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Secondary Career Occupations
In the new global marketplace the greatest danger to an individual living in countries with high living standards such as the United States and Canada are beginning to see a fall in their standard of living as a result of low wage competition. China, Haiti, Bangladesh, and other low wage countries will have a rise in their living standard, due to global competition and outsourcing of traditional jobs from high wag countries.
Individuals with special business or career skills will have the option to be self-employed. Employers who choose to use this type of employee do so, with the full-knowledge that these workers use the same skills to supplement their full-time employment. Acquiring a single skill and preparing for long-term employment occupation can be risky to your future. Skills that limited the type of industries you can work in is a trap for today's workers. Because when you get laid off, you are untrained for jobs in other industries which might require different skill sets. The phase overqualified was coined to describe this group. In the future self-employment should be upper most in your mind when you determine what type of dual track career choice to make
The entrepreneurial spririt that spawned public charter schools has created new opportunities for educators, parents and other alternative school owners. Secondary Career Schools can be established by non-profit organizations, colleges, universities, teachers, partners, and/or private business owners. They are freed from traditional bureaucratic strings and instead operate according to charter, which spells out specific achievement goals. They are not subject to scrutiny by states or federal Education departments . Many of these private institutions will be entrepreneurial focused schools which are authorized by the National Association of Entreprenurship Institutions, (NAEI)
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