Executive Education
Wisconsin is the partner of choice for innovative companies.
Our Executive Education program provides employee development opportunities for individuals and companies throughout Wisconsin, the United States and the world. Its financial contribution is critical in supporting the programs of the School of Business.
We continue to offer the largest number of executive education programs among top-ranked business schools in the United States, serving more than 1,400 companies annually. In the 2005-06 fiscal year, Executive Education units combined to serve nearly 6,000 people in more than 280 public and custom programs.
In public programs, Executive Education over the past year developed several courses in areas that include: Six Sigma Green Belt, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management and Project Management.
In custom programs, Executive Education concentrated on expanding international programming opportunities and developing strategic long-term partnerships with custom clients. It also placed increased emphasis on custom programming designed to meet the needs of the healthcare and insurance industries.
Executive Education Core Programs |
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Number of open programs 234 230 231 216 |
46 | 36 | 37 | 31 |
| Number of attendees for open programs |
6,115 | 5,444 | 5,687 | 5,573 |
| Number of companies served by open programs (rounded to the nearest 100) |
1,700 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Open enrollment revenue (in millions) |
$5.1 | $5.26 | $5.53 | $6.3 |
| Number of custom programs |
96 | 100 | 120 | 95 |
| Number of companies served by custom programs |
35 | 40 | 38 | 29 |
| Custom revenue (in millions) |
$2.34 | $2.52 | $3.15 | $2.51 |
Note: Changes in reporting open enrollment and custom programs account for some reallocations in totals. Open enrollment programs in fiscal year 2006 no longer include CASB, Real Estate and miscellaneous programs. |
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Financial Times Rankings |
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| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Overall ranking among U.S. Programs | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
| Overall in the world | 34 | 32 | 26 | 28 |
Executive Education and Outreach Programs include:
- “Traditional” open enrollment programs
- Family Business Center
- Small Business Development Center
- Public programs sponsored by CASB, Inc
- Public programs run by the Wisconsin Center for Real Estate
- Miscellaneous public programs in healthcare and fundraising
- Miscellaneous programs for associations
Executive Education highlights in 2005-2006 included:
- The United Kingdom-based Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Executive Education 1st in the world for open enrollment programming, tied with two schools based in Spain.
- The London-based Financial Times ranked Executive Education 14th in the United States and 28th in the world. The Fluno Center was ranked 1st in the world for the third consecutive year in food and accommodations for custom programming. Executive Education was also ranked 5th in the world for value for the money, and 7th in the world for repeat business and growth.
- Executive Education partnered with UW-Madison’s top-ranked College of Engineering to debut the Technical Leadership Certificate, a joint program tailored for technical professionals making the transition to leadership roles.
- Linda Gorchels, who directs Executive Education’s marketing programs, received the Thought Leadership Award from the Association of International Product Marketing and Management.