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A More Just and
Merciful Workforce

Preparing people for meaningful careers requires more than teaching marketable skills.

At Carlow University, workforce development is rooted in a simple conviction: the strongest professionals combine competence with compassion, ethical leadership, and a commitment to service. Guided by our Mercy heritage, we prepare learners to strengthen their organizations, serve their communities, and help build a more just and merciful world.

Education Designed
for Working Adults

Carlow's Center for 21st Century Innovation and Workforce Development offers flexible continuing education through ready-made and custom programs that connect to career and degree pathways. Available online, in person, and in hybrid formats, learners can develop practical skills, earn recognized credentials, and continue advancing their careers without leaving their jobs.

At Carlow, workforce development is about more than what people learn. It's about who they become.

Education Designed
for Working Adults

Carlow's Center for 21st Century Innovation and Workforce Development offers flexible continuing education through ready-made and custom programs that connect to career and degree pathways. Available online, in person, and in hybrid formats, learners can develop practical skills, earn recognized credentials, and continue advancing their careers without leaving their jobs.

At Carlow, workforce development is about more than what people learn. It's about who they become.

Partnerships Built Around Real Needs

Carlow works alongside the region's industry leaders and employers to understand their workforce challenges and create educational programs that support both organizational priorities and employee aspirations. From custom certificate programs to employer-based learning experiences, every partnership is designed to connect higher education with the realities of today's workplace.

Beyond Upskilling

While many workforce development programs focus on short-term skill acquisition, Carlow offers something broader. Stackable credentials, degree pathways, and emerging programs in areas like AI, healthcare management, and Agile project management prepare professionals for new opportunities while grounding innovation in ethical reflection and service to the common good.

We prepare professionals to ask not only, "Can we do this?" but also, "Should we, and whom will it serve?"

Pittsburgh Leaders
Join the Conversation

Through A More Just & Merciful World, Carlow President Dr. Kathy Humphrey brings together leaders from business, healthcare, education, government, and the nonprofit sector to discuss workforce needs, ethical leadership, and Pittsburgh's future.

Their conversations reinforce an important idea: workforce development is not merely an academic or economic concern. It is a shared community responsibility.

Evan Rosenberg Stefani Pashman Christina Cassotis Sabrina Saunders Mosby Rob Cherry Sara Innamorato Mayor Corey O'Connor

Pittsburgh Leaders
Join the Conversation

Through A More Just & Merciful World, Carlow President Dr. Kathy Humphrey brings together leaders from business, healthcare, education, government, and the nonprofit sector to discuss workforce needs, ethical leadership, and Pittsburgh's future.

Their conversations reinforce an important idea: workforce development is not merely an academic or economic concern. It is a shared community responsibility.

Evan Rosenberg Stefani Pashman Christina Cassotis Sabrina Saunders Mosby Rob Cherry Sara Innamorato Mayor Corey O'Connor

A More Human Future of Work

Carlow graduates enter the workforce prepared not only to perform, but to transform. They lead with a broader perspective, considering how their decisions affect people, organizations, and communities.

At a time when conversations about work are dominated by automation and efficiency, Carlow offers a more human vision for the future, because career preparation is not only about what you will learn. It's also about who you will become.

Ready to Start the Conversation?

Whether you're looking to advance your career or create a workforce partnership, Carlow is ready to help build what's next.

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