Federal, state, and local government employees now have access, via NTIS, to the best of Cornell University’s professional online education programs. Through this partnership with the National Technical Information Service, eCornell is offering government agencies and employees substantial savings on the published course tuition.

An innovative course delivery model coupled with Cornell University’s Ivy League excellence will provide government employees a personalized learning experience led by world-renowned instructors well-versed in the subject matter. The highly engaging and interactive learning experiences revolve around authentic workplace scenarios that reflect the challenges learners are likely to face on the job. By combining collaborative discussions, course projects, interactive simulations, assessments, and job aids, eCornell courses help participants learn and apply the skills they need to meet those challenges, providing a deeper learning experience and improving workplace performance.

Content areas initially available through the NTIS partnership with eCornell are:

* Strategic Management: Executive Leadership and Proactive Leadership * Financial Management: Financial Management for Making Business Decisions * Human Resources Management: Seven certificate programs are offered * Management Essentials: Supervisory Skills, Managing Performance, and Managing Effectively * Hospitality and Foodservice Management: Essentials of Hospitality Management and Foodservice Management

Government employees also will benefit from the new programs eCornell will be adding to its course catalog each quarter, providing agencies with the most current and relevant management and leadership education available. For more information on eCornell coursework via NTIS, or to register online, go to http://www.ntis.gov/ecornell/ecornell.asp.

Access information on more than 600,000 government information products on the NTIS Web site at http://www.ntis.gov/.

The National Technical Information Service is the federal government’s central source for the sale of scientific, technical, engineering, and related business information produced by or for the U.S. government and complementary material from international sources. NTIS also offers thousands of multimedia, training, and educational programs produced by federal agencies. Approximately 3 million products are available from NTIS in a variety of formats: electronic download, online access, computer products, multimedia, microfiche and paper.
National Technical Information Service

CONTACT: David Thomas, Product Manager of National Technical Information
Service, +1-703-605-6654, dthomas@ntis.gov

Web site: http://www.ntis.gov/

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