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Singapore, 27 June 2002
Dive into an education
that’s available anytime, anywhere! |
We profile a student that has proven that e-learning truly happens anytime, anywhere.  Mr Erik Atchison, a professional offshore oilfield structure inspection diver cum coordinator takes e-learning very seriously as that’s his only way to get a decent way to learn. Originally from Canada, he travels to different parts of the world to carry out his work.
He is also a member of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) where he races hotrods occasionally in his spare time. How about a no guts, no glory kind of attitude!
Aside from being based on oil rig most of this waking hours, Erik dives into great depths of 100 to 200m to perform routine inspection on oilfield structures and studies during the time in between. Erik is currently taking Advanced Diploma in Computing through PurpleTrain.com.
We asked him for his comments on e-learning. His replies are indicated below.
| Q. | How did you find your online course? |
| Ans. | It was the only way I could have upgraded my skills. |
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| Q. | What was it that made you decide to choose this particular course? |
| Ans. | It was the first one I saw offered in Singapore. |
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| Q. | After taking this course, did you find it beneficial to your work, lifestyle or need for self improvement? |
| Ans. | Definitely, it has helped in ways that I didn't even expect. My report writing skills have improved especially. I'm a lot more adept at using a computer and it always feels good to upgrade your knowledge. |
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| Q. | Did you feel that your online facilitator was able to help you in your studies? |
| Ans. | It's handy to have the bulletin board and email. As well I even used a fax machine for sending in assignments etc. The facilitators seem knowledgeable and willing to help. |
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| Q. | Would you enrol in another PurpleTrain.com course? |
| Ans. | With the standards that are being maintained, I certainly would. |
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| Q. | Tell us about some unusual place or time that you study. |
| Ans. | Everywhere I study is unusual! One of the more unusual places I think is when I was doing Inspection diving on the Offshore Oilfield structures, we take turns doing what is called "stand-by" diver. When a diver is in the water, one man will stay on the surface; but fully dressed in his diving gear while another man goes into the water to do a working dive. He acts as a "safety diver" in case the man in the water gets into trouble. So, while it was my turn to be on stand-by, I would sit in the standby chair, with all my books and my air bottle and harness on, and study! Because as a stand-by diver, you don’t have to do anything except be ready in an emergency. It's time that can be put to good use. That’s the secret of online learning, to take advantage of any free time you possibly can to keep up with your studies. |
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As adults, we tend to learn differently from children by having to utilise any valuable time we have. As shown by Mr Atchison’s example, e-learning fits the bill perfectly by giving anyone with access to a PC the power to study anytime, anywhere.
About Informatics Group
The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing training and educational services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising program and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 450 centres spanning 42 countries.
The company presently offers five franchise products: Informatics Computer School, Thames Business School, CAL Computer Training Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre and RACC. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com.
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PurpleTrain.com is the e-learning service provider which offers a one-stop service for business and IT education programmes, corporate training courses and education-related services. By combining innovative technology with world-class training content, PurpleTrain.com offers companies and individuals a high value, quality and effective online training solution. Over 1000 online courses are available, offering PhDs, masters, degrees, diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Its e-community now stands at over 55,000 users.
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