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CAEL interviewed Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D, Assistant Dean at Kaplan University’s Graduate School of Management to get his viewpoint on how the recent economic crisis will affect education, tuition assistance benefits, and talent management. Read the interview with Robert Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Strategies for Talent Management: Greater Philadelphia in Action
This report includes best practices on how companies can use their tuition assistance programs to help meet their human capital needs as well as profiles of area companies that have integrated their tuition assistance programs to support their talent development strategy. The report was published in August by the CEO Council for Growth in collaboration with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL). The report was featured on the Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch website on August 26. To download the report visit the Tuition Resources Page.
CAEL Offers Online Education Planning Courses
Through a new partnership with the New York Times Knowledge Network, CAEL will be offering online courses to help adults plan their education path. Return to Learning will help participants understand their options related to learning, including the possibility of earning college credit for learning that has already taken place. The course also covers the relationship between education and career goals, learning style preferences, the barriers adult learners face and how to overcome them, and the advantages they bring into the classroom with them. Please forward the link below to employees, family and friends who could benefit from these courses. The next class begins November 18, 2008. Click here for more information.
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Webinars
FREE Webinar – October 27, 2008 – 12:00 p.m. EST
Managing Talent through Career Advising
Most employers recognize assisting employees to make the right education choices leverages tuition expenses and helps grow and manage talent. But what is included in career advising? How can it help someone create a career plan or an education plan? What are the components of an advising program? How can advising be integrated with tuition assistance? How can advising be aligned with an employer’s organizational development needs? Is there a value in outsourcing career advising? Dorothy Wax, Director of CAEL Career Services and Catherine Raines from CPP, Inc. will answer these questions and demonstrate how to use the Strong and MBTI® Career Report, which provides your employees with a complete career development picture based on a combined interpretation of their interests and personality. Visit http://www.cael.org/webinar.htm to register.
Aligning Your Tuition Program and Talent Management Investments
Many companies are developing talent management strategies to address their growing workforce skills shortages. Have you evaluated how your tuition assistance program will support this effort? How can you align your tuition policy with your overall talent management goals and incorporate proven, effective exemplary practices? This webinar covered the key issues to consider when evaluating and benchmarking your company's tuition policies and provided real-world examples of companies (TIAA-CREF and Northeast Utilities) that have taken this important step. Listen to the recording here. If you would like more information about reviewing your Tuition Policy send an email to Lynn Schroeder at lschroeder@cael.org.
Answers to Your Questions: FAQs from CAEL Webinars
During our recent Webinars, CAEL has received questions from tuition assistance managers about how to create a strategic approach to tuition management and the practical concerns involved in managing a tuition program. As a regular feature of TAPWire, Elizabeth Hibner, Senior Product Manager for TAMS at CAEL, will answer those questions. Click here to read her answers.
Tuition Assistance Management Service
CAEL Partners with MBS Direct to Provide Discounted TextbooksCAEL has partnered with MBS Direct to provide an online bookstore offering discounted textbooks and reduced shipping costs. MBS Direct is a leading, well-established provider of textbooks. Utilizing the most sophisticated technology ever applied to the textbook industry, MBS Direct has set the standard on textbook fulfillment accuracy and speed.
CAEL feels this partnership will bring added value to our clients and their employees. John Zappa, Senior Vice President for Learner Services, states, “As the cost of tuition and books continue to increase, it is critical that we find additional ways to help companies and their employees get the most value for each dollar spent on continuing education. We feel that this program is a wonderful complement to our Featured Provider Network which provides discounted tuition rates to CAEL clients.”
Employees will be able to access the MBS Direct bookstore through the CAEL websites. Even if their company does not cover books through the tuition program, employees will still be able to purchase the discounted books. In addition, MBS Direct offers a buy-back program for employees to obtain added savings.
We are pleased to announce that the following educational institutions have been added to CAEL’s Featured Provider Network (FPN):
Bellevue University, an accredited not-for-profit university, is one of the worldwide leaders in adult education, serving more than 11,000 students annually at 12 locations in five states -- and everywhere online through its award-winning Cyber-Active® Learning® platform. Bellevue University offers a wide variety of career-relevant degree and learning programs including more than 25 accelerated bachelor’s degree completion programs, that allow students to complete bachelor’s degrees in as little as 12 months, and 17 master’s degrees – all totally online.
Ellis University is a non-profit, accredited online university offering the convenience and flexibility busy professionals need to earn online degrees. Ellis University utilizes the most dynamic course platforms in the industry. Incorporating an array of interactive features – such as streaming video, online simulations and personalized communications tools – courses spring to life in a vibrant environment that keeps students connected to their instructors and classmates.
With these new valued providers the Featured Provider Network has a total of 57 members; all who offer preferred tuition rates making it easier for your employees to further their education while maximizing the impact of your tuition assistance budget on talent development.
New Programs
New programs added by current Featured Provider Network members:
NECF in conjunction with Van Loan School of Graduate Studies from Endicott College has launched a new MBA program, please click here for more information on the MBA program.
New England College of Finance has added three degree programs:
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