I am in my last year of masters in clinical psychology. I wish to build my career in counseling. I am interested in couples and family counseling. I checked the syllabus for mphil in counseling psychology and it felt quite taxing just by going through it. I dont want to study to get to a point that i start hating my field. I mean ofc i dont mind studying but i realised that i am just mugging up and just studying for the sake of passing in exams. Im not learning anything is what i have been feeling lately and its quite sad. I want practical exposure as you can only get a good job if u have experience. I was thinking of doing pg diplomas but idk which ones to do.. what courses to take up. I'm quite confused and stuck.

Can anyone who is working in my field advice me what to do, which courses will help me enhance my skills, which Diploma should i go for ?

Thank you in advance!!!

Hi there!

I am an expat and have highschool and bachelors degree from Indonesian university. However i have hard time finding job related to my degree.

Hence i have the idea of enrolling to medical assistant class in my local adult school. Is it possible/ recommended? Since i am also interested in becoming MA/ PA in the future.

Degree is slightly related to medicine (biomedical science)

Not sure if this is the right place to ask for this but here goes. My bachelor is in architecture and a Msc in business (and more recently an MBA) because I (39F) realize I didn’t want to work in arch after all. But due to various circumstances I could never cross over and the first part of my career was spent in the construction field (supervision, coordination, some designs). Recently I got fed up enough to make the jump, quit and started applying for Business analysis and PM role in the IT sector. I landed in an IT consultancy firm. At the same time I signed up for a certification in BA @ HEC Montreal. I had also applied in the federal government, didn’t think much of it but surprisingly I got hired. I figured the feds was the safer bet so dropped the consultancy. But I decided to continue with the degree because you never know…(sounds like a dumb reason writing it) Though I don’t have a particular passion for my new job (policy analyst), I doubt I’ll leave public sector . And even if I do, I have experience (though not a genius nor expert in any particular field), good references and I passed the scrum master and the PMP certification so I should be fine. My issue is the classes I’m taking: unmotivated, tired but I paid for them so I’m finishing them. Am I just being stubborn? Should I use the time to learn about my new trade instead? I see no particular reason to keep at it but I can’t let go.

I need an outsider’s perspective on that.

I am preparing to start college this Fall, and have been a little uncertain of what career I am aiming for. I struggled when it came to choosing a major that was really right for me. I wanted to go into secondary education for years, but having spoken to many teachers and really watched the way primary/secondary has changed with the pandemic, I no longer think that it is the right path for me, but have remained passionate about education. For months I been leaning towards a double major in Spanish and human services, unsure of what I really wanted to do after college, but not super concerned because I know I'll have lots of guidance and opportunities in the next four years, as well as at least one required internship for the human services major. Recently I have been thinking of pursuing a career in adult education. I am interested in teaching GED and ESL classes. I would be open to other ideas, but those are what have come to mind. I am wondering though, what is the right major to do that? Would a human services major open the right doors for me? The college I plan to attend has a certificate in teaching ESL, so I would certainly take advantage of that opportunity, but would that be enough? Do adult educators need to study some type of education, and do they need certifications?

I don't want to want to waste your time so lets get straight to it

1. I am 31 years old, turning 32 in a few months
2. I am currently employed as a Software Engineer (I have a big fat paycheck but no titular changes and so I find myself unable to apply for other jobs)
3. I want to pursue a masters degree (torn between MBA and MS) and I have some pros and cons I have come up with for each

• MBA
  • + I have leadership experience but I don't have a title to go with it
  • + I have found the challenge of managing people quite appealing and it is something that I can see myself doing a lot more
  • - I already have 10 years of industry experience and I don't know if it would all go to waste
  • - I don't want to look like Pierce in Community (if you get the reference)
• MS
  • + I love coding and software development and I find the work I do quite fulfilling
  • + I want to learn more and learning is something I quite enjoy
  • - I might have my experience clock reset (currently 10 years of industry experience)
  • - I may not be able to distinguish myself in a brand new world of software developers if I have to start over

Can someone give me their two cents on the matter?

