Staffcentrix to Provide Virtual Careers Training to Department of State

Foreign Service Spouses to Receive Training as "Virtual Professionals"

Woodstock, CT (PRWEB) June 23, 2005 –– Staffcentrix, a leading provider of virtual careers training and related resources to the Armed Forces, announced that it has been contracted by the Department of State to provide training in virtual careers to Foreign Service spouses. The E-Entrepreneur Training Program," now in its pilot phase, will teach spouses to launch and operate portable, home-based businesses as virtual professionals," delivering higher-end, business-related services to their own clients remotely via email, phone and fax.

Initially the three-day training will be facilitated by Staffcentrix, and later by Department of State personnel certified to deliver the program. The training, which is given at no cost to participants, is open to spouses of employees of the Foreign Affairs Agencies (Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, Foreign Commercial Service, Foreign Agriculture Service), and includes a special emphasis on marketing the virtual services business.    

We are delighted and honored to be providing this service to Foreign Service spouses," said Christine Durst, Staffcentrix CEO. The Foreign Service spouse makes many career sacrifices as he or she accompanies the Foreign Service Officer on what may often be an extensive series of posts abroad, sometimes to isolated and even dangerous locations. In the past, the exceptional professional credentials the spouse often possessed frequently went unused, sometimes for years at a time. Now, however, with the growth of the Internet and the longstanding outsourcing movement, offering ones expertise virtually, in a portable career, can provide a rewarding and convenient alternative."

Whether you speak in terms of homesourcing, farmsourcing, or distributed work," says Staffcentrix COO Michael Haaren, himself a former Foreign Service dependent, the virtual services trend is here to stay, and Foreign Service spouses bring some truly impressive credentials to the mix. Their knowledge of international markets alone -- and here Im speaking of the ability to compare diverse international markets, in depth, from on-the-ground experience -- would be a godsend to many smaller businesses seeking to expand, and for a Fortune 500 marketing initiative they can offer sophisticated, real-world guidance. Suddenly a talent pool is coming online that most savvy executives have only dreamt of. Our advice is, ‘Act now while supplies last!"

The new program will include a Web-based community with a directory and automated search tools for companies seeking to hire spouses who fit their criteria. Pending the launch of the site, interested companies may contact Staffcentrix directly for further information.

About Staffcentrix
Staffcentrix is a leading advocate of home-based, virtual careers as a platform for individual growth and stronger family life, and a leading provider of virtual work solutions and publications. Its Portable Career & Virtual Assistant Training Program for Military Spouses is now available at over 40 US military bases internationally, and its co-founders, Christine Durst and Michael Haaren, authored the first mainstream book on Virtual Assistance, The 2-Second Commute," due from Career Press in July 2005.

Contact:
Michael D. Haaren, COO
Staffcentrix, LLC
http://www.staffcentrix.com
Tel. 703-433-0048
Email: mhaaren(at)staffcentrix.com

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