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DISCOUNTS on ONLINE and CD COURSES
Over eighty ACS courses can be undertaken by correspondence OR online.
A growing number of courses are also available on CD.
| Receive a 10% discount on your course by choosing to study online or by CD rather than by correspondence. |
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*See our many online courses at : http://www.acseduonline.com/courses/
To enrol, simply select the course and follow the prompts.
*To access a FREE trial (an example) of an online course, click on http://www.acseduonline.com/onlinecoursedemo.aspx
*See how the online system works at : http://www.acs.edu.au/presentation/delivery/index.html
(Click on each box one by one)
*For shorter courses available from under $200, see these webpages :
http://www.acseduonline.com/courses/product.aspx?id=145
http://www.acseduonline.com/courses/product.aspx?id=131
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To see what CD courses look like, see :
* Home Garden Expert Lesson 1 at : http://www.acs.edu.au
For details or to enrol in a CD course, go to : http://www.acseduonline.com
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Special Offers
Plant books : http://www.acsbookshop.com/Specials_ProductCategory.aspx?ID=7
Fitness : http://www.acsbookshop.com/Specials_ProductCategory.aspx?ID=11
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New Books On The Way
Watch out for these new books by the Principal, to be released by Simon & Schuster in September :
*Commercial Hydroponics
A second edition with an extra 30 pages and updated information, developed from Mr Mason's 1990 book, which was printed eight times, making it one of the best selling technical horticulture books on the market.
*Growing and Using Vegetables and Herbs
A completely new book with a fresh approach to the subject, quite different from books currently available.
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Children's Nutrition is a brand new course completed last month.
See: http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=593
Self Assessment Tests are currently undergoing a major review on all online courses. The number of tests in some online courses has increased dramatically.
Statistics show that our most popular courses in the UK over the past year were :
1. Introduction to Technical Writing
2. Introduction to Psychology
3. Permaculture Systems
4. Event Management
5. Viticulture
6. Horticulture I
7. Human Nutrition I
8. Human Biology IA
9. Digital Photography
10.Poultry.
In Australia , this list is quite different. Most popular courses include : Creative Writing, Bookkeeping, Animal Health Care, Certificate in Horticulture and Herb Culture.
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Karen Smith joined our UK faculty as a tutor in Leisure Management, Fitness and Nutrition. Karen has almost two decades of industry experience and holds a BA (Hons) Leisure Management, HND (Leisure Management), Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Proficiency Award in Sports Massage and numerous other qualifications.
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ACS horticulture and landscaping students can now gain course credits for tours undertaken with Graham Ross and his team at Ross Garden Tours.
or details regarding course credits, email admin@acs.edu.au
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NEW HANDBOOKS and BROCHURES NOW AVAILABLE
If you can use (or help distribute) any of these, let us know. We will be only too happy to send you copies. Just email marketing@acs.edu.au
New Courses with Warnborough College
Two new courses are now offered by joint delivery with Warnborough College in Canterbury (UK), offering excellent career prospects :
*Proficiency Award in Hospitality Management.
*Proficiency Award in Pre-medical Studies.>
For the pre-med program Warnborough has developed excellent arrangements with two international medical schools.
Future of Horticultural Education
The Institute of Horticulture (UK) published an article by our Principal, John Mason , on Horticultural Education. Click here for details
ACS on UK Register
ACS Distance Education has been placed on the Register of Education and Training Providers in the UK . (Reference No. 21897).
John Mason, Principal
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