About Us

ACS has been developing resources and guiding students since 1979.

We have developed over 600 online / distance education courses along with hundreds of Ebooks and a large number of short, interactive self paced courses.
We continue to improve existing courses and develop new ones on a regular basis.

Established by John Mason, author of over 130 books, magazine editor, publisher, parks director, university and college lecturer; recipient of fellowships from IOH (UK), AIH and PLA (Australia).
ACS is an internationally recognised college affiliated with over 18 other post secondary institutions in several different countries, including both government owned and nationally recognised institutions.
Our courses are practical, enabling you to not only develop knowledge, but to build the capacity to continue learning after your studies are completed.
Our courses are experiential; you learn from "'experts'" by being guided to see, do, think about and experience the things you study.

Why work with ACS Distance Education?
  • RELIABILITY - Leading education content provider since 1979
  • ONE STOP SHOP - We supply everything - courses, LMS software, student tracking software, staff training systems, partnership support service.
  • PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & IMPROVEMENT - Our large international team writes and updates courses, new and old, daily.
  • GLOBALLY RELEVANT AND CURRENT - We develop courses to be relevant in any culture or country and up to date.
  • EXTENSIVE UNIQUE CONTENT - 40 disciplines, 30 million+ words, plus video, illustration. All I.P. created & owned by us.
  • AUTOMATIC UPDATING - Our systems provide latest edited versions of everything and flag when things change.
  • CUSTOMISE TO DIFFERENTIATE YOUR OFFERINGS - We can show you many ways to configure your offerings to be different to our other partners.
  • ANY EXTRA RESOURCES SUPPLIED AS NEEDED - Supplementary reading and videos, exams, procedure documentation & more are provided to use/adapt or not use as you need.
  • UNDERPINNED BY EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY - 40+ years of experience, collaborating with hundreds of education and industry professionals has seen our courses develop into products that truly achieve effective learning. You cannot achieve that overnight!
  • ACS BELIEVE IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR PARTNERS. WE PROVIDE EXTENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO OUR PARTNERS ONGOING. THIS INCLUDES ASSISTING WITH FINDING TUTORS AND OR ACADEMIC STAFF TO MARK ASSESSMENTS USING OUR TUTOR REGISTER, ONLINE TRAINING SUPPORT ETC.
What our clients say

We've been working with ACS over the course of the last three years. Being able to mix and match content to suit our students' needs has been extremely useful. With their material in combination with our own in house tutor service we have been able to provide a complete online learning service which has helped us expand our student cohort and advance our teaching techniques! We are thankful that we have had them as a partner throughout our time in the industry and look forward to many more years of growth together.

Jason T - Director, ACS Partner College (Affiliate)

ACS Distance Education have been fantastic to work with over our first 12 months as a start-up online short education affiliate.
They provided immense support in the foundation period ensuring we setup the best support mechanisms for students and engaging quality tutors.
ACS have continued to be receptive to feedback and promptly moved to make improvements wherever required.

David C - Director, ACS Partner College (Affiliate)

Having access to ACS' extensive library of digitalised education content has allowed us to scale our business quickly and efficiently. Their LMS is easy to access and manage, whilst also providing the consumer (student) with a professional and easy to use experience. John and Kate have always been a pleasure to work with and are quick to provide support when it is required."

Andrew O - Director, ACS Partner College (Affiliate)

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