At uConnect, we’re always looking for new ways to help career services teams expand access to meaningful, career-focused resources for their students. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the Classes Module—a powerful new add-on to the virtual career center that makes it easy to offer curated, skill-building courses from trusted industry leaders like Codecademy, Cisco Networking Academy, Primerli, AscentUP, Break Into Tech, Exponent, and PM Exercises.
Why we built the Classes Module
Today’s students seek opportunities to fill skill gaps and gain industry-specific knowledge beyond the classroom. While online learning platforms offer flexibility and a vast array of resources, they also present a significant challenge: the quality and reliability of these resources vary widely. Many students often end up relying on unvetted, unreliable information, leading to confusion, misinformation, and missed opportunities—ultimately hindering their career development.
We know that career services teams play a critical role in guiding students toward credible, relevant resources that support meaningful career exploration. But we also recognize that researching, curating, and maintaining a robust library of high-quality content can be time-consuming and resource-intensive. That’s where the Classes Module comes in.
How the Classes Module works
The Classes Module enables you to seamlessly integrate a curated library of career development and skill-enhancing courses directly into your virtual career center. With uConnect handling the research, sourcing, and ongoing updates, your team can focus on engaging students and driving career outcomes—without the burden of managing a course library.
Here’s what you can expect with the Classes Module:
- Expanded access: Instantly provide students with industry-specific, career development, and skill-building courses. No career center subscription required!
- Time saved: Free your team from the burden of researching and maintaining a course library. uConnect handles it for you and continuously refreshes the library with new content.
- 24/7 learning: Offer on-demand, supplemental resources for students, faculty, and staff, ensuring career-aligned learning opportunities are always within reach.
- Expert-vetted content: Access courses from pre-vetted content providers to guarantee quality and relevance.
Here’s what students can expect with the Classes Module:
- Learn anytime, anywhere: Gain 24/7 access to courses for flexible, self-paced learning whenever it’s most convenient.
- Personalized learning paths: Browse a diverse selection of professional development courses by topic, industry, or skill to find the most relevant courses to help meet career goals.
- Build resume skills and experience: Enhance resumes by completing courses that demonstrate valuable skills and experience to future employers.
- Seamless learning experience: Sign up with each provider to ensure direct access to trusted, high-quality content tailored to specific needs.
“Career services teams play a vital role in curating the resources students need to build in-demand skills that will set them up for career success, but they often face time and resource constraints in sourcing those resources and effectively driving usage and engagement. With the Classes Module, we’re streamlining that process—giving career centers a seamless way to offer their students expert-vetted, online courses that teach students critical skills, all in a place that’s easy for students to find and convenient to engage: their virtual career center. This launch is another step toward our mission of making career services accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime,” said David Kozhuk, Founder and CEO of uConnect.
Supporting career services, enhancing student success
The Classes Module was designed to meet the evolving needs of both students and career services teams. Students gain easy access to trusted, up-to-date resources they need to navigate their career journeys with confidence. At the same time, career services teams can offer a robust library of career-focused content without the time and resource burden of managing it themselves.
We’re excited to see how career services teams will use the Classes Module to expand access to career resources, support student success, and drive better career outcomes.
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