St Louis, April 20 2019 – Engagedly is pleased to announce a partnership with Purdue University Global, as a part of Engagedly’s employee performance improvement program.
The partnership aligns with Engagedly’s mission to develop people and strengthen workforce skills training. While helping clients measure employee performance, the company also is supporting their business success by offering their employees tuition assistance toward educational advancement and a college degree. Among the firm’s clients are Experian, Signature Bank, Chick-fil-A, Meltwater and YWCA.
Purdue Global, a public, nonprofit online institution of higher education, specializes in serving the needs of working adult learners, offering associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs including business, information technology, cybersecurity, accounting and finance.
“Many organizations focus on recruiting new talent, but we want to help support the development of the resources they already have,” said Sri Chellappa, President of Engagedly. “We are We believe this tuition benefit will support employees in the pursuit of expanding their skill set, earning their degrees and advancing in their careers. As their performance improves, our clients will improve along with them. Our partnership with Purdue Global fits with our thesis of employee development for the digital generation.”
Chellappa said Engagedly chose to partner with Purdue Global because of its demonstrated ability to help working adults acquire and apply knowledge, skills and abilities while earning their degrees conveniently, affordably and quickly.
Dr. Betty Vandenbosch, chancellor of Purdue University Global, said, “We’re proud to partner with an industry leader like Engagedly and help their clients with their performance goals by providing their employees with the skills they need to succeed. We’re confident in our ability to provide an excellent student experience and to support each employee in their journey to professional growth.” Vandenbosch said Purdue Global is well-positioned to help organizations of all sizes create education benefit programs to accommodate employees’ busy schedules, built on real-world requirements, enabling adult students to learn at their own pace and in many cases receive college credits for previous work experience.