Program Overview

Centre for Continuing Education

The Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Sydney offers a diverse range of professional development short courses. These courses are designed to enhance career prospects and provide opportunities for personal growth.

Course Subjects

The Centre offers courses in various subjects, including:

• Business and management
  • Business communication
  • Business strategy
  • Business writing
  • Cultural competence and diversity
  • Finance
  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Organisational psychology
  • Sales and customer service
• English
• HSC preparation (years 10-12)
  • HSC biology
  • HSC business studies
  • HSC chemistry
  • HSC economics
  • HSC English
  • HSC mathematics
  • HSC physics
  • Year 11 (Revision)
  • Years 10-12 study and essay skills
• Humanities and culture
  • Creative writing
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
• Information technology
  • Adobe
  • AI and machine learning courses
  • Data analysis and analytics
  • Google
  • Microsoft
• Language
  • Arabic
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Greek
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
• Marketing
  • Digital marketing
  • Marketing communications
  • Product development
• Project management
  • Agile methodology courses
  • Change management for projects
  • Stakeholder and people management
  • Technical project management skills

Discounts and Course Funding

The Centre offers various discounts and course funding options, including:

• The University of Sydney alumni
• The University of Sydney staff
• The University of Sydney students
• Multiple enrolments
• Prepaid credit bonus offer
• Loyalty
• Seniors and pensioners
• Repeat courses

Organisational Training

The Centre provides organisational training and development programs tailored to workplace needs. These programs can be delivered to teams with the option to tailor content.

FAQs

The Centre has a comprehensive FAQ section that addresses common questions about applications, payment, short courses, and more.

About Us

The Centre for Continuing Education is part of the University of Sydney and has been offering courses since 1886. The Centre is committed to providing high-quality professional development opportunities that enhance career prospects and promote personal growth.

Employment Opportunities

The Centre occasionally has employment opportunities available. These opportunities can be found on the Centre's website.

Blog

The Centre has a blog that features articles on various topics related to professional development, career advancement, and industry trends.

Adobe Photoshop Course: Level 2

This course is designed to extend knowledge beyond the introductory course, Adobe Photoshop: Level 1, and guide students through more advanced editing techniques.

Course Information

The course covers topics such as:

• Creative cloud libraries
• Layer effects
• Smart objects
• Transforming images
• Tonal and colour corrections
• Masks, filters, and blending
• Using Bridge
• Introduction to Camera Raw
• Sharing

AI Integration in Adobe Photoshop

The course also covers AI-powered image enhancements, including:

• Automatic image adjustments using AI algorithms
• AI-assisted selections and masking
• AI-driven object removal and content fill
• AI-based smart filters and effects
• Neural filters and image manipulation

Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Understand, modify, and create libraries
• Apply layer effects to an image
• Work with smart objects
• Transform images, including flipping, rotating, and skewing
• Correct the tone and colour of photos using adjustment layers
• Use masks, filters, and blending modes
• Use the 3D tools and settings in Photoshop
• Manage digital images and other assets using Adobe Bridge
• Work with Camera Raw
• Share documents
• Work with other applications

Prerequisites

Prior to attending, students should have completed Adobe Photoshop Course: Level 1 or have equivalent knowledge.

Delivery Modes

The course is available in face-to-face and online delivery modes.

Materials

Course materials are provided electronically using Dropbox.

Before the Course

Students will need an Adobe Creative Cloud account to participate. If they don't have an existing account, they can purchase an Adobe Creative Cloud account.

Facilitators

The course is facilitated by experienced instructors, including Xavier Beau-Davis, who has extensive qualifications and experience in design and graphic arts.

Testimonials

Previous students have praised the course, with one student commenting that the tutor was "awesome and really helpful, focusing on the aspects that we all needed to focus on, which was great."