How To Find Online Career Training

By Jessica Brown, 20 Feb 05:37

Cyber Learning: Back-to-School Alternative
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Through the late 90s or thereabouts, online training was mostly for learning to operate or program computer software, because it was the most conducive to the technology of the time. But with new-millennium advancements in streaming audio/video and Web-based training development, that's changed.

While computer courses, certifications and such are still high on the list, many accredited colleges, universities, and technical and vocational schools are now offering online training for a variety of courses, certificates and degrees. Even prestigious universities such as Stanford and Oxford have jumped on the cyber-learning bandwagon. There will be much more of this to come.

Most online training providers offer free sample courses, so you may kick the tires first if you wish. There is also a wide variety of free courses, tutorials and lessons provided by various Web sites. You typically won't receive completion certificates or any other type of academic credits from the freebies, as you might when you pay. But they are still handy for practicing and enhancing your newly-learned skills. To find providers and freebies, start by browsing the sites in Online Training.

If you'd like to learn a particular brand, start at the maker's site to locate authorized providers. For example, if you'd like to learn Flash, a multimedia development application and then some, Adobe Systems will gladly accommodate you at Macromedia University. There are loads of other Flash learning resources on the Web, too. The same goes for Microsoft products and many others.

Also check with local, brick-and-mortar education institutions. But they don't have to be local, yet another advantage. You may "attend" an education institution located just about anywhere, without leaving the comfort of your home. To locate colleges, universities and other accredited schools, plus research financial aid

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