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Working in Farming

By ACS Distance Education on October 26, 2022 in Farming | comments
Farming is an incredibly diverse profession. There are many different types of crops and animal breeds that can be farmed, and many ways of doing it. This means there are all sorts of job roles within farming, and all sorts of opportunities for people to get involved.   Read on to explore more about the importance of farming, different types of farming, different jobs and what you need to consider for working in the farming industry.
 

Working in Construction

By ACS Distance Education on October 26, 2022 in Built Environment | comments

Construction offers diverse employment, career and business opportunities that just are not being met.  Explore the scope and nature of what is possible to enter this industry, or improve your opportunities if already working in construction.

  • There's a lack of skilled workers
  • Even if more people start apprenticeships - who trains them? There just aren't enough quality tradesmen available to provide quality training to new apprentices
  • The quality of traditional apprentice training is questionable -the only way to upskill more people faster is to learn more trade skills some other way
  • Alternative learning (eg. our online courses), provide a better and faster way for more people to learn construction skills better and faster.
 

Overcoming Writer’s Block

By ACS Distance Education on October 24, 2022 in Writing | comments
Every writer knows the frustration of staring at a blank computer screen, stuck for words and unable to write a worthwhile sentence. You may have started your writing project bursting with ideas, things began well ,and you reach a point where all your words and ideas have dried up. So what should you do about it?Firstly, don’t panic. Writer’s block isn’t permanent. You will come through the other side and write again.  Here are a few ideas to get your through the hard times.