The University of Waterloo has announced the creation of a new academic support unit called WatSPEED that will develop non-credit courses targeted primarily at corporate, mid-career and executive learners.
"To help deliver this ambitious programming, and to continue building on our experience, we will merge the existing Centre for Extended Learning Professional Development team with WatSPEED. Sanjeev Gill, associate vice-president, innovation will lead the new WatSPEED Academic Support Unit, and in this role will report directly to me," the provost writes.
"With decades of experience educating the workforce of the future through the Centre for Extended Learning’s Professional Development division, we are positioned to provide professional development programming for those in their mid-careers, for business leaders and for organizations. WatSPEED’s programming will focus on Waterloo’s core strengths to ensure we keep pace with where academia is headed."