AboutEdu 's mission is to help displaced, and unemployed workers to identify, access, and participate in short term online educational "retraining" programs that, with their hardwork and commitment, will allow them to provide themselves and their families with a brighter future. 

FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES:   AboutEdu's goal is to be a key central resource of "unbias" information, and evaluations of online retraining certificate programs at community colleges nationwide. Programs that take into account what most of you have told us you are looking for today: 

Short Term, Low Cost, Accredited Distance Programs in industries and functional areas with forecasted job growth. 

Programs and colleges that are welcoming of  "Online Working Adult Learners" and "Out of State Distance Learners" from the first page on their website to registration to admission to student support to career services to the last day of class of the online program selected.

While some of these certificates may articulate into associate or bachelor programs upon completion, our focus is not on degree programs. Our emphasis is on "short term" programs that within a year could provide the necessary training and credentials to gain entry-level access to jobs in growth industries. 

FOR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES: FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL:

Our goal is to provide you, and your audiences with the most up to date central source of "unbias/non-commercial" information and reference on short term accredited online "retooling" programs nationwide.  Our hope is that this information can be a resource in addressing the overwhelming demand for help, and guidance by the growing number of America's unemployed and displaced workers.

For those in need of more "localized approaches", we will work with you to identify key local industries of growth, and develop "online resources plan" more directly in tune with your local needs.  Whether in English or in Spanish, we will work with you to educate, train, and support your local teams, and their audiences on understanding and using these online resources.  From on-site training sessions or webinars at local public libraries dealing with overwhelming demands by unemployed workers, to national staff training on matching online resources to local audiences, to technical & online course demonstrations with non-technical audiences.

Our national research findings have resulted in key recommendations for improved online educational policies at the Federal, State  and Regional levels.  Recommendations that can help to streamline your online educational policy to result in new sources of revenues; lower operating costs; greater educational accessibility; new service job creation, and higher quality of online education.  


  FOR COLLEGES:
 
We work with your Online Education teams to evaluate, test, and streamline your online education consumer services, and processes.  From the integration of your online offerings and information on your website all the way thru online student enrollment, retention, placement information, and post-graduation data collection - We work with your local teams to review each part of the process from the consumer's perspective.

FOR CORPORATIONS:

If you are undergoing major layoffs, restructuring, job elimination, or closing down a business unit - we can be an "unbias/non-commercial" resource you can offer your unions, and your employees and their families nationwide.  Whether in English or in Spanish, we can  develop more localized approaches to your specific situation, employee needs/challenges, and community needs.  

If you are undergoing growth, and need to plan for talent development in specific functions or areas, we can work with you to develop online "retraining" paths that could more directly connect experienced, and qualified members of our audience with your specific job and skills needs - taliloring the online path to meet your business needs, and ensuring long term access to qualified pool of talent.

 FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS & ASSOCIATIONS:

If you are looking to address members' online educational needs and demands, we will work with your organization to develop customized online retooling pathways, online resources and program recommendations to meet your audience's specific needs.