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Find Continuing Education CPA Courses Online

May 9, 2023 Comments Off

Find Continuing Education CPA Courses Online

CPA courses in continuing education will help you stay compliant with State regulations for license renewal as well as deliver personal development for your career. Although we often have the image of completing university and walking away from formal education for the remainder of our lives, the reality is that our fast paced modern world demands that we constantly educate ourselves in order to stay up with the changing face of business. This is especially true for CPAs, as the financial world is an ever evolving liquid atmosphere. Tax laws, investment laws, and inheritance laws all seem to change with every national budget. A good CPA knows that they need to keep current to survive.

One of the most efficient ways to take CPA courses in continuing education is online. Uniquely suited to the modern world, internet based courses provide flexibility and convenience while keeping you updated with the latest information and law changes affecting CPAs. Online course provide superior flexibility because the internet is ‘always open’ you have 24 hour access every day of the week. This means you can log on for training when you like and your course will be there waiting. This flexibility makes it simple to slot training into your already busy schedule.

Online CPA courses are interactive menu driven courses that are easy to navigate through. This simple online style encourages involvement with the material and helps absorption of the concepts presented. Each course is finalized by a test which must be passed for certification. In addition, longer courses are divided into sections with quizzes to cap each one and help you judge your progress. You can set the pace of your own learning taking as much or as little time as is needed for each section. In addition you will never lose your place in the training as the system will automatically return you to the spot you left off at each new log-in.

CPA courses in continuing education not only help you stay complaint with license regulations but also provide personal development and career expansion. With the rate of change in our modern world everyone needs to undertake regular education updates just to stay in touch. With the ease and flexibility of online learning you may find that you enjoy the process so much that you will desire courses above and beyond the requirements to stay current and survive – you may choose to take on learning for learning’s sake.…

Private Tutoring – What Should I Charge?

May 9, 2023 Comments Off

Many different factors govern the going rate for private tutoring. The good news is that if you over-price your services and don’t attract students because you seem too expensive, you can always rethink your fees. Conversely, if you start off underestimating your fee for private tutor you can always increase it. Still, it helps to get it right from the outset and there are various ways to calculate the value of your private tutoring services.
Find out from agencies and tutoring websites what other people with similar qualifications are charging for private tutoring services.
Evaluate what you offer in your private tutoring service. Obvious factors to consider include your qualifications and experience. If you are offering private tutor by means of the internet, include existing expertise in delivering educational help online as an additional skill.
Consider what your subject is worth in the private tutor marketplace. Clearly, homework help will command a lower rate than GRE prep. Similarly, helping school age learners with geography won’t pay as much as economics tutoring for MBA students.
Think of the preparation time involved (including administration). If you’re offering conversation classes in a language you will probably have less to prepare than if your private tutor involves devising and assessing assignments, for example. Some private tutor jobs demand more personalized attention than others, and hence more prep time.
Estimate your overheads, if any. If your private tutoring service is delivered online then your overheads will be lower than if you commute to learners’ homes.
Track time efficiently. When you start out in private tutoring be rigorous about recording how much time you spend on tasks and set your fees accordingly.
Think of the bigger picture. It makes sense to set your fees lower for a learner who is seeking weekly private tutoring sessions for a year than for someone who wants a month’s worth of catch-up tuition.
Things To Bear In Mind
You are entering a marketplace in which rules of supply and demand apply. You may have a doctorate and vast experience in teaching math, but there are lots of other people offering math tutoring. With times especially tough right now, people will make compromises. For the sake of savings, they may well decide that someone with an M.Sc. and less experience will do just as well.
You may be worth it in an ideal world but don’t price yourself out of the market. On the other hand, if you’re ridiculously cheap people may wonder whether you offer a sub-standard private tutoring service.
When building in costs don’t just pass them on to the client. You will need to invest your own money in your private tutoring business. If your private tutoring online includes interactive quizzes and puzzles that have taken you hours to create, that’s part of honing your skills and developing your ‘product’. You can’t expect learners to pick up the tab for it.
Money is important but it isn’t everything. It’s not worth being greedy and in any educational enterprise you should expect to give a bit extra as part of the service. There may well be occasions when students need a bit of additional help and support. Be generous, within reason, and remember that you are dealing in people’s futures, not flogging consumer goods.…

Ask About Them – Don’t Talk About You

May 8, 2023 Comments Off

Joe, an engineer with one of my clients, was promoted to department head. Marketing was now a major responsibility-and Joe was not having much success. I was asked to help by spending two days with Joe and possibly do some tutoring and teaching.
We met early the first day. Joe was obviously smart and enthusiastic. How could he not succeed? Later that day he gave a project status report to the staff at the client’s office. I went along. He was an effective speaker. How could he not succeed?
Near the end of the first day, Joe showed me a request for proposal, indicated that he was scheduled to meet with the potential client the next day, and asked if I would like to accompany him. I said “yes” and he said “let’s prepare for the meeting.” This guy was right on, he wanted to be prepared. How could he not succeed?
We then focused on meeting planning. Joe took out a pad of paper, laid it on his desk, and said “let’s list all the things we want to tell them about our company.” That’s when the light went on. His comment clashed with my marketing model. Accordingly, I suggested that we instead list all the things we want to ask the potential client. Joe somewhat reluctantly agreed. So we created a list of questions to ask about the client and their project.
The next day, as we drove to the potential client’s office, I offered one more suggestion: “Let’s set the goal of having them talk at least 75% of the time.” We met, we asked questions, and they talked at least 75% of the time. We learned much and Joe’s firm subsequently won the project.…

