Workforce Development Program Options
The LDI offers a wide spectrum of opportunities to create customized workforce development programs.
As the university’s hub for professional education and workforce development, the LDI connects individuals and organizations to the skills and knowledge they need to succeed by offering a vibrant portfolio of non-credit courses based on our proprietary learning and development ecosystem for the age of AI known as FutureWork™.
The LDI can package any number of the following courses together to create a workforce development program serving organizations, public sector agencies, and community partners seeking to strengthen workforce capability, accelerate performance, and prepare teams for evolving demands in the Age of AI.
Examples of our current or previous workforce development programs include:
- The NJIT-Verizon Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program
- NJIT Awarded State Grant to Bridge Technology Divide in New Jersey
For more information please contact us at ldisupport@njit.edu.
Artificial Intelligence Courses
AI Skills
AI Literacy
- Fully online
- 10 courses
- About 20 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
AI Skills
AI for Educators
- Fully online
- 3 courses
- About 6 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
AI Skills
AI Essentials
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 5 weeks
- Fully online
- Complimentary 2-month ChatGPT Plus subscription
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
AI Skills
AI Automation
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 5 weeks
- Fully online
- Complimentary 2-month ChatGPT Plus subscription
- Complimentary 3-month Make.com Core subscription
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
AI Skills
AI for HR Professionals
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 5 weeks
- Fully online
- Complimentary 2-month ChatGPT Plus subscription
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
AI Skills
AI for Marketing
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 5 weeks
- Fully online
- Complimentary 2-month ChatGPT Plus subscription
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Business, Marketing and Project Management
Business
Digital Marketing
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 10 weeks
- Fully online
- Google Analytics certification
- Google Ads Search certification
- HubSpot Email Marketing certification
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Business
Business Analytics
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 10 weeks
- Fully online
- Business Analytics Science certificate of completion
- Preparation for the Salesforce Certified Tableau Desktop Foundations Exam
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Business
Project Management
- Offered with Ziplines Education
- 10 weeks
- Fully online
- Project Management certificate of completion
- 23 PMI hours to qualify for the CAPM certification
- Jira Software Essentials Certification
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Healthcare
Project Management in Healthcare
- Fully online
- 4 courses
- About 8 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Technology and Healthcare Career Pathways
Technology
TechWorks IT Support Bootcamp
- Offered with JobWorks
- CompTIA A+ and Tech+ certifications
- 100% online and instructor-led
- Daytime and evening options
- Complete in as few as 12 weeks
Healthcare
HealthWorks Medical Assistant Bootcamp
- Offered with JobWorks
- Become a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
- Convenient, part-time evening schedule
- Instructor-led live classes online and interactive
- Complete in 20 weeks or less
Core Workplace Skills
Workplace Skills
Data Literacy
- Fully online
- 4 courses
- About 8 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Workplace Skills
Digital Literacy
- Fully online
- 6 courses
- About 12 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Workplace Skills
Agile Thinking
- Fully online
- 6 courses
- About 12 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Workplace Skills
Resource Optimization
- Fully online
- 6 courses
- About 12 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Workplace Skills
Change Navigation
- Fully online
- 6 courses
- About 12 hours total
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Job-Specific Skills
Hard Skills
Construction Management
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Training in construction projects, timelines, teams, and budgets
- Supports employees moving into supervisory or project-based roles
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Hard Skills
De-Escalation
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Strategies for handling difficult conversations and tense situations
- Useful for frontline, customer-facing, public-facing, and supervisory roles
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Microsoft Suite
Microsoft Office Skills
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Includes Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams
- Beginner: Basic navigation and core functions
- Intermediate: Efficiency, collaboration, and data use
- Advanced: Automation, analytics, and integration across tools
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Vital Workplace Skills
Soft Skills
Adaptive Thinking
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Helps learners adjust to change and solve problems in new situations
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Soft Skills
Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Helps learners study information, make decisions, and solve workplace challenges
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Soft Skills
Communication
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Helps learners share ideas clearly, listen carefully, and work with others
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Soft Skills
Collaborative Intelligence
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Helps learners work well with people, teams, tools, and technology
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion
Soft Skills
Emotional Intelligence and Empathy
- Length of program customized per group of learners
- Helps learners understand people, manage emotions, and build stronger relationships
- NJIT-LDI certificate of completion