Catapult Your Career With Formal Training

Published under Becoming a Profit and Growth Expert, Certification

Have you been looking for ways to impress your current employer while investing in your career, long-term? Increasing your skills and expertise is a great way to show your boss that you’re serious about a promotion; it’s also a good way to increase your job marketability. One question remains: Which program will get you the greatest return on your investment? Since you probably spend most of your time working, it’s important to find a training opportunity that won’t eat up too much of your time. What are your options?

College Degree
A college degree, either undergraduate or advanced, provides employers and potential employers with proof of your success in a specific field of study. Earning a traditional college degree could, depending on your current status, require lots of seat time and years to complete. Tuition costs can also be excessive. Online degrees are another option, but tuition costs are comparable and employers sometimes question the legitimacy of electronic education.

Conferences and Workshops
There are many specialty conferences and workshops offering a wealth of information that can make you a better account manager, freelance bookkeeper, hairstylist, Harley mechanic…you get the picture. These can be valuable, and you can list them on your resume, but they’re not quite as valuable as certification programs that verify mastery of specific skills.

Federal Training Programs
The US Department of Labor has Comprehensive Adult Programs which offer training to dislocated individuals who have been terminated, notified of termination, or unable to find work for an extended period of time. If accepted to one of these programs, you won’t have to pay any costs and the US Department of Labor will help with job placement.

Other Training Programs
It’s difficult to compare the host of specialty training programs available. Depending on the program you choose, you can earn certification that will attest to your mastery of a skill set. You need to do your homework first; not all programs are created equal. Some may have bad reputations and will work against rather than for you.

Universal Accounting Center’s Programs

We couldn’t end this article without telling you how our programs add up.