The first, and the most obvious obstacle is the financial requirements for CE. With event costing up to over a thousand dollars per conference, this can be quite restrictive. Especially if your interests and passions lie in a niche area of your speciality. The CEU Group offers options now that will help decrease these costs significantly.
Second in the list of obstacles is the availability of courses in your given geographic area. Although there are many providers of continuing education that travel all over the country, they typically choose only the larger metropolitan areas to provide these courses. For many professionals in some of the outlying areas, this is a genuine obstacle. Travel costs, time taken away from home and from business, on top of the costs of the continuing education are enough to drive some of these people to the edge. The CEU Group is working hard to develop great relationships with online providers of quality continuing education as well as to eventually work with these providers and recruit new educators to try to convince them to go into some of the more rural areas from time to time. These efforts will bring fantastic options to to licensed professionals everywhere.
And Third in the list of obstacles professionals face in getting their continuing education is the lack of interesting, or pertinent courses. Let's face it, everyone has a passion for, interest in, or knack for something a little different than the next professional. Everyone's clientele has differing needs. Sometimes the variety of continuing educational opportunities are ... well... boring and unvaried. Who wants to take the same ethics course and same business acumen course year after year? Although sometimes these courses are required, there also needs to be some variety. The CEU Group is working with and recruiting providers in all occupations and titles and areas of expertise to provide a wide variety of options for all of the professionals whom we serve.
As can be seen, The CEU Group, though in its infancy, is working hard to overcome the three main obstacles to continuing educational requirements and provide a way for all professionals in all occupations and geographical locations more affordable, accessible, and pertinent options. To join in this discussion and this movement, please join us at www.theceugroup.com and let your voice be heard on our blog and in our polls on our website. You can also like us on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-CEU-Group/272499622784833 or by clicking the "like" link on our website. You can also follow us on Twitter @theCEUgroup or by clicking the "follow" link on our website.
We look forward to serving you and your clientele as you will be able to serve their individual needs better with the training and education you will receive through our partners, current and future.
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