Parents can go back to school, too
Issue date: 8/3/08 Section: FYI
(ARA) - After three hot months of keeping the kids busy, you may find yourself with some time to breathe once they return to school in the fall. While it's probably not hard to think of ways to fill those few extra hours of free time, you may be wondering what the best way is. For many parents, the answer is to go back to school themselves with career-building certificate programs.
"Pursuing education can be both personally and professionally rewarding. For time-pressed parents, certificate programs may offer a relatively quick path to career enhancement," says Stephen Semprevivo, president of ClassesUSA.com, a free online resource that can assist prospective students in finding degree and certificate programs best suited to advancing their personal and professional goals.
Especially with the current economic conditions, parents and other workers may find significant value in continuing education. Talk of recession and rising unemployment may make workers feel less secure in their jobs, or fear a reduction in earnings even if their jobs are secure. Education can be a key factor in giving workers the edge they need to advance their careers and earning potential.
Because Americans seem to have less and less free time these days, online certificate programs, with their flexible schedules and relatively minimal time commitments, may be a great option for many people. Many certificates can be completed entirely online and some can be earned in a matter of months.
"Earning a certificate can show your current - and future - employer that you have the skills and dedication necessary to thrive in today's competitive business landscape," Semprevivo says.
Not only can certificate programs enhance a worker's current marketability to employers, they can also serve as a jumping off point for additional education; in some cases, credits earned in the pursuit of a certificate can be applied toward a degree program.
Certificates can be offered at the graduate or undergraduate level so, before you enroll in a program, read all the information carefully to be sure that it meets your needs.
"Pursuing education can be both personally and professionally rewarding. For time-pressed parents, certificate programs may offer a relatively quick path to career enhancement," says Stephen Semprevivo, president of ClassesUSA.com, a free online resource that can assist prospective students in finding degree and certificate programs best suited to advancing their personal and professional goals.
Especially with the current economic conditions, parents and other workers may find significant value in continuing education. Talk of recession and rising unemployment may make workers feel less secure in their jobs, or fear a reduction in earnings even if their jobs are secure. Education can be a key factor in giving workers the edge they need to advance their careers and earning potential.
Because Americans seem to have less and less free time these days, online certificate programs, with their flexible schedules and relatively minimal time commitments, may be a great option for many people. Many certificates can be completed entirely online and some can be earned in a matter of months.
"Earning a certificate can show your current - and future - employer that you have the skills and dedication necessary to thrive in today's competitive business landscape," Semprevivo says.
Not only can certificate programs enhance a worker's current marketability to employers, they can also serve as a jumping off point for additional education; in some cases, credits earned in the pursuit of a certificate can be applied toward a degree program.
Certificates can be offered at the graduate or undergraduate level so, before you enroll in a program, read all the information carefully to be sure that it meets your needs.
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