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		<title>Is e-learning a New Concept for Schools?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrianna Noton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today's technologically driven world, children's futures are no longer shaped by only their ability to learn such basics as reading, writing, science, and math. High tech learning must be achieved in order to ensure children have every opportunity to succeed as adults. Now, e-learning is becoming an important part of the classroom for many public and <a href="http://www.hts.on.ca/">private schools</a>s. However, more schools need to implement e-learning into their educational programs.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic' class='byline'>by Amy Nutt</div>
<p>In today&#8217;s technologically driven world, children&#8217;s futures are no longer shaped by only their ability to learn such basics as reading, writing, science, and math. High tech learning must be achieved in order to ensure children have every opportunity to succeed as adults. Now, e-learning is becoming an important part of the classroom for many public and <a href="http://www.hts.on.ca/">private schools</a>s. However, more schools need to implement e-learning into their educational programs. </p>
<p>E-learning in schools can include a number of different types of technology-enhanced learning (TEL), where technology is utilized to support and enhance the learning process. When a teacher incorporates e-Learning into their classroom, children of all ages have access to the most current and best e-learning material in such study areas as math, science, and reading.  Programs are designed and developed by leading e-learning providers and qualified instructional designers, and reviewed by Educational professionals. Schools can incorporate online courses into their curriculum. Quality e-learning programs are designed to engage children at an appropriate level where they can obtain a wealth of knowledge. </p>
<p>E-Learning lessons are commonly designed to assist students with working through information for better understanding and to help students perform specific functions. Information based e-Learning content communicates information to the student. For instance, content such as math, sciences, and history, focus on the factual information. With performance functions, lessons include the students performing a specific skill.</p>
<p>E-Learning can provide a number of benefits for students, teachers, and parents. It can provide a quality education at an affordable price. The students will acquire the best information from experts in the field they are studying.  E-learning is also self-paced so students have the chance to ask questions and review information as many times as they want or need. Teachers can work with their students on specific skills and children can access the self-paced programs independently.</p>
<p>E-learning programs allow students in rural areas that may be isolated to receive the same quality of information as more urban areas. Teachers can customize courses to meet the students and their teaching needs. They can also meet online with other teachers to discuss learning development strategies. Parents will also be encouraged to get more involved in their children&#8217;s education. Corporations can also make use of e-learning by providing charitable donations to the schools such as computers and learning software. </p>
<p>E-Learning is basically Internet-facilitated learning. Mechanisms can include the distribution of content in numerous formats, as well as an online community of learners, subject matter developers, and knowledgeable experts. E-learning provides faster learning at reduced costs, increased access to innovative learning programs, and accountability for all those involved in the learning process.</p>
<p>More school boards are choosing to participate in e-learning programs. When they participate, they will have access to thousands of resources as well as valuable software programs designed to help students learn. With the world moving to a technology based way of working and living, the importance of e-learning has never been more important for both very young children and teens. Education must adapt to a technology changing world.</p>
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		<title>Promotional Torches Allow For Creative Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Joseph</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although a promotional torch is usually only utilized as a small token during large campaigns, they gain your business a wide deal of exposure when imprinted with your company name and brand.  It is true, that a promotional torch is not as durable as a more expensive torch may be, but this does not render them useless, in fact a promotional torch is the perfect way to get attention drawn to your company.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="byline" style="font-style:italic">by Richard Joseph</div>
<p>Although a promotional torch is usually only utilized as a small token during large campaigns, they gain your business a wide deal of exposure when imprinted with your company name and brand.  It is true, that a promotional torch is not as durable as a more expensive torch may be, but this does not render them useless, in fact a promotional torch is the perfect way to get attention drawn to your company.</p>
