ACS Distance Education - Australia Correspondence Courses

Acs Distance Education:
ACS Distance Education offers over 350 courses in a wide range of displines. All courses are run by correspondence, with many also offered online and by CD (with or without tuition). Established in 1979, ACS has educated thousands of full and part-time students, many of whom have gone onto successful employment, in industry or in their own businesses. Others have used their courses to develop a hobby, or simply broaden their general education. We currently have over 3000 students enrolled from Australia and around the world. The school employs staff in 3 states of Australia, plus the UK, USA and New Zealand.

Hobby and vocational courses, including short courses (100 hrs), Certificate & Diploma Courses in psychology and counselling, environment, horticulture, agriculture, animals, science, nutrition, fitness and health, writing, editing and publishing, IT & computers, business and management, tourism and hospitality, natural history and more.

Complete one of our Bookkeeping courses, and join the largest bookkeeping institution in the world!
ACS is an ICB Accredited Training Centre.

Distance Education:
This school offers different ways to learn through Distance Education:
 
Traditional Distance Education
A study guide and any necessary text materials are sent to you by post or courier Pursue reading, research, practical tasks, and assignments as instructed. Seek & receive tutor support where needed via phone, mail, email or fax; borrow videos, receive personal assistance as required on a one to one basis.  Submit assignments by either email, fax or mail; and receive expert feedback.
Sit optional exams, if you so choose.
 
Online Learning
ACS Distance Education already offers hundreds of courses by traditional correspondence study and has thousands of students currently studying from all around the world. At ACS, we recognise the abilities online training provide and are therefore expanding our courses to be offered over the Internet. The advantages with the ACS online training system are:
- Start your course anywhere, anytime
- Full support and guidance from qualified tutors
- Enjoyable and interesting interactive tests and tutorials
- Courses in a variety of subjects and levels
- Course notes downloadable so you can work on them while offline
- All courses developed by A.C.S. - world leaders in distance education
 
Video Learning
Select and purchase, or borrow a selection of videos available through the school’s bookshop, or video loan library. Anyone can purchase videos offered for sale through our bookshop. Students who have registered to do any course with ACS can borrow videos from our large range of titles on offer.

Cd Courses
To start your course, you need to begin working on the course materials. On the main menu list you will find the ‘Course Materials’ button. When you click on this button, 3 more buttons will be displayed:
lessons, self assessment tests, and assignments. 
 
Problem Based Learning
Every PBL project is carefully designed by experts to expose you to the information and skills that we want you to learn. When assigned a project, you are given:
- A statement of the problem (eg. diseased animal; failing business; anorexia case study);
- Questions to consider when solving the problem;
- A framework for the time and effort you should spend on the project;
- Support from the school.

The problems that you will solve in your course will relate to what you are learning. They are problems that you might encounter when working that field, adapted to your level of study
 
Blended Learning
Blended learning is learning that is achieved by combining different modes of study. For example, a student might undertake part of a course by distance education and part by attending lectures in a classroom. Or, part of a course might be taken by traditional distance education, and part through an "e-learning mode" (ie. electronic learning). Electronic learning includes online courses, computer-based training on a CD, or computer-based training delivered via a bank of computers in a classroom.