| Scenario | | | | Career in healthcare happens to be the most |
| A man worked for 26 years in a manufacturing | | | | demanding job for anyone, who wants to get back to |
| industry, and after working so many years, he found | | | | the job market as quickly as possible. Most of these |
| out that his company is going to let him go because of | | | | career job programs are designed to run: 6-weeks, |
| an introduction of the high tech equipments, outsourcing | | | | 3-months, 6-months, 9-months, 12-months, 18-months, |
| of jobs, and the United States' downward economy. | | | | 24-months, and some go all the way to 30-months. |
| His highest level of education is high school, he does | | | | The length of the program depends on the program |
| not qualify for a retirement package but he is qualified | | | | itself, and on individual's |
| for an unemployment benefit, which he will receive | | | | (1) level of qualification |
| through the state agency. The benefit is based on his | | | | (2) knowledge of algebra |
| wage and is for a short term. How can he obtain | | | | (3) the age of individual, and |
| another job without proper education? Without an | | | | (4) individual's interest |
| adequate education, there will be no advancement, and | | | | Some organizations also help in the training of |
| he thinks he might be too old to go back to school. | | | | individuals to get hand on algebra. Programs such as |
| Just like a whale out of the water, he finds himself lost | | | | Certification in Nursing Assistance, Medical Assistance, |
| in an environment with no hope. One is never too old | | | | Medical Billing, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy technician, |
| to acquire education. | | | | Systems Electronic Technician, Book-keeping, and |
| Options | | | | Auto Technician will produce immediate enhancement |
| There is hope, and it is, job retraining. In the time of | | | | to individuals with minimum or lower skills. On the other |
| outsourcing, bad economy, and technological | | | | hand, associate in Nursing, Radiology, Respiratory |
| development, there will be unemployment and lay-offs. | | | | therapy, Occupational therapy, and Accounting will help |
| The next best action to take when displaced from a | | | | those with medium skills. Also, a successful retraining |
| job is job retraining. This is very difficult to comprehend | | | | program will be based on |
| by most people, who think that they are too old to go | | | | (a) the skills of the training facilitators |
| through education. Learning is a continuous process, | | | | (b) adequate resources |
| and no one is too old to acquire job retraining since it is | | | | (c) jobs available |
| just learning new and different skills from what you | | | | (d) individuals' attributes, and |
| have originally learned. Again, determination to succeed | | | | (e) job opportunities in the local economy in order to |
| plays a great role in motivation of individuals. Retraining | | | | avoid stress on relocation. |
| does not always mean that someone is going to get | | | | The next question is: what does an individual do while |
| involved in technology, which most people are afraid of | | | | undergoing retraining? Simple, the individual needs to |
| going through, although that will be good in order to | | | | get a job at a local convenient store as a cashier, or |
| enhance one's job seeking opportunity. The most | | | | stock shelves in a grocery store. This is for a short |
| important subject to get a grip on besides technology | | | | term, and the future benefits from retraining will |
| is Algebra. This course lays a good foundation to a | | | | outweigh temporary setbacks and help motivate the |
| successful career change, especially in the healthcare, | | | | individuals. This is an excellent opportunity to focus on |
| biotechnology, and teaching, where there are | | | | the young high school graduates, the product of babies |
| shortages. | | | | having babies, who are confused and lost in their |
| Possibilities | | | | career options. |