Education Training Development

Overview

The Master of Arts degree in Education: Training and Development (MAE-T&D) was created for professionals who design, deliver, and evaluate learning programs for adults. The program is also designed for those who are looking to change careers into the much-in-demand field of continuing education and training. The MAE-T&D builds on a foundation of operational knowledge and links the concepts of adult learning with different forms of instruction. It promotes an understanding of how workers synthesize information and teach advanced skills for effective interaction.

Students will strengthen their knowledge base of the characteristics and needs of adult learners and develop the skills and practices to effectively engage and motivate adults in educational settings throughout all professional sectors. Students will also learn to design and implement curriculum and assess outcomes of training activities to meet organizational objectives. The core concepts of training and development are designed to address the needs of non-profit organizations, government agencies, and corporations.

Program Highlights

This Education Training Development program of Central Michigan University is designed to provide knowledge and skills for students to function effectively in positions of leadership or teaching in the adult education environment. This is not a certification program but may be utilized for professional advancement. In this program students will:

• Analyze the role of training in organizations, align the training goals with an organizations strategic planning, and evaluate the relationship between needs analysis and training.

• Design, develop, deliver, and assess training sessions for both abbreviated and sustained educational activities to adult students.

• Identify an organizational problem to engage in a hands-on inquiry through the analysis of data to draw reasonable conclusions and offer sound recommendations based on those conclusions.