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Choosing the Best Career and Technical Education Program: Occupation Trends

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Last week we talked about February being national Career and Technical Education months and discussed some of the benefits of Career and Technical Education. As promised, this week we will be exploring a few high growth occupation trends. If you are considering some form of Career and Technical Education for yourself, you may want to take a look at these growing career areas to help you decide which Career and Technical Education courses or program is best for you.

Healthcare

Jobs opportunities in the healthcare industry are growing at a fantastic rate. A few notable points provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its 2010-2011 Career Guide to Industries report include:

• Ten of the 20 fastest growing occupations are healthcare related.
• Healthcare will generate 3.2 million new wage and salary jobs between 2008 and 2018, more than any other industry, largely in response to rapid growth in the elderly population.
• Most workers have jobs that require less than 4 years of college education, but health diagnosing and treating practitioners are highly educated.

As you can see, pursuing Career and Technical Education in the healthcare industry is a solid career investment. Gatlin International offers an extensive array of courses in the healthcare area. From Dental Assisting to Neonatal Care to courses covering Anatomy and Physiology – if you are looking for Career and Technical Education in the Healthcare area, you owe it to yourself to check into the elearning courses Gatlin International has to offer. If you are currently employed in the healthcare industry, you can enhance your skills by taking Gatlin International’s course: Lean Mastery for Healthcare. This is a fantastic course that will increase the value and employability of anyone who works in the healthcare industry in any capacity.

Sustainable Business

Jobs in the area of sustainable business practices, also known as “green collar jobs”, are experiencing a growing trend as well. As sustainable business practices become more and more important to industries and governments, the job prospects in this particular area will grow as well. Gatlin International offers an impressive list of distance learning courses in the realm of sustainability. A small sample of these courses include: Green IT – Information and Communications Technology for a Sustainable Future, Green Business and Sustainability Professional, Environmental Waste Management, and, a recent addition to the course list, Sustainable Ecotecture and Environmental Development. One of the great things about these Green courses is that many of them cross career lines and can therefore be useful in several different career pathways.

Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math

The last area of job growth we are going to talk about is the area of Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math. Pursuing course work in any of these related fields will help prepare employees for the ever growing technical and engineering industries. There are numerous elearning courses to choose from with Gatlin International if you are interested in the Science, Engineering, Technology, or Math fields. Take a look at Gatlin International’s course catalog listings under IT and Software Development, Skilled Trades and Industrial, or Business and Professional to view an impressive list of distance learning courses in this high growth area.

Parents with Careers: Invest in Yourself

Thursday, January 27th, 2011

Not everyone is fortunate enough to have an employer who is willing to pay for all or a portion of necessary or desired career training. If you are lucky enough to have an employer that offers employer paid training as a benefit, you should certainly take advantage of this benefit. If you do not work for a company that offers employer paid training, it is still a wise decision to make this investment in yourself. Research suggests that expanding or updating your career skills will offer you more career opportunities (with your current employer or also if you choose to look elsewhere) and open the door to higher income. It only makes sense to make the initial investment in career training up front and you may reap the rewards of a more challenging position and higher wages later on down the road. Your quality of life will improve through greater job satisfaction and more disposable income.

One of the top reasons employees neglect to update or expand their career skills is that they believe they do not have the time for additional education or training. This is especially true for parents who have careers. With all of the demands of juggling a family and a career, it is easy to see why parents may be especially prone to thinking they do not have the time to update their skills. If taking time off work or taking time away from the family after work to attend a traditional classroom based career training program is not be a feasible or desirable option, elearning is the perfect solution.

By choosing Gatlin International’s elearning courses for your career training, you will have the flexibility of registering for courses any time you wish. There are no enrollment deadlines to miss or registration windows to catch. Elearning with Gatlin International also offers you the flexibility of studying at times that are convenient for you. No need to miss an important family event or skip spending quality time with your spouse or children to attend a class. All of Gatlin International’s courses are conducted online so you are never required to go to a brick and mortar classroom. Elearning courses taken with Gatlin International eliminate the pressure of course completion deadlines. The elearning courses with Gatlin International are self-paced and you have ample time to complete the course. And if you are concerned about the cost involved in taking an elearning course, Gatlin International offers a Payment Installment Plan that allows students to make monthly payments towards the purchase of a course. This is a great option for families on a budget.

Gatlin International offers an expansive selection of elearning courses, so finding a training course or set of courses to suit your needs is surprisingly easy. Elearning courses offered by Gatlin International fall into many categories including Business and Professional, Healthcare and Fitness, IT and Software Development, and Skilled Trades and Industrial just to name a few. Make the investment in yourself and your family by registering for a career-training course with Gatlin International today.

Benefits of Employer Paid Training

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

With so many businesses being forced to face the possibility of closing, it is not surprising that a lot of companies will review their benefits packages in hopes to find a way to save money and keep the business afloat. Unfortunately, many companies are being put into a position of deciding which benefits should be kept, which ones should be decreased, and which ones should be cut all together. While it may certainly be wise for a business to make some money saving adjustments, one benefit that should not be reduced is employer paid training. With the ease and accessibility of elearning courses from Gatlin International, employer paid training may be more cost effective than you may think.

Employer paid training is basically any type of education an employee can participate in that is funded by the company he or she works for. The employer may to choose to pay for this training in full, or the employer may choose to pay for a percentage of the training costs. The type of education can be anything from traditional undergraduate or graduate coursework completed at a college or university to elearning coursework completed online. The employer may specify certain courses or educational programs they are willing to support, or the choice could be left up to the employee. Essentially, the employer has the ability to customize the employer paid training benefit as they see fit to most greatly benefit the company.

There are several advantages to employer paid training for both the employer and the employee. For the employer, employer paid training can help a company attract and retain valuable and talented employees. Most employees will feel morally obligated to remain with a company that has paid for all or a portion of their education. Also, employers can contractually require employees to remain with a company for a specified amount of time in exchange for receiving paid training. This reduction in turnover is a great benefit to a company’s long-term expenses. Another advantage to employers who offer this benefit is an increase in employee motivation, productivity, and job satisfaction. When a company invests in its employee’s education, not only are the employees better able to perform their jobs at higher productivity levels, but the employees also feel valued by their employer and are more likely to be personally invested in being the best employee they can be for a company. Additionally, most employees see employer paid training as a valuable benefit because they the education they receive is an asset they will be able to keep forever.

Companies that are considering including employer paid training in their benefit package should take advantage of the many elearning courses available today. Gatlin International offers an extensive array of elearning courses sure to suit the needs of almost any business sector. And the courses offered by Gatlin International offer the ultimate convenience as employees may enroll in courses at any time and study whenever they wish. Completing career training through distance learning is a perfect way for employers to maximize their training dollars without compromising the quality of the training.

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