XL Academics is a cooperative, internet-based educational venture between institutions of higher learning and employers. The purpose of XL Academics is to prepare individuals to be leaders in a variety of professional settings. To accomplish this goal, students must possess transferable knowledge and skills that will allow them to be successful in the workplace.

This internet-based, virtual community of mentoring services provide individualized planning to diverse adult learners. Learners are assisted in their advancement of the technical and practical skills needed to ease the transition from school to the workplace: for the purpose of job search, job enrichment, and successful career transitioning.

Throughout the course of this program students will engage in Mentor/ Mentee relationships that are structured toward the field in which they are interested in working. The proposed area of study will allow students to pursue structured learning experiences including Webinars, Student Development Planning, as well as potential internships, to achieve learning outcomes in each of these areas.

XL Academics builds communities. In this environment, students benefit by getting connected with professionals in their field of interest with the click of a finger. This is a higher echelon of networking at the convenience of the student/ potential employee and employer. The specific benefits are as follows:

Benefit to the Student:

• Developing marketable students
  
• Establishing profitable relationships
  
• Mastering transferable skills
  
• Developing and facilitating learning experiences with major corporations<
  

Benefit to the Employer:

• Increase name recognition of your company
  
• Provide the labor and skill needed to complete a special project
  
• Provide the opportunity for your permanent staff to transfer generational knowledge from professionals to students
  
• Allow you to assess the capacities of a potential employee
  
• Facilitate links between your company and the community for possible research, teaching and recruitment
  
• Increase the number of graduates who stay in your corporation after graduation
  

Follow any of these links to obtain more information on:

• Student Services
• Mentor Services and Mentoring
• Employer/Professional Partnering with XL Academic