Kaplan Professional to Help Universities Offer Free Training to Students Disrupted by COVID-19
March 19 2020 - 1:14PM
Business Wire
Kaplan Professional announced today that it, in collaboration
with CyberVista, will offer free online educational courses for
select industry-recognized credentials to colleges and universities
in the United States. As the economy moves toward likely recession
due to the global COVID-19 crisis, industry-recognized credentials,
stacked on top of college degrees, can serve as a compelling job
market differentiator for students.
“As universities are closing campuses, students have a unique
opportunity to fill their educational ‘downtime’ by focusing their
energy toward earning an industry-recognized credential,” said
Andrew Temte, CEO of Kaplan Professional.
The online courses being made available to university students
include:
- Securities Industry Essentials (SIE)
- Wealth Management SpecialistSM (WMS)
- Financial Paraplanner Qualified ProfessionalSM (FPQP)
- Fundamentals of Civil Engineering (FE)
- Security+ Online Solution
- Cybersecurity Critical Knowledge CourseTM
Effective immediately, and until the end of July 2020,
universities interested in making these programs available to
students should contact Kaplan Professional, and an online
enrollment and education portal will be quickly made available. “As
we brace for a likely global recession, it is more important than
ever that college graduates are taking additional steps to prepare
for workplace readiness,” said Temte.
Colleges and universities interested in participating can
complete this request form or email workplaceready@kaplan.com.
About Kaplan Professional
Kaplan Professional, a division of Kaplan, Inc., is a leading
provider of training and education services operating in more than
30 countries and working with over 10,000 corporations and
businesses globally. Kaplan Professional helps professionals obtain
certifications, licensure and designations that enable them to
advance and succeed in their careers. Kaplan Professional partners
with organizations to solve their talent management challenges
through customized corporate learning and development solutions.
Through live and online instruction, Kaplan Professional provides
test preparation, licensing, continuing education and professional
development programs to businesses and individuals in the
accounting, insurance, securities, real estate, financial, wealth
management, engineering and architecture industries. Kaplan, Inc.
is part of the Graham Holdings Company (NYSE: GHC).
About CyberVista
CyberVista is a cybersecurity workforce development company.
CyberVista's mission is to build and strengthen organizations by
providing cybersecurity professionals with the knowledge, skills
and abilities needed to drive growth and defense. Founded in 2016,
CyberVista benefits from the rich 85-year history of Kaplan—one of
the world’s premier training providers—as its sister company and
ally. In 2018, CyberVista welcomed Transcender into the brand.
Transcender brings over 25 years of helping organizations and
practitioners build technical job skills across all areas of IT and
cybersecurity.
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