Homeschooling Tips That Every Parent Can Use

May 6, 2023 Comments Off

Reconsider whether homeschooling is for your family or not. This is becoming more popular than ever. It is possible to learn what you need to do to succeed.

Remember that your kids need breaks when homeschooling. Uninterrupted, lengthy blocks of studying will diminish their enthusiasm for learning. Allow them to have down-time or get some exercise. It will ultimately be good for everyone involved.

Textbooks are not the only way to learn. Within reason, expose your child to different types of reading materials other than texts and novels. Newspapers, blogs and even comic books are useful teaching tools. Have your children read articles that will help them keep up on current events. This also enhances analytic skills, and those have a lifetime benefit.

Socialize and have field trips with other homeschooling families. Doing this will introduce your children to kids their own age. Call ahead to see if certain locations offer discounts to home schooled students.

You would not want your children to get mixed up with the bad crowd in public schools, yet they need to have opportunities to interact with other children. Make sure you plan social opportunities like play dates and other activities for your kids. Get out of the house with your kids and take them to the park so that they can play there with other kids, too. Look into sports teams, clubs or other organizations.

Understand the rules for homeschooling in your state. The laws are different everywhere, so find out what is needed in your state. Take note of your state’s stance on things like standardized testing, physical education and documentation requirements. In some states, you may also have to register your homeschooling program.

Have you thought about the financial impact homeschooling will have on your family? It’s going to be a real hurdle if you must quit your job. On top of that, you’ll have to pay for supplies, educational materials and potentially help with chores you won’t have time to do.

Give your child as many hands-on activities as possible. If you are learning about another country, plan a meal plan that incorporates food from that region. Learning about England could have them creating bangers and mash. You could also adapt the recipes to the era you are studying through history lessons or the countries you are talking about during geography classes. Children will absorb information more readily when they are use all their senses.

Vacations should be another time for learning. Plan to visit museums, zoos, science centers and historical locations on your trips. Even on a day trip, you can have a learning adventure. You will have a wonderful adventure with your family and be branching out to new things.

If you offer them a good experience, your child can really enjoy homeschooling. Both you and your children will find many benefits from homeschooling. Now that you have read this article, you should be aware of the benefits and what you have to do to receive them. Get started with homeschooling today and you will soon reap the rewards of your decision.…

Engineering Continuing Education – What Are Professional Development Hours?

May 5, 2023 Comments Off

Engineering Continuing Education – What Are Professional Development Hours?

Suppose in a few months you will be renewing your Professional Engineering license. Going through the checklist, you notice that you need a few more engineering continuing education credits. Oh no, there is not enough time left to register for a college class or find a convention or seminar in your local area. What are you going to do? What about online? Are there any websites offering engineering continuing education courses? Yes there are. You have found several websites, but will your State Licensure Board accept the courses? And what is the difference between a Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and Professional Development Hour (PDH)?

Many engineers with a Professional Engineer license obtain their technical and managerial skills by mostly attending professional monthly meetings, which generally accumulate 0.5 PDH per meeting, and either attending conferences or seminars, where 1 or more PDHs are offered for each presentation. At least 30 states require continuing education units with the minimum requirement usually 15 PDHs per year or 30 PDHs every two years. The courses have to be related to engineering and can be on topics that are technical, ethical, or managerial. According to the National Society of Professional Engineers, one acceptable activity to earn PDHs is attending continuing education courses. Online courses are usually acceptable in all states, but a few states do limit the number of online courses. Five states (New York, Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Oklahoma) require the State Licensure Board to pre-approval of PDH sponsors. Licensees should look into their state’s requirements.

Licensed engineers, on a voluntary or mandated basis, attend continuing education courses not only for licensure renewal but also to ensure competency. These engineers earn Professional Development Hours (PDH) for attending these courses. A Professional Development Hour is considered one contact hour of course work of either instruction or presentation. The licensee is responsible for maintaining records to be used to support credits claimed. Currently, 30 of the 50 states mandate ongoing education to maintain competency for licensed engineers.