<p>Rather than looking at promotional torches as being functional objects you can instead focus on them for their sheer aesthetic and novelty value.  This opens up a wide range of new and creative design options that would otherwise be unattainable. Try thinking of it this way; you are not creating a torch that a plumber will use under someone&#8217;s broken sink, but rather a promotional torch that your clients will take home probably show option or family and even bring back to the office and show to their coworkers.</p>
<p>If your company is looking for a serious torch maker, there would be no way that you could consider creating a hot pink starfish shaped  torch. However since this is a promotional torch a hot pink starfish shaped torch may be just what you&#8217;re looking for if you&#8217;re promoting a cruise line or a fish store. In fact choosing a specialty shaped promotional torch may actually move your promotional torch from being a disposable novelty into a curiosity that may be kept around for a long time.  There are no guarantees of course that your specialty shaped promotional torch will make this jump however you might as well stack the marketing deck in your favor anyway that you can.</p>
<p>With a promotional torch, you can take creativity even further then the shape and color; you can change the color of the light as well.  Since a promotional torch uses an LCD light bulb, it is possible to order the bulbs in various colors.  Let&#8217;s take the car for example, you can choice to change the color of the light bulb to red, and make the taillights light instead of the headlights.  This is something that may be able to be done with a more serious torch, however it would take away from it&#8217;s functionality, thus turning it into a promotional torch anyway.</p>
<p>You can also decide to go a little further with your promotional torch and include a tricolor light, of red, green and blue.  These are a little more expensive then a regular white bulb, however they make a greater impact on the audience.  These types of promotional torches are best used at large company events or conventions.</p>
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		<title>Who Invented Speed Reading?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Jay Polmar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worlds most famous speed reading course is Reading Dynamics developed by Evelyn Wood. Its famous for teaching people to read faster, or speed reading as she called it. Her live course was the first known course that taught students to read faster and it started with about 25 hours of training to double the reading speed.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic' class='byline'>by Dr. Jay Polmar</div>
<p>The worlds most famous speed reading course is Reading Dynamics developed by Evelyn Wood. Its famous for teaching people to read faster, or speed reading as she called it. Her live course was the first known course that taught students to read faster and it started with about 25 hours of training to double the reading speed. </p>
<p>Over time the system was made available all over the world. These well practiced techniques teach students to read more rapidly, and also comprehend more of what they are reading. These techniques have proven to be repeatedly effective with all ages in many countries around the world.</p>
<p>There are many stories about how Evelyn Wood first learned speed reading. My personal favorite was that she, as a child, was fishing at a nearby lake in Utah where she was living. To Evelyn, fishing was a relaxing necessity, but her mind was always very active. </p>
<p>When fishing, she took a book to read until she saw that the float on the fishing line was bobbing. Then shed reel in the fish. It was said that she read with the sun at her back for natural light, and used her index finger on her dominant hand to track under the words she was reading. </p>
<p>Whenever a fish bit, she just put down the book and started fishing back again. Thats how it all started.</p>
<p>As she got older, she went to the University of Utah where one professor read and graded her 80-page research paper in just ten minutes. This came to 2,500 words per minute. He didnt realized how to tell his student what made is so he could read fast, nor how he developed his ability. He just read and could understand very quickly and efficiently.</p>
<p>Challenged by the potential to read that fast, Evelyn researched and studied fast readers to see if she could improve her reading speed and comprehension too. Then, she began to teach students herself, she figured out that it could be favorable to them if she passed her skills on. </p>
<p>The desire to read faster and comprehend more is Universal. People all over the world were fascinated in, what turned out to be, Evelyns own techniques for speed reading and comprehension.  As she expanded her research and investigation of speed reading, she found people from different parts of the world reading from 1,500 to 6,000 words per minute. All had  an impressive level of comprehension proven by their knack for recalling specifics of the text. </p>
<p>She catalogued what each of them did to read faster and she found that each had their own traits and all of them had multiple traits in common with the others. These included:</p>
<p>1. Words were seen, and read, in groups.  2. Readers identified patterns and key words when they scanned text, quickly identifying the purpose and theme behind the writings. 3. Readers also sped up or slowed down with the simplicity or complexity of the reading materials. This permitted them control of levels of comprehension. </p>
<p>Based on this the Evelyn Wood program was developed. Techniques were developed and tested. </p>
