Higher Education

In 2024, Focus on Skills Based Training Supports Career Advancement and Business Growth

By Jake Akehurst
05/01/2024 – FE News

Two years ago, UMKC TalentLink was formed to fill a distinct need for the local business and nonprofit […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00May 1st, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Contributed Content: 6 Ways Healthcare Benefits from Apprenticeships

By Len Carter
03/19/2024 – Health Leaders

The basis of our apprenticeship program came from working with the regional board at Workforce Connections; we built a program that would […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00March 19th, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

These pathways are launching high schools past a college-only mindset

By Jamie LaMonds
03/13/2024 – District Administration

…The difference in interest reveals an entrenched belief that going to college right out of high school is somehow more significant than […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00March 13th, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

How The Path To Tech Careers Has Changed (And Why It Matters)

By Rafael Castaneda
03/01/2024 – Forbes Business Development Council

Since the birth of computing, electronics and telecommunications, a four-year college degree has been a […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00March 12th, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

My Journey From Professional Patient to Healthcare Professional

By Stephanie Isley
01/18/2024 – FE News

As a child and teenager, I spent so much time in hospitals and doctors’ offices that my family affectionately called me a […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Drastically expand talent pipelines by dropping degree requirements

By Craig Sprinkle
1/18/2024 – Fast Company Executive Board

For decades, employers in many industries have required a four-year degree in most of their job descriptions. Worsening workforce shortages […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00January 22nd, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Virginia State University Announces Collaboration With MedCerts to Advance Educational Opportunities

By Shalini Pathak
01/18/2024 – EdTech Review

Virginia State University (VSU) has announced a revolutionary collaboration with MedCerts, the leading provider of online career training […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00January 19th, 2024|Higher Education, MedCerts, Trades|

6 Tips for Stronger Customer Service Relationships in Training Programs

By Emily Brancel and Keyona Wilson
12/13/2023 – Training Magazine

At MedCerts, our customers are students, and we have worked with thousands of them as they balance coursework […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00December 14th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Unlocking New Pathways Through Training Programs

By Craig Sprinkle
12/12/2023 – Volt Edu

With the recent media coverage about the cost of education, ballooning student debt and dwindling college enrollment, it’s a good […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00December 14th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

New program prepares high school students for allied health professions

By Cris Collingwood
11/14/2023 – Central Penn Business Journal

Cumberland Valley School District is offering a new certification program to meet student needs and help fill in demand jobs […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00November 14th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Trades|

MedCerts Combines Conversational AI, Generative AI and Natural Language Processing for a Revolutionary New AI Addition to Online Health Care Training

By Mike Allen
11/09/2023 – Training Industry

MedCerts has launched its first Conversational AI /Generative AI healthcare training programs available on the market today. A subsidiary […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00November 10th, 2023|Client Articles, Higher Education, MedCerts|

MedCerts Launches CTE Model Allowing Students to Earn Career Skills, Credentials, and College Credits

By Kristal Kuykendall
10/23/2023 – THE Journal

Stride subsidiary MedCerts, a global provider of healthcare and IT training and certification programs, has developed a public school Career […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00October 23rd, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Trades|

3 priorities for new CEOs when taking the reins

By Craig Sprinkle
10/11/2023 – Fast Company Executive Board

Every new CEO faces challenges in the first few months of their tenure, whether they were hired externally or were […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00October 16th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Self-Sustaining Variability in Health Care Training Made Possible by Generative AI

By Dana Janssen
09/27/2023 – Training Industry

Tools like ChatGPT, Bing Chat and Jasper Chat have supercharged the effectiveness of scenario-based training programs like never before — not only […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00October 4th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

What COVID Taught Us About a Train-and-Hire Program To Recruit Frontline Workers

By Kyle Bachman
09/25/2023 – Electronic Health Reporter

The applied experience comes through an externship in clinical settings. Candidates participate in 120 hours of training with a senior certified […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00September 25th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Train-And-Hire Programs: More Relevant And Promising Than Ever Before

