Me at the end of Cert IV

Cert IV PR for me in the end
I have thoroughly enjoyed this course and I am glad I chose to do it. I am also looking forward to the Diploma next year to really cement the learning and then get out there into the workplace and get some hands on experience. I feel this course has prepared me well for this.
Cathy has taught me a lot about public relations campaigns, from the writing, to the budgets, to the campaigns. With great experience in the retail sector and more, she has been dealing with the public for a long time and has offered some great direction with all my work. There will be many little pieces of advice I will carry on for a long time to come, and I look forward to making use of the training provided. Cathy has been my PR Mum, I needed it!
Rebel has offered excellent direction in the production of creative designs. She has so much knowledge and experience with artwork, design and printers and knows what people want. She is also young and hip and so is able to connect on a different level with the students. Many times as I freaked out over my work rebel was able to offer good advice and constructive feedback for me to improve on my work. I have learnt a lot in this cluster of units which I feel will be beneficial for my future, and even just into Diploma.
Heather has kindly taken the mickey out of all of us and our collective terrible writing skills for the last semester, which we all needed a little bit of, as overconfidence is never good if the skill does not suit the attitude! She has guided us through profiling the market, and with international knowledge, being from the UK, she has displayed to us just how small Australia is, and Perth even more so. It has made me realise I need to really think outside the square. She was very knowledgeable with the computing classes we did with her and was patient in teaching me the finer details of the word processing which I did not know before. My computer knowledge has improved immensely with both Heather and Rebel.
Tina gives a very serious demeanour but actually has a very dry and witty sense of humour. She clearly has a great deal of experience in all associated fields of marketing, PR and advertising and has nailed us week in, week out with a wealth of information on the world of PR and scheduling advertising, which has given me a great background of information to apply into my career. She has also stressed to us the importance of knowing what is going on the world on a daily basis and that it is our job to know. My attitude to many things has been adjusted through this ongoing guidance.
And then there is Keith, who pops his head in every now and again to check in on us, give a bit of hass (which is great!) and guide us in the right direction. I believe there is much more this man will have to offer us into the Diploma and I look forward to seeing it.
All in all the major changes for me in the last 6 months have been:
• My time management has improved immensely
• My knowledge on computers has grown
• My understanding and knowledge on the importance and significance of social media
• My writing skills have improved
• I have been able to do what I enjoy in public speaking and presenting, I hope to be able to do more of this into the future!
• I have a much broader knowledge of communication, advertising and marketing across the board
• I feel much more confident about my skills through the guidance and direction provided by the lecturers
• My ability to slot into a team role on the same level as the other team members and play the role allocated to me has given me a new insight
• My interest in the world has changed for the better and I am much more self motivated that I have been in a couple of years
Thank guys; you have really helped with all these positive changes!