WIDS Ready-to-Launch Curriculum

Ready-to-launch short-term programs for high-demand careers. WIDS ready-to-implement certificates give you a head start on developing short-term workforce programs. Each curriculum package provides the program structure, competencies, assessments, standards alignment, and instructional framework your institution needs to move from an identified workforce need to an approvable, teachable program.

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Launch high-demand workforce programs faster.

Colleges are being asked to respond quickly to employer demand, emerging occupations, and new short-term credential opportunities. Developing a quality program internally takes faculty time, instructional design expertise, standards research, assessment development, and approval work.

Built for colleges.
Designed for workforce needs. Ready to customize.

WIDS gives institutions a professionally developed starting point instead of a blank page. With WIDS Ready-to-Launch Curriculum, you get:

Program Design

Program purpose, target population, entry requirements, career outcomes, and program-level outcomes.

Complete Course Designs

Competencies, assessment strategies, criteria, learning objectives, course descriptions, credits, and hours.

Performance Assessments

Authentic assessment tasks, directions, and scoring guides tied directly to competencies.

Standards Alignment

Courses mapped to relevant national or industry standards.

Program Matrices

Clear documentation showing where competencies, outcomes, and standards are introduced, practiced, and assessed.

Implementation Files

WIDS import files for WIDS customers plus formatted documents colleges can adapt to their own curriculum systems.

What makes WIDS different?

Designed for flexible implementation

Colleges can use the framework as written or adapt it for local faculty, equipment, employers, delivery models, credit structures, and approval processes.

Start with a complete curriculum. Make it yours.

More than just course outlines

Each WIDS curriculum is designed around what learners must be able to do. Competencies, assessments, criteria, learning objectives, and external standards work together as a coherent curriculum rather than a collection of disconnected courses.

Designed with Workforce Pell opportunities in mind

WIDS short-term curriculum frameworks are structured to help colleges respond to new opportunities for high-quality, workforce-aligned credentials — including programs institutions may choose to pursue for Workforce Pell eligibility. Institutions remain responsible for determining program eligibility and meeting applicable federal and institutional requirements.

Two ways to use the curriculum

Already use WIDS?
Import the curriculum directly into your WIDS site, customize it, generate supporting curriculum documents, and prepare for implementation.

‍Don't use WIDS?
Receive formatted curriculum materials (PDF or Word) that can be adapted to your institution's own templates, systems, and approval process.

Ready-to-Launch Curriculum

How it works

Designed for workforce and economic development divisions; continuing education; academic affairs; career and technical education; business and industry training; health sciences; and colleges developing new short-term credential programs.