New Handbook
New handbooks are being printed this month and will be available by late April.
If you want a sneak preview, you can see these new handbooks on the internet
right now:
UK Handbook - http://www.acsedu.co.uk/
Australian Handbook - http://www.acs.edu.au/advice/handbookDownload.aspx
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Hot Courses
Seeking a more balanced lifestyle?
Become more self sufficient - enrol in Self Sufficiency I.
Develop your understanding of self sufficiency, food and nutrition, and make the
right decisions about changes in lifestyle. This course covers a range of
practical skills such as mud brick building, making crafts, growing fruit,
vegetables, herbs and other crops, raising poultry, sheep and goats, extending
the life of clothing, conserving energy, recycling, simple home medical care
and first aid, and lots more.
Special 10% discount
Discount only applies for enrolments before 31 March 2005 . Discount applies to
both online, CD and traditional correspondence methods of learning. To receive
the discount students must enrol via telephone or fax and must pay the cost of
their course in full prior to 31 March 2005 .
See http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/ and
click on 'Alternative and Natural Living'.
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Unemployed IT Professionals
Large numbers of University IT graduates are finding it difficult to get a job.
Why? It's often unfortunately because their courses have been teaching out of
date skills.
There is work in IT, but you need to learn the latest programs that are in the
highest demand.
Excellent courses offered by ACS include:
Macromedia Flash - See
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=454
ASP.Net - See http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=510
Certificate in Website Development - See
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=412
Special 10% discount*
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Marketing is a weak point in many businesses
It doesn't matter how good a product or service is, without customers you will
not survive
Marketing Foundations has just been updated.
If you are in business and have never learnt about marketing perhaps you should
consider doing this course. Or if you are looking to refresh your existing
skills take a look at our more advanced marketing courses.
For a course outline, see:        
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=268
Special 10% discount*
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Editing
Editing skills are needed not only in the publishing industry, but in any
situation where things are being written (eg. letters, reports, advertising,
web sites, etc). Editing skills complement existing skills and increase
employability in many professions. Consider our Editing I course
Go to: http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/
and click on Writing and Journalism
Special 10% discount*
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Now Available Online
Practical Horticulture ll - See:                          
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=535
Event Management - See:                            
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=483
Biochemistry l - See:                    
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=257
Or http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=256
See other online courses at: http://www.acseduonline.com/
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E-Learning Courses on CD:
Another way to learn
Enrol now - Available March 15
Get your whole course on a CD: simply place it in the CD reader on a computer
and follow the instructions.
These courses will be based on our Online courses, but you won't need to be
connected to the internet while you study. For those with a slow internet
connection this mode of study provides all the benefits of online learning,
including our self tests, with none of the hassles. If you want to read some
of the notes on paper, just print them off.
SPECIAL OFFER
HORTICULTURE I ON CD
10% off* the normal fee if you choose the CD study option.
To enrol in this option: please e-mail or phone the school
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Courses Recently Upgraded
Marketing Systems, Berry Production, Biochemistry I, Industrial Psychology,
Writing Fiction, Life Coaching.
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Recently Developed Courses
Practical Horticulture ll - Go to
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/horti.aspx and click on 'general
horticulture'.
RHS Certificate 2 in Horticulture - as above.
Cell Biology - See:                  
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=573
Medical Terminology - See:                            
http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/product.aspx?id=569
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Use the Student Directory
This is a hub for communicating with fellow students around the world.
Any ACS student can log in and register their name or interact with other
students who have already registered. You gain access to this through the
student room, or email us for details.
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Royal Horticultural Society Certificate II in Horticulture
NOW AVAILABLE
* Arguably the world's most prestigious entry level qualification in
Horticulture.
* Accredited through Qualifications Curriculum Authority ( U.K. )
* Enrol anytime, study from anywhere in the world.
