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Singapore, 17 December 2003
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." Booker Washington Nobody said the journey of educational pursuit was going to be an easy one. There are bound to be bumps along the way in terms of sacrifices to be made. It's challenging enough to bring yourself to say "Today I will cancel my date to attend class" or "This weekend I will devote 5 hours to my assignment"; it's doubly testing for an e-Learner who is not bounded by class attendance. What then are the key elements of success as identified by PurpleTrain.com students? Here are their tried and tested answers: Time Management Commitment and Discipline Motivation and Pro-activeness
Through e-Learning via the Virtual School of PurpleTrain.com, e-Learners are given the flexibility to access information at any time of night or day. PurpleTrain.com's 24 / 7 interactive facilitates allow e-Learners to bypass restrictions such as time or venue constraints. Technical help is easily accessible and academic concerns are taken away at a few mere mouse-clicks. The learning process via PurpleTrain.com is not compromised in any way as learners are still required to have the same characteristics as any other classroom courses to ensure their success in learning. Like any relationship, education involves two parties - the learner and the learning environment, which includes the academic support and operational assistance. PurpleTrain.com is the way of the future, allowing students the
flexibility of learning as well as guiding students on how to perform
well in their courses with ease and efficiency. ABOUT PURPLETRAIN.COM 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 700 online courses are available, ranging from Master and Bachelor degree programmes, to diplomas and certificates in business and IT programmes. Our online learning community now stands at over 69,000 users. PurpleTrain.com is a 100%-owned venture of Informatics Holdings
Limited, a leading training and education provider listed on the
Singapore Stock Exchange. Informatics Holdings Limited is a world
class institute for quality lifelong learning services and made
the ranking among Forbes Global's 200 Best Small Companies in the
world. ABOUT INFORMATICS GROUP The Informatics Group, established in 1983, is a multinational corporation providing lifelong learning services in information technology and business management. Through its international franchising and licensing programmes and strategic acquisitions, Informatics presently has a global network of more than 614 centers spanning more than 49 countries. The company presently offers the following products: Informatics Institute, Thames Business School, Informatics Professional Development Centre, CAL Learning Centre, Cambridge Child Development Centre, RACC, NCC licensing and PurpleTrain.com licensing. For more information, please visit http://www.informaticsgroup.com For more information on course, please contact: Thang Tze Yian For enrollment enquiries, please contact : Adora Tan All trademarks and registered trademarks are property
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The
ability to understand and digest all the information offered through
the guidance of facilitators is a basic prerequisite for all learners.
However what sets ordinary students apart from successful e-Learners
is the ability to set aside time for studies amidst work and family
commitments. This can only be done through proper time management
Having
a right schedule is only half the battle won. E-Learners also have
to have the discipline to stick to their schedules. Coming up with
a schedule is relatively easy but sticking to it requires strict
discipline and commitment. Needless to say, sacrifices are often
involved. You don't have to give up your entire social life but
there are only 24 hours in a day; perhaps some forms of social activities
have to be cut down upon. However, with PurpleTrain.com this is
made relatively easier. By taking into consideration learners' convenience
and commitment, timing is easily adjusted around individuals' schedules.
E-Learners
must be highly motivated and convinced of the reasons they chose
to embark in this journey, be it self-actualisation, or the need
to upgrade for a world of employment opportunities. And with these
end goals in mind, to take the initiative to read course materials
and probe further whenever in doubt. Through PurpleTrain.com, e-Learners
are given boundless opportunities to the facilities necessary for
these objectives. 
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