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Strategic Training

Program Overview

Senior leaders in the most successful businesses agree that leveraging the human resources of an organization is vital to survival in today's competitive business climate. This requires businesses to align strategy with employee development plans and provide targeted learning experiences to ensure they:

* Equip their workforce to perform at the peak of their capability
* Attract the best and the brightest candidates
* Retain the most qualified employees

The strategic training certificate provides professionals in fields such as Human Resource Development and Business Management with the competencies required to develop highly effective learning materials that drive strategic employee development and boost performance and manage the employee development efforts of an organization.

Curriculum Review

The course offerings in this certificate allow individuals to focus on gaining competence in the design of strategic learning materials or in the management of employee development efforts.

The program is offered either on-campus or online, and part-time study options are available.Students complete two foundation courses and two approved electives.

Foundation courses
0626-730 Strategic Employee Development
0688-750 Performance Based Training Design

Two program electives from the following options
Designing Interactive Training
On-The-Job Training Design
Designing Non-Traditional Learning Programs
Managing Technical and Scientific Communications
Creating Technical Proposals

Admission Requirements

  • Fulfill general criteria for graduate admission
  • Successful completion of a baccalaureate degree at a regionally accredited college or university
  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
  • At least two years of work experience
  • Writing sample

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