Finished school? Stuck in a university rut and don’t know how to get out? Confused about where your life is heading?

Deciding your future can be a difficult and stressful task. The endless amounts of options these days can make a final decision impossible. If you’re one of these people that are struggling to make a decision, or want to quickly obtain certification and get into the workforce, then Passmores’ Business College is the place for you!

Why Passmores’ ?  Not only do they have an outstanding employment rate since their establishment, offer one on one tutor support and promote excellent ethics amongst their students, but they get you where you want to be…in just one year!

Passmores’ Business College was first established in 1982 and to this day has continued to train students to become hard-working, dedicated businesspeople that excel in their field. Their double diploma courses allow students to gain knowledge in many different aspects of the business world in areas such as Human Resources, Event Management, Public Relations and Business Management.

Passmores’ is not like other business colleges; they have almost 100% employment rate from their students who have graduated. Some of the organisations which have employed past students include the Crowne Plaza, Prime Television, Peach Advertising and Hamilton Island Resort. These employers have said that they’re “…pleased with the professionalism and initiative showed by all Passmores’ students.”

So if you’re struggling for a plan of the future, make an appointment with Passmores’ Business College and have a Career Guidance Interview free of charge and see how Passmores’ can lead you in the right direction.

by student, Jess Buchan

Passmores Management Course Students at NBN

Passmores’ College Newcastle Management Course students are well into their year  and have already had the opportuniy to participate in a number of course-related excursions.

In week two of our media/marketing students’ course, they had the chance to view Oscar winning movie The Kings Speech in the luxury of the newly constructed Reading Cinemas Gold Lounge at Charlestown Square. Our Newcastle Management Course students reclined in the leather chairs and had food served to them by employees as they took in, and evaluated, the sights and sounds of the movie and their surroundings. Once back at College, The Kings Speech excursion was the basis for a discussion in both the Media Theory and Marketing subjects.

The following week, Passmores’ Newcastle Management Course students had another excursion – this time to local television station NBN. Students received a tour of the station, seeing behind the scenes of the different areas of NBN, from the archives to editing. Students had the fantastic opportunity to view a live news update being broadcasted and had the chance to meet and talk to NBN news broadcaster Paul Lobb about his career.

Such excursions help to ‘practically’ supplement the work Passmores’ students are undertaking in the extensive subject range for their major, which includes: media theory, journalism, advertising and marketing. Later this year, the students in the media/marketing major will also be visiting various media outlets in Newcastle, such as NXFM Radio Station, Peach Advertising and the Newcastle Herald. In the past, Passmores’ students have been inspired by these excursions and have gone on to do work placement with these organisations at the culmination of the course. Many of these organisations have even offered our ‘job ready’ Newcastle Management Course graduates permanent positions.

For more information on Passmores’ double diploma Newcastle Management Course in Business Management / Marketing, Media & Journalism, please see the course content page of our website.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               by student, Anna James

Business Students Prepare For Workforce

Term one has flown by and now Passmores’ Business College students are busy settling into term two.

Passmores’ takes pride in offering Newcastle courses that prepare students for the realities of the workforce.  A big component of succeeding in the business sector involves time management and team work.  As a result, term one was a big learning curve for our students, as they learnt to grapple with these issues through a steady flow of assignments, tests, team work and presentations.  The students were glad to take a well earned break at the end of term one!

The atmosphere at Passmores’ Business College, as term two swings into action, is one of positive energy as the students gear up for another busy term.  There is a happy buzz, as students realise that they can get through it and are already equipped with some well learnt lessons from term one.

All the best guys, we know you can do it!

Her position today takes her to thirty five different countries around the world as she steers Lend Lease’s work towards realising its aspiration to be a leading sustainable organisation. Among her list of achievements, Maria was a Co-founder of the Green Building Council of Australia where she was responsible for overseeing the building of ‘green’ accommodation for the 2000 Olympics.

In September 2007 former US President Bill Clinton invited Maria to join a high-profile panel to discuss ways to accelerate green buildings, as part of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York . Working in this high profile international arena has made Maria aware of the need to anticipate and empathize when it comes to interacting with a diverse range of clients. She was able to share the importance of this with the students at the seminar, as well as the need for good presentation, networking, planning and lifelong learning.

