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What is Ivy Custom Education?

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Focused and personalized

Ivy Custom Education offers research-driven curricula and distinct business perspectives delivered through a variety of engaging interactive sessions. It could also be on-site professional development for leaders, executives, and high-potential employees.

Ivy Custom Education offers non-credit education, including customized courses, introductory seminars, hands-on workshops, and focused training.

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Program delivery

Programs can be designed and scheduled to fit your needs. The focus is maximizing interaction and creating the engaging and responsive atmosphere needed to meet your program goals and learning objectives.

Arrangements can also be made for program delivery on the beautiful Iowa State University campus in Ames or in the Ivy College of Business downtown Des Moines location.

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Program content

Ivy faculty prepare ready-to-deliver executive education sessions that focus on strategic and contemporary topics. This helps you take on higher responsibilities or fulfill current needs and future goals. Examples of what our faculty can offer:

  • Management – leadership, talent management, negotiation, change management.
  • Strategy – innovation, regulation, and government relations.
  • Information technology – data analytics, cyber security, artificial intelligence.
  • Marketing – effective selling, sales technology, customer experience management.
  • Supply chain – fundamentals of supply chain, international sourcing strategies.
  • Finance and accounting – financial acumen, decision-making, and business law.

Building your custom education experience is collaborative

Ivy Custom Education leadership understands that one size does not fit all. We approach the process of developing a program as a partnership, with an emphasis on active listening, collaboration, and responsiveness.

  • Gather information: The process starts with a conversation with stakeholders in your organization to understand what content is needed and who will participate in the program.
  • Establish learning goals: Both sides agree to the learning objectives.
  • Develop curriculum: Ivy faculty develop research-driven curricula and integrate diverse business perspectives.
  • Deliver program: Ivy faculty are equipped to deliver programs in different ways, through interactive sessions in the format or location that best suits your needs.
  • Assess outcomes: After the training, attendees are encouraged to complete a program evaluation. Participant responses are compiled and reviewed to assess the value and outcomes and plan for follow-up learning opportunities as needed or desired.

Let’s start with a conversation

Ivy Custom Education aims to personalize executive education. We encourage all program requests to start with a conversation. From there, we’ll start the process of gathering information about your company’s needs and developing your curriculum.

Ivy Custom Education

Connect your high-potential employees with the expertise and experience of our faculty through programs designed for the specific needs of your company. Contact us to get started.