| Webucation is a relatively new word, coined | | | | changing market than is hindering them. |
| from the combination of the words web and | | | | |
| education. Many people have previously | | | | Accelerated learning, or learning for profit |
| referred to any form of continuing education | | | | as I like to prefer to call it, is the skill |
| via the web as e-education or education (eed | | | | most often lacking in both the college |
| u k' shun), however, the new term webucation | | | | educated and lesser educated individuals. The |
| just may catch on. Regardless of what you | | | | books, programs, courses, CD's and other |
| call it, accelerated learning and continuing | | | | educational materials are out there for the |
| education via the scope of the internet makes | | | | taking, or learning in this case. For those |
| good sense for a great many people. | | | | who have assessed their current position and |
| | | | future prospects for continued employability, |
| Why the need? People are finally starting to | | | | typically familiarize themselves with these |
| realize that their high school education or | | | | learning resources and will often select one |
| even 4-year college degree is simply not | | | | or more in an effort to improve their skills. |
| sufficient anymore to prepare them for | | | | What is missing from the equation is the |
| beneficial employment in the fast-changing | | | | speed at which they learn this new material. |
| world in which we live. Employers are looking | | | | The faster you can learn a new skill and |
| for specific skills and the ability to | | | | apply it to your profession, the quicker you |
| quickly adapt to changes in the workplace. | | | | will begin to improve your financial |
| Those persons who can meet these employer | | | | position. Learning faster then, is not an |
| needs are challenged with the opportunity to | | | | option, but mandatory in order to get ahead. |
| grow with their company through both existing | | | | |
| and coming tumultuous times. Those who do not | | | | All is not lost for persons without a college |
| embrace change, new technology and employer | | | | education, for there are many examples of |
| needs will simply be left behind. The need | | | | intelligent people without degrees who are |
| for continuing education and learning faster | | | | extremely successful. Do not, however, make |
| has never been more relevant or important | | | | the mistake of equating the lack of a formal |
| than it is right now. | | | | degree with a lack of education. Most |
| | | | entrepreneurs have a great deal of education, |
| Obviously, the workplace in our economy is | | | | usually achieved through self-motivation, |
| the motivator for the realization of these | | | | perseverance, tenacity and a sense of drive |
| facts, but exactly who is actually driving | | | | and ambition. They make it a point to become |
| this? It appears that it is the | | | | experts in their field of endeavor. These |
| college-educated professional who is | | | | self-taught individuals have a real sense of |
| realizing her need for updated, improved or | | | | urgency and insatiably seek out the knowledge |
| new skills relevant to their workplace | | | | needed for their success. |
| experiences and requirements. Change is | | | | |
| accelerating around us, creating both | | | | Whether or not you have a college degree, a |
| exciting opportunity and dire dread for many | | | | high school diploma or a self-education, the |
| people. Those who embrace change and seek to | | | | need for learning faster, that is, learning |
| fortify or improve upon their skill-sets | | | | for profit, will become more evident as you |
| through webucation will certainly experience | | | | proceed in life. Embrace webucation as an |
| less stress and greater fulfillment than | | | | exciting concept and available resource that |
| those who simply watch as all of this change | | | | is growing quickly around you. There are no |
| happens around them. The less-educated | | | | excuses for not learning. There are abundant |
| generally miss the fact that it is their lack | | | | means to get ahead, but you must act quickly |
| of currently relevant, specific skills in a | | | | and persevere in your education first. |