Austin, Texas- June 26, 2009 – Learninsurance.com, the premier provider of online insurance license continuing education and training, announced the launch of its live instructor support services. This add on service provides learninsurance.com pre-licensing students with unlimited phone and email support to a live insurance instructor for 30-days.
In addition to instructor access, the service provides students access to live web-casts on test taking tips and tricks and a remediation plan that provides those who fail a state licensing exam with an instructor developed assessment of which areas to further study based on the personalized review of the student’s exam results.
Learninsurance.com is the brainchild of career education and e-learning leaders 360training.com of Austin, Texas. As one of the early pioneers of the online insurance license school concept, learninsurance.com has rapidly grown to become a recognized leader among independent insurance agents, agencies, brokers and carriers as the source for accredited online insurance training.
For more information about insurance pre-licensing courses and the live instructor subscription services offered by learninsurance.com, visit www.learninsurance.com or call 866-347-6356.
About 360training.com:
360training.com (Austin, TX) delivers training content, technologies and services to over 2500 strategic e-learning partners and over 3 million users worldwide. The company’s e-learning and training programs help organizations and professionals simplify the ever-changing needs of workforce compliance, licensing, continuing education and certification. Ranked as one of the fastest growing companies, 360training.com’s clients include leading corporations, colleges and schools across a diverse range of industries. For more information visit www.360training.com.
Austin, Texas- June 24, 2009 - 360training.com announced today the appointment of Andrew Hahn as the Director of the Ethics and Compliance Division, which specializes in online compliance training. “Andrew brings a wealth of experience with over ten years of sales management experience in emerging technologies and ethics and compliance training solutions selling to Fortune 500 companies,” said Ed Sattar, CEO. “We’re glad to have Mr. Hahn on board to help further our mission of being the leading compliance training content and technology company”, added Sattar.
Hahn has created custom education and compliance programs for numerous Fortune 500 & Global 1000 organizations to effectively address the main areas of risk for their business. As Director of Ethics and Compliance, Hahn aims to enhance value-based corporate cultures and empower organizations to self-govern and achieve not just short-term compliance, but principled performance and success over the long-term.
Prior to working with 360training.com, Hahn spent five years partnering with general counsel and human resources vice presidents to identify risks, develop curriculum, compose communications, monitor reporting, and facilitate interactive ethics and compliance symposiums.
About 360training.com:
360training.com (Austin, TX) delivers training content, technologies and services to over 2500 strategic e-learning partners and over 3 million users worldwide. The company’s e-learning and training programs help organizations and professionals simplify the ever-changing needs of workforce compliance, licensing, continuing education and certification. Ranked as one of the fastest growing companies, 360training.com’s clients include leading corporations, colleges and schools across a diverse range of industries. For more information visit www.360training.com.
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
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Cosmetology
Finding the right career is almost never an easy task. You need to take the time to figure out exactly what you want from a cosmetology career and then go out and find it.If you have training and hold a license, you’ll find a much better position than if you’re seeking a position that includes training and licensing as part of the job benefits.Keep in mind that while getting a cosmetology license on your own might seem expensive, it is an investment in your future that you need to make if you want to succeed. Here are three tips for finding cosmetology jobs:
1. Ask people you know.In an industry like cosmetology, word of mouth is a very effective tool.You’ll likely find better jobs through referrals than you would just looking in the local paper or on job boards.Professional networking can be a great asset to your career, so why not start with the job hunt?
2.If you’re trained and hold a license, make sure that you make that apparent to the hiring manager.Also make sure that you get your training from a reputable company or school and not just any program that you run into while searching for training.Take the time to get to know a program before you enroll, and you’ll likely get a better education in the end.
3. Perhaps you don’t want to find a starting position at all.That’s fine, too.If you want to start your own salon instead, take the time to do some research and see what it takes. Get your finances in order, apply for grants and loans, and work towards your dreams of salon ownership.If you’ve gone far enough as to get training in cosmetology, you shouldn’t stop there. Keep going until you achieve your goals completely.
