The holidays are here, but for some people, they don’t add much cheer as they trudge off to work at a job that doesn’t fulfill them in an industry that is grinding them down. If you’ve got someone in your life who needs a change in their work life, give them the gift of a new career this holiday season. You can give them the most comfortable or attractive clothing, shower them with the niceties of life, and tell them that you support them day-in and day-out, but nothing will help your loved one feel seen and heard like the chance to change their life path.
Washington Technical Institute offers lots of practical choices for adults who want to change their career path in a matter of months. Our programs are completely online and are self-paced, so our students have the security of moving forward while still living their lives. On top of that, we offer monthly payment plans and a chance to finance our reasonably priced tuition so that the burden doesn’t break the bank. The difference between a certificate and a four year degree is that by earning an intensive, focused certificate, students skip the extensive cost and unnecessary coursework of a four year degree and are able to enter the job market a lot more quickly. In today’s job market, employers understand the draw of a more direct route to education and employment, so there are plenty of high paying careers you can do without a college degree. On top of that, a certificate can even lead to a coveted work from home position.
If your loved one isn’t sure what career path they’d like to take, you can help them choose the right career for their personality or encourage them to take a career test. Once they have an idea of the industry they’d like to explore, it’s time to find the right program for them to achieve their goals. At WTI, we’ve got lots of options for different personality types and interests in the fields of paralegal work, health care, information technology, criminal justice, and business. Here is an overview of our most popular career path certificate options.
Paralegal
One pathway to explore is the paralegal field. We offer three different levels of paralegal training that take anywhere from a few months to a year and a half to complete. Of course, since our programs are self-paced, finishing early is an option, too! If your loved one has expressed an interest in working as in the legal field and has an organized, detail-oriented personality, this type of training might be right for them. On top of that, they can even earn special certification by using the education they earn from WTI to test into special rankings as a nationally certified paralegal.
Healthcare
We’ve also got lots of options in the healthcare field. From Medical Billing & Coding to Pharmacy Tech training, we’ve got programs that can get you a secure position in the growing medical industry. You’ve got plenty of work-from-home options as a medical billing and coding specialist, and pharmacy technicians get the chance to work directly with both patients and medical professionals. both career pathways offer positions in grocery stores, hospitals, doctors’ offices, and pharmacies. This growing market allows students to study to be a part of a secure career path helping people and working directly with medical professionals without attending 4 to 8 years of medical training.
Information Technology
Changing your career path for an IT job is a great choice to give yourself a new outlook on your professional life. Opportunities abound in IT, and a certificate is a direct route to higher pay, a chance for a hybrid or work from home position, and the security that comes from a growing industry. WTI offers a range of IT career certificate options from programming language certificates and database management to cyber security and full-stack development. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annual wage for computer and information technology occupations was $91,250 in May 2020, which was higher than the median annual wage for all occupations.
Making the Change
It can be scary for your loved one to start a new career, so if you’re ready to give them the gift of a new career this holiday season, you’ve got to be ready to support them, too. Learning to be a student again as an adult can be pretty intimidating, so make sure you’re by their side and willing to step up as they prepare to make the big change. Showing your loved one that you believe in them enough to invest in their future is a great first step, but being their cheerleader along the way is even more important!
Washington Technical Institute
Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for a loved one or looking for the perfect gift for yourself, Washington Technical Institute’s courses are perfect for today’s busy adults. They can be completed in a matter of months, with daily or bi-weekly start dates. Such flexible start dates make these programs unique and much more accessible for our students. Most of our certificates can be earned as a self-paced program, meaning that you can work at your own pace to complete your work, even finishing early if you have the time and motivation to do so. An additional benefit of WTI’s programs is that we offer affordable pricing and monthly payments to help our students leave school without debt.
Although our goal is to help our students graduate their programs with little to no debt, we also recognize that some students might need to utilize a loan for their educational investment. We are excited to announce our partnerships with Climb Credit or Ascent, student lending companies focused on financing career-building programs.
If you’re ready to enroll and start working on a plan for the personal and professional benefit of professional development, you can register for your program online through our website. Still have questions about our programs? Feel free to call us at 800-371-5581 or text us at 952-465-3702. Our admissions specialists will be happy to answer whatever questions you have.
