Ever wondered whether it’s worth investing in a MBA? Professor Terry Williams, University of Hull Business School dean, shares his views on the benefits of investing in your next MBA.

Contributed by: Kaplan Singapore

Since 2008, universities in the United States have reported what appears to be a rising trend in the number of graduate students around the country, as more working adults seek further education to boost their employment chances.

Closer to home in Asia, many adult learners choose to do MBAs in an attempt to get ahead in their careers or shift industries. Nowhere is this truer than in Singapore, where both public and private institutions offer the highly sought after postgraduate degree.

Further education is essential for career progression, or even survival, in the modern corporate world. Yet, there is a declining trend in the number of Singaporeans intending to upgrade their skill sets in recent years.

According to the 2011 JobsCentral Learning Rankings & Survey, which polled 3,413 Singapore residents between the ages of 16 and 65 between August and September 2011, about 3 out of every 10 respondents reveal that they have no intentions of pursuing further education – an increase from 2 in every 10 in 2009.

SINGAPORE, 3 October 2011: Aspiring investors and financial analysts in Singapore now have a reason to rejoice.

CFA Institute, the global non-profit association for investment professionals, today announced the launch of CFA Institute Career Guide Asia Pacific, the first comprehensive career publication targeted at finance practitioners in the region.