Workforce-Aligned Course Development

We partner with you to find the competencies employers need most, then map them to your curriculum and assessments. From there, we redesign or build courses around those competencies, or embed employer-recognized credentials into the programs you already run.

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Three Approaches to Workforce Readiness

Every engagement is customized to your context. Work with us through all three phases, or select just the services your institution needs most.

We review current labor market data and employer needs to identify the highest-impact areas for your program to invest in.

What It's Designed to Solve

Most institutions know they need workforce alignment, but don't have a data-backed read on where to start.

What You Get

Market Research Consulting Report: our analysis of current labor market data for your region and programs
Employer Competency Mapping: the skills employers in your area need most, and how well your current courses already meet them
Program Assessment & Roadmap: our read on how your programs measure up against employer and labor market needs, with a clear plan to close any gaps

Best Fit When

Accreditation review coming up
Advisory board flagged skills gaps
Low-commitment starting point

We build workforce-aligned learning experiences that prepare students for today's job market.

What It's Designed to Solve

Competencies named in a syllabus don't get learned unless they're built into the course itself.

What You Get

Course redesign: an updated course that teaches the skills employers need, with competency-aligned rubrics, authentic assessments, and portfolios that produce real-world artifacts
Full course builds: brand-new courses built in your LMS, to your institution's standards, that teach the skills students need to stand out in the job market

Best Fit When

Program content feels dated
Need new workforce-aligned courses
ID team stretched thin

We add stackable credentials and flexible pathways to your existing programs, giving working adults a reason to choose you.

What It's Designed to Solve

A workforce-relevant course still needs to look that way to prospective students, and where it applies, that visibility can unlock Workforce Pell funding.

What You Get

Credential and stack strategy: we help you select and embed employer-recognized certifications into your existing programs (think BLS/ACLS/PALS for nursing, CMA/EA/CIA for accounting, or Salesforce Admin/SHRM-CP for business)
Workforce Pell readiness assessment: our recommendations for adapting your program to qualify for Workforce Pell funding

Best Fit When

Want employer-recognized credentials
Exploring Workforce Pell eligibility
Need to signal career relevance

Is Workforce-Aligned Course Development Right for Your College or University?

This is a strong fit if you're:

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Preparing for an upcoming accreditation review and want documented evidence that your programs meet employer expectations

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Hearing from an advisory board, employer partners, or your local labor market that graduates need stronger applied, job-ready skills

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Exploring whether a credit-bearing or short-term program could qualify for Workforce Pell funding

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Holding grant funding, such as Perkins V or WIOA, that could support this kind of competency mapping and course redesign work

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Looking to differentiate your enrollment story with embedded, employer-recognized credentials

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Ready to build workforce alignment into a new program or refresh an existing one, without adding headcount to your instructional design team

Why We’re Different

We approach every engagement as a partnership. Our learning experience designers are former faculty with a deep understanding of higher education, both as practitioners and as experts in best practices in online teaching.

You own the result:

We operate as fee-for-service, not an OPM partnership, so you keep all the enrollment revenue from your updated programs and you retain the IP.

We work how you want to work:

We collaborate directly with your faculty, or lean on our subject matter experts to take the work off their plate.

We complement your team:

Our specialists take on the competency mapping, assessment design, and credential strategy work most instructional design teams aren't staffed for, while yours stays focused on the courses they already own.

We use your existing platforms:

We build in your LMS, whether your programs run online, on-ground, or hybrid.

What Our Clients Say

The relational aspect of working with SRM was a delight. There was professionalism and authenticity in every project call that made for a genuinely collaborative atmosphere.

Beth Stewart, MPH

Senior Project Coordinator, Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center, Colorado School of Public Health

Six Red Marbles consistently delivered high-quality work and fostered a collaborative, respectful partnership. Their professionalism and responsiveness exceeded our expectations throughout every review cycle.

Co-Director for Undergraduate LC Online and Intersession Programs

Landmark College