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The College Opportunity Program provides access to online certificate and degree programs, at no cost to MGM Resorts Employees.
The associate vice provost for student success knows firsthand how providing opportunities and encouragement to students of all backgrounds can influence academic achievement.
Training program will close the digital skills gap and provide an accelerated path for those seeking a new career in the tech industry.
Training course will help participants become FAA-licensed drone pilots and place them at the forefront of Nevada’s booming UAS industry.
Continuing Education In The News
Today, in Las Vegas, Nevada, National Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr. visited the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) as part of the nationwide Cybersecurity Workforce and Education Roadshow to share how the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America Agenda is supporting Nevada’s cybersecurity ecosystem. Director Coker’s visit highlights the power of community colleges and Hispanic-serving institutions to help increase access to good-paying, meaningful cyber jobs and grow the area’s cyber workforce.
Over the past eight months, White House National Cyber Director Harry Coker has traveled around the country to study and spotlight best practices in developing the nation’s cybersecurity workforce.
A global strategic management consultancy says one in 16 employees will need to change occupations by 2030. That represents more than 100 million workers in China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Anyone wanting to learn how to be a DJ is in luck as UNLV Continuing Education is offering a new certificate this year.
The property’s “vice president of people” – a human resources leader – Kimberly Virtuoso was also promoted to senior vice president of people. She will oversee the resort’s human resources strategy and the online recruitment portal, the company said. Virtuoso previously served as executive director of corporate human resources for MGM Resorts International and is an instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ continuing education department.
Cybersecurity reports continue to rise as the COVID-19 pandemic lives on. A new program at UNLV is aiming to tackle this malicious activity head-on, with hopes of also contributing to Nevada’s workforce.