Employer Partnerships

Empower your people with training that keeps you on the cutting-edge

You can’t afford to sit back when it comes to your company’s training and retention practices. The last few years have left their mark on businesses, and those who aren’t willing to adapt will be challenged to succeed. It all takes skills to keep up and get ahead.

When you devote time to empowering your people you:

• Develop your talent pipeline
• Retain a more satisfied workforce that’s better qualified for advancement and retention.
• See overall improved company performance.
• Reduce new employee onboarding costs by training existing employees and keeping them engaged.
• Improve the skills of employees resulting in better leadership and more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplaces.

A trusted educational partner

Education from the University of Vermont Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) comes with the assurance that you’re getting access to high-caliber and cutting-edge courses. UVM faculty include groundbreaking researchers, innovators and business entrepreneurs who all share a common passion for connecting with students and sharing their experiences.

When you work with us, you can:

• Receive consulting services to create a training plan.
• Access a large selection of online asynchronous courses.
• Create custom-built learning programs based on your organization’s priorities.

Companies who’ve worked with us

• Agri-Mark / Cabot
• Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC)
• Dow Chemical
• GlobalFoundries
• Lawson’s
• MVP Health Care
• NEKS (Northeast Kingdom)
• State of Vermont

Consulting Services

Let’s chat about your goals. We can help you decide which courses would be the best fit for your team, and then create a plan for implementation and measurement.

Individual Courses

Dozens of courses are available to align with your learning objectives. Our curriculum is constantly being refreshed, and we continually add new areas of study, reflecting emerging skills and changing needs.

Customized Learning

We work with your organization to develop courses, solutions and programs based on your organization’s specific needs. With access to knowledge resources, we can build the right program for your employees.

Consulting Services

Creating a training and professional development plan for employees, whether new or seasoned, can be challenging and at times overwhelming. When you work with UVM training consultants, we get to know your unique goals and put together a plan to achieve them through a variety of our existing course offerings or customized solutions. We make sure you and your employees succeed with detailed measurement and follow-up plans.

Whether you need training for new employees, leadership staff, or in a specialty area, we’ll become an extension of your team and bring it to life.

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Individual Courses

Dozens of courses are available to align with your learning objectives. Explore professional development courses that will help employees develop new skills and nurture existing ones.

Our selection of courses covers everything from leadership topics like communication styles or managing people, and technical training such as learning how to create data visualizations or manage social media advertising – all taught by top instructors! Our curriculum is constantly being refreshed to meet industry standards and current research, and we continually add new areas of study, reflecting emerging skills and changing needs.

Popular Program Areas

• Agile
• Cybersecurity
• Data Analytics
• Digital Marketing
• Finance
• Geographic Information Systems
• Human Resources
• Leadership and Management
• Lean/Six Sigma
• Operations
• Project Management
• Sustainable Innovation MBA
• Web Development

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Customized Learning

We can help your organization achieve its goals by customizing a high-impact learning experience that’s just right for you. Our learning and development pros conduct an assessment, create the training program, and execute it in a way that is tailored exclusively toward your strategy, schedule, and corporate culture.

All so you and your team can feel valued and empowered. Let us help make your work life more rewarding with customized professional development solutions.

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Funding Resources & Grants 

To support continued training and upskilling, the state of Vermont offers several resources and grants. 

• The Vermont Training Program may cover up to 50% of the training costs or wages. Note: UVM PACE can provide employers with assistance on both grant writing and management.  
• Green Mountain Job Retention Program is a student loan forgiveness program (up to $5,000) if the student, after graduating either in December 2023 or June 2024 with a bachelor’s or master’s degree, lives and works in Vermont for two years.  
• Grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission, the Vermont Department of Labor, and VSAC Advancement Grant.  
• Supportive Tax Policy: the modernization of Vermont’s tax law (effective July 1^st, 2022) saves manufacturers money to reinvest in, for example, training for workforce retention and recruitment.   

Host A Micro-Internship

UVM students are creative, capable world citizens – and they make excellent employees.

Micro-internships offer a proven way for your company to connect with PACE students who are interested in working on short-term, paid, professional projects and for you to build flexible workforce capacity.

What is a micro-internship? 

A micro-internship is a short-term professional assignment. Unlike traditional internships, these paid projects can be offered at any point during the year, typically range from 10 – 40 hours of work, and are due to be completed within a week to a month from the time they are posted.

How will micro-internships benefit my company? 

Beyond offering opportunities for PACE students to gain experience and demonstrate their skills, Micro-Internships also provide you or your colleagues with immediate support on short-term tasks. In addition, Micro-Internships support your recruiting efforts, helping you identify, assess, and build relationships with students who may be prospective job candidates.

Micro-Internships can be completed across all departments including:

• Sales/Marketing
• Human Resources
• Strategy

Getting Started

PACE has partnered with Parker Dewey to help enhance talent sourcing and candidate selection for micro-internships. Employers utilize our Parker Dewey page to create an account, post projects, and search for prospective student candidates. Through this system, students are not your employees or contractors, making it easy to provide these opportunities on demand.

To learn more and post projects, visit PACE Micro-Internships.

If you have any questions, please contact Maureen Hebert.