As state funding continues to decline, and property tax based revenues remain stagnant due to the economy, community and technical colleges are looking to their customized and contract training departments…
Finding the Ideal Learning Partner
Merodie Hancock | President, Thomas Edison State UniversityThe following interview is with Merodie Hancock, the Vice President of Central Michigan University’s Global Campus. Hancock has a great deal of experience on the corporate learning side of higher…
Universities have been intertwined with corporations since medieval universities had charters from either a King or Pope and had to be conscious of that relationship. In our modern universities the…
Building Sustainable University-Employer Partnerships
Nancy Salzman | Vice Chancellor of Partnerships, Brandman UniversitySeventy percent of employers say today’s employees need continuous education and training to keep their jobs, and $772 billion is spent on postsecondary education and training each year. Yet, only…
Research: Corporate Training and its Effect on the Individual and the Corporation
EvoLLLution NewsWireReshaping Innovation into the 21st Century: What is the Role of Higher Education?
Barbara Bodkin | Director of Continuing Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of TorontoIndustries and Higher Education Institutions Partnering to Support New Careers
Nick Tompkins | Talent Acquisition Director, Newmont MiningHigher Education Institutions and Corporations: a Diverse Relationship
Susan Bender Phelps | CEO, Odyssey Mentoring and LeadershipMeeting the Needs of Today’s Society
Rolf Reinhardt | Managing Director, Learning Agency NetworkBringing Higher Education and the Corporate World Together
John MacDonald | Adjunct Instructor, Fox Valley Technical CollegeIs Mass-Tailoring the Future of Corporate Programming in Higher Education?
Earl Harewood | Lecturer, Heriot-Watt University/School of Higher EducationCorporate Relationships Are Fundamental to the Success of Academic Programs – Part 2
Andrés Fortino | Partner, Paradigm Research InternationalAligning Higher Education with the Needs of Corporate America
John MacDonald | Adjunct Instructor, Fox Valley Technical College
In some circles partnership is considered “a leaky ship” because, more often than not, things always seem to go awry in them. But when I think of a partnership, I…
Corporate Relationships Are Fundamental to the Success of Academic Programs – Part 1
Andrés Fortino | Partner, Paradigm Research InternationalThere are great benefits that accrue to academic programs from cultivating, developing and exercising corporate relationships. These relationships are often originated and maintained by the program director, an associate dean…
When James W. Marshall discovered gold in Sutter’s Creek in 1849, he started the great Gold Rush in California. From all corners of this great country, people came to find…
Would You Like Some Spam With That? Considering Custom Training over Canned Programs
Ashley Nottingham | Online Instructor Coach, Harrison CollegeYou open up your work email one morning and see “Mandatory Training” in the subject line, what do you think? As a corporate training program manager, let me fill in…
Defining the Needs of Employers Seeking Training
Arlene Cashaw Williams | Director of Operations, MountainTop TechnologiesPreparing Adults for Lifelong Learning
Jeff Cobb | Managing Director, TagorasPartnerships and Certificates Help Institutions Stay on Course
Suzanne Buglione | Associate Professor, Johnson & Wales UniversitySix Steps to Build an Outstanding Advisory Board
Diana Hunter | Senior Director of Community and Continuing Education, Utah Valley UniversityTraining Is More Than Apes And Bananas
Keith Hill | Professor, Palomar CollegeTime To Get Cultured
Stephen Gill | Independent Consultant and Member of the Board of Trustees, Washtenaw Community CollegeThe Most Overlooked Key To Justifying R.O.I. In Learning
Brian Williamson | Director of North American Sales, ProfitAbility Business SimulationsTwo Major Steps
Philip Hsi | Deputy Director of Learning and Development, Taiwan Semiconductor CompanyRelationship Building
Dennis Pendleton | Executive Advisor to the Provost, UC Davis
The following is an excerpt from Brent Darnell’s “The People-Profit Connection: How Emotional Intelligence Can Maximize People Skills and Maximize Your Profits”. Is your company wasting money on training and…
Committing To Continuing Higher Education In The Workplace
Yancy Oshita | Chief Marketing Officer, Destiny SolutionsContinuous learning is really important, especially when we’re talking about the workplace. Making sure employees have the skills and competencies they need to succeed and contribute to the company’s growth…
The Training Dilemma
Josué Fernández | President and Lead Consultant, Martlet LLCTo understand how to effectively engage stakeholders in workplace training let’s explore, “Why is workplace training needed?” This question poses an interesting issue. The answer: workplace training is needed because…