<p>In 1959, she was proficient and prepared enough to make a system that would teach others to speed read as well. Later that year, she opened the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute in Washington DC. John F. Kennedy was the first president to have his White House staff trained by the Evelyn Wood method.</p>
<p>Today, the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute no longer exists in the US. The rights were sold off to various publishers to market as courses, self-taught, and the former Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics teachers have private instructional practices. Some teachers are still healthy enough in their mid 6os and 70s to still teach the original technique.</p>
<p>Today, the few remaining teachers have departed their secrets to others, who have put the courses online for you to study. Though, you might learn from itinerant speed reading instructors who usually teach classes at community colleges, or private corporations throughout the US and beyond. In New Zealand, Australia, and Western Europe, some offices of the original Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics have survived the creator who past on over 20 years ago.</p>
<p>Since the 1990s, courses became available in audio, video VCR, and later, DVD, adding a convenience that Evelyn could never have even dreamed of when she first taught. Faster reading with greater comprehension can be obtained by students around the world by using the system that Evelyn Wood invented while fishing one sunny day. To find Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics courses, check with www.speedread.org, they carry the audio and video versions to help you double your reading speed and achieve far greater.</p>
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		<title>Best Online College Courses: A Great Alternative To Traditional Universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Thomas Slater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of people out there who'd like nothing more than to go back to school. After all, another degree can mean a new and better paying job. Unfortunately, what keeps many people from pursuing further education is their inability to afford to quit their jobs so that they'll have time to go back to school. You may also have other obligations on your time which make attending a traditional university difficult or impossible.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic' class='byline'>by Dr. Thomas Slater</div>
<p>There are a lot of people out there who&#8217;d like nothing more than to go back to school. After all, another degree can mean a new and better paying job. Unfortunately, what keeps many people from pursuing further education is their inability to afford to quit their jobs so that they&#8217;ll have time to go back to school. You may also have other obligations on your time which make attending a traditional university difficult or impossible.</p>
<p>However, there is another option; taking online classes. There are many universities which offer online courses which permit you to study and &#8220;attend&#8221; class as your schedule permits. Since you can do your coursework from the comfort of your own home, you can study when it&#8217;s convenient for you. You don&#8217;t have to quit your job or pay for daycare for your kids in order to get a degree, Even those who work full time can study in the evenings and on weekends &#8211; or whenever it works with their schedule.</p>
<p>Taking courses online (sometimes called distance learning) is still a challenge, since the coursework is just as difficult as that in a traditional college. However, the online learning model removes the hurdle of scheduling which prevents many from pursuing a degree.</p>
<p>Most people will find that they do have the time. It may mean skipping a few hours of television each week, but those hours spent on your class work will definitely pay off far more than keeping up with the latest season of &#8220;Survivor&#8221; or &#8220;American Idol&#8221;. I few semesters in school, working hard in the evenings can mean a degree which will move you forward in your career.</p>
<p>The recession has made it harder than it&#8217;s been in some time to find a job. However, the more education you have, the more likely you&#8217;ll be to get hired for that position you&#8217;ve been seeking. A college degree can open a lot of doors and can be the difference between getting that dream job and being passed over in favor of another candidate.</p>
<p>You can even save money by choosing distance learning over traditional classroom based education. Since you won&#8217;t have to pay for the costs of commuting to class (or the cost of day care if you have children), you can save a significant amount of money. Online college courses often cost less than classes at a traditional college as well, since they cost less for the school to offer.</p>
<p>There is also financial aid available in the form of federal grants and loans. Your employer may even be willing to cover the cost of your distance learning program if the degree you&#8217;re seeking is relevant to your field.</p>
<p>Taking online college courses can be the first step towards a new career or a way to advance in your current career. If you&#8217;re unemployed and currently looking for a job, having another degree makes you a much more attractive potential hire to employers. Having one or more college degree is what can make it possible for you to move forward in life and get that new higher paying position you&#8217;ve had your eye on.</p>
