Advanced strategic planning for CEOs, decision makers and future leaders in lifelong learning.

Stay on the cutting edge of strategic planning and thinking, acquire the benchmarks and
ratios needed to keep your administration informed and supportive. And take away the materials to review and improve your own operations and organization.

You will get unique content sessions in this Institute not available anywhere else. These are probably the most stressful and uncertain times that continuing education executives
have ever faced.

Amidst the changes are also unprecedented opportunities for growth, recognition and visibility.
We are in the century of lifelong learning. The challenges are great, and the possibilities are enormous and exciting.

Why You Should Attend
There are four primary reasons why you should attend the Executive Leadership Institute:
• With the field of continuing education changing, decision makers need to stay on the cutting edge of strategic planning and thinking. LERN’s ELI provides networking with the top experts and other colleagues in continuing education.
• Professional development of your staff is more critical than ever. With the Executive Leadership Institute, you will gain a training package to lead the professional development of your staff.
• Support from central administration is more important than ever. The ELI will give you the national benchmarks, ratios and trends needed to keep central administration informed and supportive.
• Institutional assessment is gaining in popularity. With the ELI, you will take away the materials necessary to undergo a program review.

Who Should Attend
CEOs, including deans and directors of continuing education, and other executives with decision-making authority in the continuing education unit. The program is geared to decision makers in higher
education, including university continuing education units, colleges and schools in universities, extension units, community colleges, technical institutes, and private colleges and universities.

Benefits
• Stay on the cutting edge of strategic planning and thinking in the field of continuing education by networking with the top experts and other colleagues.
• Gain a training package to lead the professional development of your staff.
• Acquire the national benchmarks, ratios and trends needed to keep central administration informed and supportive.
• Take away the materials necessary to undergo a program review, taking the initiative in an institutional assessment that is relevant to continuing education, and confirming your continuing education unit’s success and importance in your institution.

Institute Format
• Briefings by top experts
• Networking and discussion
• Review of program assessment criteria
• Informal socializing

Outcomes
At the end of the ELI you will:
• Have the materials with which to conduct an internal self assessment of your continuing education unit based on national standards and quality guidelines.
• Be able to present to your central administration the results of your internal self assessment based on national benchmarks, ratios and trends in continuing education.
• Have a training package with which to further the professional development and training of your staff.
• Take away the quality benchmarks with which to measure your continuing education unit’s success.

Executive Leadership Institute Agenda
Agenda of this Institute can be found here