By Rafael Castaneda
09/13/2023 – Forbes Business Development Council

Healthcare workforce shortages have grown more critical since the Covid-19 pandemic, as are […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00September 14th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Hiring: Elevating your recruitment process in today’s digital world

By Fast Company Executive Board
08/31/2023 – Fast Company

1. TARGETED RECRUITING OPTIONS IN SOCIAL COMMUNITIES

Using tech to streamline the hiring process can start before the recruiting process. It requires rethinking the […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00September 6th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Rafael Castañeda On Institutions Supporting Workforce Development

08/01/2023 – Higher Ed Geek

As we come back from summer break, we’re pleased to welcome Rafael to the show! Rafael is SVP Strategic Partnerships & Workforce Development […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00August 6th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Podcast|

Generative AI Prompts for L&D Pros

By Lin Grensing-Pophal
07/18/2023 – HR Daily Advisor

MedCerts training programs, for example, had traditionally been scenario-based and fixed to data already existing in the […]

By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00July 21st, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

4 reasons university and private training partnerships are accelerating

Being able […]
By |2026-02-11T19:38:17+00:00July 6th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Can You Hear Me Now?: Julie Campos Of MedCerts On Five Strategies Leaders Use to Diminish Distractions & Win in the Attention Economy

05/21/2023 – Authority Magazine

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00May 23rd, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Offering prior learning credits helps increase earning power

By Jonathan McCombs
05/04/2023 – SmartBrief

Then there are private training providers that offer career training programs directly aligned with the certification exams that validate a person’s knowledge and […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00May 4th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

How I Added a New Role to My Already Full Military Mom Life

By Kassia Fielder
05/03/2023 – FE News

This idea came to me because during my high school years I worked in an assisted living facility. I loved getting to […]

By |2026-02-11T20:15:45+00:00May 4th, 2023|Higher Education, K-12, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Online Healthcare Platform MedCerts Partners With Lifetime Learning by Ball State University

By Shalini Pathak
04/07/2023 – EdTech Review

MedCerts, the innovation leader in online career training in allied health and information technology and a subsidiary of Stride, Inc, an EdTech […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:08+00:00April 12th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts|

How Franklin University Pivoted To Meet The Needs of Current and Future Healthcare Workers

By Dr. Patrick Bennett
04/06/2023 – Education IT Reporter

…Having the right partners working with Franklin University is one reason we can offer so many flexible options to fit […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:08+00:00April 7th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts|

Immersive Training Technology Is the Future of Workforce Development

04/05/2023 – Coruzant Technologies

When students have the chance to learn in real-life scenarios, they are able to master critical career skills faster. But in […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00April 6th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Finding Flexibility in School and Career Was the Key to Living My Life

By Aysha Minor
04/03/2023 – FE News

…Seeing my younger brother go back to school inspired me to do the same. But instead of going to a traditional school like he was, […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00April 4th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Innovator and Former Academic Dean Takes Learning to New Heights with Executive Rafael Castañeda

02/27/2023 – Coruzant Technologies

MedCerts’ SVP of Strategic Partnerships & Workforce Development, Rafael Castañeda, joins Coruzant Technologies for the Digital Executive podcast. He shares his tenured career across […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:08+00:00March 3rd, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Podcast|

Goshen Health and MedCerts Partnership Creates Pipeline of Medical Assistants

By Kathy Gurchiek
02/01/2023 on SHRM

In 2021, Goshen teamed with MedCerts—a provider of career certification training in health-related careers—to offer medical assistant training. Medical […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00February 3rd, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

It took two decades to find a path out of a low-wage career. Why was it so difficult?

By Naomi Kateley
01/27/2023 – FE News 

Earlier this year my employer, Crosby Pharmacy, needed to hire more pharmacy technicians. It’s hard to find people to work in our […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00January 30th, 2023|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Online Training Can Ease Healthcare Demands

By Paul Fain
12/01/2022 – Open Campus

The nation’s healthcare system continues to strain amid a severe staffing crisis. And the mounting desperation is prodding some employers to get more creative about how they hire, train, and retain healthcare workers.

