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Professional Education offers a wide variety of non-credit classes, programs, professional certificates and training to help professionals advance their careers. The primary mission of the Office of Professional Education is to offer learning opportunities to all people of all ages using the expertise of our faculty, business partners and alumni.
Attend a scheduled class or contact us to arrange a customized, onsite program at your facility. If you have any questions please call 860-832-2277.
Christa Sterling csterling@ccsu.edu
Judy Ratcliffe jratcliffe@ccsu.edu
Olivia Sage o.sage@ccsu.edu
From the Blog
Three Ways Continuing Education Helps Close Skills Gaps and Empower Success
Many employees do not have all the skills they need to do the jobs for which they were hired. Even if their initial skills are adequate, positions evolve and new skills are frequently needed in order to continue to excel. Continuing education to update existing skills...
Continuing Education Helps Companies Grow Their Own HR Leaders
Your company's HR department handles some of the most important tasks in the entire company: recruiting, hiring and retaining quality employees. These tasks have become more complex in recent years because of new data that has revealed best practices and because of...
HR Training Valuable for Many Professional Career Tracks
HR training can be valuable for many jobs outside the human resources department, including managers, trainers, and team leaders, among others. Many management positions expect those who hold them to use HR knowledge even when they've never had formal training in HR...