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		<dc:creator>William Drew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[E-learning programs such as LMS online courses provide both individuals and organizations with a way to get ahead. As organizations change and reshape along with globalization and the economic crisis, budget restrictions prompt them to find creative solutions.]]></description>
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<p>E-learning programs such as LMS online courses provide both individuals and organizations with a way to get ahead. As organizations change and reshape along with globalization and the economic crisis, budget restrictions prompt them to find creative solutions.</p>
<p>Individuals thinking about a career change are also affected the recession. Oftentimes, they become more creative and ambitious as well, taking on traditional or online courses to get them where they want to be. </p>
<p>It&#8217;s true that some jobs are typically more &#8220;recession proof&#8221; than others. Technology, healthcare, and education are strong areas of study, since these fields are always in need of specialists.</p>
<p>For people who want to gain the skills necessary for a job change quickly and conveniently, LMS online programs are a great affordable option. </p>
<p>However, it&#8217;s best not to let your decision about which career path is right for you revolve around the state of the nation. One can never know when the economic downturn will be over, for one thing. Secondly, the range of LMS online certifications, degrees, and training programs that exist means that you can become skilled in almost anything you desire, online, on your own time. So choose something that truly suits you and your interests, abilities, and talents. </p>
<p>A person&#8217;s wide range of skills developed over his or her lifetime, called &#8220;transferable skills&#8221;, becomes a key factor in obtaining and succeeding in a globalized economy. </p>
<p>There are three main types of transferable skills: data, technical, and people skills. Data skills may include record-keeping, research, or developing lesson plans. These usually require a good deal of attention to detail, and the skill required to handle and organize information. </p>
<p>Technical skills are comprised of anything related to hardware or software, while people skills include communication and motivation of others, coaching, and training.</p>
<p>LMS online certification programs and training courses can provide students with the skills they need to acquire a more ideal job, conveniently and cost-effectively.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adrianna Noton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some jobs have more prospects in this current period than other professions. While some jobs such as being a financial analyst may pay more, the security of the job isn't exactly assured with the current trend of events and occurrences. The health care sector seems to be gathering more momentum as the demands for different careers increase. One of such careers is the <a href="http://www.rphonthego.com/">pharmacist career</a>.]]></description>
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<p>Some jobs have more prospects in this current period than other professions. While some jobs such as being a financial analyst may pay more, the security of the job isn&#8217;t exactly assured with the current trend of events and occurrences. The health care sector seems to be gathering more momentum as the demands for different careers increase. One of such careers is the <a href="http://www.rphonthego.com/">pharmacist career</a>.</p>
<p>Most people seem to have different ideas of what the job description of a pharmacist is. For some, he is just a dispenser, for others, he&#8217;s nothing more than a tablet counter and yet for some other group of people, the pharmacist is the guy you meet at the counter in the drug section of a store who prescribes drugs or fills prescriptions among many other things. In the light of this confusion, it is better to clearly outline what the pharmacist does, and his role in the health care sector. In the simplest of terms, a pharmacist studies drugs or pills -tons of them, its effects on the body, drug dispensing, treatments and prescriptions. The knowledge gathered from all of these activities puts him in a better position where he can take care of and fill the prescriptions of patients. </p>
<p>The tendency however is to take the pharmacist for granted and see him as unimportant since doctors actually prescribe the medications. The pharmacist when fully employed and not sidelined, ensures that even the doctor&#8217;s prescription is right. This is because in the process of hurrying, doctors sometimes prescribe wrongly. </p>
<p>Becoming a pharmacist isn&#8217;t just about studying under one for a certain number of years before writing the exams. To become a pharmacist, it is very necessary to get 7 years of formal education. Therefore, anyone aspiring to become a pharmacist must undergo three different stages which include all the necessary courses and steps required before he can be called a pharmacist. These steps are:</p>
<p>1. Passing the PCAT (Pharmacy college admissions test). This is preceded by 2 years in college in the US and A-Levels in the UK. The necessary courses to be taken at this period include mathematics, physics, biology, and chemistry. These are the necessary courses required. An interested individual may however, opt for courses in the social sciences and the humanities. </p>