MedCerts […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00December 10th, 2022|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

There Is a Way to Bridge Fast Training in Healthcare

By Jason Aubrey
10/04/2022 – Inside Sources/DC Journal 

“Making this happen requires a new way of thinking about skills-based training, which takes commitment. It means not simply training and […]

By |2026-02-11T19:40:50+00:00October 21st, 2022|Higher Education, MedCerts, Thought Leadership|

Inspired By Bringing Creations to Life and Seeing People Benefit From Them with Executive Robert Ratway | Ep 448

02/03/2022 on Coruzant Technologies Podcast

“Robert Ratway is a Sr. Director of Higher Education Solutions at Modo Labs. Rob has worked with PeopleSoft technology for more than two […]

By |2026-02-11T19:48:40+00:00February 10th, 2022|Higher Education, Modo, Podcast|

Rebecca Murtagh Of Modo Labs: Five Things You Need To Build A Trusted And Beloved Brand

By |2026-02-11T19:48:40+00:00January 4th, 2022|Higher Education, Modo, Thought Leadership|

321: Advanced Analytics – with Chris Lucier, Director of Partner Relationships, Othot, Inc.

10/07/2021 – The EdUp Experience Podcast

“What is advanced analytics? Listen in as Joe talks with Chris about the four components of advanced analytics & how this process […]

By |2026-02-11T20:24:50+00:00October 11th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Podcast|

Demographic Trends And College Admissions

09/14/2021 – Tests and the Rest Podcast

“If the success of educational institutions depends on a steady and predictable flow of incoming students, what does the American “birth […]

By |2026-02-11T20:24:50+00:00September 15th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Podcast|

5 steps for using advanced analytics to transform students and schools

By Fred Weiss
06/09/2021 – University Business

“These data points come from different departments of the university but when combined, indicates a […]

By |2026-02-11T20:25:14+00:00June 9th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Thought Leadership|

How Universities Are Using Analytics and AI to Curb Enrollment Drops

By Leah Zitter
05/19/2021 – EdTech Magazine

“In the next step up, there is predictive and prescriptive analytics. Predictive analytics helps colleges and universities predict the likelihood of […]

By |2026-02-11T20:25:14+00:00May 24th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Thought Leadership|

Case Study: We’ve taken a shared approach to managing our campus app. Here’s why

04/01/2021 – Education Today

“In addition, we wanted our app to support distributed authorship. In other words, we wanted the ability to grant access and assign roles and […]

By |2026-02-11T19:48:40+00:00April 8th, 2021|Higher Education, Modo, Thought Leadership|

Students’ Needs Change Throughout the Year: A Campus App Should, Too

By Valerie Craig
03/30/2021 – Education IT Reporter

“Luckily, we’re using a low-code platform to build and host our mobile campus app — and so it’s […]

By |2026-02-11T19:48:40+00:00April 1st, 2021|Higher Education, Modo, Thought Leadership|

Study Shows Probable Decline In Georgia’s Higher Education Enrollment

By
03/16/2021 – WABE

“A new study suggests Georgia’s colleges, the smaller ones in particular, will see a […]

By |2026-02-11T20:25:14+00:00March 19th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Thought Leadership|

Advanced analytics can help colleges weather the demographic storm front

By Andy Hannah
03/03/21 – eCampus News

“By now, higher-education recruiters are probably well aware of the dire forecasts for student enrollment later this decade. Although elite universities and […]

By |2026-02-11T20:25:14+00:00March 8th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Thought Leadership|

How higher education institutions can “future-proof” against the demographic cliff

By Shelley Seale
03/02/2021 – Higher Ed Connects

“In Othot’s latest Higher Ed Pulse Report released this month, Futureproofing Institutions Against the Demographic Cliff, the […]

By |2026-02-11T20:25:14+00:00March 4th, 2021|Higher Education, Othot, Thought Leadership|