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Workforce Development

Perkins Building
Room 202

859-622-6216

Workforce Development


Workforce Development provides quality professional development and training opportunities throughout Kentucky and draws upon the expertise of faculty, area business leaders, and professional trainers to develop and deliver programs tailored to meet the current economic needs of business and industry.

We are dedicated to giving our students the best training possible through exceptional classroom and field experiences, thereby equipping professionals with the tools they need to be successful in their chosen occupation.

Digital Badging


EKU has partnered with Badgr to issue digital badges to students completing training with EKU Workforce Development & Community Engagement. Digital badges are a real-time transcript that can inform a potential employer about your particular skill-set. Our system also includes a pathway tool that provides a visual way for you to track your progress through one of our certificate programs. You can use the pathway tool to determine what courses you should plan to take next to complete your certificate program.

Online Courses Through Partner Providers


Eastern Kentucky University is proud to partner with Ed2Go and MindEdge to provide a wide variety of quality online courses for professional development.

  • Ed2Go
  • Ed2Go offers online open enrollment programs designed to provide specific skills for positions in Healthcare, Fitness, Business Management, Graphic Design, Hospitality & Skilled Trades.
  • MindEdge
  • MindEdge courses and certificates feature narrative learning and are available at any time. These courses meet requirement for CEU, PDU, SHRM, HRCI, or CFRE credits.

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