Learn to take photographs like a professional with Thomson Education Direct's Photography course. This hands-on photography course will teach you about picture design, lighting, developing and processing, printing photographs, equipment and more to help you turn your love of photography into a rewarding hobby or even a profession.

The Photography distance education course is part of the Photography faculty and was last updated Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006.

Learn how to turn your creative ideas into short stories with Thomson Education Direct's Short Story Writing course. This course will introduce you to writing for the market, how to structure and compose your work, create atmosphere and tension, use effective dialogue, different writing styles, short and long stories and the business aspects of writing.

The Short Story Writing distance education course is part of the Australian College of Journalism faculty and was last updated Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006.

With the Thomson Education Direct Nail Technician course, students will learn how to perform basic manicures and pedicures and basic nail care routines.

The Nail Technician distance education course is part of the Beauty Therapy faculty and was last updated Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006.

Thomson Education Direct's TV and Video Repair course will teach you how to repair television sets, video cassette recorders, closed circuit TVs (CCTV) and more. The course covers TV repair fundamentals like electricity, voltage, current, resistance, Ohm's law, circuits, antennas, electromagnetism, transformers, oscillators and more.

The TV & Video Repair distance education course is part of the Technical & Trade Skills faculty and was last updated Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006.

Learn everything you need to know to become a locksmith from basic to advanced techniques. Thomson Education's Locksmithing course will tech you about different lock types like the pin and tumbler cylinder lock, how they work, the tools of the trade, making a cut throat', lock picking, key cutting, wiring electric or automatic locks, car remote entry systems and much more.

The Locksmithing distance education course is part of the Technical & Trade Skills faculty and was last updated Tuesday, 19 Sep 2006.