Holmesglen Institute offers a range of Degree Programs that provide high level skills training in addition to internationally accredited undergraduate
qualifications.

Successful completion of a degree at Holmesglen provides the graduate with excellent employment and career opportunities, professional recognition, and the eligibility to apply to the relevant assessing authority for the purposes of Australia’s General Skilled Migration Program in a wide range of 50 and 60 point occupations.

Students successfully completing a degree at Holmesglen Institute greatly enhance their employment opportunities due to the incorporation of a vocational qualification, in most cases a Diploma or Advanced Diploma, within their degree
program.

Greg H.

I had always wanted to write stories. The thrill of being published – of actually getting my stories out there for others to read – became my ambition.

I live in Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria. Often I would take a train into the heart of the city and wander the gardens, the places of special interest like Southbank with its many restaurants beside the Yarra River, the State Library with its Domed Reading Room, the Immigration Museum and the shopping areas, and I would write, usually stories, sometimes my opinion about things happening in the world. There is always a seat in Melbourne, and when the sun shines and millions of people pass through the city I become inspired.

Melbourne is also a city of universities and I decided to utilize their resources to learn to become a better writer. The most prominent and popular writing course in Australia is the Diploma of Professional Writing and Editing. This is a demanding two-year full-time course taught at many institutions, with RMIT University being the most prestigious. It is a difficult to get into with many published writers also undertaking it. I did this course and it proved to be the basis for much improved writing.

The next step in learning to write was Post Graduate studies. I successfully completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing at Melbourne University, then enrolled in a Master of Creative Writing at Melbourne and a Master of Creative Media (Creative Writing) at RMIT University. I was thrilled, and felt privileged to do these two courses, the two best in Melbourne (for writers).

Where the Melbourne University course excels in teaching writing skills, with many visits from guest writers and many workshops, all taught in luxurious, almost forested surroundings with the best resources in the world, the RMIT course is noted for its contacts with industry. At RMIT the study of writing is about inspiration as much as anything else. Stories of success abound and become the starting point for most classes, while staff will often suggest where students can send their work. Hundreds of students have had books published while still completing these courses, including at the diploma level.

I highly recommend Melbourne for all aspiring authors. Not only are the writing courses excellent, but the Victorian Writer’s Centre, the International Writer’s Festival, and the Emerging Writer’s Festival are all centred in Melbourne, the City of the Arts. Come, be inspired and start your career as a writer.