Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.
Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.
More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.
Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.
Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.
Northeast Ohio can't wait for the future of work to happen. Come ready to engage with the Center for the Future of Work at Tri-C's inaugural Future of Work Conference — a landmark half-day event on Oct. 6.
Start the day by connecting with regional leaders in business, education, workforce development and government.
Shana Marbury-White Executive Vice President, Workforce Innovation Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®)
8:30 – 9:15 a.m.
Executive Roundtable Work in Progress: A Conversation on Opportunity and Employment
A candid discussion about the changing workforce, employer needs and how education and industry can work together to build stronger talent pipelines.
Moderator Sharon Sobol Jordan, United Way of Greater Cleveland
Featured speakers To be announced
9:20 – 10:05 a.m.
Fireside Chat Common Ground: Education, Industry and the Future of Work
National and regional leaders discuss how higher education, employers and workforce organizations can better prepare today's learners for tomorrow's careers.
Featuring Michael A. Baston, J.D., Ed.D. Paul Fain Yustina Saleh, Ph.D. Lisa McIntyre-Hite, Ph.D.
10:10 – 10:50 a.m.
Morning Keynote
Discover the latest workforce trends, labor market insights and the growing importance of skills-based hiring in an AI-driven economy.
Yustina Saleh, Ph.D. Managing Director, Solutions Studio The Burning Glass Institute
11 – 11:50 a.m.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Track A: Redefining Smart: AI in Higher Education for Prepared Students
Track B: Bridging the World of Work and the Classroom to Solve Real-World Problems
Track C: Work Won't Work Without Them: Addressing Hidden Drivers of Employment
Find the breakout session that's right for you. Explore each track and discover the insights, strategies and connections you'll gain.
Lunch Panel The Practical Value of Competency-Based Education and Hiring
Hear how employers and higher education leaders are using competency-based education and skills-first hiring to better prepare learners and address talent shortages.
Panelists Lisa McIntyre-Hite, Ph.D. Dean Mike Kenney, Ph.D. Dean Adam Diiulio
12:50 – 1 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Leave with new connections, practical ideas and strategies to help shape the future of work in your organization and community.
Hear from three nationally recognized voices shaping the future of work. Together, they bring the data, policy and practice perspectives that matter most.
Paul Fain
Journalist and Co-Founder, Work Shift
Paul Fain, a veteran higher education reporter, is one of the nation's top journalists focused on the connection between education and work. Fain is co-founder of Work Shift, editor of the must-read newsletter The Job and host of The Cusp podcast. Previously, Fain was a senior reporter and news editor at Inside Higher Ed, where he oversaw coverage of low-income and first-generation students, college completion, community colleges, federal policy and emerging models of higher education. Earlier in his career, Fain was a senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Lisa McIntyre-Hite, Ph.D.
EVP and COO, Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)
Lisa McIntyre-Hite has over 21 years of experience spanning leadership roles across K-12, higher education, educational technology, product development, workforce education and strategy consulting. She is an expert in designing and launching competency-based solutions across K-12, higher education, non-traditional learning providers and workforce in order to meet the needs of all learners while addressing the most pressing talent shortages. Prior to joining C-BEN, McIntyre-Hite was vice president of Learning Innovation at Guild, senior advisor at Entangled Solutions and vice president of Partner Strategy and Innovation at Pathstream.
Yustina Saleh, Ph.D.
Vice President, Innovation, Burning Glass Institute
Yustina Saleh is Vice President of Innovation at the Burning Glass Institute, where she leads the design and development of cutting-edge solutions to enhance visibility and practicality of real-time labor market data. With over 20 years of experience connecting people with careers, she is a pioneer in skills-based hiring and workforce innovation. Saleh formerly served as executive vice president of Research and Analytics at Emsi; director of The Analytics Center of Excellence at Rutgers; director of Real-Time Labor Analytics at Burning Glass Technologies; and director of Labor Market and Demographic Research for the state of New Jersey.
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Artificial intelligence is transforming every industry and changing the skills employers need. Join AI experts and Tri-C faculty for a discussion on how higher education can prepare students for an AI-enabled workforce and meet evolving labor market demands.
Ideal for:
Educators
Workforce professionals
Higher education leaders
Anyone interested in the future of work
Discover how Tri-C's Faculty Externship program connects faculty with employers to align academic programs with workforce needs. Faculty and employer partners will share insights, best practices and the program's impact on students, curricula and industry.
Ideal for:
Employers
Faculty
Academic leaders
Workforce partners
Employment outcomes are shaped by more than technical skills. Learn how childcare, transportation, housing and other social factors affect workforce participation and explore collaborative strategies that help remove barriers to employment.
Paul Fain
Lisa McIntyre-Hite, Ph.D.
Yustina Saleh, Ph.D.