Opened Adelaide campus

Received ACECQA approval for the Graduate Diploma of Early Childhood Education

Commenced the Graduate Certificate of Health and Community and Master of Social Work (Qualifying) programs

Chien Vu is appointed the Chief Executive Officer at Acknowledge Education.

Received accreditation of Undergraduate Certificate in Tourism

Received Sydney NEAS endorsement

Received accreditation of Diploma of Civil Construction Design

AE joins UP Education

Online accreditation for ELICOS

Sub-leased Murray Street (Perth)

Appointed Independent Chair

Commenced Advanced Diploma of Civil Construction Design

Increased domestic focus

Acquired Brisbane campus

Accredited to deliver Diploma of Nursing. Diploma of Nursing received accreditation by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).

Diploma of Community Services course expands to the Sydney and Perth campuses.

Opened Perth campus

Opened Brunswick and Exhibition St campuses

Diploma of Community Services program receives accreditation and begins operating out of Melbourne.

Opened Sydney campus

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) course received CPA accreditation

The Business branded to “Acknowledge Education”. The company changed from Stott’s College to ‘Acknowledge Education Pty Ltd’. Stott’s, MLC and FCS continue to operate as academic institutions under Acknowledge Education Pty Ltd

Awarded first government funding contract

Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing, Home and Community) commences.

The Bachelor of Business (Community Services Management) commenced. In 2018, this course merged into Bachelor of Community Services.

Opened Front Cooking School

Community Service courses received ACWA accreditation. The Diploma of Community Services commences. Originally named Diploma of Community Welfare Work but changed in 2015 due changes in VET. It was accredited by Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA). The course was put on hiatus between 2013-2016.

Received accreditations: Higher Education provider to deliver undergraduate programs in Business. Institute of Public Accountants. The Bachelor of Business (Double Major Accounting) was accredited by NIA (National Institute of Accountants). All students that graduated from a Bachelor of Business could gain professional accreditation in Australia with NIA, an assessing authority for Australia’s General Skilled Migrant Program.

Openned Box Hill campus

VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) program commenced in the Stott’s Secondary Program.

The Australian Surf Industry Training school was accredited by AQTF (Australian Quality Training Framework). This course allowed to develop markets in Europe, South America and in the domestic market.

Stott’s year 11 & 12 VCE program commenced in the city. The program was initiated due to the growth of the Chinese market, and the need for an in house pathway course following English. This allowed Stott’s to develop a strong Chinese market as an offshore ‘letter of offer’ was required from the principal education provider to allow students to come to Australia for English language.

MLC Pty Ltd acquired the Stott’s institution

Suzanne Jackson is appointed the head of Stott’s College and CEO of Acknowledge Education.

Shareholders acquired Melbourne Language Centre Pty Ltd, which offered English language courses

Established Melbourne Language Centre

Stott’s College named as Stott’s Secretarial College.

Stott’s Business College, Perth campus in 1979.

Mr D. Sharp is appointed principal of Stott’s Business College.

Stott’s Business College building estimated to be from 1930’s or 1940’s in Melbourne.

Due to the growth in the student population of Stott’s Business and Correspondence Colleges (with enrolments exceeding 1000 students), it moved from Collins St to a much larger building in Russell St. Stott’s was the only institute of it’s kind to occupy an entire city building. There was 4 departments at the time including the Commercial, Shorthand, Typewriting and Accountancy. Day and evening classes were offered as well as courses tailor towards high school student.

Stott’s College has campuses across major cities in Australia and New Zealand including Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, and Dunedin.

Chief Instructor of the Commerce Department, Mr C.H. Holmes, assumed the position of Headmaster.

John Henry Starling who later became Secretary to the Australian Governor General won a scholarship to the Stott’s & Hoare Business College.

Stott’s College was founded by its principal Sydney Stott, making it the first institute in Australia to provide specialised business training. Sydney Stott had a business in partnership with William Hoare selling typewriters. This was the first introduction of typewriters in Australia and hence part of Stott’s motivation was to skill the Australian workforce in the use of typewriters.