This personal productivity course online from Australian Salesmasters Training Co (ASTC) helps you get more of the right things done, at work and at home, without simply working longer. It suits office and frontline workers, team leaders, small business owners, students and anyone returning to work, and it is online and self-paced.

Who this course is for

  • Office and frontline workers with a growing to-do list
  • Team leaders and small business owners juggling priorities
  • Students, people returning to work, and anyone who struggles with procrastination

What you'll learn

  • Explain what personal productivity means, and apply SMART goals, milestones and if-then plans
  • Explain how routines and habits form, and build a new routine and make it stick
  • Apply the jar of rocks, pebbles and sand and the urgent and important matrix to set priorities, and say no or delegate positively
  • Apply focus blocks, the Pomodoro Technique and notification habits to protect your attention, and beat procrastination
  • Explain how sleep, movement, breaks and switching off affect your energy, and identify your right to disconnect and where to get support
  • Keep your physical and digital workspace organised, comfortable and secure
  • Apply the READ technique, notification and subscription habits and scam checks to manage information overload

Course details

  • Format: online, self-paced, 7 narrated video lessons with captions, activities and practice checks
  • Time: about 2 hours, including activities and the final quiz
  • Assessment: online quiz, marked automatically, 3 attempts, 80% to pass
  • Certificate: Certificate of Completion when you pass
  • Includes: participant guide PDF to keep
  • Price: $99 AUD per person; group bookings available

Frequently asked questions

Is this personal productivity course online accredited? No. It is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. You receive an ASTC Certificate of Completion when you pass.

How is this different from the Time Management course? This course covers goals, habits, priorities, focus, energy and information overload. ASTC's separate Time Management short course goes further into scheduling, meetings and planning work with others.

Does it cover the right to disconnect? Yes. The energy and wellbeing lesson covers how to identify your right to disconnect and where to get support.

This is a non-accredited short course and is not nationally recognised training. Any legal content is general information current as at October 2026, not legal advice.