Understanding accounting concepts will help you successfully read, create and comprehend financial reporting. You will gain useful practical knowledge of accounting principles and methods. This course is designed for those new to accounting.

We aim to cover the top 15 functions you might need to advance your Excel skills, and the techniques you need to make them work harder; absolute and mixed cell references, nesting, using range names and Table ‘structured references’. Please read below for greater detail and prerequisite skills.

Learn the basics of DSLR photography and camera modes, aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, night photos and much more.

Join experienced apiculture teacher Greg Harrington for this intensive introduction to beekeeping. You'll leave this course with enough knowledge to manage your own beehive including queen rearing and how to split a hive.

Be part of the movement to reduce plastic waste! Join Liz in the kitchen where she will show you how to make your own reusable beeswax food wraps - a beautiful alternative to plastic cling film. Course fee includes $10.00 for materials. New courses will be scheduled according to demand so register your interest!

This course is for those who have already completed Sewing for Beginners or have basic sewing skills. We'll start by making an A-line or flared skirt.

For Intermediate to Advanced level English learners.

Learn the basics of this publishing software to produce professional-looking newsletters, pamphlets and brochures.

Through a combination of online learning and hands-on practice, learn about espresso and learn to make popular espresso coffees. A course fee subsidy applies for permanent residents of NZ (conditions apply).

Your lifestyle and life challenges may well dictate a reorganisation of your home priorities and belongings, resulting in a need to downsize and/or declutter. Learn how to manage this process. Workshop runs 10am - 3pm. Breaks will be taken.

Learn the basics of floristry and how to tie posies and bouquets. The design will be made with fresh seasonal flowers and participants will be able to take home their creation!

This workshop will give you an overview of digital marketing including channels, funnels, audience demographics and behaviour. You will learn how to create an online persona and start your own digital journey.

Come and learn about international trends and how professionals implement these and how you can apply them to your home.

Oil paints are a popular artistic medium. And for good cause - they're economical, archival (the artwork lasts a long time) and they are versatile. But they can be tricky to learn without knowing the 'rules' and techniques. Learn how with an experienced teacher.

An introduction to this fun medium. Get the confidence to start dabbling at home. All materials are included.

Join Masterchef NZ 2013 winner Aaron Brunet to make and taste delicious plant-based meals. Suitable for those on vegan diets. All ingredients included.

Have you ever wanted to work with clay, but not known where to start? Come and learn a range of skills that you can later adapt to fulfil your creative ideas. This course, designed for beginners or relative beginners, teaches hand building skills in a structured way. It is essential to attend the first two evening classes or the first weekend day to learn foundational skills. Read below dates for more information.

Come along and discover a series of practical, actionable and evidence-based practices that you can do anywhere, anytime, to experience more energy, vitality and calm.

Do you have the Camino de Santiago on your bucket list? Find out about the life changing pilgrimage through this captivating course and learn the dos and don'ts to successfully tick this one off your list.

Be part of the movement to reduce plastic waste! Join Liz in the kitchen where she will show you how to make your own reusable beeswax food wraps - a beautiful alternative to plastic cling film. Course fee includes $10.00 for materials. New courses will be scheduled according to demand so register your interest!

Bring your own cake base or use a dummy cake to come and learn the basics of decorating.

Do you want to learn more about using colours in your soap making? Or have you ever wondered about a particular colouring technique? Then this workshop is just for you! To attend this course, you will have already completed Jackie's Making Soap course.

Sauerkraut? Learn about the background of this nourishing food – where it comes from, how it is made and its health benefits. Course fee includes $7.00 for ingredients.

This course is for those who can already use an espresso machine confidently, and now want upskill milk and pouring.

You may be stuck doing the same makeup routine that you have always done. But now that you are in your 40's or older, the makeup look that you loved in your 20's and 30's just isn't right any more.

Come and learn this beautiful and healing Japanese art that uses gold or silver-coloured glues to bring together pieces of a broken pottery item and at the same time enhance the breaks.

