Education

Here is a list of formal education I have taken in the years since leaving state school in England. All education between 1989-2000 took place in England. Education from 2001 onwards took place in Sweden.

 

Items marked with an asterix (*) were completed via distance courses.

Items marked with a hash (#) were completed via part-time courses.

1986-1988

Carshalton College

  • Motor mechanics
  • Petrol & diesel engines
  • Car maintenance
  • Motorcycle maintenance
1986-1988

1987-1990

St Helier Hospital Radio #

  • Planning a show
  • Scripting a show
  • Radio production
  • Presenting
  • Interview techniques
1987-1990

1989

Department of Transport

  • Car driving licence – BE CE DE (restriction 74, 75, 76, 77)
1989

1989-1991

Wimbledon School of Music #

  • Singing
  • Piano playing
  • Music theory
  • Songwriting (music & lyrics)
1989-1991

1991-1993

South Thames College #

  • Music production
  • Studio engineering
  • Mixing & mastering
  • Microphone technique
  • Computer sequencing
  • Synth programming
  • Sampling techniques
  • Drum machine programmng
1991-1993

1992-1993

Department of Transport

  • Motorcycle driving licence – A
  • Train driver licence (employed with British Rail)
1992-1993

1993-1994

The Writers Bureau *

  • Novels
  • Novellas
  • Screenwriting
  • Journalism
  • Poetry
  • Comedy writing
  • Joined Writers Guild of Great Britain
1993-1994

1995-1996

London School of Photography #

  • Portrait
  • Fashion
  • Lingerie/swimsuit
  • Glamour
  • Fine art
  • Low light
  • Street photography
  • Joined Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain
  • Received Licentiate distinction (LRPS) in 2004
1995-1996

1997

East Putney College

  • Trade union representative
  • European Health & Safety laws
  • Negotiation techniques
  • Conflict handling
  • Disciplinary representation
  • Aslef branch secretary & staff representative
1997

1999

ICS Learn *

  • Personal trainer certificate
  • Sports nutrition
  • Massage for injuries
  • Joined World Bodybuilders Association
1999

2000-2002

Global English *

  • Teach English as a Foreign Language
  • Business English module
  • Joined Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
2000-2002

2001-2002

Norskolan

  • Swedish for immigrants
2001-2002

2002-2003

Folkuniversitetet #

  • Swedish as a second language
2002-2003

2005-2006

Svenska Börsrum

  • Planning, starting and running a business
  • MOMS
  • Bookkeeping
  • End of year account reporting
2005-2006

2008

Sundbybergs Folkhögskola

  • Acting
  • Voice-over 
  • Presenting
2008

2010

Axelsons

  • Relaxation massage
2010

2013

Folkuniversitetet

  • Coaching
  • Pedagogy
  • Social media for businesses
2013

2021-2022

Lexicon

  • Microsoft Azure (AZ-900)
  • Microsoft 365 (MS-900)
  • Windows Server 2019 (WS-011)
  • Windows Server 2019 hybrid & Azure IaaS  (WS-012)
  • Windows 10 & 11 client (MD-100)
  • Linux essentials
  • Networking essentials
  • Security essentials
  • Hyper-V
  • Powershell programming
2021-2022

1993-ongoing

Self-taught #

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Microsoft Office
  • Podcasting
  • Vlogging
  • Video editing
  • Guitar
  • CSS
  • HTML5
  • WordPress
  • Woocommerce
  • Opencart
  • PHP MyBB
  • Google Analytics
  • SEO
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy
  • Neuro-linguistic programming
  • and more…
1993-ongoing