About Us - Courses.com.au

Courses that prepare you for the real world

With hundreds of courses covering a wide range of fields, you can be sure that you’ll find a course that suits your interests and fits around your lifestyle.

Study your way

Our aim is to make learning easy and accessible to Australians no matter where you're located. Whether you want the flexibility to study online or you prefer face-to-face learning, our platform makes it easy to find the right course for you.

Learn with the best

We ensure that all of our courses are delivered by reputable, certified course providers. Our VET courses are delivered by Registered Training Organisations that have solid track records. This means you can be certain your qualification is recognised throughout Australia.

Get job-ready

We're focused on offering courses with real-world outcomes that employers are looking for, whether you're just starting out or looking to take a step up in your career. Our goal is to equip you with the practical skills needed to get you job-ready.

Meet the founders

Mark Zagora

Mark Zagora
Co-Founder and CEO

Mark Zagora is a co-founder of Courses.com.au as wel as a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Star Beta proprietary trading firm. Mark has been a professional trader for over 20 years. He began his trading career in Sydney on the FX Market Making Desk at Westpac and then moved to London to work as a Proprietary Trader.

In 2007 Mark started one of the first formal trader training programs in Australia, mentoring groups of trainee traders to develop local trading talent.

Joanna Oakey

Joanna Oakey
Co-Founder and Managing Director

Joanna is a co-founder of Courses.com.au as well as a Mergers & Acquisitions and Commercial Lawyer, speaker and author. She has diverse experience working with a large portfolio of organisations in the areas of business sales mergers and acquisitions, contract law and commercial law.

Joana regularly speaks throughout Australia and conducts training in issues relating to contract law, compliance and the Competition and Consumer Act (formerly the Trade Practices Act).