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Why Continuing Education Platforms Need to Earn Our Trust
The future of higher education depends on systems that are not only scalable and flexible — but trustworthy.
My day job sees me work as an Associate Faculty Pro Vice Chancellor for Education in a Faculty of Arts. At a UK University. It’s all a bit of a mouthful.
In other words, I lead our Education offering.
In that role, I spend a chunk of my time looking at what’s going on across the sector.
Higher education, particularly in the U.S. and parts of Europe, is facing an existential crisis. . The . And .
The result is that universities are turning, in growing numbers, to (CE) and Workforce Development (WFD) as strategic lifeboats. Online or short-term systems to deliver these functions promise flexibility, speed, and new revenue — but they also represent a fundamental shift in how institutions imagine their relationship with learners.
They shift from long-term, degree-based commitments to shorter, skills-based engagements. And that change makes trust harder to build.
