Adult career education is the most significant sector of the entire industry which has been built up around adult education, and it is growing in size due to the difficulties people are having finding work when they lose jobs due to the worldwide economic depression. There are many opportunities for anyone who wants to develop their skills, but the difficulty is being able to find funding for the courses you want to take part in. the introduction of online learning has at least meant that it is possible to study while retaining your present source of income.
Many industries are finding it extremely difficult to recruit enough quality employees, due to the strict educational requirements which are in place. The most extreme example of this is the health industry, where doctors and surgeons obviously need to be trained to the highest degree. There is a greater demand for health services than ever before, and the resources of doctors are stretched to the limit despite the fact that they are handing off any work which does not require these high level of skills to assistants. Training for the many people who are wanting to change careers and break into medicine is one way of coping with the crisis. There is no such legal requirement for a high level of education in business, but companies will still use the level of someone's education as a way of separating candidates who are worthy of consideration from those who are rejected outright. Companies are able to be more selective than they have ever been before, and there was always a tendency for the top jobs to be given to those with an MBA qualification, rather than those with the most impressive real world experience. Even if you are many years into your business career and have a great resume written by a professional resume editor, it is still worthwhile to improve your education profile. Taking vocational adult career education is a necessity rather than a choice if you work with modern technology, especially if you work in the software or programming sector. There are constant new developments which affect the way repairs to hardware need to be carried out, and if your company upgrades its equipment in one go you will need to be ready to deal with the situation. Programming is liable to change even more quickly, and everyone who becomes a programmer knows that they will need to constantly attend refresher courses to keep up with the current trends. This type of vocational training is more common and more freely available than ever before. There is only one factor stopping everyone getting the training they would want, and that is the question of funding. If you are employed by a company, they may be prepared to fund training which will bring you up to date with work you are already doing. People who do not have a current position in the industry in which they want to train will usually need to be prepared to finance their own training, although there are limited grants available for certain disadvantaged groups. Finding suitable adult career education places has never been easier, due to the ease with which information can be shared over the Internet. Even local college places are easier to find, because the courses are listed in full on the websites along with entry requirements. There are also many college courses which are available to be studied online, and these can be accessed no matter which part of the country you live in. Having an existing career is no longer a barrier to study, and distance issues or living in a rural area are no bars to adult career education.
0 Comments
I love getting up early.
This morning I am on watch from 4 – 6am. Being the watch keeper essentially means that I am responsible for the ship and generally making sure that all is well onboard and sitting on the bridge at this time of the morning is great especially as you get to see some amazing sun rises! The following is my personal log book entry so you can see what it's like to be on watch aboard a superyacht. 03:55am – Relieve the second engineer of watch duty. Arrive five minutes early for my shift to allow for the change to bridge conditions. 04:00am – Check current wind speed, wind direction, sea height and visibility readings. 04:10 am – Quickly pop down to the crew mess to knock up a coffee. 04:15 am – Walk down to the engine room to check the bilges and the ship's alarm log. There are no new alarms and all seems to be well. Take another sip of coffee to celebrate. 04:20am – Take ship to shore sight bearings. Notice a small yacht on starboard side – nothing to worry about for the moment but will keep an eye on it. 04:30 am – Check line of sight bearings for movements. No changes to original bearings. Sweet. 04:45 am – The sun is rising now and beginning to shift the dark night sky to a light blue colour. 05:00am – It’s quite a cool feeling to be sitting on the bridge of a super yacht and filling out the chief officer's log book for the first time. - Barometer reads 1017 and holding. - Wind is steady at around 7 knots. - Sea is calm at 1-2 feet. - Visibility is good with objects visible up to 7 nautical miles. -Sky is partly cloudy. 05:05 am – Walk around the decks and confirm that tender is secured. Check line of sight bearings for movements. Small yacht on starboard side is holding position. 05:15am – Sun is rising steadily now. The sky is changing to a light orange and blue colour. A near perfect sunrise! 05:20am – A small yacht sets sail on port side. Looks like a single man sailing – wonder where he is going but then realise I don’t really care, as it can’t be much better than where I am right now. 05:25 am – Quickly pop on to my Facebook account. Remind myself to attend Facebook Addicts Anonymous meeting when next ashore. 05:30am – Clouds are appearing on the horizon and slightly ruining my perfect sunrise. Unlucky. 05:35 am – Wind has changed direction now and the yacht is shifting direction on anchor. Walk the decks to make sure this shift in direction has not put us too close to the small yacht on our starboard. 05:45am – Shift in wind speed and anchor line has not put us at risk. We’re all good. 05:50 – The sky is really bright now, looks like it's going to be another scorcher on the French Riviera. 05:55 am – Check engine room bilges. No new alarms. Macy Gray playing on the sound system… 06:00 – Hand over to the 1st mate. Complete new entry on the chief officer's log book with current weather and ship status. 06:05 – Head back to bed to get some much needed rest. Another charter day today so will be another 14 hour day at least! |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
December 2018
Categories |