Cosmetology jobs generally aren’t hard to find, as long as you know where to look. Your specific training, of course, will impact the types of jobs and the quantity of available positions that you find.It doesn’t matter whether you’re looking for a hair stylist position or a nail tech gig with these tips and tricks, because they’re applicable to anyone. Just take the time to figure out your options and what you want from your cosmetology career. Once you know what you’re aiming for, you can go out there and chase down job leads until you find the perfect one for your needs.
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
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Cosmetology
There are many things to consider when it comes to choosing the right cosmetology school. You need to take the time to think about what you want from your training and licensure, and you also need to consider which types of programs are best for you.There are plenty of intensive online programs that you can work with, but these will require the addition of hands-on training in another area so that you can complete the licensing requirements for practice and job training.There are also many vocational programs and traditional courses that you can take to obtain your cosmetology license. There are a few things to keep in mind when it comes to choosing the right cosmetology school.
1. First, you should never choose the first program that you find, and you should never make a decision based on cost alone.You need to compare the quality of the different programs that you find in order to get the best one for your needs.The goal is to get a high quality education, not just a cheap one.
2. You should also take the time to consider online courses even if you aren’t sold on the concept.It might prove to be more convenient and affordable for you.When you can’t afford a big education and you need something flexible, online courses can be the answer to your cosmetology school dreams.
3. Cosmetology school is more hands-on than actual textbook learning.There are some things that you will have to study and learn from a book, but most of the training is practical applications since this is a trade career.At least with the right training, you’ll know that you are able to do the job that you chose once you’re out on your own.After all, you can’t learn how to cut hair just by reading a book. You have to practice your skills and work on technique in a hands-on format.
Cosmetology school might not be for everyone, but it can be a great career choice for many people.By taking the time to check out your options and figure out what you want and need from training, you’ll have a rather easy time choosing a cosmetology school. If you choose a good program, they should even be willing to work with you in helping to answer your questions and get what you need so that you can be on your way to career success in no time at all.
It is discouraging to see the state of the real estate market and know that there is nothing you can do but sit and wait out the storm.However, there are things that you can do to keep your business going even when the market is slow.It all comes down to the proper real estate trainingand experience to be able to keep going despite everything being against you.Many people might think that being a real estate appraiser is one of the worst jobs to have right now because no one is selling or refinancing, which can make the market scarce.However, if you’re an appraiser, here are three tips to help your business no matter what the market looks like.
1. Build your reputation.If you have a good reputation, you will always have clients. You will likely have people that come to deal with you and only you, and who will never work with another company. They will pass along your information to their friends, family members, and other people that they know so that you can keep business going.One appraisal in the current market is a victory.
2. Celebrate those little victories. Remind yourself that all hope is NOT lost because you did have a client.Even if you have half as many clients as you used to, that’s still business.Focus on the positives and use the down time to improve areas of your business that need it. This would not be a bad time to get real estate continuing education. Be an optimist and your attitude will pay off.
3. Don’t sell yourself short. Too many people think the market isn’t moving so they’re just out of luck. Go out there and find business.If you have to, go make business happen.Work with real estate agencies that are still selling homes and helping people buy homes.They will be able to put in a good word for you if you put in a good word for them, which can create a great working relationship now, and an even better one once the market bounces back.
Real estate appraisal is a rough industry to be in right now, however, as long as you live in an area where homes are still selling, people will still need appraisals.It is your job to go after that business and make it yours. There are very few people that are willing to fight in the current market, so your efforts will almost always be rewarded.
Given the state of the economy, it’s no surprise that people want things as cheap as they can get them. It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about buying a home, car, or even just a new pair of shoes.Finding great deals is the goal of almost every shopper in today’s society, and many of those deals are found in the same way:auctions.Auctions are a great format to buy anything because you can get exactly what you want or need and often for a much better deal than you would just buying it outright. Between the economy, eBay, and people’s enjoyment of the exciting auction format, these once-rare finds are now commonplace all around the country.
Auctions carry many advantages and even a few disadvantages, depending on your perspective of the situation.Attending an auction for a foreclosed home, for example, could land you a home at up to 70% to 80% off of the actual value of the property.However, you will get the property “as is”, which means that if it has either been abandoned or was trashed before the owners were evicted; you’ll have to clean up the mess.If you go to an auction to buy a car, you’ll run into the same sort of situation. Unless otherwise specified, all auctions offer items in “as is” condition, which could be as good or as bad as it gets.
