Developing Diverse Skills

To succeed in any job you need to gain a diverse range of skills - diverse skills offer you the best opportunities of gaining employment and also of advancing in the job you already have.

A lot of these skills will be learned through experience (on the job), others can be learned formally through courses - BUT  the right course should also add to your hands-on experience, not just your theoretical knowledge.

Today's world is one of change; and as the world changes, jobs change. Even if you stay in the same job for many years, it is unlikely the work involved in that job will remain unchanged.

At ACS we have spent 40 years developing courses that provide you with both of these things: practical and theoretical skills. We know, through experience and discussing industry requirements with industry,  that this will give you an edge in the jobs market.

ACS stands out from other Colleges in many ways

• Courses are experiential (you learn by experience)
• The student and education comes first. We are part of a group of like minded, small to medium sized companies with a passion for education that goes well beyond just profit making (the ACS Affiliates Network). 
• Courses are globally focused  (with affiliates and students in New Zealand, UK, France, Ireland and Australia, we have a unique perspective on the world)
• Courses are designed to give every student a different and unique learning experience; a unique set of skills and knowledge, and a capacity to differentiate themselves from their competition throughout life.
• Academic standards are high (our standards have not been degraded in recent years, like many other colleges).
• Flexibility – you can study when and where you want, choose what to study, mix and match an extremely wide range of modules in a way to suit you.
• Tutors are highly qualified and experienced -more so than for most other colleges (our minimum requirements for tutors are set higher than some other vocational colleges.

  

• Service to students is more immediate than at other colleges – Tutors are on duty 5 days a week – on call as you need them, this type of service is virtually unheard of elsewhere.
• Service is guaranteed, because unlike most, it isn't subject to changes in government funding or policy.
• Internationally recognised and accredited courses (through International Accreditation & Recognition Council).
• Recognition through various industry bodies.
• Arrangements through other institutions leading to higher qualifications.
• We publish our own text books (as e books mostly); which are written to complement the courses. Because we publish them, we do not have the problems with texts becoming unavailable (experienced increasingly by other colleges)
• Above all ....Our graduates are extremely successful.