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, is a
shrinkage 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.
Individuals
with special business or career skills will have the option to be
self-employed. Employers who choose to use these type of employees 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, can be a career trap for
today's workers. Because when you get laid off, you maybe untrained for jobs
in other industries which may require different skill sets. The phase
overqualified was coined to describe this group of workers. In the future
self-employment should be upper most in your mind when you're are deciding
what type of dual track career choice to make.
The
entrepreneurial sprit that spawned public charter schools have created
new opportunities for educators, parents and school administrators. A
secondary career school 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 a charter, which spells out specific achievement goals.
Many of these private institutions will be entrepreneurial focused
schools which are authorized by the National Association of Entrepreneurship
Institutions, (NAEI). Secondary career schools are not subject to scrutiny
by states or federal agencies.