* Certificate awarded by the RHS after sitting and passing theory
          examination requirements, set down and conducted by
the RHS.       Exams can be arranged in
most major centres in Australia , the UK,or
            elsewhere.
* Exams are conducted twice each year.
* Studies may also earn a credit toward an ACS Certificate
        (accredited with
IARC )
* 120 nominal hours
* There are ten lessons in this course:
1. The Plant Kingdom (part a)
2. The Plant Kingdom (part b)
3. The Plant Kingdom (part c)
4. Plant Propagation
5. Outdoor Food Production
6. Garden Planning
7. The Root Environment and Plant Nutrition
8. Protected Cultivation
9. Horticultural Plant Selection, Establishment and Maintenance
10. Horticultural Plant Health Problems
For detailed outlines:
See http://www.acs.edu.au/courses/horti.aspx
and click on 'general horticulture'
Or http://www.acsedu.co.uk/courses/horti.aspx
and click on 'general horticulture'.
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Special Offer
BONUS $50 worth of publications
Enrolments this month in RHS Certificate II in Horticulture receive as a BONUS 3
back issues of garden magazines and 2 books by John Mason.
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Staff News
Departure
Naomi Christian has left us after 3 years, to work on her book on the Flora of
Norfolk Island . We wish Naomi all the best for the future.
Arrivals
Welcome to the following new tutors who have joined us over the last month:
Dr. Martin Lyons B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
Kirsten Moriarty B.Sc.(Env).(Hons 1), M.Jnl. , Fitness Leader Cert.
Anita Martin , B.Sc., Cert Counselling
Marilyn McGregor Davis B.A., Dip.Ed., Dip.T., Cert.Mkt, Cert.Real Estate
Lynn Schloemann B.S.(Psych & Bus), AA(Early Childhood), A.D.(Naturopathy),
B.Sc.(Health)
Ian Kerr Dip Photog, ABIPP
Stephen Riley B.Leisure Mgt
Dr Martin Lyons
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Kirsten Moriarty
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An updated staff list can be seen at
http://www.acs.edu.au/about.asp#staff
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Our E-Zine Has a New Look
See the changes at www.acsgarden.com
including an online VIDEO tour of the 2001 MIFGIS (Melbourne
International Flower & Garden Show).
This year's show is on for 5 days from April 6 th -11 th .
For more details see www.melb flowershow
.com.au/
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BILL GATES' 11 RULES
In a recent speech at a high school, Bill Gates, one of world's wealthiest men,
listed 11 rules that students won't learn in school:
Rule 1 : Life is not fair, get used to it.
Rule 2 : The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world
will expect you to accomplish
something before you feel good about yourself.
Rule 3 : You will not make $60,000 a year straight out of high
school. You
won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both .
Rule 4 : If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get
a boss.
Rule 5 : Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity.
Your grandparents called it opportunity.
Rule 6 : If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't
whine about your
mistakes, learn from them.
Rule 7 : Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring
as they are now. They
became that way from paying your bills, cleaning your
clothes and listening to you talk
about how cool you thought you
were.
Rule 8 : In some schools they have abolished failing grades and
they'll give you as many times
as you want to get the right answer. This
doesn't bear the slightest
resemblance to anything in real life.
Rule 9 : Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get
summers off and
few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that
on your own time.
Rule 10 : Television is not real life. In real life people
actually have to leave
the coffee shop and go to jobs.
Rule 11 : Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working
for one.
(Source: Gold Coast Bulletin , 1-2 January 04, pg.20)
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COLLEGES OR BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN DELIVERING OUR COURSES?
ACS courses are being offered by colleges in five different countries.
If your organisation is interested in finding out how, check out our new web
page at http://www.acs.edu.au/Affiliates/default.aspx
*Discount only applies for enrolments before 31 March 2005 . Discount
applies to both online, CD and traditional
correspondence methods of learning. To
receive the discount students must enrol via telephone or fax and
must pay the cost of their course in full prior to 31 March 2005 .
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