Monday, September 28th, 2009
Vancouver, B.C. - Across North America, post-secondary institutions continue to see an increase of adult-student enrollment as more and more workers are laid off as a result of economic challenges.
Over the past year, according to the Globe and Mail, over 485,000 jobs across the country have been eliminated. Some have returned, but at a lower pay or part time. This has resulted in a need and rising demand for specialized training and trades, and new education facilities are rising to meet the needs and deal with the load. Returning students trend towards education which requires less investment in time and money. They need little downtime in order to re-enter the workforce quickly. And with the banks tightening their purse strings, students are looking turning to community and technical colleges as they are an affordable alternative.
Kyle Murphy is a specialist in the field of online advertising, "I don't know where I would be if I didn’t specialize. Unemployment is way up and nowadays you really need to do something to separate yourself from the crowd. A lot of my friends who lost their jobs are going back to school."
Many are going back to school to upgrade and retrain because they are worried more about their future and job security. But for many unemployed, finding the resources (time and money) is difficult. Courses like the Professional Real Estate Assistant program, a six-day course for nine-hundred and fifty dollars, can get prospective students into a new career almost immediately. With the real estate market picking up again, the demand is high for trained assistants.
"Our Foundations training program provides students with the knowledge, expertise and training to work as unlicensed assistants for a range of professional including REALTORS®, appraisers, property managers and real estate brokers," says Nina Campbell, founder of PRA™ Training. The certificate program and is now being held monthly.
The next Professional Real Estate Assistant course starts the weekend of October 16th.
PRA Training is the first course of its kind to provide affordable training to emerging Professional Real Estate Assistants. Our program will prepare you with the knowledge, job-ready skill set, and confidence to hit the ground running in the often complex and evolving industry of real estate.
For more information contact:
Nina Campbell, PRA Training Inc.
Phone: (604) 601-2002
Email: nina@PRAtraining.com
www.pratraining.com
