Continuing Education is the Key to Professional and Financial Success

Posted by David R. Wetzel Sep 12, 2008

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that jobs requiring higher levels of education, beyond high school, will grow by 22 percent between now and 2012.

This is nearly double the rate of non-college avaiable during the same period.

In addition, the highly educated baby-boom generation is nearing retirement age and shortages in the scientific and engineering related fields are becoming very acute.

Education Requirements

Beginning in the 1970s, more noticeablely toward the end of the past century, a shift occurred in th American economy.

Good jobs - those which allowed families to paricipate as middle class citizens - required continuing education beyond high school.

Today, nearly evey job that ensures economic security requires higher levels of education.

The global economy has relentlessly punished those with no or only a high school education

Employment Outlook

According to the American Council on Education, Solutions for Our Future - the outlook is bleak for those wihout some continuing education beyond high school.

Employment growth through 2012:

• High School Dropouts - 12%
• High School Education - 24%
• Some Continuing Education - 38%
• Bachelors Degree or Higher - 26%

As you can see the largest growth in employment opportunities is for those with continuing education beyond high school.

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