Dive Summary:
- Walmart, Starbucks, McDonald's and an increasing number of other Fortune 500 companies are offering their own courses, many of which are eligible for college credit.
- The training received in courses such as Starbucks' Barista Basics 101 and Jiffy Lube's finance fundamentals is recognized by several colleges via the American Council on Education's College Credit Recommendation Service.
- The programs are a win-win for the companies involved, as they result in higher-skilled workers and boost employee motivation.
From the article:
... "What companies like is just-in-time learning that gives somebody a skill they need at the time they need it," says Mark Allen, a Pepperdine University business professor and author of The Next Generation of Corporate Universities. "What traditional universities do to a large extent is just-in-case learning." ...