Education Transformation & Strategic Alliances (ETSA)2

ETSA provides continuing education for professionals and lifelong learners through enrichment opportunities and through a partnership with Ed2Go to provide fundamental training and career training.

ETSA also provides teaching opportunities for educators, employers, and subject matter experts. To learn more about sponsoring or creating a program, contact Associate Director, Ami Bryant.

The need for knowledge is expanding at lightning speed – and continuing education has never been more important. That’s why Union Institute & University has joined forces with Education Transformation & Strategic Alliances (ETSA). ETSA provides a wide range of webinars, certificates and other educational offerings to adults who are looking to increase their potential through a lifetime of learning. For educators, employers and subject matter experts, ETSA offers a supportive platform for sharing what they know.

For Learners

From continuing education workshops to employer-sponsored training to social justice and personal growth webinars, ETSA offers something for just about everyone. Most programs are available online, at a reasonable cost. Some are offered for free. For a complete listing of current offerings and prices, visit the ETSA catalog.

Continuing Education (CEs/CEUs to fulfill licensure requirements in health care, education, or other fields)
Academic Certificate Programs (Cannabis, California Teacher’s Certificate)
Employer-Sponsored Programs
Social Justice and Personal Interest
Youth Academy (U4U! Early College Program for High School Students, Domestic Violence Prevention and Custom-Designed Programs)

For Educators, Employers and Subject Matter Experts

Do you have knowledge to share? ETSA can provide you with the platform and the expertise to help deliver it in the most professional way – through sponsored training. Our course design services are available to provide sponsored training (online or on-site) for businesses, school districts, nonprofit organizations, and more. We are also available to help authors, educators, artists, and other content creators package and promote their ideas.

Led by Dr. Rhonda Brinkley-Kennedy, Union’s ETSA team is made up of experienced professionals in the field of education. Bring us your vision. We can help you design, promote and deliver an ETSA program that will bring your vision to life. Visit our ETSA catalog to see examples of current program offerings. To learn more about sponsoring or creating a program, contact Associate Director, Ami Bryant at 310.692.2147 or email us at etsa@myunion.edu.

ETSA Partnership with the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Foresight

ETSA recently formalized a partnership with the Institute for Leadership and Strategic Foresight. The Institute’s programs are built at the intersection of innovative leadership and foresight practices. Through research, training, consulting, and experiential learning the Institute equips leaders with the tools to prepare for future uncertainties and disruptions, identifying the connections between causes and effects that debilitate or strengthen the trajectories of outcomes over time.

In collaboration with ETSA the Institute is developing three short courses to be delivered through the CE21 platform: Strategic Foresight, Introduction to Systems Thinking, and Coaching Effective Teams.