industry Partnership Program

Before starting your upskilling strategy independently or simply repackaging courses, consider the differences in working independently versus partnering with the industry to create new and innovative products that meet the needs of the industry and the workforce.

Partner with Industry Associations and corporate partners to create Innovative, Relevant, and High-Value Credentials

We have a network of industry associations and corporate partners that have a strong role to play in educating the professionals of their industries today and for the foreseeable future. Professional associations represent thousands of companies and professionals who possess keen insights into the skills, job demands, trends, daily operations, and the upskilling needs of their industry. Upskilling programs are only as relevant as the industry deems them to be based on the outcomes, competencies, and skills mastered for practical use in the workforce. We build strategic partnerships between industry and higher education to create innovative, industry applicable credentials that come with clear value proposition to students, employees, and hiring managers. We save our university partners time and funds in trying to locate and partner with the right organizations. Let us help you shorten the process of getting industry relevant credentials in the market! The time is now; your students need this now.

Before your Executive Education or Continuing Education Team starts the process of building a certificate or micro-credential portfolio, consider this:

(-) No INDUSTRY PARTNERs ?

NO Industry backing with questions of validity and industry recognition

Theoretical or broad content from books, articles, OER, YouTube videos, stock images, etc...

No guidance from industry experts on real-time challenges, systems, and industry operations

Academic educational outcomes that can sometimes lack operational skills and workplace competencies needed for more effective learning

Theoretical or high level coverage of industry technology changes often leading to lower accuracy and or relevance

(+) INDUSTRY PARTNERING

Skills, competencies, and content topics outlined with industry professionals according to the most pertinent challenges of the industry

Access to technologies, software, data, images, videos, case studies, and samples of the industry to embed with your content

Guidance from subject matter experts with years of professional experience, strong operational/systems knowledge base

Partnerships with industry for greater market value proposition

Use of industry technologies and real system applications