Australia's No.1 Productivity Training Organisation
Acorn is a Canberra-based company specialising in providing world-class training to the Australian Public and Private sectors.
One of our most successful workshops is in MS Outlook but we also run excellent workshops in Writing for the Web, how to effectively address employment selection criteria, and how to improve your writing skills.
Our Complete Range of Workshops
Check when courses are being run: Acorn's Training Calendar
New: Website Development - Special 3-day Super Course!
How do you create website content to build readership and meet the strategic goals of your organisation? This special 3-day course gives participants a detailed and proven tool-box of techniques to create effective website content. The course covers Writing for the Web, Using Photos and Diagrams on the Web, and Using Content to Build Website Readership. It's a must for anyone working on the Web.
I was really surprised and enthused by this course. It was very well presented in a very entertaining way that encouraged productive engagement - Matt Lyons, Assistant Director, National Archives of Australia
Excellent course. Well-paced and would highly recommend Julian as a teacher. - Maureen Lipinski, Director, Corporate Information, Office of National Assessments
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Some of Our Popular Workshops:
If you're juggling emails, files, tasks, in-trays, meetings, a messy desk, projects and goals - well, this workshop is for you! More than 8000 public and private sector employees have attended our Outlook training courses.
Overall a very interesting / informative course. I never realised just how much Outlook can actually do. DEEWR
MS Excel is one of the most popular pieces of software ever written but it is also amongst the most misused. This workshop shows you how to use Excel to work more productively and to solve basic business issues, making your life easier.
When I think of Excel training I yawn, but at this workshop I was wide awake! Lisa Curran, ACT Workcover
Everybody wants confidence. People with self-confidence are admired and respected by others. This course will give you techniques to overcome limiting belief patterns and grow in confidence. Gain self confidence and maintain it for life!
This workshop provided an opportunity to look at my own negative thoughts and realise I can change them if I want to. Glenda Shelley, DEHWA
Selection Criteria and Interview Skills
In this practical workshop participants examine staff selection criteria and the appropriate written responses to them. Participants also participate in interviews, as both the applicant and the interviewer. Extensive feedback is given.
I went away feeling confident. Jessica Tassell - AIATSIS
Outlook for EAs 2003 / Outlook for EAs 2007
If you need a systematic tool to juggle the inboxes (of you and your manager!), this workshop is for you. Find out how to benefit from the normally hidden power in Outlook to allow you to become more organised and less reactive.
I learnt how to do things with Outlook that I didn't know before. Very worthwhile for me. Fran Fitzgerald - ACT Government
Report and Ministerial Writing
Ministerial correspondence and report writing are amongst the most important and challenging areas of writing you will face as an APS officer. This workshop will equip you with the skills and confidence to succeed at these demanding tasks.
I am looking forward to putting the new skills into practice and becoming a more confident and competent government writer. Annie Tobias - FaHCSIA
Are you a newly appointed EA? Executive assistants are now expected to happily perform a wide range of tasks while under pressure. As a new EA you will also have lots of people asking advice, taking your time and wanting your help. This workshop will give you strategies for coping with this pressure and providing best outcomes.
This course has helped me understand more about my role in the workplace. Emma Boyle - DEWHA