Maureen Hebert, an expert in adult education, has been named director of Vermont Tech’s newly formed Continuing Education and Workforce Development division.
The Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CEWD) division is the next stage in the evolution of what was previously known as the Technology Extension Division. The expansion of the program reflects its growing role as an incubator, innovator, collaborator, and distributor of the world-class programs Vermont Tech is now offering. Vermont Tech offers a learning experience unlike any other in the state: focused, applied learning, with real-time, hands-on experience taught by faculty who are experts in their field.
Hebert has worked for more than 15 years in adult education, serving as Education and Training Coordinator for Vermont Tech’s Technology Extension Division and managing a variety of training programs for Central Vermont Medical Center and the New England Alliance for Health Leadership Institute, which includes 14 healthcare facilities throughout New England.
“Maureen has a substantial and impressive background in continuing and higher education, both at Vermont Tech and other institutions,” said Jay Paterson, Executive Director of Strategic College Operations. “These qualifications, combined with her long and successful employer-based experience, make her the ideal leader for the next phase of Vermont Technical College’s workforce development efforts.”
CEWD provides educational programming to a variety of industries and individuals, including healthcare facilities, state agencies, nonprofits, small business, manufacturing, service industries, and education. CEWD includes the flagship Electrical and Plumbing Apprenticeship program and also offers PHR (Professional in Human Resources) and SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) courses in partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). CEWD designs and delivers Workforce Education and Training, including degree offerings, needs assessment, certificates, customized workshops, strategic planning, and single training modules. In addition, CEWD is a partner in the development of Vermont Corporate College, an ongoing and successful collaboration with the Community College of Vermont.
Before joining CEWD, Hebert worked with the University of Vermont (UVM) Division of Continuing Education as the Regional Director of the UVM Center in Montpelier, where she coordinated both credit and non-credit programming utilizing, in part, distance learning. She earned both her BA and MPA from UVM, and is a long-time member of the Montpelier Rotary, NERHRT, ASTD, United Way, and UCEA. Hebert resides in Waterbury, VT.
Vermont Technical College is the only public institution of higher learning in Vermont whose mission is applied education. One of the five Vermont State Colleges, Vermont Tech serves students from throughout Vermont, New England, and beyond at its two primary campuses in Williston and Randolph Center, and at nine nursing campuses located throughout the state. Our academic programs encompass a wide range of engineering, agricultural, health, and business fields that are vital to producing the knowledge workers need most by employers in the state and in the region. www.vtc.edu.
