March 6th, 2011 
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Distance Learning – the Best Choice for Professional Career Development
Author: Richard Johnson
Technology has altered the definition of education from all perspectives. Education has gone from traditional to online and from real-life books to e-books. Flexibility and convenience are the advantages of distance education over traditional learning. Better known as online learning, distance learning is a temptation for career aspirants including everyone from students to executives. It is exclusively meant for those who cannot attend regular classes at a college or university in person.
Among multiple professional career development programs, MBA is the numero uno. Graduates with some years of experience in arena usually opt for online master degree courses. Master degree in business administration or management is a rage with today’s ambitious youngsters. Executives of various levels from commercial sectors are crowding themselves online for masters in management programs. Online master degree courses are highly competent to add efficacy to the profile of pursuers in the field of their chosen specializations.
Colleges and universities are at the disposal of their online courses’ pursuers by means of the internet. These programs are backed up with online learning technology and focused on different aspects of professional career development. Pursuers of online learning courses are offered complete study materials with step-by-step instructions. Colleges and universities arrange for assessment and evaluation tests through several distance learning modalities over the internet.
Strategies of distance education are the same for different learners from different backgrounds. Online master degree programs in three other fields like instructional design, adult education and distance education technology are in demand. These courses can take the learner to the summit of success and the peak of progress. Going for a distance learning course is the wise of you to keep yourself ahead of your peers.
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Richard Johnson is doing his distance learning course. For information on MBA he recommends you to visit , http://www.rdi.co.uk/
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IT / Computing career path for charity or international development work?
I love my job in in IT (tech support & projects, mostly manufacturing / finance sectors up to now). My partner is studying International Development, so may get posted overseas down the track. I have always wanted to get a VSO placement, one day, or find a career that helps people (rather than just increasing company profits).
Can anyone suggest a IT career path, or specific IT skills which would help prepare me for work in developing countries, or the not-for-profit sector?
I’m especially keen to hear from IT professionals who have worked for e.g. VSO, Australian Volunteers International, UNV, Peace Corps, Volunteer Abroad or similar.
In the IT department, charities run much the same as other organizations – they have computers, networks, servers, etc., and need staff to maintain them.
Nonprofits and charities rely heavily on their donor databases. A specific skill computer-related skill desired by nonprofits would be database maintenance – there are many specialized fundraising database programs that are used by nonprofits (Raiser’s Edge, Donor Perfect, etc.) and expertise in that area is always in demand.
How can I improve my Spoken English to a professional level, so that I can give good business presentations?
I am all right at Spoken English. But sometimes I get stuck, for the lack of appropriate words. Otherwise, when I converse with someone in my first language, I am quite impressive.
This problem has been a major hurdle in my career development. Please advise.
Take classes. It’s very difficult to improve your skills without a lot of practice. Practice makes perfect.
EFL teachers- What are your future career plans?
What are your future career plans? What kind of professional development are you opting for?
where do you see yourself in a few years’ time?
I know there are a lot of spots available for teaching in other countries, such as Japan, and if I was not in a serious relationship I’d definitely look into that, but now I’m substitute teaching in my city so it’s all good.
What do you like least about the job you have?
Preferrably on a professional level for career development- not answers such as you sweat too much, your office is too cold, or your co-workers are crabby.
I work for Loomis Fargo & Co. What I don’t like as much is doing other people work when their sick or go on vacation because no one does my job when I’m out. It not fair because I don’t get pay as much and I feel like I’m doing too much. It’s kool I’m leaving pretty soon. by the way i saw your tattoo… nice! can’t believe it took you 3 yrs to get it done…
What do you think of my career development plan?
Okay; I’m not the worlds most intelligent student; but I am still pretty smart and I’ve decided to look at different carrer paths; but ones that can bind together as a whole aswell.
Anyway; this year I am taking the CACHE level 2 childcare and education course at college. After this I intend to study these subjects in this order:
* September 2010 – July 2012 — BTEC National certificate/diploma in business studies, (level 3 – already done level 2)
* September 2012 – July 2014 — CACHE Level 3 childcare and education
* September 2014 – July 2015 — ABC Level 1 introduction to the catering industry
* September 2015 – July 2016 — Professional chef award at level 1
* September 2016 – July 2017 — Professional chef award at level 2
Further career paths from these can be:
* Chef/food caterer
* ITT/NVQ in teaching, (study towards a teaching qualification)
* Nursery nurse
* Business manager, (in food, retail or childcare)
* Retail assistant
Do you think it’s good to have all these career paths to choose from and is the next 8 years at college worth it, just to get these different career paths?
I don’t want to be an accountant or registered nurse – besides I would rather do these college courses which are free, than get myself into debt by going to university.
You need to understand that after taking a level 3 childcare course I can be a registered nursery nurse or nursery manager; after taking business at level 3, (the A level equivalent), I can run my own business and after taking a level 2 professional chef course I can be a professional chef. I’m not looking to earn millions. I am looking to further my career path; this way there are different job oppurtunities out there for me.
Besides if I did choose to go to university, I’d want to get the ITT/NVQ teaching qualification and by taking a chef course and business studies, I can teach either cookery or business studies in a secondary school – I could even become a childcare lecturer at a school or college.
Victoria-
I’m sure you can do anything you put your mind into. Personally, I feel it would be in your best interest to receive some sort of Associate Degree in Liberal Arts (generally takes about 2 years) and then pursue either a certification or another degree in whichever field you choose. In this day and age, a college degree means everything. Maybe during the course of your associates degree, you might find that you want to be an accountant or registered nurse. I can tell you from experience that none of those career paths you have listed will provide you an opportunity for further advancement.