MedCerts Announces Program Partnership with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Center for Professional Education & Lifelong Learning
February 21 2023 - 9:50AM
Business Wire
First partnership with public university
features co-branded, online medical support and technology
programs
MedCerts, the innovation leader in online career training in
allied health and medicine, and a subsidiary of Stride, Inc.
(NYSE:LRN), an education company that provides online and blended
education programs, today announced a ground-breaking partnership
with a major public university, the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville’s Center for Professional Education & Lifelong
Learning (UT CPELL).
Under the new partnership, the Center for Professional Education
& Lifelong Learning will add courses and programs, powered by
MedCerts, to its highly regarded catalog of career and personal
development opportunities. The programs will be available directly
through UT CPELL’s website: http://professionaled.utk.edu.
Though it has offered training and certification programs with
other schools, including private, non-profit universities, this new
UT partnership is the first MedCerts has announced with a public
university.
“The University of Tennessee and its Center for Professional
Education & Lifelong Learning are hallmarks of quality and
access and we are thrilled to be able to come together to offer our
great career training and career advancement programs to their
current and future students,” said Craig Sprinkle, CEO of MedCerts.
“It’s an outstanding opportunity for us to grow our programs and,
more importantly, to put these great, life-changing learning and
career opportunities in front of more people.”
The UT Center for Professional Education & Lifelong Learning
is offering the majority of programs from MedCerts healthcare
training library available, including Pharmacy Technician, Medical
Billing Specialist, Allied Healthcare Professional, Patient Care
Technician, and others. Additionally, MedCerts’ IT training
programs in various CompTIA certifications, Cisco Certified
Networking, and general IT systems security are available. MedCerts
will provide individualized academic support to students and help
program graduates and certification recipients prepare for and find
jobs in their fields of study.
“We take quality very seriously and review all our potential
programs to ensure they are the best quality and best available
opportunities for the students we serve,” said Darrin M. Devault,
Director of UT CPELL. “With MedCerts, we are providing high-quality
online courses and integrated pathways to certification exams, with
built-in support and career services. And we’re happy to offer
these pathways in these high-demand healthcare and IT careers.”
About MedCerts
MedCerts is a national online training provider strengthening
the workforce through innovative eLearning solutions. Focused on
certifications in high-demand areas of Allied Healthcare and IT, it
serves individuals from all backgrounds, including the military and
their families, career changers and the under- and unemployed.
MedCerts delivers certification and career training through
HD-quality video-based instruction, virtual simulations, games and
animations, and on-the-job training through experiential learning
solutions. Since 2009, the company has developed more than 50
career programs, trained and up-skilled more than 50,000
individuals across the country and partnered with more than 500
American job centers and more than 1,000 healthcare organizations
have MedCerts trained employees on staff. For more information,
visit medcerts.com
About the University of Tennessee Center for Professional
Education and Lifelong Learning
The UT Center for Professional Education & Lifelong Learning
offers a variety of non-credit programs and courses for
professional certification, business management, and leisure and
life enhancement. Each program is developed to ensure that lifelong
learners gain the necessary skills to excel in a professional
environment. For more information, visit
http://professionaled.utk.edu.
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Jennifer Harrison for MedCerts Pando Public Relations
jennifer@pandopublicrelations.com or 916-716-0636
Darrin Devault, director, UT Center for Professional Education
& Lifelong Learning ddevault@utk.edu or 865-974-0150.
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