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The New Normal: Learn From Home, So You Can Work From Home
The effects of the Coronavirus pandemic have been far reaching. Our work and daily routines have been disrupted and our sense of normalcy, altered. This is causing many to rethink and strategize how to go about their normal lives without contracting COVID-19 or accidentally giving it to someone else. With this being the case, receiving a good education has now been forced to evolve outside of the classroom.
Distance learning and remote training has always been an option for students who were looking for alternative ways to receive an education while balancing a demanding career and/or busy family life. However, these alternatives have always taken a back seat to the preferred in-person classroom experience that so many strive for, and in fact pay for as well. But with the ever-advancing tech era we live in, cloud collaboration tools and advancements have appeared within applications such as Google Hangouts, Zoom, and WebEx. These applications bring the in-person and live-instructor experience right to your home on your personal computer, tablet or laptop.
With these new tools available while living among this current pandemic, delivering training remotely is now at the forefront of every school and training institutions priority list. Now you can safely learn valuable skills from the comfort of your own home, see your classmates, and most importantly receive the direction and feedback of your instructor.
Having the ability to learn from home is key to continuing your education especially in the IT field because there is a large demand for IT jobs that allow telecommuting. Consider some of the following IT careers that you can safely work from home:
Technical Support Representative (IT Support Specialist)
Median salary expectations: $45,000
Recommended IT Certifications:
Systems Administrator
Median salary expectations: $60,000
Recommended IT Certifications:
Security Engineer
Median salary expectations: $88,000
Recommended IT Certifications:
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)*
- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
- CompTIA Security+
Technical Project Manager
Median salary expectations: $90,000
Recommended IT Certifications:
*Click here to attend our free Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Info Session and see what ATG Learning has to offer in your next IT Training experience.
