About
With a mission to connect people to the skills and education they need to succeed, the LDI offers non-degree credentials, custom training, and workforce development programs.
What does the LDI do?
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The Learning and Development Initiative (LDI) connects people to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed by offering non-degree credentials, custom training, and workforce development programs.
How does the LDI connect people to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed?
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The LDI offers a vibrant portfolio of courses, custom training programs, and workforce development opportunities.
What three key characteristics drive the LDI?
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The LDI operates around three key characteristics-
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Future Focused – with a focus on the future, we remain dedicated to ensuring our portfolio connects people with the right knowledge and skills for an ever-changing global marketplace.
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Learner Centered – our training and education is centered around the ever-growing needs of individuals as they engage in the lifelong learning required to maintain a vital and vibrant skillset.
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Demand Driven– we understand the demands of today's volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment and design our training and education to remain relevant.
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What is the LDI’s relationship to NJIT?
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The Learning and Development Initiative (LDI) is a division of NJIT and works in collaboration with NJIT’s wholly owned non-profit organization the New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII).
What is a brief explanation of NJIT?
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NJIT is the only polytechnic university that is an R1 (highest) Carnegie Classification research university and is designated both an Asian-American and Hispanic-serving institution. The New York Times college ranking tool rates NJIT No. 1 nationally among all public universities when you prioritize high alumni earnings, economic mobility and academic profile, and The Wall Street Journal rates NJIT No. 19 overall and No. 2 among public universities in the United States.
What is a brief explanation of NJII?
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Founded in 2014, the NJII combines the vast resources of the R1 level NJIT, strong industry and government relationships, and proven methods to drive innovation that includes five business units: healthcare, defense, entrepreneurship, the LDI, and AI.
What is the LDI’s mission?
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The LDI’s mission is to connect individuals with the essential knowledge and skills needed to navigate and thrive in an ever-evolving global marketplace.
What is the LDI’s strategy?
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The LDI’s strategy is twofold: leverage the integrated technological, creative, and innovative ecosystems of NJIT and NJII and identify highly qualified service providers and partners for content development, delivery, and/or design.
Who does LDI serve?
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The LDI serves motivated professionals, inspired individuals, and ambitious organizations dedicated to investing in the time, resources, and effort required to succeed in a world marked by constant disruption.
Where does the LDI connect people to the skills and knowledge they need?
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The LDI connects people to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed via the following modalities and locations:
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online - asynchronous, where a student can access the training as their own pace
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online - synchronous, where a student meets an instructor online at a specific time for training.
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at the client’s location
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at one of the NJIT facilities:
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the main NJIT Newark campus,
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the NJIT downtown Newark office location (494 Broad Street)
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the NJIT Jersey City location
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the NJII office in Newark (211 Warren Street) or
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COMET, NJII’s advanced manufacturing workforce development center in Landing NJ
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