Continuing education for virtual assistants - keep your skills current. Virtual Assistant Learning Opportunities Why is this important? Where do you find training? During my years working in a Corporate Human Resources department analyzing training metrics, the importance of training and continuing education had two significant and obvious impacts that stood out for this large corporation. Professional Development Impact #1 The first important impact was from the perspectiv

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Continuing education for virtual assistants to keep your skills current. Why is this important? Where do you find training? During my years working in a Corporate Human Resources department analyzing training metrics, the importance of training and continuing education had two significant and obvious impacts that stood out for this large corporation. Professional Development Impact #1 The first important impact was from the perspective of the company. Providing employees