Housebound? STCC offers online workforce development training
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Springfield Technical Community College’s Workforce Development Center offers a range of online courses available 24 hours a day from any device with an internet connection.
Online education at STCC combines interactive exercises, mini-cases, video, and focused reading to ensure courses are not only engaging but that students really learn.
“With many people staying home during these challenging times, now is an ideal time to take advantage of our affordable online learning programs to improve your skills or learn new ones,” said Dave Buonora, Assistant Vice President of Workforce Development.
Among the variety of programs, STCC offers a Managing Remote Employees course, which may be helpful for employers trying to figure out the best way to manage employees working from home or offsite. The course is part of MindEdge Web-Based Education’s management suite.
Job-seekers, including workers who have been laid off, also may qualify for short-term training options through MassHire.
According to Emsi Data, of all job postings within a 50-mile radius of Springfield, the top 5 common skills that employers value – management, customer service, sales, operations and leadership – align directly with many of STCC's quick and affordable online courses.
Students who are enrolling for the purpose of meeting professional certification or licensing requirements are strongly advised to check with their specific certification or licensing authority to ensure that course content meets any requirements that have been established by that licensing or certification body.
STCC partners with the following Web-based education providers to offer online education:
- MindEdge Web-Based Education: MindEdge is a provider of online continuing education courses designed to help students improve professional knowledge and skills. Courses are available 24 hours a day from any device with an internet connection.
- Ed2Go Web-Based Education: Education to Go is an online educational content, technology and services company for higher education. They offer hundreds of online courses to assist students in finding a new career or prepare them for advancement in their current position. The programs provide an engaging, supportive, and convenient environment. They are completely online and available 24/7 so they work with any schedule.
- Online Career Training: Career Training Programs are designed by a team of experts from their respective fields. They work to provide students with a highly effective web-based learning experience. Learn in-demand skills recognized by employers. Most programs prepare students for national certification. Students can start anytime, and work at their own pace. Textbooks and learning materials are included, also loans are available. Expert instructor assistance provided.
- Professional Development for Fitness Industry: STCC has partnered with W.I.T.S. (World Instructor Training School), an organization that has been training and certifying fitness professionals for over 24 years.
For more information, contact the Workforce Development Center at (413) 755-4225 or email wdc@stcc.edu. Visit www.stcc.edu/wdc.
About Springfield Technical Community College
Founded in 1967 and located on 35 acres of the Springfield Armory National Historic Site, STCC is a major resource for the economic vitality of Western Massachusetts. As the only technical community college in Massachusetts, STCC offers a variety of career programs unequalled in the state. STCC’s highly regarded transfer programs in business, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, liberal arts, and STEM fields continue to provide the most affordable options for students pursuing a four-year degree. With an annual enrollment of about 7,000 day, evening, weekend, and online students, STCC is a vibrant campus rich in diversity.
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Jim Danko, (413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu