Professionals up-skilling in face of job shortages
Warren Jacobson
Financial services professionals are up-skilling in the face of potential job shortages, according to the chief executive of financial education provider, Kaplan Professional Australia.
CEO Warren Jacobson said the 600 new student enrolments in its postgraduate financial services courses during the first trimester for 2008, plus a further 2,650 students enrolling was a sign that employees were preparing for a tough market and needed additional skills to better differentiate themselves from other candidates.
“These figures represent strong market confidence in Kaplan Professional’s ability to deliver quality postgraduate education,” he said.
According to Jacobson, Kaplan anticipates a further boost to enrolments after it begins making courses available in Victoria. Currently courses are limited to New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.
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