Create your own masterpiece to enhance your garden or interior spaces. The soft stone sculpture is one of the most accessible mediums to work with as ideas can be quickly realised and easily modified. Includes sculpting block. Courses run 11am - 4pm.

Take a stroll with Andre down Ponsonby's memory lane reliving the food history which makes Ponsonby 3 Lamps area so fascinating. Find out about a murder, a brothel owner, and a sly grog operation. Tour starts and finishes in Ponsonby. Registrations close two days before tour.

Join Vinay and he will introduce you to a range of aromatic Indian dishes from his home state of Punjab. You will learn to cook authentic Tikka Masala and Saag Paneer plus much more.

Learn how to set up your business in Xero. Get familiar with the Dashboard and basic Xero functions. Students will need their own Xero log on and should have basic computer and business literacy.

Learn to mosaic and create your own mosaicked rock garden ornament or mosaic a paver stone for your garden. All materials are supplied. Available as an evening or weekend workshop.

Writing and publishing a book is a huge feat of artistic expression. Just a few years ago, an author's creative input into their work would virtually cease the moment they handed their manuscript to a publishing house. Now, new technologies allow authors to once again retain control of the entire creative process. So-called "self-publishing" is actually a collaborative creative effort of diverse professionals, in which the primary creator takes the driving seat.

Take a tour into the world of the macaron. These delicacies are very hard to master without the right guidance. Come and learn from an expert.

Learn to use Excel's tools to summarise and analyse data including subtotals, simple PivotTables, statistical functions and Excel's powerful Analysis Tools.

This course aims to help you establish the mindset needed to lose weight and make long term lifestyle changes. It covers the fundamental elements of sustainable weight loss, focusing on changing beliefs and habits. Read on below course date for more information. April 2022 course cancelled.

Come along and spend a day being introduced to the art of calligraphy and learn techniques to achieve beautiful lettering for stationery, invitations, signs and cards. Materials included and you'll take home a starter pack. Please note this is an adults only course.

An intensive weekend IELTS preparation course to help you prepare for your IELTS test. You will learn strategies and test conditions across all four disciplines - speaking, reading, listening and writing. Ideal for those who are unable to do a week day course or an 8 week evening course. Registration via our office - info@selwycomed.school.nz. Course fees $15 - $135 plus book. Courses will be added on demand.

An introduction to this popular programme will lead you through how to create spreadsheets, charts, perform calculations with formulae, and analyse numerical information. A course fee subsidy applies for permanent residents of NZ (conditions apply).

In this course we will create a traditional event wreath for your table, and a Christmas day centrepiece using seasonally available flowers. Each participant will take home their creations.

Designed for those with some painting experience, this workshop will give students opportunities to experiment and learn various watercolour techniques. This is a chance to explore a less botanical, more expressive and contemporary way of depicting flowers. I'd like to encourage students to paint in a freer, looser way.

This workshop is an introduction for beginners who wish to use Facebook for marketing. You'll learn how to create a profile, write content, as well as gain an overview of video posts, livestreaming, Facebook stories and the Marketplace.

Come ( Haere Mai), learn more about your local bush and the plants within. Discover some simple methods of plant medicine preparation and home remedies for common ailments and conditions.

This practical course empowers you with a toolkit of mind-body practices that untangle the tensions from the body and from the mind, so you can feel lighter, calmer, happier and more relaxed than you have in a very long time!

Learn this 19th century photographic printing process, also known as shadowgraphs or blue-prints, which can be used to create fine art prints, cards or bespoke books.

Need some inspirational new salad recipes using seasonal produce? Come and create some exciting and flavoursome new salads and dressings.

We'll explore Mediterranean flavours and make meals using various cooking techniques. Recipes will include Quinoa Tabouleh salad with Chicken Piccata Sauce, Mediterranean Fish 'en Papillote' with Citrus Couscous, Lamb Tagine with Israeli Pilaf, and Beef Spanokopita.