I regularly teach classes on lighting with flash, both in the studio and on location. I also offer private lessons on photography and lighting by appointment.
Dates and details for upcoming lighting workshops dates can be found at the following link:
http://www.lapfoto.com.au/events_view.cfm?Event=45
For a great beginners class in digital photography you can not do better than to learn from travel photographer and master teacher Andy Piggott:
You will to see the light.