lorRhyMeZ:


Thank for d encouragement....buh Nebosh certification expensive o...am thinking of ISPON certifications first...Nebosh could come later.

fluxview:



ISPON IS FINE, ALSO GO FOR OSHA SUPERVISOR CERTIFICATE, YOU CAN DO IT YOURSELF FROM THERE WEBSITE WITH GOING THROUGH ANY TRAINING CENTER AND ORDER YOUR CERTIFICATE BY USING UNION MONEY TRANSFER FROM UNION BANK. CHECK THERE WEBSITE
http://www.oshaeducationcenter.com/osha-10-hour-training.aspx

Ennamdee:
@tyor
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Acegoals:


Please do find out why. We would like to hear it. You know, one of the reasons given by one of the discussants is that Master's degree is meant to make you Master an experience which you should already have and that's why most of the questions center on real work place experience (which you will not have been taught). And the Professional Course is to make you more professional in the discharge of your duties when you arrive the workplace that is why we have many specialised institutions for such purpose of making you more knowledgeable and an expert in your specific field. You know the University cannot teach you specialized courses most times.

mindworx:
Ok, my own case. I have worked for some 6 years after NYSC here in Nigeria. I'm an IT Professional. So am thinking of moving from the 'techie' parts to the management parts. I have developed interest in Business Intelligence due to my nature of work (Data Migration) ... So, my question is .. Do i leave my job and go for MSc in Management - Focus on IT Management (I prefer this to MBA tho) ? .. or I should just do an online MSc stuff? I would like to go because I want to associate physically with people, network with them, live a life outside work for a while. But again, sometimes i get scared of leaving job, go out there, come back here and start searching (I have a little faith, that won't be my portion tho ...hehehe). Please advice me. Thanks.

micxwell:
Some one should please answer this "WHAT PROFESSIONAL COURSES ARE RELEVANT TO CIVIL ENGINEERING" asides the widely known HSE

tanimola22:


It depends on the master's degree and the field. Material covered in some master's programs has no bearing with what is obtainable in the work place in Nigeria and not having experience may not necessarily be a disadvantage to an individual in such programs. In fact, some master's programs can be so theoretical that even someone with impressive years of work experience will hardly find anything to gain from them. Broadly, some professions require that one has a strong educational grounding, up to master's level, before one can function at the expected level in the professional environment. This explains why, for example, research intensive organizations such as the world bank and co find it difficult hiring peeps with experience but no higher qualification.

If you asked me, I would say many variables determine these things. Ultimately, a combination of experience and master's is good, irrespective of the one that comes first - provided the experience can be gotten and the master's degree can be earned. One of the variables, as I see it, is age. I would advise someone below 24 years old to go for a master's, irrespective of whether they have ever had work experience. This is because after the master's degree, such a person still has time to amass the required work experience - if they are lucky to get a good job. If they are good and what they did at their master's happens to be similar to what they do at their work place, then they are more likely to move up the career ladder faster. Abi some people graduate BSc at 27 and still find jobs..But for those ones not too fortunate to graduate on-time, my view is that they should strive for some work experience before master's. It is when the outlook on getting a job is bleak that they should go for a master's. But, who would know the time to landing that dream job. This is between master's and job experience and the assumption is that the master's is done full time, thus nullifying any prospect of working and studying

If we push things further and add professional qualifications to the party, then there is no point waiting to graduate in the first place before one tries to begin and earn a professional qualifications. Many professional qualifications do not even require a college degree to start the first stage. If the individual in question was not lucky to have begun or even earn a professional qualification before graduating college, then I think they can still work and complete the professional exams. People do this...And the decision to pursue a professional qualification, in my view, does not trade-off with earning a full time master's. People work and earn professional qualifications; people do full time master's and earn professional qualifications. Doing a full time master's - when one is not working full time - does not necessarily stop one from also earning a professional qualification. In many instances, many find it hard to impossible combining work and full time master's, but work and professional qualification is very possible.

Praise5:
Please people, I need your opinion and advice on going for MSC in NOUN. How recognized is NOUN certificate even at Msc level?

akubudejud:


PLEASE!! stop asking just go and do your research yourself...haha!

People are all over working with NOUN certificate and you are still there asking questions.
Am a Director working with a well known school in Lagos, My Master degree certificate from NOUN fetch me the Job.

So enough of this social-network young advisers with non practical experience,am talking from the field.Go for it and make sure you graduate with good grade like any other qualification.

Good luck!!

Joy83:
If that's the only two options available, i will say Masters degree should be the first to get. Mostly multinational companies require M.Sc degree as added advantage to a job that requires first degree alone, without saying professional courses most time.
As a matter of fact, most big companies will send their employers for professional courses depending on the needs of the company. But it is very rare for a company to send staff for a Master's degree.

So professional courses may be a waste if you are not in a company first, bacause that particular course may not be relevant to the company. But master's degree is versatile to fit in as to any big company.

tyor:


Anytime....I am very open to questions and clarifications.

akubudejud:


PLEASE!! stop asking just go and do your research yourself...haha!

People are all over working with NOUN certificate and you are still there asking questions.
Am a Director working with a well known school in Lagos, My Master degree certificate from NOUN fetch me the Job.

So enough of this social-network young advisers with non practical experience,am talking from the field.Go for it and make sure you graduate with good grade like any other qualification.

Good luck!!