<p>2. The second step actually involves studying at the School of Pharmacy in their chosen universities or tertiary institutions. During this process, they get to learn everything related to pharmacy. Some of the necessary courses often include pharmacology, dispensing, ethics of the profession et.c. Alongside their learning, they also get to acquire professional skills, knowledge and firsthand experience of the pharmacy practice. </p>
<p>3. After graduation from the school of pharmacy, all graduands are required to do a 1-2 yr internship or residency program during which they are assigned projects to work on and defend at the completion of their program. </p>
<p>4. Finally, the pharmacist takes a qualification or conversion exam such as the Multi-state Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam in the intended state before practicing.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Jay Polmar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What would you do if you found yourself with an extra hour a day? Would you get a jump on the next day's projects? Would you use it to work on that never-ending honey-do list? Would you use that extra hour to ensure you would have an extra hour every day to make yourself invaluable to your employer, your spouse, or your community?]]></description>
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<p>What would you do if you found yourself with an extra hour a day? Would you get a jump on the next day&#8217;s projects? Would you use it to work on that never-ending honey-do list? Would you use that extra hour to ensure you would have an extra hour every day to make yourself invaluable to your employer, your spouse, or your community?</p>
<p>Whether you are a stay-at-home mom or a CEO, chances are if you are &#8220;at least at certain times during the year&#8221; required to do extensive reading for your job. Quarterly reports or the latest parenting blogs and books can go from two pages to two hundred, and that can take some time to read especially when you are supposed to be keeping up on what the competitors are doing, or you only have naptime to yourself and want to take full advantage. </p>
<p>With the Complete Speed Reading Program Family Edition, you will be able to read at twice the speed in just the first hour, guaranteed! </p>
<p>But you won&#8217;t just learn how to speed read with the Complete Speed Reading Program. We at Speed Read America take a holistic approach to life and our product, we know that you are more than a reader. Included with our guaranteed reading program are also programs designed to help you set goals and achieve them. We also include relaxation and a course on developing your own self power. </p>
<p>Developed by Dr. Jay Polmar, a former university instructor and author with over 40 titles to his name, the Speed Read Complete Family Edition can be used used by people of all ages from third grade to grandma and grandpa. Speed Read Complete has been translated into five languages and the program has been used in over 25 countries around the world to help people learn to speed read in their native language.</p>
<p>Whether you are in a reading-intense comprehension-required field, such as law, medicine, journalism, or academics, or you&#8217;re a student looking to get ahead, or you just want to be able to say &#8220;Yes, I did read that book, and this are my thoughts of it&#8221; The Complete Speed Reading Program is for you.</p>
<p>What would you do with an extra hour or two a day that you never had before? Get more sleep? Spend more time with your family? Go out with friends? Finally do all those things you&#8217;d always said you wanted to do but never had time &#8220;like volunteering at a local charity? What would you do if you could read faster&#8221; finally join a book club? Take a continuing education class? Read the encyclopedia?</p>
<p>How about &#8220;Anything you would like to do&#8221;?</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOEFL, or the Test of English as a Foreign Language, is a test that measures your ability to speak, read, and write in English at a college or university level. This test is one of the best measures of whether or not you are ready to attend college at an English-speaking school. Even though you may think that you speak and write English well, doing so on the college level is entirely different, especially if you have learned it as a foreign language.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic;' class='byline'>by Amy Nutt</div>
<p>TOEFL, or the Test of English as a Foreign Language, is a test that measures your ability to speak, read, and write in English at a college or university level. This test is one of the best measures of whether or not you are ready to attend college at an English-speaking school. Even though you may think that you speak and write English well, doing so on the college level is entirely different, especially if you have learned it as a foreign language.</p>
<p>What Is Contained in the TOEFL?</p>
<p>The test is either Internet-based or paper-based. Both test the same things, but in a slightly different format. These assessments test your ability to read, listen to, speak, and write English. You will be asked to read passages and then answer questions on them. You will also be asked to listen to a lecture that is a college-level lecture, followed by more questions. A few tasks will require a verbal answer, and you will be asked to write two passages. The lectures, reading passages, and questions are all designed to reflect the types of tasks you would be asked to perform at the college level.</p>
<p>Who Needs the TOEFL?</p>
