World-class

By Lloyd Luna

Dearest Mr. Lloyd,

I was able to read your column last week! It's an inspiring one and also very timely. I just came from a vacation and really good thing I've got a copy of The Times. I wonder though, since I'd like to take computer-related studies, maybe you can help me find one. Thanks so much, Sir!

[Name withheld]

Dear buddy,

Thanks to you too for investing your time to read my column. I'm glad you're able to do so. I hope I can directly answer your question but it's really not my intention to direct you to a particular school. Nonetheless, just recently, I found an interesting school in Timog corner Tomas Morato St. in Quezon City.

I got interested because the owners are almost as young as I am—so excited that I sat with them in a lunch. Let me walk you through and let's see if I can spark your imagination.

You see in my years of being a career counselor and author, I've been asked several times as to which school is the best. Well, I always reply that it's not about the school. Still, if you have only enough money and you want a world-class learning venue, I trust that you'd love to enroll at the Cosmopoint International Institute of Technology, a part of the COSMOPOINT Education Group (CEG) based in Malaysia and see what happens afterwards.

If I were to choose a computer school, I don't easily trust the brand name. We've had several IT-related schools, which became a household name after years in the education business and yet they don't guarantee a job placement. If there's one school that can do that, well, you'd rather get in fast especially when it can take your career abroad.

It's not the responsibility of the school to find you a job. That's what I believe in. But if that scheme exists because perhaps the institution is a part of an internationally recognize education provider, I'd like to think that it's better to grab it.

If I were to choose a computer school, I'd look for “relevant” venue to learn. I've been traveling around the country just silently observing how our education institutions do their very best to stay as relevant as they possibly can. Most of the time, I get disappointed by incompetence and inability to cope with contemporary changes. If there's one school to make you and your studies relevant to the workplace, you'd rather get in there fast!

If I were to choose a computer school, I'd look for one that provides world-class quality learning facilities at affordable costs.

When I was still at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines, a public university, I hardly see state-of-the-art facilities. The government didn't any budget. But something must be done about it. So, instead of just accepting that bitter reality, I had to be resourceful. I was able to attend seminars in other schools, many of which were first-class, and I was able to be familiar their modern learning facilities.

The problem isn't the resources but resourcefulness. However, if there's one school that can provide you with world-class facilities to help you learn your studies easier and faster, you'd rather get in there fast!

Education is not about the school. But the reality is we have to choose from several hundreds of business-oriented schools nationwide. Choosing one that fits you is a challenge as it is one to determine how you're going to love or hate as you go along building your professional life. Since it's a challenge, you can either make the best choice or just settle for the second best.

You're given a chance to design your education and career plan. And you're able to realize that your chosen school is for you just after you tried to get inside it. When you do make it to a satisfying learning experience, I hope you can share such experience too to others.

Before I forget, maybe you can drop by at www.cosmopoint.com.ph. It's a school of technology that says “empowering you for the 21st century.”

Your life coach,

BigL