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Fort Collins, Colorado – May 6, 2009– With
unemployment rates rising throughout the country, Weston
Distance Learning, Inc., a nationally accredited provider
of distance education courses and degree programs, has
launched an effort to help U.S. businesses. Weston is
offering a 25% tuition reduction on any Weston course
or degree program purchased as an outplacement benefit
for a laid-off employee or as a retraining tool for a
retained employee. Because Weston makes it possible for
most enrollees to begin studying immediately, this offer
can help alleviate a related problem: Companies in many
parts of the country have become stymied in their efforts
to offer timely retraining options to their staffs, because
traditional retraining sites such as community colleges
are currently operating at over-capacity.
“This is a tough time for everybody,” says
Ann Rohr, Weston’s president. “More than half
a million U.S. workers are losing their jobs every month.
Employers are running into long waiting lists at traditional
retraining centers. How can companies help an employee
quickly gain the skills needed to compete for a new job
or expand the skills needed for the one they have? We
at Weston saw an opportunity to help. By lowering the
cost of any Weston course or degree program bought by
a company, we can assist the company and its staff, as
well.”
To date, Weston’s Senior Corporate Accounts Specialist
Janet Perry has contacted approximately 200 national corporations
to let them know of the 25% tuition discount. Response
has been positive. “We’re offering immediate
help with companies’ needs for effective retraining
services,” says president Rohr. “Providing
a tuition discount and making it possible for students
to start their lessons today – these are welcome
means of assistance.”
Weston’s distance education offerings are especially
well suited to meet current needs. Workers can complete
lessons when and where convenient; not bound to the schedule
of a traditional classroom, they can save time and money
while studying. Weston courses are also career-focused;
unlike some lessons in a traditional four-year degree
program, each Weston lesson is directly relevant to the
career a student is training for. And because Weston develops
courses and degree programs intended to meet the needs
of today’s job market, laid-off workers who complete
a Weston course or degree program have a better chance
of quickly finding employment in their new fields.
Says Rohr, “Now is the time for every company to
seek ways to help other companies weather this recession.
We hope our corporate discount will offer immediate relief
to business owners and their employees.”
Weston Distance Learning, Inc. (Fort Collins, Colorado)
is the parent company overseeing operations of three distance
education schools: At-Home Professions, McKinley College
and U.S. Career Institute. The schools enroll students
throughout the country. Weston courses prepare students
to work in more than 25 fields that offer solid job prospects
and earning potential. Currently, Weston is launching
a new distance education course every few months. Its
state approval is issued by the Colorado Department of
Education’s Division of Private Occupational Schools.
Each course is accredited through the nationally recognized
Distance Education and Training Council. To learn more
about Weston Distance Learning, visit http://www.westondistancelearning.com.
For more information or to schedule an interview with
Ann Rohr, please call marketing director Kevin White at
(800) 347-7899 or email Kevin at KevinW@westondistancelearning.com.
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