How to succeed as an on-line student!

About.com recently posted a great article entitled, "How to suceed as an on-line student." We hope you enjoy the article.

Online campus details seven deadly cyber sins!

More than three million adult learners will study online this fall. Maybe you'll be one of them. Perhaps you're unsure of the eClassroom or of your chances for earning a degree. Wondering how you can successfully attend Web courses and earn your degree without committing eLearning trespasses? Read on about seven deadly cyber-school sins and what online learning experts suggest to escape these common perils.

What are the wages of various careers?

Our focus as a company is to provide top quality career training via colleges and universities. Many of our students wonder what the wage ranges are for the career fields in their market. We have found this great web site, Top Career Wages.com, that will help you find the wage ranges for the career you are considering. We hope you like their web site!

Gatlin Education releases Modern Automotive Service Technician Program.

Gatlin Education Services is pleased to announce our new, "Modern Automotive Service Technician" online program. This new program teaches the construction, operation, diagnosis, service, and repair of late-model automobiles and light trucks. This comprehensive program uses a building-block approach that starts with the fundamental principles of system operation and progresses gradually to complex diagnostic and service procedures. To learn more about this program and to be notified when the course goes live please visit Gatlin Education Services: Online Career Training Courses.

Paralegal Students Benefit Through Gatlin Education Services Partnership With CASA.

Gatlin Education Services announced today that they have partnered with the National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association to encourage Gatlin paralegal students to volunteer as advocates for abused and neglected children. To read the entire article from News Wire Today click here.

Gatlin Education releases Business Marketing Design program.

Gatlin Education Services is pleased to announce the release of our new Business Marketing Design program which focuses on developing the visual identity, advertising, and marketing design skills required for a corporate or small business environment. Students learn professional applications for Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator or equivalent digital imaging and vector drawing tools. Course projects include marketing concept development, critique, retouching, compositing, illustration, print and Web advertising, identity design, direct mail, marketing communication, company branding, and business startup scenarios. Available now!

Gatlin Education releases new Forensic Computer Examiner course.

Due to surging demand Gatlin Education Services has created a Forensic Computer Examiner Program. This comprehensive online Forensic Computer Examiner program prepares individuals for a career as a forensic computer examiner. Through this training, students learn to retrieve evidence and prepare reports, based on that evidence, which will stand up in a court of law. The ethics of computer forensics and the preparation and analysis of investigation results is also covered. The primary certification for civilian forensic computer examiners is the Certified Computer Examiner (CCE®) certification. This online Forensic Computer Examiner program is an authorized CCE training course and thoroughly prepares students to take the CCE certification exam. This program is available now!

Gatlin Education Services attending LERN in Las Vegas, Nov. 17 AND 18th.

Gatlin Education Services will be one of the exhibitors at this year's annual LERN conference being held at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas from November 16 - 18th, 2005.

http://www.lern.org

Stephen Gatlin the President of Gatlin Education Services and Daryl Clark the Director of Special Markets will be representing our organization. Stephen and Daryl look forward to thanking you for your support this year and telling you about a few of our exciting new initiatives for 2006.

Certified National Pharmaceutical Sales Representative online training course is now available!

The Certified National Pharmaceutical Sales Representative (CNPR) online program is ready for enrollments! This course is available at many of the partners colleges and universities of Gatlin Education Services. If you are seeking a career in this field, you can now become certified at your own pace in the comfort of your home. Detailed course information is available at Certified National Pharmaceutical Sales Representative.

To find a college or university near you offering this exciting new course you can also visit our web site at Gatlin Education Services: online career training courses.

Funding Sources for Global Education

Ed Stoessel the Executive Director for Resource Development and International and Governmental Relations at Eastern Iowa Community College District has written a great article we would like to share with you! The article is titled, "Funding sources for Global Education."

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Community Colleges and Workforce Investment: A Necessary Partnership

A few years ago, Senator Tom Harkin wrote a superb article about Community Colleges and Workforce Investment partnerships. We would like to share this great article with you today. Here is a link to the article entitled, "Community Colleges and Workforce Investment: A Necessary Partnership"

16th Annual American Marketing Assoc. Symposium on Marketing in Higher Education.

