Courses Direct, a leading vocational educational provider that operates across the globe, is announcing a new set of accounting courses. Given the rapid changes in our current economic climate, Courses Direct is predicting a higher-than-usual demand for people trained and ready to provide accounting services in countries all over the world. They’re pleased to announced Multiple Nation Training.

“We believe that with every problem, we’re presented with an opportunity,” says Shane Ross Collison, a spokesperson for Courses Direct. “Some people look at the chaos all around us and throw up their hands in despair. We look at it, and we say, ‘So every country is going through a fiscal crunch right now. Great. That means someone who understands accounting in multiple countries is going to be especially valuable at this time.”

In today’s competitive marketplace, it’s a cinch that accountants need to make themselves especially valuable. “Courses Direct operates in lots of countries, including Australia, New Zealand, and the UK,” says Shane Ross Collison. “All of these countries are part of the Commonwealth of Nations, and they share a common economic history. But things are changing rapidly. For example, England is part of the European Union, but they still hold onto the British pound. Australia and New Zealand have their own currencies and laws, but they’re part of a special relationship with each other. The rules are constantly changing, and it is especially valuable if an accountant is versed in many different systems.”

The Multiple Nation Training from Courses Direct is aimed at training students to handle the economic differences and demands of different nations. Students will learn to understand and apply currency fluctuations, exchange rates, sovereign debt issues, and a host of complicated material. “By the time the student finishes this course, they will be uniquely empowered to meet the challenges of our increasingly complex, interconnected economies,” says Shane Ross Collison.

Courses Direct allows students the flexibility to learn anywhere, at any time. So the company believes that this new Multiple Nation Training will be especially useful for busy professionals who are already working. It takes out the stress associated with finding time to study late at night or on weekends. The courses are open now, and students are free to matriculate when they have time. “We’re not tied down to a particular set of classes or to a study year,” says Shane Ross Collison. “The plan of this new course it to give busy, working professionals the set of tools they need to survive in our cutthroat world, without eating up valuable time.”

Courses Direct expects to see many professional accountants who are eager to take part in the Multiple Nation Training Course. They have prepared to receive a large amount of students into the courses as soon as they want to sign up. “We’re open and ready to start making a difference with our Multiple Nation Training Course.” The company wants to add value to the students’ resume, and help them to become more valuable.

If you have a steady job, you might be shocked to know that you could be making the same mistakes that are destroying one of the major Internet companies. That’s right, of dialup Internet and free e-mail fame. According to experts in the field of job hunting, many people who are out looking for work right now are stuck in the unemployment lines because they followed the same destructive path as this company.

This international company just launched their new e-mail upgrades. The new features are nice, with smart ideas like supporting text messages, maps, and even photos inside e-mails. So what’s the problem? Well, for them, these nice developments come about five years too late. Everybody else already has that. After years of ignoring changes in the e-mail industry, the company is bleeding clients to companies like Google and Facebook. According to experts in the industry, this company has lost 23% of their subscribers this year alone. That’s several million people.

“The company didn’t move in any significant direction for years,” says Rob Gundersen, a motivational life coach and job search expert. “This company pioneered much of what we’ve come to expect from the Internet experience. But when other companies came along with a better idea, this company didn’t take the steps they needed to stay ahead of the game.” Mr. Gundersen notes that the time to prepare for significant change is before the change. “If you have a steady job right now, it’s the time to brush up on your education. To learn the latest in your field. Otherwise when the change happens, you’ll be working from a panic situation.”

“People need to forget the entire idea of job security,” argues Jennifer Landreu, who runs her own résumé polishing business from her home. “I can’t tell you how many clients I have coming to me who say, ‘I never saw this coming. I thought my job was safe.’ In this economy, it strikes me as foolish for anyone to assume that they will be able to keep their job indefinitely.” Jennifer says that the people who keep up with the changes in their industry are more likely to find new work – and faster – if they lose their old jobs. “For example, earlier this year I was working with a client who had been working in the banking industry for the last two decades. Unlike his peers, he had been reading up on all the new legislation that the U.S. and other countries were passing after the meltdown in 2009. Wouldn’t you know it, within less than a month, he found a new job with a U.S. firm – in his hometown. And he’s making better money than before.” She pauses before continuing. “None of his coworkers who got the axe are so lucky right now.”

Education is power. Both of these experts caution that people should never assume that they’ve learned enough when they get their diploma. “You can never know too much,” says Mr. Gundersen. “It’s never too late for a person to make a better life for themselves by gaining more education.”