subject: Turn Your Interests into a Career [print this page] Turn Your Interests into a Career Turn Your Interests into a Career
It still remains true that learning and gaining knowledge are important to high achievement. Unfortunately many people don't have access to quality education opportunities. Helping single and working mothers gain education is one way to help prevent the cycle from repeating. The Scholarships for Moms incentive is a program that helps mothers realize their education potential. The Obama-approved program began in 2009 as a way to help send stay-at-home and working moms back to school. The program draws funds from the federal Pell Grant allotment and awards as much as $5,000 per person. The great thing about the award is that it can be spent for school expenses as well as indirect school expenses. This openness and flexibility is meant to give mothers all the opportunity they need to go to school. The list of acceptable fields of study is one area of great variety. College and university majors of all kinds are open and available to study. Science, industry, arts and literature and history are just some of the areas of interest that many people hope can lead to a fulfilling career. If you are willing to take some chances, you may find success in places you didn't expect. Since no one can predict the future, it's important to prime yourself now. That can begin by taking advantage of the Pell Grant award for moms. Internet resources are very beneficial to career development. One important research tool is the Occupational Outlook Handbook, or OOH. The handbook provides analysis about a job field's recent past as well as current trends and future predictions. As its name implies, the handbook is primarily valued for its ability to analyze the outlook of a job sector ten years down the road. Another resource by the Department of Labor is CareerOneStop, and like the OOH it can also provide assumptions about job growth. Often regular search engines can lead to avenues of trusted information. There is plenty of information available on the web, but often the similarities can help you focus your interests. A slow economy shouldn't slow down the pursuit of education. Education and training can prepare many for the work demands of the future. As long as women bare the brunt of tough financial times it's important to provide resources to help them cope. The education grants for moms do just that.
