Quoting and Estimating New Projects

By ACS Distance Education on January 15, 2026 in Business and Management & Getting Work, Earning Income | comments

Estimating and quoting skills are used across every industry and sit at the heart of all commercial activity. They are essential whenever businesses provide goods or services in exchange for payment.

From construction and mining to manufacturing and beyond, successful projects depend on accurate cost estimation and clear quoting to establish fair, reliable contractual agreements.

Shortages in Hospitality and Tourism

By ACS Distance Education on November 5, 2025 in Business and Management & Getting Work, Earning Income | comments

Hospitality and tourism are among the largest industries worldwide, employing millions of people and contributing significantly to national economies. There is a growing skills gap in the hospitality and tourism industry, where demand for staff significantly exceeds the staffing available.

Challenge Based Learning - Make a Difference

By ACS Distance Education on January 17, 2024 in Business and Management, Getting Work, Earning Income & How to Learn Better | comments

CBL involves identifying a question or idea or problem, then finding ways to solve a problem or answer a question, based on a real-world situation. Our CBL assignments are designed to stretch students to encourage them to learn more and expand their skills and understanding. This is essential to improve knowledge, and therefore job and career prospects in the future. Learning is an ongoing process, where people continue to grow and develop understanding and knowledge throughout their lives. ACS prepare students to develop capacity to work in industry. We have been doing this for years.

How to Research Data

By ACS Distance Education on November 16, 2023 in Business and Management, How to Learn Better & Writing, Publishing, Communication | comments

‘Data collection’ and ‘data generation’ are sometimes used interchangeably.

Both terms refer to the methods that are used to gather data for analysis. However, ‘data collection’ hints that the researcher remains outside the creation of that data – potentially the data might have evolved without the researcher’s presence or involvement. ‘Data generation’ hints that the researcher is either an active participant in the creation of data or they may have arranged a situation in which rich data became available.