Associate Dean, Corporate Training and Economic Development

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a nationally recognized and locally trusted college dedicated to advancing the success of all students and economic vitality of the communities we serve through access, high-quality education, and strategic partnerships.    
 

The community that we serve is home to people with a rich range of backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to supporting an environment where all students and employees thrive and succeed.  We believe every team member enriches our organization with unique skills, perspectives, and solutions. We seek applicants who are motivated and equipped to support all students, to work effectively with colleagues from a range of backgrounds, and to build the vibrancy of our community.
 

You belong here.  See why you will love working at NWTC.

• Serve as an instructional leader responsible for advancing teaching and training excellence across customized contract training programs in alignment with College frameworks, quality standards, and workforce priorities.

• Lead trainers and teams in the design, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of customized curricula and learning experiences that address learner, customer, workforce, and College priorities.

• Ensure viable, relevant, industry-aligned, and high-quality curriculum, instructional practices, and assessments are implemented and maintained across customized contract training programs.

• Advance the consistent use of effective, evidence-based instructional practices that address learner needs across delivery locations and modalities.

• Lead trainers and teams in establishing meaningful assessment of learning and using assessment results to improve curriculum, instructional practice, and learner outcomes.

• Use learner, instructional, customer, and program data to identify opportunities to strengthen training quality, learner engagement, completion, satisfaction, and workforce outcomes.

• Collaborate with Academic Affairs &Workforce Development, and College leadership to ensure customized training programs align with applicable College frameworks, instructional quality standards, and learner success priorities.

• Develop and strengthen pathways from customized contract training to associate degrees, technical diplomas, certificates, and other College learning opportunities in collaboration with Academic Affairs & Workforce Development.

• Cultivate an engaged and high-performing team through effective hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, communication, and professional development while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable workplace culture.

• Cultivate a team climate that engages staff and trainers to live NWTC's values and accomplish CTED and team goals and objectives.

• Establish clear instructional and performance expectations for trainers and provide ongoing coaching, feedback, observation, and professional development to strengthen teaching effectiveness and learner outcomes.

• Conduct performance reviews and training observations to evaluate instructional effectiveness, provide meaningful feedback, establish performance expectations, and support continuous improvement in teaching practice and learner outcomes.

• Collaborate with Talent & Culture and CTED leadership to attract, select, onboard, and retain qualified trainers who demonstrate industry expertise and a commitment to effective teaching and learner success.

• Provide leadership for resolving employee, customer, learner, trainer, and business partner concerns using effective communication, problem-solving, and customer service practices, escalating complex or significant concerns to the Dean as appropriate.

• Make recommendations regarding budgeting, resource allocation, facilities, equipment, purchasing, and scheduling to maximize operational efficiency and effectively support contract training fulfillment.

• Manage and implement approved resource allocation, facilities, equipment, purchasing, and scheduling priorities to support effective delivery of customized contract training and workforce development programs.

• Monitor departmental expenditures and resource utilization to ensure alignment with approved budgets, operational priorities, and College requirements.

• Utilize operational and financial data to evaluate effectiveness, identify trends and opportunities, and inform planning and resource decisions.

• Determine workload for shared faculty among academic programs and provide recommendations regarding course scheduling to meet training needs across the district.

• Promote learner success by ensuring customized training programs provide safe, inclusive, engaging, and effective learning environments across delivery locations and modalities.

• Provide leadership in addressing learner concerns, challenging classroom behavior, complaints, and other barriers to learning in collaboration with trainers, CTED leadership, and appropriate College partners.

• Partner with Academic Affairs & Workforce Development, Student Affairs, and other internal stakeholders to align customized training with College policies, learner-support practices, instructional quality expectations, and pathways to additional College learning opportunities.

• Use learner, instructional, customer, and program outcome data to identify opportunities to strengthen learner engagement, completion, satisfaction, instructional quality, and workforce outcomes.

• In coordination with the College’s Community Impact Coordinators, leaders, and other staff, represent CTED and the College with business, industry, K-12, community, advisory, and workforce partners to understand regional needs, strengthen relationships, and advance College and regional workforce priorities.

• Participate in College committees and cross-functional initiatives to inform policies, programs, resource decisions, and strategies affecting customized training, learner success, and workforce development.

• Implement and monitor policies and procedures that support compliance with College, State, Federal, District, Wisconsin Statute 38.14 Contracts for Services, safety, and applicable program requirements.

• Collaborate with CTED leadership, Academic Affairs & Workforce Development, and other College partners to enhance the College’s approach to workforce partnerships, evaluate program effectiveness, apply data-informed improvement strategies, and continuously strengthen training quality, operational practices, and workforce impact.

• Must hold a valid driver’s license and be insurable under the District’s standard insurance policy terms.

• Master's degree required or a bachelor's degree and the ability to obtain a master's degree within an established timeframe as a condition of employment.

• Five years of teaching, training, or instructional experience, with demonstrated effectiveness in facilitating learning, in a discipline or a related discipline to the program(s) supervised.

• Teaching experience in a community or technical college setting

• Two years’ occupational experience outside the field of education

• Microsoft Office Suite

Our college values and competencies shape how we work and support students every day. All employees are expected to demonstrate our core competencies. Learn more here. 

The physical demands described below represent the general requirements necessary to successfully perform the essential functions of this position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Workstation Activities: Ability to work at a computer, facilitate and/or demonstrate instructional activities, and attend meetings for extended periods.
• Mobility: Ability to navigate throughout campus locations, classrooms, offices, meeting spaces, and events as needed.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to operate office equipment, instructional technology, tools, or controls required for the position.
• Communication: Ability to effectively access, interpret, and exchange information with students, employees, and community members.
• Light Material Handling: Ability to transport or move instructional materials, supplies, or equipment required for the position, with or without assistance or adaptive equipment, if applicable.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

We strive to accommodate any individual who requires adjustments to ensure a fair and equal employment process. If you require specific accommodations during the application and/or screening process due to a disability or other reasons, please contact Talent and Culture at talentandculture@nwtc.edu or 920-498-6286.

Northeast Wisconsin Technical College does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Talent and Culture.

NWTC does not discriminate on the basis of political affiliation, age, race, creed, marital status, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, genetic testing or other applicable legislated categories. Inquiries regarding the College’s nondiscrimination policies may be directed to the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at 920-498-6823 or nondiscrimination@nwtc.edu​.