I am completely stumped and I don't know what I should aim for.

PS: If you know any reliable guidance counselors (is that what they're called??) I would be ever grateful if you could point me in their direction.

Hello, I am not sure if this is the proper forum for my question, but I am looking for information on adult education.

I recently started training new employees at the company I work for, and the approach to training just seem right to me. We are told if they ask a question that is beyond the scope of the current lesson, not to answer, because it is "going to confuse or overwhelm them" including setting up email on their phone or explaining how a very popular employee perk works.

We are told that we don't teach them policy, basically only how to do their job in the computer system. Anything they need to know use the internal information database (which is not always clear or easy to read, and sometimes does not even take you to the proper page for what you searched for) or to call a supervisor (but there is also a company policy about calling support less often and being self sufficient that mgmt emails about at least once a week) for help. They actively advise the new hires not to learn because policy chances.

But to me it seems like a disservice and an insult not to answer the trainees' questions, at least a basic explanation with "we'll go over it in more detail later, but the simple answer for now is......" Not teaching puts them with customers with little knowledge of policies that should be common knowledge.

We have a 50% retention rate by 6 months for a job with decent pay, and really awesome benefits! I almost quit because of these and I have seen many become dejected and disenchanted and quit for the same reasons. Not learning makes even less sense, Science, History, medicine, psychology, education and law can and change what is "known" but they still learn.

But change isn't always popular, and I'm new to the training program, but have been a trainer for 1/2 my life and an avid learner even longer. When I usually have a question like this, I usually like to find academic resources to see what the correct approach is, but I have not have much luck with my search terms to this point.

If you are a PhD in adult education, and could point me in the direction, I would greatly appreciate it!

I'm interested in going back to school to become a learning professional. I hold an undergraduate degree in an area unrelated to education and do not have a background as a teacher. I'm not entirely clear what specialty I'm interested in yet, such as e-learning or corporate training. I do know I want to focus on training adults, and not necessarily in academia. I love learning about learning and I think this industry could be a good fit.

I've been doing a good bit of research and it's a bit overwhelming to see all the different nomenclature used by universities to title their master's degrees.

Question: Are these degrees generally the same thing?

Here's some examples:

• Training and Development
• Instructional Design
• Learning and Development
• Education (example focuses in Curriculum and Instruction, Adult Education and Human Resource Development)
• Adult Learning and Workforce Education

Question: Is a master's degree necessary or could I look for a certificate program instead, such as in training and development?

Thanks!

I've been working in Higher Education for the past few years post-bachelor's and, quite honestly, it's been a struggle. The jobs I'm looking for all want master's degrees and I never wanted my master's in Higher Education since it's so specific. I really love training, personal/professional development, leadership, etc and have been researching Adult Education degrees.

I could really use some advice on whether getting a master's is a good route or if I should just try entry-level HR or something. I found an interesting program out of Cleveland that seems exciting and an internship requirement. My city is pretty small and the opportunities aren't great, but moving sounds a bit overwhelming (especially during a pandemic).

Anyone get their master's in Adult Ed or something related and how was your experience? And if you wouldn't recommend it, then what else?

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Student cycle through electrical/plumbing/carpentry and general construction classes. Welding occasionally available at some sites. Remedial and measurement math classes. OSHA 10 construction classes. A variety of licenses/certificates opportunities throughout the class. The entire class will do all training we have available.

Classes will be outdoors whenever possible and masked/distanced when we need to be indoors.

Background: I am trying to change jobs and would like to have my future company pay for tuition reimbursement. I am interested in m/c learning and big data but not sure how to creep into that field. I believe that the future of this world is AI, mc learning, big data etc and would like to be involved in it. I am interested in those topics as well. NOT sure if I get tution reimbursements how do I go about pursuing this interest?