UOPX Alumnus Scott Kirby on Competency-Based Education

0:00 [Music] 0:07 to help meet students diverse learning styles UOPX launched its competency-based 0:13 education or CBE degrees this can be great for working professionals like 0:18 University of Phoenix Alum Scott Kirby unlike traditional degrees CBE programs 0:23 allow students to leverage skills they already have so they can earn 0:28 their degree faster let's hear Scott's sweet story of how he started his degree. 0:37 Thank you for the introduction Alex. My educational journey started out as 0:40 a date night my wife was attending the University of Phoenix and we wanted to 0:44 take advantage of the time that she spent studying that encouraged me to enroll to 0:49 fulfill a promise that I had made to my mom to earn a bachelor's degree. 0:53 After I graduated I was motivated to keep going at that time the University of Phoenix had launched 0:58 the competency-based education MBA which appealed to me on many levels the program structure made it 1:04 easy for me to take control of the due dates and projects and go to school around my busy 1:09 schedule what I discovered about this program was a level of enthusiasm by the instructors to engage 1:14 with the students to help mentor and facilitate learning one instructor even held a conference 1:20 call every Saturday to guide us in Mastery of the materials and to keep us on track to graduate 1:26 I went into education to work independently and found that the program structure inspired me to 1:32 upskill in my career because of the structure of the CBE program you can complete it in a 1:37 year classes come in groups of four giving you the ability to work on all or one at a time 1:43 I was able to apply the skills I had already had and focus on the new skills I needed for my career 1:49 I've worked for more than 30 years in some type of management role and since 1:53 the University of Phoenix my enthusiasm and workplace contributions have greatly improved 1:58 the CBE program gave me three key things improved confidence in how 2:03 I speak to my team new resources to use as I navigate projects and share satisfaction 2:09 in earning another degree while working University of Phoenix makes it possible 2:13 to satisfy educational needs while maintaining a work-life balance back to you Alex [Music] 2:23 wow truly remarkable Scott I love the personalization and flexibility offered 2:32 through the CBE programs uopx has competency-based degrees in Business 2:37 Health Care Nursing and technology that is amazing thanks for sharing [Music]