read more
Cost: $430 distance, $350 online
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online and distance
Business
Take the chair
Provides the skills required to manage meetings including overseeing the meeting preparation processes, chairing meetings, organising the minutes and reporting meeting outcomes. Read more
Cost: $90 full fee, $61.20 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Play it safe
Gain an understanding of the occupational health and safety (OHS) legal framework in the workplace and learn how to determine relevant legislation and contribute to any actions to ensure compliance with OHS legislation, codes and standards. Read more
Cost: $74 full fee, $54.80 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
PA essentials - Organise business travel
Learn how to organise domestic and overseas business travel including developing associated itineraries, booking travel and accommodation, preparing travel related documentation and making travel arrangements. Read more
Cost: $74 full fee, $54.80 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
PA essentials - Organise meetings
Learn how to organise meetings including making arrangements, liaising with participants and developing and distributing meeting related documentation. Read more
Cost: $74 full fee, $54.80 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
PA essentials - Organise schedules
Learn how to manage appointments and diaries for personnel within an organisation using manual and electronic diaries, schedules and other appointment systems. Read more
Cost: $66 full fee, $51.60 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Fast fingers
Develop your keyboard skills using touch typing techniques to increase speed and accuracy. Read more
Cost: $122 full fee, $74 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Risky business
Learn to identify and comply with the regulatory, legal, taxation and insurance requirements, and risk management needs of small business. Read more
Cost: $138 full fee, $80.40 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Put it in writing
Provides the skills required to plan, draft and review a basic document before writing the final version. Read more
Cost: $90 full fee, $61.20 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Defrag the desk
Learn how to plan your work schedules, monitor and obtain feedback on work performance and take responsibility for your career planning and professional development. Read more
Cost: $106 full fee, $67.60 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Keep it green
Gain the skills and knowledge to effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices and implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness. Read more
Cost: $106 full fee, $67.60 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Word up!
Your ticket to basic computer skills including the effective use of computer software to organise information and data. Read more
Cost: $74 full fee, $54.80 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
How can we help?
Acquire the skills and knowledge required to identify customer needs and monitor service provided to customers. Read more
Cost: $98 full fee, $64.40 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Community services
Introduction to mental health recovery
Provides an introduction to recovery-oriented mental health practice and how to work effectively in mental health settings. For those who currently work or wish to work with people with mental health issues. Read more
Cost: $83.50 full fee, $40.30 concession
Duration: 90 days max
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online
Floristry
Fabulous flowers
Learn basic flower arrangement techniques including vase arrangements, together with table decorations and displays. Read more
Cost: $288 full fee, $249.60 concession
Duration: 3 sessions, 9:30am - 3pm
Dates: Saturdays starting 18 May
Location: Grovely
Health
Apply first aid
This program will equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to administer first aid effectively. Read more
Cost: $49.60 full fee, $32.32 concession
Duration: 90 days max (online) and 1 day workshop
Dates: Continuous enrolments
Location: Online and Redcliffe, Caboolture or Ithaca
Horticulture
Organic gardening
Gain basic skills and knowledge in organic gardening techniques including soil, plants and propagation activities. Read more
Cost: $266 full fee, $155.60 concession
Duration: 16 sessions, 5.30 - 9pm
Dates: Tuesdays starting 28 May
Location: Grovely
Herbs for life
Discover how to grow herbs and the many benefits they bring to life. Read more
Cost: $118 full fee, $65.20 concession
Duration: 3 sessions, 9am - 2:30pm
Dates: Saturdays starting 18 May
Location: Caboolture
Hospitality and cookery
Licence to serve
Responsible practices must be undertaken whenever alcohol is served and sold. Complete this course to satisfy the legal requirements for responsible service of alcohol (RSA) and obtain your licence to serve. Read more
Cost: $45 full fee, $35.40 concession
Duration: 1 day, 10:30am - 5:00pm
Dates: 28 May, 15 June
Location: Bracken Ridge
Art of espresso
Learn to make the perfect espresso with a commercial machine. Great for those who want the perfect cup at home or to boost your chances of a job in hospitality. Read more
Cost: $80 full fee, $51.20 concession
Duration: 1 day, 10am - 4:30pm
Dates: 25 May
Location: Bracken Ridge
Justice and legal
Become a JP (Justice of the Peace)
Give back to the community! This course will enable you to apply to become a Justice of the Peace (Qualified). It provides you with the skills to provide minor judicial duties such as witnessing documents and issuing summons and warrants in a voluntary capacity in the community. Read more
Cost: $380
Duration: 3 days consecutively
Dates: Starting 15 May, 12 June, 7 August, 25 September, 16 October, 13 November, 11 December
Location: Ithaca, Bracken Ridge
Perform the duties of a Commissioner for Declarations
This course will enable you to apply to become a Commissioner for Declarations in order to perform minor judicial duties such as witnessing documents in a voluntary capacity in the community. Read more
Cost: $150
Duration: 1 day
Dates: 24 May, 21 June
Location: Ithaca