 Whether you want to get another job, change career completely or set up your own business you'll probably find that acquiring new skills and capabilities is an essential pre-requisite. The world in which we work is changing all the time, new opportunities and challenges present themselves on a daily basis. Investing in our own ability to survive and prosper in this environment is, therefore, of paramount importance.
Being passed over for a promotion, being made redundant and then finding that it's a badge, certificate or evidence of post qualification training that cuts it with recruiters, rather than years of experience, can be quite a sobering prospect for many people.
So, if you haven't already visited our training help pages yet, do please take a few minutes to check out what there is on offer. If you haven't considered training opportunities you well be suprised by the variety of what's on offer. To make it easy we've created different sections that specialise in particular aspects of training and education. Some providers will offer a mixture of both short courses and certificated or examined qualifications and may appear in two or three categories.
- The academic course finder section - has links to resources where you can research what topics and where to study at Universities and Adult Education Centres i.e. mostly Government bodies. So, if you want to do, for example, a Degree in Engineering or a post-graduate cerificate in Teaching you'll find out what's on offer here. Sites like Hot Courses are brilliant for researching a whole range of options.
- The professional and trade training courses - for those who want to retrain to become e.g. plumbers, image consultants and gas fitters.
- Business and management training course finder - there are lots of both private and public bodies who provide this at different price points and durations i.e. one day courses, summer schools, weekends and so on.
- MBA course finder - good for those with a bigger budget and the time to invest who want to update or acquire the business skills required at a higher level if you are thinking of changing from e.g. line management to a career in management consulting.
- Have got what it takes to run your own business? - check out here what types of skills you might need to be successful. You may find that you can go on free courses organised by your local enterprise agency.
- What's my learning style? Take this free test to see what kind of learning environment would suit you best. There are many courses that you can do online or perhaps as a blend of traditional classroom and practical learning experiences. If you find out how you prefer to learn you're more likely to suceed especially if you didn't enjoy school that much.
Enjoy your research, you never know what great ideas this might spark, and, if you want read some good, thought provoking books try our selection of great reads on business or leadership too.
Happy hunting!
Ed
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