Education & Work What short course/seminar have you completed in the last 12 months?

A bit of a broad question, can be anything that is related to your work, or property or hobbies that you thought was money well spent.

Thanks!

 

Did my diploma in property services (agency management) to get my full agency principal license

 

Jane Slack Smith renovation course (online), paint supplies, canvas and just wing it ... Are you looking for something specific @trinity168 ?

 

I done the following legal courses:

Passing Down The Family Farm To The Next Generation
Life Interest or Accommodation Fund? What is The Best Way To Provide For a Second Spouse?
How to Avoid the Super Death Benefit Ending Up in the Wrong Hands
Taxation of Testamentary Trusts
Case Study Gifts & Asset Divestment in Estate Planning & Asset Protection
GST Aspects of Acquiring Property for Development
Consequences of Failed Trust Distributions
Construction of Trust Deeds - Making Them Tax Smart
Structuring Property Developments to Maximise Tax Effectiveness
Unit Trusts & SMSFs - An Appropriate Investment Vehicle
Common Employment Taxation Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
When is Property Development an Enterprise for the Purposes of GST?
10 Common Property Development Problems & How to Solve Them
Structuring to Avoid Conflict Between Family Members & the Trustees
Undocumented Transactions Between Entities: Can They Be Income?
Unit Trusts - Are They a Good Business Vehicle?
Handing SMSF Real Property to the Next Generation
SMSFs Engaging in Property Development
Partnerships of Discretionary Trusts
Helping Your Client's Tax Debt: Understanding ATO Recovery Processes
Creative Use of Testamentary Trusts - Cloning, Splitting & Other Tricks
Distributions of Capital and Income From Unit Trusts
What is a Child for Succession Estate Planning Purposes
Financial Dependency as a Planning Tool
Enduring Powers of Attorney & Decision About Aged Care in a Blended Family Context
CGT Problems in Trust Transactions
Getting Old - Ensuring the Estate Doesn’t Ossify as Well
BFAs: Can They Protect Inheritances of Children of First Marriages?
GST Supplement: GST Aspects of Acquiring Property for Residential Development
A Trust Compliance Primer
Commercial Residential Premises and Residential Premises: Small Scale Operations and Other Issues
Case Study: Advising a Functional Blended Family
Case Study: The Use & Abuse of Testamentary Trusts
Generation Skipping for Wealth Preservation

I need to do 10 hours a year for membership of the law society and 30 for being a CTA.

 

i did?

 

Or have done?

How do you find the time @Terry_w

 

HI Trinity, I have completed exactly zero courses in the last twelve months. I am very much an autodidact, I have a very low opinion of formal education. I completed the Diploma of Financial Studies (or whatever it's called) in order to get a foot in the door to the industry I want to be in, but I immediately threw all that garbage out when I started working.

I would very strongly encourage you to educate yourself in the areas that you have an interest in.

Not sure where to start? It's easy; your local library and sites like Khan Academy. I guarantee you that you will learn much more from taking your education into your own hands than handing it over to people who don't have your interests at heart.

 

Agree with this. Many of the training academies and universities are qualification workshops, but it's unfortunate that employers would like to see that piece of paper for you to get a look in.

 

BTW there are so many courses out there for free these days. Even university level courses which can be done online:
edX

 

Same here. Completed in December at REISA.

 

Not required for lawyer - the less commas the better

 

Geez, I'd be more inclined to knocking it off at the combined accountants & solicitor's conference held in Aspen each year.

 

Cert 3 Carpentry...it was one of those courses you pay you pass! now doing cert 4 building..again you pay you pass!

 

Looks like one of those conferences where there is a lot of talk with little substance.

 

But the skiing is usually pretty good.

 

I reckon I just worked out where I'll be spending January in 2017

 

This is related to a hobby, which is basically art classes, I started last year and continuing this year.

I am not into doing anything I don't enjoy, has to be fun, fun, fun....


MTR