2023-2024 Academic Catalog

Workforce Development & Professional Education

Valerie Paquette, Executive Director
Wentworth Hall, Room 108C
(617) 989-4483
paquettev@wit.edu

Lifelong learning is a tradition at Wentworth Institute of Technology. The WIT Workforce Development & Professional Education division supports learners to achieve their educational and career goals with part-time evening, weekend, and online programs designed to accommodate busy lifestyles. The Workforce Development & Professional Education team works directly with corporations, industry experts, and our community partners to develop market driven, career accelerating education and development opportunities for our lifelong learner population.

Wentworth has a long tradition of offering specialized workforce training and development programs to people who are:

  • interested in advancing their careers through acquisition of job-relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities.
  • eager to obtain industry recognized credentials.
  • ready to advance into more senior levels of supervision and leadership.

Taught by instructors who are active and experienced in their fields, these short form and customized programs provide learners with the experience and credentials needed to make them competitive in today's job market. Several programs offer skills for licensing and certification. Please view the WFPE website (https://wit.edu/academics/workforce-development).

Workforce Training Programs: Non-Credit (CEU) Programs

Journeyman Electrician

Wentworth offers an accelerated, four semester journeyman electrician programs to prepare individuals to become licensed Journeyman Electrician in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A variety of theoretical and applied concepts will be covered in each course, with the overarching intent of journeyman electrician license preparation. Each class will devote a significant portion of time covering the Massachusetts Electrical Code. This program is conveniently designed for busy adults with a sequence of evening courses.

Construction Supervisor License, Test Prep Course

Become a licensed Construction Supervisor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Wentworth's Construction Supervisor's License (CSL) Preparation will prepare you to take the state licensure exam for commercial and residential buildings. This license allows you to supervise construction for any single- or two-family dwelling or appurtenant structure, regardless of size, as well as any other building type up to 35,000 cubic feet of enclosed space.

Introduction to Project Management

Introduction to Project Management at Wentworth Institute of Technology is designed to give you the fundamentals of Project Management as it applies to industries within the built environment, including but not limited to, leading construction, electrical, engineering, and architecture projects. Through seven interactive online modules, you will gain the tools to plan, implement, and manage projects during the entire life cycle.

Intermediate Project Management

Intermediate Project Management at Wentworth Institute of Technology is designed to take your project management skills to the next level. You will learn to effectively lead complex projects and teams. Seven interactive modules will cover topics including managing communication strategy, team issues, network diagrams, cost and risk analysis, and troubled projects. The workshop concludes with the delivery of a final presentation, where you will apply your learnings to your unique project challenge.