Choosing a College & Course

DECIDING ON YOUR EDUCATION

Seven Critical Things you need to keep in mind to make a better choice!

 

1st Qualifications are not always important: but education is. There are lots of unemployed university graduates and lots of university drop outs who have been extremely successful.

2nd Best education teaches lateral and creative thinking .. and adapt to the modern world, which is changing faster than ever. Experiential learning is widely recognized internationally as being much more useful for long term career prospects than Competency Based Training!

3rd Education may not be up to date. Many universities and colleges are delivering courses that are designed for needs identified a few years before the course was developed. In today’s rapidly changing world, many courses are producing graduates to meet needs that no longer exist.

4th Service varies greatly from one college to the next. Ask:

  • Can you access tutors fast and whenever you need them
  • What other support services are available to help with studies

5th Qualifications can vary a lot.

Eg. Some certificates may only be 20 or 30 hrs; while others can be 600 or 700 hrs. Some diplomas may be 3 months while others can be 3 years. Graduates from a good certificate may in fact be more successful than graduates from a poor degree.

6th Being Different gives you an edge. Popular courses produce lots of people with the same set of skills who all have to compete with each other. Courses from quality boutique colleges, offering variety and something different produce people who have a different slant, and a stronger capacity to compete.

7th The world is increasingly driven by money and productivity. People who can produce succeed. A qualification helps get a job application noticed; but after that it is all about how you perform in the interview, AND in the job. Courses that focus on getting the qualification only help you get an interview. Courses that focus on making you productive help you actually get the job and build career success.

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