Jan 19, 2021 03:10 PM EST By Ernest Hamilton, UniversityHerald Reporter

As you begin to hit strides in your career and gain experience it might seem like the building stage of your resume is done, and in some ways, it is. However continued education can be a secret weapon and a way to push your career into the next level, past your competitors. Although additional certifications and licensing are not always required, it is never a bad thing to show that you have a zest for ongoing education and that you can grow with the times. Whether you are the employee, a current student, or the business owner, investing in your education past graduation has proven benefits resulting in career growth. 

Technological Streamlining

Being up to date with the latest and greatest means that you bring something to the table that longstanding employees may not be able to offer. There is something to be said for being able to sit in an interview and intelligently discuss with your prospective employer ways that you can help grow his/her business. Investing in additional certifications like CAFM or CAFS for example speak for themselves regarding your ability to upgrade their existing management platform. These programs of study lend themselves to learning about growing your business with improved efficiency, how to reduce overall spending, and fleet optimization with real time fleet tracking. 

Specifically, regarding budget, any business owner would be interested to hear how you can use technology to trim down excess spending and allocate funds appropriately. Fleet management certification courses will also teach you how to present and explain the return on investment as it relates to technology. New programs can be pricey and if you find yourself in an 'if it's not broke do not fix it' scenario, you will be prepared to highlight why the up-front investment will pay off on the back end. 

Variety of Experiences

Participating in a fleet management certification program means that you will be exposed to all the areas of this niche industry. True that areas related to business growth and fleet optimization are incredibly important, but you will also need to develop the skills required to handle the personnel tasks as they relate to this industry. As a student in these courses, you will also learn how to handle employee relations, become adaptable to change, and inspire and lead a team. 

Teamwork can be increasingly difficult to cultivate in an industry where team members generally all work independent of one another. Certification courses will give you resources as well as ideas of how to lead an initiative that gets several moving pieces to all work together harmoniously. As a student you will be able to practice these lessons before you find yourself in a professional setting that requires you to enforce them. This is a fast-paced industry so do not discount the support that education can provide. Having an arsenal of solutions in your back pocket means that in fire drill scenarios where you must make quick but efficient decisions you have already done the strategizing and critical thinking required during your studies and now can easily apply them to the problem at hand. 

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