Auctions aren’t just for antiques and estate sales.These days, everyone is finding a reason to auction just about everything.From cars and homes to collectibles and everyday items, auction sales are higher than they have ever been.This is, of course, largely in part to sites like eBay and Auctiva, where people can auction their own goods for sale or auction the goods of others for a fee.
Watch out for companies that try to sell you information on foreclosed home auctions. Too often, people get scammed into thinking that they have to know the “right people” or have “the inside scoop” to learn about these sales.In reality, auctions are public information, and are listed in the public record and/or legal section of your local newspaper as such.You can also obtain a list of foreclosure auctions from your county sheriff in most states throughout the U.S.Whether you’re looking for homes or smaller items, though, you can’t go wrong with the auction as your choice of shopping methods.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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Environmental
Finding the right EPA training program doesn’t have to be a difficult task. There are many programs out there to choose from, but there are some that are better than others.You will need to take the time to review your choices and see which EPA courses best suit your needs.Depending on the type of training that you seek and how you’re looking to obtain it, you may be able to narrow down your options quite easily.The first tip is to choose how you want to take your course: online or in a classroom setting.After that, there are many other things that you need to consider.
1. If you choose to work with an online program, make sure that you find one that has been doing EPA training for a sufficient amount of time and who can help you to meet your goals and get the education that you need.Online companies are sometimes hard to profile, but a legitimate training company should lay all their cards on the table for you.
2. Whether you choose classroom learning or online EPA courses, take the time to consider the cost.If you’re paying for the training program out of pocket, you’ll need to make sure that you can afford it.If an employer sets up the training or foots the bill, this won’t be a concern.However, when it comes to paying for your own training the cost can make all the difference in the end.
3. Think about what you want to achieve with your EPA training.Ensure that you’re at least getting the training that you need, and then go from there to determine if you want more training than what might be mandated by your particular state or jurisdiction.Remember that even though it isn’t mandatory, more training can mean more money in the long run.
Finding the best EPA training program can prove to be a little bit of a challenge, especially when you’re new to the whole field.However, as long as you take the time to consider the necessary elements and make the most of your training, you’ll do just fine. Getting the right EPA training will set the stage for a spectacular career in environmental protection or another industry where environmental protection is a necessary skill to have. These tips should make your decision a little easier, so keep them in mind when you’re looking for a program.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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Environmental
Go Green” is one of the most popular catchphrases uttered in today’s society.With everyone in a struggle to go green and save the environment, it gets you wondering where the slogan actually came from.In the 1970s, with the development of Earth Day and the other various movements put into place by “tree huggers” and “hippies”,the green movement was first initiated.At this time, it was small and largely unnoticed on a global scale.As time progressed, however, the world became more interested in saving their planet. The actual phrase itself is not very well documented or researched as to its first use, but it can be speculated.
Some sources link the origin of “go green” to the Go Green Initiative started in 2002, in California, by Jill Buck. This program is an Environmental Training and Stewardship Program that has now been adopted in all 50 states and 13 different countries.However, this initiative is largely focused on schools, and the possibility of the use of the “go green” slogan before this began is still likely. It really doesn’t matter who started the phrase, though, as long as someone’s going to do something to save the planet.
To “go green” is to strive for sustainability and protection of the environment.It consists of doing things to protect and conserve the Earth, rather than taking away from it like people have for so many years.In light of the worries of global warming and environmental deterioration, more and more people are striving to live a green life and give back, even in the smallest way, to the planet that we live on.Without documented information or a patent on the actual phrase “go green”, we might never learn of its origins.However, whoever is responsible for coining the phrase probably wishes they would have done so.They’d be a billionaire by now with its popularity.
