Workforce Development
The CBT Workforce Development offers professional development focused on equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills, and growth mindset.
The 鶹 College of Business and Technology is proud to introduce the Workforce Development Unit, which encompasses four key offerings designed to empower individuals and businesses alike: the Business Innovation & Growth (BIG) Center, CBT Coursera for Campus, Adult and Executive Education, and degree completion.
The Workforce Development offerings include:
- Empowers high-potential entrepreneurs to dream, create, and grow their businesses.
- Supports start-ups and existing businesses to fuel their entrepreneurial growth.
- Offers “Become Your Own Boss” 12-week business planning course
- Provides access to co-working space, professional development, mentors, and more!
- Provides access to in-demand fields such as data analytics, digital marketing, and data science.
- Offers valuable professional certificates and credentials from leading companies such as Google, Meta, IBM, and more.
- Master real-world skills through hands-on learning and interactive assessments.
- Validates existing knowledge and skill set.
- Offers 20+ specially designed executive programming that supports business leadership, organizational transition, and skills development.
- Prepared to train on the expansion of product lines, adoption of new technologies, compliance with industry regulations, market expansion, and promotion of growth and profit.
- Can customize training to meet your company's needs.
Credits without a credential? You can now earn a business administration degree through the Nontraditional Degree Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (BAIS).
- This is a credit-based, alternative, self-paced program compatible with career and family responsibilities.
- Schedule a (phone or video) by emailing ndp@neiu.edu.
Overall Benefits of the Workforce Development
Your pathway post-degree or during a degree may change, and your business may need to pivot with market demands - we are here for those milestones.
- Comprehensive Support: By combining these offerings, the Community Institute provides a holistic approach to business, personal, and professional development, covering entrepreneurial growth, in-demand skills training, executive education, and degree completion.
- Increased Productivity: The unit is focused on upskilling and reskilling to ensure a more efficient and effective workforce.
- Innovation and Growth: Provides access to new technologies, leadership development, and market expansion strategies to promote greater innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development and growth.
- Enhanced Talent Management: Promotes improved talent acquisition and retention through targeted education and training programs.
- Employee Engagement: Offers an opportunity for stronger engagement and a more resilient workforce through continuous learning and development opportunities.
The 鶹 College of Business and Technology's Community Institute is dedicated to fostering a thriving business community through innovative support, world-class education, and executive training.
Workforce Development Contacts
Diana P. Valdez, Associate Director of Program Development d-manzanares@neiu.edu
Jessica Mueller, Executive Director of Adult Education, Advancement, and Business Innovation j-mueller4@neiu.edu