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much fun as it sounds) and was in charge of podcasting, blogs and Wikis.

This fast-changing workscape, however, only serves to underline the
importance of one of the staples of having a trade, which is having
demonstrable skills. If the fruit of your labours is a product you always
have the luxury of simply pointing at it and saying ‘I do that, me’. If, as is
increasingly the case, the fruit of your labours is far harder to pin down
then you might want to think about qualifications or vocational training
which can add weight to your claim that you know what you’re doing.

Further education doesn’t have to be something that takes place in a
classroom, either. Remote learning has boomed with the advent of the web
and even old favourites like the UK’s Open University have taken to such
modern joys as digital seminars over the Net. Which makes it harder than
ever to say you don’t have the time or the opportunity to add to your
qualifications.

HERE’S AN IDEA FOR YOU…
No accreditation for your trade or industry? Create one. Bespoke
accreditation schemes from bodies such as the British Accreditation
Bureau can be drawn up to establish credible standards for any
industry or area of business. Creating a standard and complying with it
is a great way of raising yourself above the competition.