Non-Degree Programs: Heroes or Villains?

Jill Lentz | Senior Manager, Education Network | EdAssist

Alan Robins | Director, Client Services | EdAssist

Workshop Objectives

Understand the scale and diversity of non-degree programs

Highlight the complex choices faced by your employees

Real-life experiences from our clients

Recommendations and questions for your organization

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What are Non-Degree Programs?

Boot Camps and Short

Courses

Conferences & Continuing

Education Units (CEU’s)

MOOC’s

Certificates

Certifications & Professional

Licensure

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Non-Degree

Programs

Degree

Programs

$ spent

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Certificates Certification

Results from taking classes in an

educational setting Results from an assessment process

May not require professional

experience Usually requires professional experience

Does not need ongoing requirements Needs ongoing requirements to keep

credential

Listed on resume detailing education Results in a designation to list after one’s

name

VS

Two Types of Certifications

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Professional Licensure Optional

Always required to hold that job Sometimes required by an employer

Often granted by professional body Granted by different institutions

Institutions are non-accredited Optional program-based accreditation

Examples:

Accountants

Architects

Electricians

Real Estate Brokers

Examples:

American Culinary Federation

Hazardous Materials Management

Human Resources

Microsoft

The Non-Degree Landscape

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Hype

# of employees

participating

CEU’s

Boot camps

and short

courses

MOOC’s

(Size of bubble

represents $ spent)

Conferences

Certificates

Certifications (& Professional

Licensure)

Considering all the options

Elastigirl,

Project

Manager

Considering all the options

MBA with a specialization in Project Management

2 years; $22-65k

Elastigirl,

Project

Manager

Considering all the options

Elastigirl,

Project

Manager

Masters in Project Management

2 years; $19-50k

MBA in Project Management

2 years; $22-65k

Considering all the options

Elastigirl,

Project

Manager

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

1-2 years; $7-16k

Masters in Project Management

2 years; $19-50k

MBA in Project Management

2 years; $22-65k

Project Management Boot Camp

4-5 days; $2-3k

Considering all the options

Elastigirl,

Project

Manager

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

1-2 years; $7-16k

Masters in Project Management

2 years; $19-50k

MBA in Project Management

2 years; $22-65k

Considering all the options

Elastigirl,

Project

Manager

Masters in Project Management

2 years; $19-50k

Project Management Boot Camp

4-5 days; $2-3k

PMP Exam Prep

5 days - 11 weeks duration

$750 - $2,300

MBA in Project Management

2 years; $22-65k

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

1-2 years; $7-16k

4-year

degree

4,500 hours

leading

projects

3 years

experience

35 hours of

education

Pass Exam

Elastigirl, PMP!

Project Management Boot Camp

Graduate Certificate in Project

Management

Masters in Project Management

PMP Exam Prep

MBA in Project Management

PMP

Cert.

PMP Requirements

Widely Varying Quality Standards

NCCA – National Center

for Certifying Agencies

ANSI – American National

Standards Institute

ABSNC – Accreditation Board

for Specialty Nursing

Certifications

Works with 118 organizations Works with 51 organizations Works with 19 organizations

Has accredited 300 programs Has accredited 200 programs Has accredited 100 programs

Examples

Paralegals

American Culinary Federation

CFP

SPHR

Board of Certified Safety

Professionals

Examples

Project Management Institute

Cisco

Hazardous Materials

SHRM-CP

Board of Certified Safety

Professionals

Examples

Emergency Nursing

Infusion

Informatics Nursing

Nurse Practitioner

Oncology

Radiology

Managing Non-Degree Programs

Certificates Certifications

Yes No Yes No

Manager Approval Needed

Integrated with Tuition

Program

Centralized Budget

Integration with Learning

Management System

Advice available for

employees

Takeaways

Understand your company’s approach to funding non-

degree programs

Begin to actively manage non-degree programs as an

element of your learning strategy

Link to your HRIS/Talent Management System

Understand your spend and negotiate discounts

Focus first on certificates and certifications

Help your employees navigate this confusing world

Coming Up!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

11:30-12:20 p.m. Learning Lab #4: Tuition Assistance Think

Tank

Unleashing the “M” Factor:

New Research on What Millennials Want at Work

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 12:00pm

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