<p>Students who wish to attend an English speaking university or college but have learned English as a foreign language should take the TOEFL before applying to their chosen school. Many schools require the scores from this test for admission. Even if your school does not require it, having a good score can help you have an advantage over other applicants if there are limited openings available. </p>
<p>Outside of the admission requirements, the TOEFL will help you assess whether or not you have the skills necessary to deal with academic situations in your chosen school. You will need to be able to hear lectures, write papers, and communicate verbally with teachers and classmates. The TOEFL will show you whether or not you have attained this level of English fluency. If you need more practice, preparing for the test will give you that practice. </p>
<p>Benefits of the TOEFL</p>
<p>The TOEFL is the English language fluency assessment accepted by over 6,000 institutions. You might assume that all of these are in America or the United Kingdom, but they are actually spread across the world in 110 countries. Almost every university in the major English speaking countries, such as the U.S., U.K., Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, use TOEFL scores to determine whether or not non-English speakers can be admitted to their programs, receive scholarships, or enter graduate school to <a href="http://www.englishlink.com/">learn English</a>.</p>
<p>Another benefit of the TOEFL over other English proficiency tests is the fact that there are over 4,000 test centers you can use. If you do have to travel, you will save time and money because the test can be completed in just one day. </p>
<p>Finally, this test gives you an unbiased measure of your English speaking ability. Tests are scored anonymously, and no interviews are included as part of the process. If you know English well, you will score well, plain and simple. The TOEFL is the best measure of your ability to succeed in an English speaking college program.</p>
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		<dc:creator>Jason Kendall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A very small number of men and women in Great Britain are enjoying job satisfaction. Naturally most will take no action. You've reached this paragraph, which if nothing else indicates that you're considering or may be ready for a change.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic;' class='byline'>by Jason Kendall</div>
<p>A very small number of men and women in Great Britain are enjoying job satisfaction. Naturally most will take no action. You&#8217;ve reached this paragraph, which if nothing else indicates that you&#8217;re considering or may be ready for a change.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s advisable to get some help before you start &#8211; find someone who knows the industry; someone who&#8217;ll give you career advice based on what works best for you, and then show you the learning programs which are appropriate for you:</p>
<p>* Is collaborating with others important to you? Would that be with the same people or with a lot of new people? Perhaps working alone with your own methodology would be more your thing?</p>
<p>* Are you thinking carefully about which area you maybe could work in? (With the economic downturn, it&#8217;s essential to choose carefully.)</p>
<p>* Is this the last time you envisage re-training, and based on that, will your chosen career path allow you to do that?</p>
<p>* Do you have niggles about the possibility of getting another job, and staying employable to the end of your working life?</p>
<p>We ask you to really explore the IT sector &#8211; there are a larger number of jobs than people to do them, and it&#8217;s a rare career choice where the sector is on the grow. Despite what some people believe, it isn&#8217;t just geeks staring at their computers the whole day (if you like the sound of that though, they do exist.) The vast majority of roles are occupied by ordinary people who want to earn a very good living.</p>
<p>IT has become one of the more exciting and ground-breaking industries you could be involved with. To be dealing with leading-edge technology is to be a part of the massive changes that will affect us all over the next generation. We&#8217;re barely beginning to get to grips with how all this change will affect us. How we communicate and interact with everyone around us will be profoundly affected by technology and the internet.</p>
<p>Should lifestyle be high on your scale of wants, you will be pleasantly surprised to hear that the income on average for a typical IT worker is noticeably greater than with much of the rest of industry. The good news is there is no easing up for IT industry increases in Great Britain as a whole. The market continues to develop enormously, and as we have a skills gap that means we only typically have three IT workers for every four jobs it&#8217;s not likely that there&#8217;ll be any kind of easing off for years to come.</p>
<p>For the most part, the typical student has no idea what way to go about starting in the IT industry, let alone what market to focus their retraining program on. How can we possibly grasp the day-to-day realities of any IT job if we&#8217;ve never been there? Maybe we haven&#8217;t met someone who performs the role either. Deliberation over these different factors is required when you want to reveal the right answers:</p>
<p>* Personalities play a starring part &#8211; what gives you a &#8216;kick&#8217;, and what are the activities that you really dislike.</p>
<p>* What sort of time-frame do you want for the training process?</p>
<p>* Where do you stand on travelling time and locality vs salary?</p>
