Learning can help you improve your skills and advance your career. According to research, goig back to school is not the only way you can do that.
Putting yourself in a life-long learning programme can help you get to the top of of your career.
Capitalise on your opportunities and improve your skills by:

Identify your talent:

Generally talent lies in doing things that you really enjoy. You may be good at a sport, have a flair, or be good with people. What is important is to discover what you enjoy doing. This provides a basis for you to develop your talent.

Do research:

Identify the industries that need your talent and what courses are available at educational and training institutes. Identify trade and consumer magazines that cover your area of interest as well as dailyand weekly newspapers. Keep your eye on the job adverts to access what the job market is like and what salary you can expect. You may even pot a job suited for you. You will be amazed at how much you can learn from reading magazines and newspapers.

Assess your skills level:

Test yourself to see what you know and what you still need to learn. The internet, magazines and newspapers provide loads of information where you can test yourself to see if you understand what is being written about.

Job shadowing:

This can be difficult because you want to earn right away,but its a great way to gain skills. Many companies will allow you to job shadoe. Some may even be amazed at your skills/abilities and offer you a job. This is a great way to learn and also to get to know the industry. While working for free is tough,giving yourself time to learn will help you get a foot in the door.

Training:

Some recruitment companies and contact centres run free courses from time to time. The workplace pages that advertise a range of courses. Ultimately, the best methods to improve on your skill is to enrol for a course that offers a recognized diploma or certifcate. If you are employed, most institutions offer after hours or weekend classes.