More courses available to qualify for emerging occupations
College administrators in Boston, competing for students, are tailoring new courses aimed towards emerging occupations. That’s according to a recent article from the Boston Globe.
A database assistant didn’t want to move with her company to New York. Instead, “determined to stay in the Boston area, the 47-year-old mother of two entered Boston University’s graduate certificate program in database management to hone and expand her skills — and it paid off. A few weeks ago, she landed a better, higher-paying job as database analyst with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.”
The article notes several other programs throughout Boston that are training people in bioinformatics, combining IT and health care; MBAs in healthcare, graduate programs in regulatory affairs for drugs and medical devices, masters in cyber-security, and a host of programs in game design and simulation and big data.
As this trend spreads, it should be good news for people seeking to change careers or upgrade their jobs.