House & Garden
Does your house need painting or your antique table restoring? Don't pay high prices for tradesmen, do-it-yourself through one of our many short courses. Learn about short courses in home renovation, interior design, gardening, furniture restoration, general house maintenance and more.

Furniture

The only one of its kind in Australia, the Furnishing Industry Training Centre (FITC) offers facilities in every area of furnishing imaginable. Furniture short courses offered by Holmesglen include Furniture Re-Upholstery & Repair, French Polishing, Timber Staining & Finishing and Painted Finishes.




Home Renovation

Give your restoration or renovation projects a boost, learn the 'tricks of the trade' when participating in a Do-It-Yourself short course in Home Renovation. Home Renovation short courses include Timber Decking, Home Maintenance, Brick Paving, Home Painting, Pergola & Carport Building and Successful Owner Builder training course.




Horticulture

Bring life back to your garden when you complete a short course in Horticulture. A horticulture short course will teach you how to apply basic principles of garden design and management in your own home. Horticulture short courses also allow you to learn to create an overall look or theme to suit your home and environment.




Interiors

How you live is almost a definitive statement of who you are! Don't be afraid to reveal your true personality with colours, textures and objects you choose to decorate your home with. Interior short courses show you how to apply a wide range of Interior Design concepts and principles to home projects including space planning, colour matching and contrasting, lighting, textures and lines and choosing furniture and soft furnishings.