Going green is not just something that you do on occasion. Many people are taking small steps to go green, but the true green-friendly lives are the ones that do everything possible to protect and sustain the environment so that we can enjoy what little we have left. Whether the phrase came from that 2002 project or from an earlier date and time that is not published, as long as people are taking time to give back the world is going to be a better place.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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Healthcare
When it comes to health care innovations and improvements, one of the most popular areas that needs, and is getting improvements as of late, is patient care and waiting times.Many offices are seeing higher numbers of patients than ever before, which is leading them to seek new ways to manage patient care and provide quicker and more efficient service without compromising the quality of the care that patients receive.Utilizing your training in the health care industry, such as,Nursing Continuing Education, Dental Continuing Education, Radiology CME, and Respiratory CEU as well as your common sense skills of how to develop a plan for improvement and follow it through will help you to figure out what comes next. Here are some other tips:
1. Never overbook and depend on cancellations.When your schedule is full, it’s full. Have a physician’s assistant on staff to help out with the full schedule days and limit the amount of time that doctors and nurses spend with patients.This is not to say that you should sacrifice patient care.However, someone who just needs an after-illness checkup doesn’t need as much of the doctor’s time as someone who has a serious concern or illness that needs tests and thorough examination.
2. Focus on creating a flow through the office that is more efficient.For example, if a patient normally goes from the waiting room to a triage area in the clinic, this might not be necessary.If they already have an appointment and a purpose for being there, send them straight to an exam room and save the triage space for those walk in patients or those who don’t disclose the reason for their visit upon scheduling the appointment.
3. Never have more patients in rooms than you have doctors and nurses to tend to them.One doctor should never have more than 3 exam rooms for patients to wait in, and spending an average of 20-30 minutes with each patient should be all that is needed.This is where double booking can create longer waiting and unnecessary clogs in the system.
Utilizing your skills in management and handling scheduling will allow you to streamline the process of patient care and make it more effective so that you can see more patients with less hassle and carry on with a successful medical practice. Therefore, training your staff in Nursing Continuing Education, Radiology CME, and Respiratory CEU is very important. It might seem like you’re trying to rush through patients, but until there are doctor to patient ratios in the country that average 1:1 or even 1:2, the need for efficiency is at an all time high.
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
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Healthcare
Every day, something new is discovered in the medical field.No matter how small or insignificant it may seem at the time, the role of innovation in health care is essential to these tiny discoveries, which often lead to much bigger changes and advances in modern medicine.Innovation has created a world where heart surgery is not only possible, but completely safe in most cases, and often minimally invasive. Who would have ever thought that you could perform such a surgery without major invasions to the body? Similarly, a lot of development has been made in the respiratory assistance field. Many professionals are taking the Respiratory CEU training. Without innovation, health care would still be stuck in the Stone Age.
Health care doesn’t only rely on innovation for procedures and actual medicine, but also for patient care and processes that help facilities and medical buildings to function.Technology is making medicine smarter, better, and faster than ever before, and the whole industry is gearing toward a more patient-centered focus because they now have the abilities and means to treat patients on a specific basis. Professions, such as, nursing, dentistry, radiology have evolved with advancement in technology and new heights of accuracy and procedures are being scaled. It is hard for the professionals to keep up with this pace but, convenient and self-paced training in Nursing Continuing Education, Dental Continuing Education, Radiology CME, and Respiratory CEU have kept up with the quality and convenience being provided. More people are being treated in a proper manner because innovation has led the way for a more detailed view of what is going on inside their bodies.
It’s amazing how far medicine has come, and none of it would be possible without innovation.As we create new ways to live, work, and play, health care needs to keep up.People are becoming different creatures every day and having a health care system that can meet the growing and changing needs of people around the world is essential to survival of human kind.As different things change in the environment, so do medical needs and diseases.It’s no surprise that the increased stress of life and the various pollutants we have surrounded ourselves with increased cancer, heart disease, and other diseases.
When these numbers begin to rise, it is up to the healthcare system to create a solution. Without innovation, this would not be possible.Healthcare needs to always be leading the way with new creations, medications, and treatments for various conditions in order to heal people and keep the population growing as it has been for centuries.Without innovation that counteracts the environmental changes that take place throughout civilization, there would be no way to keep people healthy and safe throughout their lives.Innovation is not only beneficial to healthcare, but it is more importantly a necessary part of the process.