The American Marketing Association just announced the dates of their 16th annual symposium on "Marketing in Higher Education", it will be held in Chicago, Illinois on Nov. 13 - 16, 2005. The Symposium brings together more than 40 marketing presentations in a three-day event. Sessions typically address branding, web marketing, integrated marketing communications, market research, strategic planning, and competitive positioning through practical campus case studies. In order to provide a forum to discuss the marketing challenges institutions face, the program selects speakers who represent a variety of colleges and universities, as well as span across various levels of leadership within higher education. The Symposium is an excellent opportunity for administrators to network and return back to their campus, better prepared to advance the benefits of higher education marketing for their students, staff, and faculty.

A regional and an international education conference we recommend.

Here are two more great education conferences we recommend attending this year!

1. UCEA Mid-Atlantic Annual Conference at The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley Malvern, Pennsylvania on October 5-7, 2005.

2. On-line Education Berlin 2005 is being held on November 30 - December 2nd, 2005. This conference attracts over 1700 participants from more than 66 countries representing all continents, and thus is the world's largest international e-learning conference.

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Education conferences we recommend attending this fall.

We recommend the attending following education conferences this fall.

The National Council for Continuing Education and Training Annual Convention - Oct. 16th - 19th in Jacksonville, Florida.

The League for Innovation Conference - Oct. 23rd - Oct. 26th in Dallas, Texas.

The Association for Continuing Higher Education - Oct. 29th - Nov. 1st in Madison, Wisconsin.

Representatives from Gatlin Education Services: Online Career Training Courses will be attending all three conferences.

Online higher education market to exceed $6B in 2005.

The online distance education market is heating up, with enrollment expected to exceed 1 million students in 2005, representing a market of more than $6 billion, according to a recent report by Eduventures, an independent research firm. The study, Online Distance Education Market Update: A Nascent Market Matures, analyzes the development and maturation of the market, identifying the key causes of growth. Excerpts of this report are provided in an article by The Westchester County Business Journal.

Corporate blogging made simple.

Today we are changing our focus a little and discussing why and how companies are using blogging. We use our blog to keep our partners and their students informed of on-line and off line continuing education trends. We also use our blog to let partners and students know about new Gatlin Education Services course offerings, without sending everyone an intrusive email. The American Marketing Association recently published a great article entitled, "Corporate Blogging Made Simple". This article demonstrates how other companies are using blogging to their advantage. It might give you some ideas how to use blogging to your advantage too.

Department of Education & National Institute on Disabilities and Rehab. grant opportunities.

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and the Department of Education have announced grant opportunities in the following services areas for 2005.

*National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) -- Rehabilitation Research & Training Centers (RRTC) -- CFDA# 84.133B-1

*National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) -- Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) -- CFDA# 84.133A-1

*National Assistive Technology Training & Technical Assistance Program -- CFDA# 84.224B-1

*Rehabilitation Long-Term Training -- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling -- CFDA# 84.129B

For more information on these grant opportunities and for grant applications visit the United States Department of Education grant page. Feel free to contact us for more details too.

California Workforce Development gets funds for training nurses.

The Governor of California's 2005/06 budget gives the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) the necessary tools and resources it needs to spearhead major efforts to increase capacity for nurse education programs, as well as to go after the bad guys in the California underground economy via the Economic Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC). Learn more by reading the article, "Labor and Workforce Development Agency's Budget is Victorious; Governor's Nurse Education Initiative and EEEC are a Go!"

New Human Resources for Healthcare professionals online course.

Gatlin Education Services is pleased to announce the first certification program of it's kind for human resource professionals in the healthcare industry. The new certificate program, "Human Resources for the Healthcare professional". Is available online from colleges and universities in the Unites States and abroad.

This certificate program is designed to provide the aspiring Healthcare Human Resources professional with a comprehensive human resource management foundation, grounded in practice, for those who intend to work or are working in healthcare settings. All of the modules in this program instill a solid foundation in both human resources and healthcare administrative practices.

Marketing online programs free online workshop starts July 20th.

The Sloan Consortium announced an online seminar focused on the important aspects of marketing online programs to potential students. In this seminar, they will provide information from two companies that are highly involved in understanding the rigors of higher education marketing, as well as two successful institutions that deal with these issues on a daily basis. The seminar will address many of the challenges of marketing online programs in today’s higher education.

The Marketing Online Programs in Higher Education online seminar is free and panel workshops start on July 20, 2005.