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Professional and Adult Education Resource Hub

EAB provides in-depth research and services for professional and adult education leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from program design and recruitment to organizational strategy. Explore the Professional and Adult Education Resource Hub for all the events, tools, and insights you can access as part of your EAB partnership.

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Roundtable

2025 PAE Executive Roundtable

Join EAB's PAE Executive Roundtable to discuss the most pressing challenges facing professional, continuing, and online education leaders today.
Webinar

Anticipating the Next Wave of Competition and Challenge

Professional, continuing, and online education (PCO) leaders face a unique moment in the competitive landscape for adult-serving programs.
Webinar

Beyond the Hype: Leveraging GenAI in Your Adult & Graduate Portfolio

Join EAB expert Jon Rice for a discussion on how to cut through the noise and gain actionable insights for integrating GenAI into your curriculum.
Roundtable

Cross-Campus Collaboration in a Challenging Climate: Autumn 2024 Roundtable for Senior Leaders

EAB invites you to a unique gathering on 20-21 November at the University of Birmingham to discuss the latest challenges facing our sector. Attendance is geared towards senior professional services leaders (e.g., COO, Registrar, University Director, etc.) and academic leaders (e.g., Provost, PVC-Academic, etc.), and limited to up to two attendees per institution.

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GenAI Employer Interview Guide

This tool will help professional and adult education leaders engage employers with generative AI training.
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Tool

Employer Demand Profiles

These profiles provide a snapshot of the employer demand in each region of the U.S., U.K., and Canada…
Strategic Advisory Services
Resource Center

Microcredential Resource Center

This resource center brings together best practices for building microcredentials that are financially sustainable and aligned to institutional…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Tool

Microcredential Prioritization Matrix

This tool helps PCO education leaders identify programs with lost leads to launch in-demand microcredentials.
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Tool

AI Maturity Model for Higher Education

EAB’s diagnostic will help campus leaders evaluate their maturity aspirations in the five domains where AI is poised…
IT Strategy Advisory Services
Tool

Compendium of AI Applications in Higher Education

This compendium serves as a reference book of generative AI applications designed to help higher education leaders begin…
Strategic Advisory Services
Resource Center

Enrollment Growth Strategy Resource Center

Shape your future enrollment growth strategy with research that uncovers hidden risks and opportunities and sheds light on…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Video

Reckoning with Relevance: 2024 Higher Ed State of the Sector On-Demand Webinar

Watch EAB's on-demand webinar to learn about the six trends that are shaping the higher ed state of…
Strategic Advisory Services
Research Report

How to Build a Financially Sustainable Microcredential Portfolio

Discover four tactics to improve the financial viability of microcredential offerings as you build a financially sustainable microcredential…
Professional and Adult Education Advisory Services
Blog

How to use state demand data to launch or revitalize programs

When designing new academic programs, faculty and institutional leaders often fall back on the familiar: develop a specialization…
Adult Education Blog
Blog

How one university supports online students’ engagement and belonging

With the rapid rise of online education, universities are tasked with meeting the needs of a growing number…
Adult Education Blog
Blog

Use these tried-and-true strategies to start building effective employer partnerships

While there’s no one-size-fits-all fix, schools can use smart strategies to close the gaps and create strong, lasting…
Higher Education Strategy Blog