GMU Center for Online Workforce Development

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Mission

The Center for Online Workforce Development is located in Fairfax, Virginia. Its mission is to promote and extend the use of online learning as a means to produce a more globally competitive workforce. The interdisciplinary academic research center is housed within the Office of the Vice President for Research at George Mason University. The Center:

• Sponsors basic and applied research that will become the foundation for more widespread and more effective use of distributed learning technologies to train and retrain America’s workers 
• Develops courses to take the knowledge of the university into the workplace and assist those seeking jobs, or looking to advance their careers, in select industries
• Captures and shares best computer-based training practices
• Hosts academic and public meetings and conferences
• Forges partnerships with community colleges, trade associations, and others throughout the US, Virginia, and the Washington, DC region
• Provides an internship program for GMU undergraduate, graduate, and professional students