1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) = 10 Professional Development Hours (PDH)

Examples:

1 hour luncheon with presentation 0.05 CEUs = 0.5 PDHs

1 day seminar granting 0.7 CEUs = 7 PDHs

1.5 day seminar granting 1 CEU = 10 PDHs

2 day seminar granting 1.3 CEUs = 13 PDHs

3 day seminar granting 2 CEUs = 20 PDHs

In this article we have discussed what a professional development hour is for engineers. Many states are requiring that engineers attend these courses to stay current in their area of expertise. For the most part engineers are required to qualify and document the course they have completed each renewal period. In our rapidly changing industry completing the appropriate course can be the difference between an employed and an unemployed engineer.…

A Lot For Which to Be Thankful

May 5, 2023 Comments Off

As I typed the title of this post I stopped to wonder how many of today’s adolescents would have resisted the urge to put the preposition at the end of the phrase — i.e. ‘A Lot To Be Thankful For’. I continue to worry about the texting and video-gaming culture America’s future leaders are growing up in. No, actually, the culture in which they are growing up!
Anyway, we’ve made it through mid-term conferences and at this point most parents have a pretty good feeling for where their kids are stacking up in the classroom. Even if you’ve learned that your child has a bit of an uphill climb in order to achieve classroom standards, he or she still has something for which to be thankful. That of course is you–a parent who is spending time on this site in a search to find what is best for the child’s progress. You taking the time to read this means that you care more about what’s best for your kids than the average Joe.
Two of my three children are school age, and their conferences generally went well. That said, there is always more we can do to help our kids excel. The conferences provided great opportunities to fully frame the picture in my mind of how each of my children interacts in his/her classroom environment. Even though I participate in volunteer activities at their schools, it is always great to have a formal meeting of the minds with the teacher. Hopefully that meeting of the minds confirms that you both know the areas of needed improvement to be the same. That was indeed the case in my kids’ conferences. But if not, then, well, that’s why we have the conferences, to get onto the same page!
So now I go forth, re-focused and re-energized to help my kids improve. I go forth with assurance that my kids’ teachers are focusing on the same improvement areas, and I go forth with determination to mold my kids as best as I can.
As I sign off now, I can see our Nintendo Wii sitting in the corner of the family room. It’s autumn, it’s cold, windy, rainy, and prematurely dark outside. How easy it would be to sit the kids down and let them blast away at each other in a game of Star Wars Lego, or to immerse themselves in a meaningless virtual race of Mario Kart.
I shall resist. Anybody want to go to the YMCA to shoot some hoops or have a swim?
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!…

The Secret to a Great Career

May 4, 2023 Comments Off

The Secret to a Great Career

While many people equate success with the ability to make a lot of money, others spend much time and dedication making sure they are happy with their work. For them, it’s not so much the possibility of failure that is frightening. What’s really terrifying is the prospect of sheer boredom.

One of the best nuggets of wisdom ever passed down is to make sure you love your job. This piece of advice isn’t so much about career options as it is about quality of life. The truth of the matter is that whatever we choose as careers will wind up consuming the better part of our day. The standard North American job demands forty hours of labour per week. If we assume that the average person gets seven hours of sleep per night, that means our jobs take up almost half of our total number of waking hours (not including transit time). So, if you’re spending half of your waking life at work, you most definitely need to make sure that you are enjoying what you are doing.

How much we enjoy our work is dependent on a lot of factors, including age. Our 20’s are when we explore our career options. We spend most of the decade making decisions (and then changing our minds), making mistakes (and then making them again), all in an attempt to figure out what we really want to do with our lives.

Then come the 30’s, which, given that we at least have an idea of what it is we want to do, is spent making our mark actually doing it. We move up and down the industry ladders, we take leaps, and we work on projects that perhaps we never intended to way back when. Needless to say, there is still a level of spontaneity that gives a dose of excitement to the job.

But by the time we hit 40, I can only assume things will become quite, well…redundant. After spending a certain amount of time doing something, the task at hand will eventually become habitual, and whatever it was that drew you into the craft to begin with will be long forgotten.

This timeline isn’t anywhere close to being concrete, nor does it hold true for any specific industry. But, we all know that humans are creatures of habit, so we all run the risk of falling into a boring work routine.

So, what’s the secret to a great career? Well, it all comes down to staying on your toes. To avoid the risk of becoming completely bored of your job, you need to ensure that you are constantly being challenged. The best way to do this is to keep learning new facets of your industry.

Something as simple as enrolling in a Continuing Education course or program will help you make sure that you’re keeping up and staying sharp. A huge plus is that most universities and colleges offer online learning and distance education, which makes it a lot easier for full-time workers to be able to add a course into their already hectic schedules. Also, Continuing Education departments tend to offer courses that appeal to a lot of different industries, including:

Business

Creative & Visual Arts

Engineering Technology

Health Sciences

Human Services

Languages & Communications

Math/Statistics

For some, the idea of going back into school may seem daunting. But if you’ve done all you could do as a chef, or a lawyer or an engineer or a teacher, or whatever it is that you’ve dedicated your days to, then it is time to do yourself a favor and learn something new.…

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Find Continuing Education CPA Courses Online

Private Tutoring – What Should I Charge?

Ask About Them – Don’t Talk About You

Homeschooling Tips That Every Parent Can Use

Engineering Continuing Education – What Are Professional Development Hours?

A Lot For Which to Be Thankful

The Secret to a Great Career

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