We focus on executive education.
Executive education offers many benefits to both individuals and businesses, including career advantages and overall success. This type of teaching is specifically designed using context-based adult learning models, case-based or project-based learning models that have proven effective for executives.
Learning experiences may be enhanced by simulated digital learning environments. Executive education enhances the means of career management by providing immediately relevant and cumulative experience.
Executives and companies are not interested in spending time on irrelevant or tangential topics. That is why executive training is so important. This type of education equips executives with the skills and knowledge they need to advance their careers and drive organizational success.
Executive education is an investment.
Executive education environments allow individuals to expand their professional networks, especially when hosted outside the enterprise. It also ensures that executives learn about the challenges and successes of other executives. When executive education is provided within a company, it strengthens the bond between team members and between teams. Companies that support executive training understand that investing in current executives is less expensive than hiring new ones.
As employers strive to stay competitive, they are looking for people who can demonstrate agility and ensure continued value. To help achieve the intended impact, employers can partner with educational institutions to design development programs that align with business priorities.
In some cases, business priorities may relate to problem solving or strategy execution, or to mission, vision, or culture.
Executive education is essential.
Successful executives are committed to tackling challenges such as increasing effectiveness, efficiency and achieving optimal results. Given that the nature of work is evolving faster than ever, the need for engaged lifelong learning is essential.
Examples include avid reading, personal performance challenges, and skill development through hobbies. In a professional sense, executives recognize that upskilling and reskilling require new job-related experience and higher levels of technical and emotional skills. Technological advances and social thinking and commitment require mechanisms for understanding and acquiring new skills.
Continuous skill acquisition empowers executives to rebuild their competitive advantage and lead their teams and businesses to take advantage of future-proof results. The right time is more often than one might think. According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Skills Report 2020, half of today’s workforce will need significant development within the next five years, so start now.
Executive education is available at DePaul University.
Rather than investing in permanent, in-house learning and development teams, companies should continue to invest in people and development while focusing on core business priorities. Therefore, partnering with an adult learning design expert who excels at delivering quality, customized training and quantifiable outcomes is ideal.
For a specific business challenge, a custom executive education program is more likely to address the challenge in less time than an open program designed for the general public. Custom and open executive education courses have significantly improved job satisfaction, improved business acumen and strategic thinking, and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars at DePaul.
Examples of programs include project management, human resource management, financial planning, labor leadership, and grant writing. The learning experience is immersive as programs can be delivered on-site, on-campus, fully online, or in a hybrid format.
• Dr. Tatum Thomas is Dean of DePaul’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Thomas offers undergraduate, graduate, and non-credit programs to provide strategic leadership for the school. Its centers and special initiatives, such as the Center for Advancing Education for Adults, the Center for Labor Education, and the Adult Men of Color initiative, emphasize access and activities for working adults.
