Director of Continuing Education

Responsibilities of the Director of Continuing Education Oversees, coordinates, and encourages students and local business/industry participation in continuing education opportunities at Northeastern Technical College (NETC). Identifies and coordinates continuing education training needs for local business, industry and personal interest community based courses and programs. Initiates and builds relationships and partnerships with employers in NETC's service area to identify training and assessment needs.

Develops strategies to ensure industry and personal interest community course needs are met by visits, phone calls, surveys, and emails. Assists industries with the coordination of job fairs and hiring events. Provides leadership in the development and implementation of viable continuing education classes and programs. Provides leadership to the CDL program to optimize continuing education and credit offerings and to ensure program compliance.

Assesses market potential for new continuing education programming opportunities that include E-Learning, web-based, and online learning solutions. Works alongside faculty, business and industry, and academic departments to identify and promote continuing education classes and programs. Conducts site visits to evaluate appropriateness and relevance of continuing education offerings. Works collaboratively with faculty and administration to create policies and procedures for ensuring the academic quality of continuing education programs.

Discusses, in depth, the difference between continuing education and credit classes and programs. Assesses the effectiveness of continuing education classes and programs across different modalities. Develops and implements methods for evaluating successful course and program outcomes. Counsels and advises students regarding employment opportunities through various employers. Provides references and recommendations for hire to industry.

Maintains database administration for purposes of tracking. Develops, manages, and maintains programming budgets for selected program initiatives to include both workforce and personal interest courses and programs. Assists, supervises, and administers EZONE and grants targeted for continuing education industrial training to include submission of reports and required documents. Performs other duties as assigned. Examples of Duties A master's degree in a related discipline, plus five (5) years of progressively responsible related work experience.

Must have a valid driver's license. Knowledge of business and industry workforce needs. Knowledge of continuing education and for-credit course programs, including a stackable credentials model. Experience working with business and industry representatives to design and implement workforce training programs. Qualifications Excellent personal interaction skills. High degree of knowledge about employment in the local and regional areas.

Ability to effectively discuss students needs with business, industry, and college representatives to discuss cooperative education, service learning, and apprenticeship opportunities for NETC students. Knowledge of primary employment opportunities and ability to present information to students and industries. Must be able to work with little supervision. Ability to complete day-to-day operations in work processing, spreadsheets, and e-mail.

Supplemental Information Reports to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Adheres to federal, state, and local policies and procedures. This position is a combination of office-based and travel to local business and industry. Travel may include in-state and out-of-state conferences and meetings. Travel may be in-state owned or personal vehicle. Work hours will be adjusted based on industry partners' requesting college services.

Benefits Northeastern Technical College (NETC) offers exceptional benefits packages for positions that include: Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children Attractive leave policy in addition to most State Holidays Work/Life Balance Work Schedule Normal Schedule for most positions Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a 30 minute lunch and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. no lunch State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs Professional Development opportunities NETC is a qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after you have made 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time at NETC. To qualify for PSLF, you must: be employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization (federal service includes U.S. military service) work full-time for that agency or organization have Direct Loans (or consolidate other federal student loans into a Direct Loan) repay your loans under an income-driven repayment plan* make 120 qualifying payments