However, if at all possible, we encourage Champion applicants to acquire a recognized ESL certificate from widely respected British or American sources. Such a certificate can be very valuable for those working in the international arena and can be a good safety net for other uses, worldwide. And of course you must have an email client. Usually you will have access to the Internet through a dial up modem with a connection speed of about 28.8. Most people will find the easiest part of the Champions Program is learning new skills on your computer.
None are very difficult.
If you are visiting this site and have gotten this far, and are still serious about working abroad, you will find that the computer hurdles are relatively small. Give me a success story where others have benefited from this kind of experience. We especially call your attention to the NY Times article about Mr. Gutierrez, CEO of Kellogg to be found on our General Message Board 25. We are convinced that lifetime learning and online learning are here to stay and are as necessary for the upward-bound as water is to the thirsty. We are convinced that the killer application of the Internet is long distance training and long distance education and that, in time, virtual events will be found to be of more benefit than physical ones.