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Within Employee Development we seem to ask ourselves this question every few years - Should certificate programs through a university be considered tuition reimbursement or should it fall under seminars and workshops? What do you do at your company? Also, what if a person attends a 2 -5 day certificate program during company time from a company like Learning Tree International do you consider that Seminars and Workshops or tuition reimbursement
Thanks for your help. Donna |
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Every company where I have worked has differentiated between college courses (from accredited establishments), and everything else. The differentiation is always between courses that can be applied towards a degree and those that cannot. So, Learning Tree, et al fall in the latter category.
On a related note, I have always been curious as to why companies differentiate at all. Does it have something to do with what is taxed and what is not? To me, it's all professional development. If the employee is approved to take the class (whatever it might be), then reimbursement is reimbursement is reimbursement. Why should it matter if it's towards a degree or not? |
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Just FYI, the vast majority of Learning Tree courses are eligible for college credit. One has to pass the test at the end of the course to get the credit. The college credit program has been going for many years. While not all colleges/universities accept the credit a large number do. (Disclaimer: I do some teaching for Learning Tree International.) On your other point I think it is a matter of credentialization. Some companies value degrees much more than other methods of learning. That is a separate discussion, but I value real expierence and degrees both. --john |
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Well, unfortunately, none of the companies in my experience acknowledge a course unless it's given by an actual college/university (sorry I didn't quite clarify that very well), even if some courses offered by other establishments offer college credit for the course. It's very weird, in my opinion. If you value your employee, you'll value his/her professional development, regardless of the "house" in which it's held.
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Phone: 703.683.8100 . Fax: 703.683.8103