No matter whether you are actively looking for work or whether you are currently happy in your job, there are still plenty of ways to advance your career potential. Many people don’t consider training when they are in a job, especially those happy within their career, since they feel they are unlikely to be applying for jobs and in turn to need a specific edge any time soon. However, when things change, should you either decide to leave your job or lose your job for some reason, finding the time or money to train can be hard and can leave you struggling to find the work you want.
Not only this, but training on the job can also help you to improve your ability in your current role. For instance, if you have been on health and safety training courses you will suddenly be an extremely valuable commodity for employers and those already in a job can find such courses help you to manage more effectively whilst saving money on outside consultancy.
The likes of health and safety training courses are also available through distance learning, meaning that taking such courses does not even have to affect your ability to earn or even mean you have to miss any work. On top of this, if you can acquire the ability to carry out risk assessments and therefore save on consultancy this will often mean that your current company may foot the bill for you, allowing you to increase your career potential without it actually costing you a penny.
Whilst the ability to carry out thorough risk assessments in different environments will be beneficial for almost any company, there may also be specific courses that increase your potential within your own specific field and therefore these may well be worth looking into too. Either way, it is likely to be more beneficial to do such courses whilst you are still in a job than when you find yourself looking for one.