Corporate Programs, Partnerships & Lifelong Learning

Mission
Corporate Programs, Partnerships, and Lifelong Learning is a unit within Professional & Continuing Education. The mission of this unit is to serve as a gateway to the vast intellectual and technical resources at the university. Staff develops and supports program initiatives needed within the region. We develop partnerships, help sustain businesses, address community workforce training needs, and often times, become the first point of contact for the business community in accessing the educational resources of the university.
Overview
The staff helps identify, develop and support local businesses in the employee training needs. In addition, the staff responds to individual professional training needs, as well as, skill gaps identified in the business community. Corporate Programs, Partnerships, and Lifelong Learning staff have access to university resources to develop contractual/customized education, offer graduate and undergraduate courses and programs, and provide non-credit courses, training, and certification needs.
Here are some examples of what you can expect
- A connection to the units, services, and programmatic activities to help assist your business
- A needs assessment of work force with customized program development
- A cost-effective contractual/customizable educational solution utilizing intellectual capital
- Design, develop and promote distance education opportunities
Partners
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Aerostar Wind
Anthony Cordeiro Insurance
Bank of America
Bank of Fall River
Beacon Services
Bristol Community College
Bristol County Workforce Investment Board
Bufftree Building
Cape Cod Community College
Catholic Social Services
City of Fall River
City of New Bedford
Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
Diman Regional Vocational
The Evergreen Center
Fall River Career Center
Fall River CEO Group
Fall River Chamber of Commerce
Fall River Public Schools
Greater New Bedford Workforce Investment Board
HOPE Collaborative
Lockheed Martin
Massasoit Community College
Meditech
New Bedford Career Center
New Bedford CEO Group
New Bedford Public Schools
Northeast Wind
PACE
Partridge, Snow, and Hahn
People Inc.
Our Family Farms
Saint Anne's Hospital
Santos Brothers
SEMAP
Southcoast Hospitals
SouthCoast Properties
Southern New England Law School
Raytheon
Rhody Fresh
Towns of Dartmouth, and Westport
Westport Community Schools
Women's Fund of Southeastern Massachusetts
WJAR Channel 10
Meet the Staff
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Dr. Antone Vieira, Executive Director
Robert Fortes, Assistant Dean/Director
Melissa Pacheco, Senior Program Specialist
Dennis Paquette, Director
Anthony Baird, Marketing & Special Programs Coordinator