Director of Continuing Education

Doc PersonalBeratung GmbH; Cheraw (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Leave policy

Professional development

PSLF eligible

Job summary

Northeastern Technical College (NETC) invites applications for the role of Director of Continuing Education. The position leads continuing education initiatives, partners with employers, and oversees program development, budgeting, and compliance across CE and CDL offerings.

The role requires a master’s degree, five years of related experience, a valid driver’s license, and strong knowledge of workforce training and community education programs. Travel to industry sites may be required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related discipline.
• Five 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.

Responsibilities

• Initiates and builds relationships with employers to identify training needs and coordinates job fairs and hiring events.
• Leads development and implementation of continuing education classes and CDL programs; assesses market potential for new offerings.
• Collaborates to create policies ensuring academic quality of continuing education and distinguishes CE from for-credit programs.
• Counsels and advises students on employment opportunities and provides recommendations to industry.
• Maintains databases and manages budgets for program initiatives including workforce and personal interest courses.
• Oversees EZONE and grants for continuing education training and reports requirements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Master's degree in a related discipline

Five years of progressively responsible related work experience

Job description

Responsibilities of the Director of Continuing Education

• 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.

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.

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.

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