
Imagine if studying was as easy as messaging your mates. That’s exactly what it’s like when you learn with Duke.
At Duke, we’re all about ‘learning with a hug’. But there’s more to it than that. It’s learning with a fist bump. Learning with a pat on the back. Learning with a ‘Go get ‘em, tiger!’
Our aim is to help people realise their career goals in a learning environment that’s nurturing and fun. So, let’s hear from some of our student royalty, who are doing awesome things in their learning.
Katie-Anne is a 39-year-old single mum from Western Australia, living with autism and ADHD. This comes with both superpowers and challenges. For Katie-Anne, her superpowers are creativity, honesty and intelligence (and definitely energy). One of her challenges? Motivation, occasionally. Which, let’s be honest, affects most of us from time to time. But Duke’s way of doing things kept her on the ball, she says...
After 13 years working in childcare, 33-year-old Emma from Tasmania wanted a change of direction. When you’re a mum with kids, however, studying for a qualification is probably the last thing that’s on your mind! After looking around for flexible, affordable courses, she found Duke. She’s been going from strength to strength in her CHC32015 Certificate III in Community Services...
35-year-old Abigail’s passion for helping others is clear. Based in New South Wales, she’s completing her master’s in counselling – a career based pretty much entirely on helping people. But she also understands that business plays a role in pretty much every career these days. Counselling is no different. That’s how she ended up enrolling in BSB30120 Certificate III in Business (Administration) at Duke Education...
'I’d been in admin for a million years, and just wanted to try something new.' That's 56-year-old Victoria, an experienced admin professional from New South Wales. She enrolled in a HLT37315 Certificate III in Health Administration at Duke Education, and has been loving the course...
'My resume was crap ‘til 2013.' 39-year-old Skye from New South Wales is, as you can tell, a straight shooter. And just as her speech doesn’t falter, neither does her determination. From having a ‘crap’ resume to enrolling at Duke, Skye has done a full 180. She’s now kicking goals in her SIT30122 Certificate III in Tourism, and is well on track to finish...