<p>* Some students don&#8217;t fully understand the amount of work needed to achieve their goals.</p>
<p>* You need to understand what differentiates each individual training area.</p>
<p>In actuality, it&#8217;s obvious that the only real way to investigate these areas will be via a meeting with an experienced advisor who understands IT (and chiefly it&#8217;s commercial needs and requirements.)</p>
<p>The somewhat scary thought of landing your first IT job is often eased because some trainers offer a Job Placement Assistance service. The need for this feature can be bigged up out of proportion though &#8211; it&#8217;s quite easy for training companies to overplay it. At the end of the day, the massive skills shortage in the United Kingdom is why employers will be interested in you.</p>
<p>You would ideally have advice and support about your CV and interviews though; additionally, we would recommend any student to work on polishing up their CV the day they start training &#8211; don&#8217;t delay till you&#8217;ve finished your exams. It&#8217;s possible that you won&#8217;t have even taken your exams when you will be offered your first junior support job; yet this is not possible if interviewers don&#8217;t get sight of your CV. The most efficient companies to get you a new position are most often independent and specialised local recruitment services. As they&#8217;re keen to place you to receive their commission, they&#8217;ll work that much harder to get a result.</p>
<p>Do make sure you don&#8217;t put hundreds of hours of effort into your studies, just to give up and expect somebody else to secure your first position. Take responsibility for yourself and get on with the job. Channel the same resource into finding a good job as it took to get qualified.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s quite a normal occurrence for students not to check on a vitally important element &#8211; how their training provider actually breaks down and delivers the training materials, and into how many parts. Many think it logical (when study may take one to three years for a full commercial certification,) for your typical trainer to courier one module at a time, as you pass each element. However: What would their reaction be if you find it difficult to do all the exams at the speed they required? Sometimes their preference of study order won&#8217;t be as easy as another different route may.</p>
<p>To be straight, the best solution is to obtain their recommendation on the best possible order of study, but make sure you have all of your learning modules right from the beginning. Meaning you&#8217;ve got it all in the event you don&#8217;t complete everything within their ideal time-table.</p>
<p>A so-called advisor who doesn&#8217;t ask many questions &#8211; chances are they&#8217;re really a salesperson. If they push a particular product before learning about your history and whether you have any commercial experience, then you know you&#8217;re being sold to. With some work-based experience or some accreditation, you could discover that your appropriate starting-point is very different to someone completely new. Commencing with a user skills module first may be the ideal way to start into your IT programme, depending on your skill level at the moment.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think Cisco training might be for you, but you're new to working with switches and routers, then you'll need a CCNA course. This will provide you with skills for setting up and maintaining routers. The world wide web is built up of many routers, and big organisations with various different locations also use them to connect their computer networks.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style='font-style:italic;' class='byline'>by Jason Kendall</div>
<p>If you think Cisco training might be for you, but you&#8217;re new to working with switches and routers, then you&#8217;ll need a CCNA course. This will provide you with skills for setting up and maintaining routers. The world wide web is built up of many routers, and big organisations with various different locations also use them to connect their computer networks.</p>
<p>Achieving this qualification means you&#8217;ll probably end up working for large companies that have several different sites, but need their computer networks to talk to each other. Alternatively, you may find yourself employed by internet service providers. These jobs are well paid and in demand.</p>
<p>Having the right skills and correct mind-set ahead of commencing your Cisco training is essential. Therefore, it&#8217;s probably necessary to speak to an advisor who can fill you in on any gaps you may have.</p>
<p>Incorporating exam fees as an inclusive element of the package price then including an exam guarantee is a common method with many companies. But look at the facts:</p>
<p>These days, we have to be a little bit more aware of sales ploys &#8211; and the majority of us ought to realise that of course we&#8217;re actually paying for it (it isn&#8217;t free or out of the goodness of their hearts!) The fact is that if a student pays for each progressive exam, one by one, they&#8217;ll be in a better position to pass every time &#8211; since they&#8217;ll be conscious of their investment in themselves and will therefore apply themselves appropriately.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t pay up-front, but seek out the best deal for you at the time, and hang on to your cash. You&#8217;ll also be able to choose where to sit the exam &#8211; so you can choose somewhere closer to home. Buying a course that includes payments for examination fees (and interest charges if you&#8217;re borrowing money) is insane. Why fill a company&#8217;s coffers with additional funds simply to help their cash-flow! Many will hope you will never make it to exams &#8211; so they get to keep the extra funds. The majority of organisations will insist on pre-tests and hold you back from re-takes until you&#8217;ve completely proven that you&#8217;re likely to pass &#8211; so an &#8216;Exam Guarantee&#8217; comes with many clauses in reality.</p>
