Higher education institutions include two-year and four-year colleges and universities. Within these institutions there may be multiple schools and academic departments, vocational and certification programs, and continuing education outreach efforts. Their educational scope may include faculty and staff as well as matriculated and part-time students.

Higher education is facing unique challenges in the current economic environment as costs rise, endowments fall, and students are stretched to make tuition payments. Successful institutions must differentiate themselves from regional, national, and global alternatives by delivering superior value and promising job prospects for students upon graduation.

Training requirements for higher education include:

• For students, high-quality programs that are cost effective, scalable, and consistent across locations.
• For faculty and staff, skills development to help them meet the technology demands of the 21st century classroom.
• For universities, a clear differentiator that tells prospective students the school is cutting-edge in pedagogy, instructional design, and learning technology.
• For institutions that need to put massive amounts of text-based content online, proven processes to map books to e-Learning formats cost effectively.

Cognitive Arts and NIIT are leaders in global education programs, training 2 million students per year across 34 countries and serving 69 universities. We understand the unique issues both for-profit and non-profit learning institutions face. Our extensive solutions focus on designing the right courses for your institution and delivering them wherever students need to learn.