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Western Governors University Education built for workforce enablement.
Courses designed to help your workforce gain valuable skills for the future.
Here at WGU, we are building education models around the future of employment. We know that every day the workforce is changing. The development of technology, increased educational requirements, and new job opportunities mean employees are continually needing new skills. Updated credentials are crucial for employees to demonstrate they are ready to move forward in their career and can make meaningful contributions to their organization.
Our single course skill development offerings are designed to help bring immediate value to the workforce, enhance résumés, and give students the specific skills they need for the future. Single courses give students the opportunities to progress in skills that are directly applicable to their industry or field. Discover how your community college or business can benefit from these workforce skills enablement courses offered by WGU.
Business partnerships.
Discover how your business can utilize WGU course offerings to enhance your workforce with skills they need to succeed.
Skill your workforce.
A WGU partnership allows you to pick important courses to help skill your workforce, preparing them for the future. You can choose from a wide variety of courses to help your employees get the specific training they need.
Boost résumés.
Help your employees boost their own résumés by investing in their future. A partnership with WGU allows you to add important credentials, learning, and skills for your employees. This will help them be prepared for a future with your organization, or for the next step in their career.
Flexible education.
Courses from WGU are built on the competency-based model, which means there are no set class times, no deadlines, or due dates. Students are able to move through their program as quickly as they can prove mastery. And a truly flexible education means they can do their coursework any time, around their work schedule.
How do we help your workforce?
Custom-built, skill based solutions.
All of our individual courses are created by industry experts who understand the needs of their field. They are built around specific skills students will need to thrive in their chosen career path.
Certificates and micro-credentials.
These WGU courses come with certificates and micro-credentials that demonstrate learning and completion. They can be used to boost résumés and enhance your credentials right away.
Skill-based courses with direct application.
At WGU, workforce preparation is our key goal. These individual skills are created to have direct application for careers. Students will be able to take everything they've learned and utilize it in their work immediately.
Community college partnerships.
See how your community college can benefit from WGU course offerings that help students thrive.
Enhance your courses.
When you partner with WGU you're able to offer more courses to your students. If your community college doesn't have some specific skills courses that students want or need, your partnership with WGU can give them access.
Prepare students.
As a community college, your goal is to ensure students are prepared for their future career. Specific courses like those offered at WGU can help students boost their résumés and be better prepared for the workforce.
Flexible schedules.
Courses from WGU are built on the competency-based model, which means there are no set class times, no deadlines, or due dates. This means your community college students can continue their coursework while taking additional classes from WGU with no interruption.
Why WGU?
Experience in higher education.
Over 20 years in higher education has given us experience to be prepared to train students for specific workforce skills. Our courses are tailored for workforce and career needs, and our industry experts create courses that allow students to thrive.
Focused on expanding access.
One of the main goals of WGU is to expand access to education. We believe talent is universal, but opportunity is not. With course offerings like this, we believe we give more students the opportunity to gain credentials and skills for the future.
Quality centered.
Quality education is critical for success. So at WGU we are passionate about delivering a quality experience for every single student, every single time. Even though our courses are online, the service is personal so every student knows that they matter.
Accelerated pacing.
Courses at WGU revolve around student experience and knowledge, not seat time. Students can use their past experience, additional time, or learning style to accelerate their courses and finish faster. This helps them take applicable skills to the workforce even faster.