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Trainings & Certifications to Help Adult Learners
Succeed

Trainings and Workshops that enhance the adult learner experience at your institute

United States Department Of Academic Accreditation works within all levels of higher education, including the public and private sectors to make it easier for today's students to get the required education and trainings. Our trainings and workshops are carefully design to consort with educators, employers, and workforce and economic developers to create lifelong pathways that incorporate learning and work, to support and promote adult engaged learning practices.

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PLA Assessor Training

PLA assessor workshops to equip faculty with the knowledge, skills and concepts about prior learning assessment (PLA) to become professional portfolio assessors

  • Apply career development theory to your work
  • Advising Adults: Approaches and Competencies
  • Exploring Career and Education Options
  • Counsel a diverse workforce
  • The Career Planning Process including the assessment, data-gathering, goal-setting and execution
  • Ethics and good advising practices
  • Develop understanding of the skills necessary for providing successful career advise

United States Department Of Academic Accreditation online, instructor-led academic & professional advising course, designed especially for those who wish to provide career and education advice to adults.

  • Apply career development theory to your work
  • Advising Adults: Approaches and Competencies
  • Exploring Career and Education Options
  • Counsel a diverse workforce
  • The Career Planning Process including the assessment, data-gathering, goal-setting and execution
  • Ethics and good advising practices
  • Develop understanding of the skills necessary for providing successful career advise

Academic & Professional Advising Certification

Working Learners’ Academy

United States Department Of Academic Accreditation Working Learner Academy supports your institution’s efforts to attract and provide assistance to the growing population of nontraditional students. Consisting of a series of expert-led workshops and covering a broad range of topics that are relevant to all colleges and universities; the participants of the working learner academy gain valuable knowledge and insights to serve working learners in the best way.

The following workshops will be offered

  • Faculty Assessor Training
  • Prior Learning Assessment Master Class
  • Designing and Assessing Learning Outcomes through Prior Learning Assessment
  • Applying Prior Learning Assessment to Military Student Degree Plans
  • Addressing the Accessibility and Usability Issues
  • Developing a Working Learner Friendly Program Design

Investing in Staff Development to Assist Adult Learners

Professional Development Package

The Professional Development Package complements your United States Department Of Academic Accreditation’s Institutional/System Membership, offering substantial discounts for multiple staff members on United States Department Of Academic Accreditation’s rigorous and comprehensive professional development offerings.

Establishing the Foundations of a PLA
Program

PLA Building Blocks

This workshop is designed to cover all major questions regarding prior learning assessment. Created with the intent to introduce PLA, this workshop establishes foundation by exploring the various opportunities that students can enjoy to demonstrate their knowledge and learning.

USDAA’s Membership

The eminent mission of the United States Department Of Academic Accreditation is to support the coordination of work and learning. We are best positioned to succeed at improving the nation's workforce.

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