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Upgrading Your Skills with Distance Education

© Bonny Albo

One of the keys to being a succesful work at home parent is being able to wear many hats at once. You are not just the customer service representative, you are the marketing department, payroll, human resources, cleaning crew and, of course, the chef in the cafeteria. And of top of these varied roles, you are also the parent.

Keeping on top of all of the newest technology in just one of these fields is a daunting task; I remember the volumes of paperwork that I used to receive every week at a former job informing me of the newest developments in my field. But with the age of the Internet, much of this information is at our fingertips for little or no cost at all.

But where to start looking? Well, I've done the searching for you. All that you need to figure out is what you want to brush up on, learn anew, or just figure out.

I highly recommend that before viewing the links that follow, you sit down and figure out what your educational needs really are. Many of the sites here are very tempting, but let's not all sign up for every program one day and then completely forget about them all the next!

Think about what your home based business needs to grow. Is it a better computer program to manage your mailouts? Better marketing strategy? Better accounting and tracking? Self confidence in your skills as an entrepreneur? Whatever it is that you find you are eager to learn more about, you'll be sure to find it here.

Adult High School Equivalency; GED

1. Mindquest; where adults 17+  can work towards their high school diploma entirely on the Internet.

College and Vocational Programs

1. Engineering Technnology Programs from the College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, BC, and Southern Alberta's Institute of Technology.
2. Canadian Institute for New Media, Research and Development; providing online courses for New Media Communications, Applied Research Analysts, New Media Marketing and Technical and Professional Communications.
3. National Institute for Paralegal Arts and Sciences
4. Online Continuing Edu. Health and wellness courses that are offered for free to anyone who is interested (credit free), or $5 an hour for college credit for LPN's and other health related positions. Very well outlined; a huge amount of topics to choose from. Definately an excellent resource to help us all manage our health optimally.
5. JEC College Connection "Courses and degrees from recognized universities delivered right to your home or office."

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