Her parting words of wisdom to students – “Acknowledge the past, plan for the future but most importantly engage in the present.”

As a result, we have developed Correspondence Courses which incorporate personal attention and practical experience.

Passmores’ Business College realizes that it is not possible for all students to take a year out to further their studies, hence the Correspondence Courses in addition to our full-time courses.

So, if you’re interested in a career in Human Resource Management, Events Management, Real Estate, Legal, Marketing, Media or Hospitality, why not contact us so that we can help you make a start!

Listed below are our award winners for 2009.

1^st Place in the Real Estate/Legal Major 2009:  Rachael Scott

1^st Place for Hospitality/Tourism Major 2009: Bonnie Olsen

1^st Place for the Marketing/Media Major 2009: Amy Schmitzer

Citizenship Award: Amy Schmitzer

Principal’s Award: Paige Cornell

Runner-up College Dux: Amy Schmitzer

College Dux: Rachael Scott

The Butler Memorial award winners for 2009:

(Awarded to students who have demonstrated academic excellence)

Tahleia Cooper                         Emily Paddison

Elise Hanlon                             Amy Schmitzer

Nemesia Hood-Lynch              Rachael Scott

Bonnie Olsen                           Katherine Silkman

It turned out to be the latter!  The evening started with a flurry of students turning up in the most amazing gowns.  Our female students looked like they had just stepped off the catwalk and the guys looked great in their suits and ties.

It was also lovely to meet the families of our students and to put names to faces.

We then sat down for a lovely three course meal and enjoyed the beautiful decorations put together by our staff and students.

The formal part of the evening commenced shortly after our meal and was, for me, the highlight of the evening.  We heard several speeches from staff and distinguished guests, all of which were inspiring in different ways, and then had the pleasure of seeing our students receive their diplomas and be duly rewarded for all the hard work they had put in during the year. 

It was also an opportunity to acknowledge students who had excelled in different areas during their year at Passmores’ Business College.

As a member of staff I found the evening particularly encouraging as I reflected on how much these young men and women had grown during the year in terms of their personal development and poise.  The 2009 Business College graduates would be an asset to any employee!

Our Newcastle Hospitality Course is always popular! It is an interesting and varied course which looks at training Newcastle students in both theoretical and practical elements of Hospitality. Students enjoy learning about Front Office Operations, Human Resource Management, Computer Studies and International Tourism Theory. The students also greatly benefit from practical subjects like Event Management where they, along with the other majors of Marketing Media and Legal/Real Estate, actually organize a fundraising event and have the satisfaction of presenting a cheque to their chosen charity. Always a highlight of the year!

The Newcastle Hospitality Course also includes excursions where students get to see how the large hotels work behind the scenes and includes the option to travel overseas and have an international experience.

So, if you’ve ever wondered about a career in hospitality, now’s the time to act. We would love you to be one of our 2010 Business College students.

The staff members particularly enjoy hearing how the student’s job seeking is going. Once again so many of our students have secured employment before they’ve even graduated!

This year is also a first, in that we are also able to celebrate with students who’ve participated in our correspondence courses. It will be a way to formally recognize all the hard work our correspondence course students have put in throughout the year.

Well done to all our students, both those who’ve completed Newcastle courses and those who’ve completed correspondence courses, another great year!

Passmores‘ is a unique business college, combining relevant, up-to-date curriculums, with a personal interest in helping you to achieve your career goals. We are currently taking enrolments for 2010 and would invite you to come to a career guidance interview.  

During the interview we will discuss with you what course would best suit your career objectives.

Training Newcastle

That’s right, we take a personal interest in producing students who will be an asset to their future employees.  We offer an array of courses including Hospitality, Communications, Real Estate, Real Estate Management, Business Studies and Legal studies. We even offer correspondence courses so you can study when it suits you. 

Don’t put off making the decision!  

Contact Passmores‘ now for enrollments for 2010; numbers are limited to provide personalised attention.