<p>Exams taken at local centres are approximately 112 pounds in the United Kingdom today. Why spend so much more on fees for &#8216;exam guarantees&#8217; (usually wrapped up in the course package price) &#8211; when a quality course, support and study, commitment and preparing with good quality mock and practice exams is what will really guarantee success.</p>
<p>Now, why should we consider commercial certification rather than more traditional academic qualifications taught at tech&#8217; colleges and universities? As demand increases for knowledge about more and more complex technology, industry has been required to move to specific, honed-in training only available through the vendors themselves &#8211; for example companies such as Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe. This frequently provides reductions in both cost and time. They do this through honing in on the skill-sets required (along with a proportionate degree of background knowledge,) instead of trawling through all the background &#8216;padding&#8217; that computer Science Degrees can get bogged down in (to fill up a syllabus or course).</p>
<p>Think about if you were the employer &#8211; and you required somebody who had very specific skills. Which is the most straightforward: Wade your way through a mass of different academic qualifications from several applicants, trying to establish what they know and which vocational skills they&#8217;ve acquired, or select a specialised number of commercial certifications that perfectly fit your needs, and draw up from that who you want to speak to. Your interviews are then about personal suitability &#8211; rather than establishing whether they can do a specific task.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s face it: There really is pretty much no personal job security now; there&#8217;s only industry or sector security &#8211; as any company can let anyone go when it fits the business&#8217; trade requirements. It&#8217;s possible though to hit upon market-level security, by searching for high demand areas, tied with a lack of qualified workers.</p>
<p>Investigating the IT industry, the 2006 e-Skills analysis showed a more than 26 percent shortage in trained professionals. Meaning that for every 4 jobs that exist throughout IT, we&#8217;ve only got three properly trained pro&#8217;s to fulfil that role. This troubling concept reveals an urgent requirement for more technically qualified computing professionals in the United Kingdom. It would be hard to imagine if a better time or market settings is ever likely to exist for obtaining certification in this swiftly emerging and evolving sector.</p>
<p>Finding your first job in the industry can feel more straightforward if you&#8217;re offered a Job Placement Assistance service. Don&#8217;t get overly impressed with this service &#8211; it&#8217;s easy for their marketing department to make it sound harder than it is. The fact of the matter is, the need for well trained IT people in this country is the reason you&#8217;ll find a job.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, don&#8217;t wait till you&#8217;ve passed your final exams before updating your CV. The day you start training, list what you&#8217;re working on and get it out there! It&#8217;s not uncommon to find that junior support jobs are offered to people who are still studying and haven&#8217;t got any qualifications yet. This will at least get you on your way. The most efficient companies to get you a new position are normally specialist independent regional recruitment consultancies. As they&#8217;re keen to place you to receive their commission, they have more incentive to get on with it.</p>
<p>A constant frustration for a number of training course providers is how hard men and women are prepared to work to become certified, but how ill-prepared they are to market themselves for the job they&#8217;ve qualified for. Don&#8217;t falter at the last fence.</p>
<p>Many students come unstuck over a single courseware aspect which is often not even considered: How the training is broken down and sent out to you. Trainees may consider it sensible (with a typical time scale of 1-3 years to achieve full certification,) for a training company to release the courseware in stages, until you&#8217;ve passed all the exams. But: What would happen if you didn&#8217;t finish each and every module within the time limits imposed? And maybe you&#8217;ll find their order of completion doesn&#8217;t come as naturally as some other structure would for you.</p>
<p>The ideal solution is to have every piece of your study pack packed off to your home before you even start; the entire package! Then, nothing can hinder the reaching of your goals.</p>
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<div class='links'>The author: Jason Kendall has worked in IT for 2 Decades. He now advises on commercial certification. To find out more on <a href="http://www.ciscoccna4.co.uk">Cisco CCNA</a>, visit LearningLolly <a href="http://www.ciscotraining4.co.uk">Cisco Training</a>.</div>
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