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Benefits of Professional Continuing Education Courses
Posted by admin in Education Courses on August 5, 2011
Almost every profession requires continuing education to keep a license or certificate up to date on current trends and information. Why do employers want employees to update their knowledge? Client satisfaction and confidence! With the unpredictable economy today, clients and customers want to be assured that they are doing business with professional and educated business personnel.
Selecting courses which are approved by your employer and your wallet is what keeps everyone pleased. Almost every accredited two-year college and four-year university dedicate an office and knowledgeable staff to assist with professional continuing education courses or non-credit classes.
The benefits of attending these courses and classes with instructors who offer both real-world experiences and necessary credentials ensure that professional adults receive quality learning. Other benefits from an accredited college or university are:
o The importance of incorporating theory and practical applications to ensure practical and direct application of learning to meet your companies’ program.
o To provide large range of educational programs including non-credit classes, academic credit courses, degree and certificate programs and online courses. Read the rest of this entry »
How To Choose Counseling Continuing Education Courses
Posted by admin in Education Courses on August 5, 2011
Are you thinking about pursuing counseling continuing education? This can give your life and career a good boost, whether you’re interested in becoming a counselor, social worker, or psychologist. Finding the right school to study at is just as important, so here are some guidelines for picking the right one.
Get The Right Certifications
The first thing you should check is that they offer a certification in your line of work that you can actually use. The way to do this is to find out exactly what you want to do with your counseling continuing education. Do a little bit of job searching, and see what kinds of qualifications they ask for. Usually, there will be very specific certifications that they’ll require as a minimum for hiring you. This is the certification you should look for, and you should make sure that the institutions you’re looking at offer them.
Does It Work With Your Schedule?
Those of us pursuing counseling continuing education, or higher learning in any field, have different needs than students who are getting a bachelor’s degree. While an 18-year-old has time to devote fully to school and maybe a part-time job, people returning to school usually have real lives that get in the way – your job, your kids and all the little things you need to do. You should consider your lifestyle when looking at programs, and asking yourself, does this suit me? Completely uprooting your life and throwing yourself back into school isn’t always a good idea.
Most higher degree or certification programs offer some kind of distance learning or online courses. This is a great way for settled adults to still purse their educational goals. Just make sure that the school you’re looking at is legit. Some online schools are known as “diploma mills” – just cranking out dubious certificates by the dozen that may or may not be accepted by employers. This also goes along with our next point… Read the rest of this entry »