Office of Workforce Development.
We are committed to helping you find a true fit through our varied programs — online or offline, continuing education, professional development, or customized training solutions. Our goal is your success, whether you are seeking a program to reach the next level in your career, educational goals, or business venture.
Featured Programs
Keystone Business Summit
Create a deeper connection and opportunity for knowledge sharing, identifying areas of continued or expanded partnerships and collaborating to grow our regional workforce and economic development in the region.
Six Thinking Hats® Training
Learn a thinking technique that increases productivity, fosters innovation and creativity while bringing the best of what you and your team have to offer.
Frontline Leadership Credentialing Program
Develop core leadership skills through engaging online sessions.
Grow with Google® Career Certificates
Gain skills that set yourself apart with a Grow with Google® industry-recognized certificate.
Featured Program Schedule
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In-Person
Shearer Hall 005
Shippensburg University
Date 1, 2023–
Date 2, 2024
Instructor
Jessica Jones
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In-Person
Shearer Hall 005
Shippensburg University
Date 1, 2023–
Date 2, 2024
Instructor
Jessica Jones
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How Can We Help You
Employers
Professional Development
Shippensburg University’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) provides customized, professional workforce development programs that are designed to meet the needs of the organization and its employees.
Our faculty are highly experienced subject matter experts who design training programs based upon your organizational and professional development needs.
Satisfied Companies
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Testimonals
“My experience with the Prepared for PA Frontline Leadership program was very educational. It provided me with an opportunity to grow my career and gain skills that apply to many areas of my professional and personal life. It was a rewarding challenge, ending in certificates from good institutions that will reflect positively on me in years to come. I appreciate the opportunities Prepared for PA afforded me and wholeheartedly thank everyone involved in making this program available.”
Kimberly
The Giant Company
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FAQ
Our university offers online graduate degrees and certificate programs, which can be found in our Program Finder. Currently we do not offer any fully online undergraduate degrees, although we do have an array of online course options during Summer and Winter terms.
Yes! Shippensburg University offers an array of courses designed to be useful to everyone, not only our traditional undergraduate students. Our for-credit classes and certificate programs can be found on the Program Finder.
In order to be able to register for any of our for-credit classes, you will need to be enrolled as a Non-degree/Visiting Student.
While we do offer a helpful Online GED Exam Prep Course, we do not have any in-person GED prep courses, and we do not offer the GED exam at our university. Locally, you can contact the Lincoln Intermediate Unit for GED Prep classes, www.iu12.org.
While Shippensburg University tries to offer as many courses as possible, there are inevitably times when there might be a course we don’t have. If you can’t find a course you want using the menu or the search bar, then please fill out our Professional Development Interest Form if you are an individual, or our Employer Interest Form if you are an employer.
We will make sure to point you in the right direction if the class exists. If it doesn’t, then don’t worry. Our office is rapidly growing, and we are frequently in the process of developing new programs. We will take your feedback into consideration. If we develop the course you were looking for, then we contact you to let you know when it becomes available.
If you want to check your application status or if you have any questions about the application itself, please contact our admissions office at admissions@ship.edu or 717-477-1231.
