It’s been almost 3 years since I graduated from college and I feel like I haven’t stopped learning new things, nor has the pace slowed down since leaving the ivory towers of Boulder.
Now I’ll have even more opportunities to advance my education. The company I work for rewards (with cash) employees who pursue and complete applicable professional designations, and in my case they are CEBS and CLU.
CEBS: Certified Employee Benefits Specialist. To attain CEBS I have to take 8 correspondence courses and 8 exams. Since I am new to the industry, and to corporate culture in general, I view these classes as a way to speed up experience – to learn a lot in a compressed period of time. It’s not rocket science, and it’s not a graduate degree, but it’s a lot of practical and useful knowledge to make me more confident at work.
CLU: Chartered Life Underwriter. I’ve only recently began to research into this designation, but I am intrigued because it would give me an opportunity to learn more about insurance and how it’s rated. CLU is something I will consider pursuing after I get my CEBS.
Eventually I would like to go to a proper graduate school. But the professional degrees will have to do for now. Besides, this will allow me to practice “night school” for if and when I decide to attend evening classes for a JD.
