Utah Valley University announced today it will offer 21 tuition-free “Learn & Work in Utah” career development courses fall semester 2020 that are designed to train people for jobs that are in high demand locally.

Registration begins today for this fall semester. Applications can be found at UVU’s Continuing Education website: uvu.edu/ce/learnandwork/.

UVU’s 21 courses include cybersecurity bootcamp, AWS/cloud certification, business data analytics, licensed legal practitioner, Salesforce administrator, digital information management, electrical and control technology, six sigma, among others. For a full list of courses, visit UVU Learn & Work.

The program is a joint effort by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). The training is primarily for displaced, unemployed, or furloughed workers or those whose jobs are vulnerable due to economic conditions. However, anyone wanting to reskill and upskill may apply.

The classes, covering a variety of disciplines, will be offered through the UVU Executive and Professional Education Department. Tuition is covered by federal CARES Act funding that was made available by Utah legislators voting H.B. 5010 into law, which was designed to help build Utah’s economy by training workers.

Other Utah institutions offering Learn & Work in Utah courses include Bridgerland Technical College, Dixie Applied Technology College, Dixie State University, Mountainland Technical College, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, Southern Utah University, Southwest Technical College, Tooele Technical College, the University of Utah, Utah State University, and Weber State University.

 

“Learn & Work in Utah” Courses Offered at UVU

 

Business

• Process Improvement and Operations Management Certificate
• Six Sigma in Project Management Certificate Program
• Business Data Analyst Certificate Program
• Project Management Professional Certificate (PMI – Prep)

 

Human Resources

• Human Resources Management Professional Program
• SHRM: Human Resource Certification

 

Construction

• Building Inspection Technology, Residential Building Inspector
• Building Inspection Technology, Commercial Building Inspector

 

Engineering

• Electrical and Control Technology Certificate

 

Healthcare

• Street and Air Critical Care

 

Information Systems & Technology

• Digital Information Management Certificate
• Foundations of Application Development
• AWS Cloud Certification
• Cybersecurity Bootcamp
• Principles of Software Testing
• Salesforce Administrator Training

 

Licensed Paralegal Practitioner Program

• Debt Collection Law for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners
• Ethical Rules for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners
• Family Law for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners
• Landlord/Tenant Law for Licensed Paralegal Practitioners

 

Physical Security

• Security Officer Training