1. Professional and Noncredit Education
Chris LaBelle, Director
University Outreach and Engagement
Associate Vice Provost
Extension and
Professional and
Extended Campus Experiment Station
Noncredit Education
Communications

2. Lifelong Learning
Professional and
Noncredit Education (PNE)
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3. Education and training for
businesses, organizations, associations, and
individuals anywhere throughout the state and
beyond.
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4. Current PNE Offerings
9 online courses
8 are Extension-related
7 do not generate revenue
+ Cooperative Education (Quick Skills)
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5. Community education
Oregon Master Naturalist
Master Gardener
Mastery of Aging Well
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6. Continuing education for
professionals
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7. Public Good
Childhood Food Insecurity
Discrimination Course(s)
OSU Hunger Summit
Rural Development Initiative
Parental Education Certification
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8. Working with PNE
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9. Intake Market
analysis
Development Testing Launch Marketing Maintenance
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10. Some Intake Priorities
Focus: licensure, continuing education
hours, larger workforce relevance, public good.
Sustainability: Sustain development and
delivery costs over time.
Funding: Grants (course
development), audience need (promising
market analysis), corporate or industry
relevance.
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11. Licensure and CEUs
arborists, wastewater
installers, teachers, foresters, medical
practitioners, landscapers, pharmacists, veterin
arians, etc.
Professional and Noncredit Education | University Outreach and Engagement

12. Intake
Market Development Testing Launch Marketing Maintenance
analysis
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13. Some Future Projects (2012)
• Update to pharmacy course
• Recycling 101
• Wastewater installer update
• 2 new WaterWise gardening courses
• 4-5 grant projects with Extension faculty
• Birthto3 (Extension faculty)
• Natural Resource Leadership Academy (O&E)
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14. Potential Projects (2012)
• Small business program (Oregon Open Campus)
• Ag tools course (Extension)
• Mobility development certificate (CS)
• Small farms
• Continuing Ed for pre-college teachers
• Ornamental fish course (Sea Grant)
• Beer brewing courses
• DHE Courses (Apparel Design)
• Engineering Courses
• New mobile applications
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15. Some Goals for 2012
• 20+ online courses
• More collaboration with colleges
• Several new certificate programs
• More focus on continuing education, i.e.
licensure renewal, professional courses
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16. Some Goals for 2012
• New website
• New online enrollment system: payment
integration, student tracking, roster
management, volunteer hour
tracking, certificates available via print-on-
demand
• More partnerships with OOC, Extension
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17. chris.labelle@oregonstate.edu
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/workforce