The Center for Continuing Education's mission is to enrich the lives of people of all ages in the greater community and beyond by providing a flexible and supportive learning environment at the American University of Kuwait.

The Department seeks to pursue this mission by:

• Provide quality, professional education for individuals and corporate clients, offering unique courses, programs and professional development workshops at the American University of Kuwait;
• Offer a rich menu of options for customized corporate training;
• Work with academic partners to plan, design, market, deliver and administer high quality training programs for working professionals
• Create partnerships with schools, businesses, industry and the community that strengthens the University role in Kuwait by enhancing the skills of the workforce

Our Message
Welcome to the Center for Continuing Education,

It is our firm belief that Continuing Education is a lifelong learning process that directly impacts workforce development in the Kuwaiti community. In today's work environment, individuals should be prepared to be innovative, finish actions with little direction and to be creative and flexible. The demands in the workplace are changing at an incredible pace and coupled with ongoing technology, change in workforce development is paramount. To answer this demand, customized workforce development training is offered through the American University of Kuwait's Center for Continuing Education.

Furthermore, a growing demand for workforce development training is becoming increasingly important to workers seeking a speedy transfer into the workforce and workers seeking skill maintenance or upgrading. Additionally, technology is rapidly changing on a daily basis and the ability to keep skilled workers will continue to grow. In the face of change, the employee and employer must understand the value of life-long learning as it relates to workforce development.

Therefore, there is a need for re-training workers, honing skills and keeping employees current with the rapidly changing economic environment. The workforce needs and demands more training to keep up with technology. Workers need to develop interpersonal communication, basic employability skills, self-management, time management, computer technology, and decision-making skills to have an increased knowledge based education. Workforce education is directly related to the needs of current and future business and industry employers. Continuous lifelong learning is essential for sustained employment and career advancement. Our programs are developed with you, your organization and that process in mind.