PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Companyleader in next-generation K-12 learning solutions, today announced the acquisition of Pointful Education, a provider of innovative online career and technical education (CTE) courses that prepare students with the industry knowledge and skills needed for future careers.
Specializing in career-oriented courses and certification exam preparation for middle and high school students, Punctual education offers a wide range of virtual and blended learning solutions that engage students in career exploration and prepare them for the workforce. Its robust catalog includes 55 courses that are aligned with nationally recognized career clusters. Courses offer an engaging instructional design packed with interactive elements, videos, projects, language translations, and text-to-speech functionality.
The acquisition of Pointful Education follows news in February of the strategic acquisition of Savvas Learning Company. Isolated partOutlier by Savvas offers high-quality online college courses that allow high school students to earn dual credits without ever leaving the school building. Outlier by Savvas offers immersive, cinematically produced courses in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, taught by charismatic, world-class instructors from NASA, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and other top-tier institutions.
“There is a growing demand in the education market to offer high school students multiple college and career learning pathways that spark a passion for career exploration,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. “In addition to providing students with a college learning opportunity with our Outlier offerings, the acquisition of Pointful Education allows us to offer the millions of high school students we serve a broader range of high-quality, career-focused technical courses for high-demand, high-skill, high-paying careers.”
From CTE courses to test prep, Pointful Education’s courses give students the edge they need to succeed in their chosen field and master career-ready skills training. Their catalog of elective and career-focused digital courses includes titles such as: Adobe InDesign; Agriscience; Career Exploration in Healthcare; Construction: Fundamentals and Careers; Cybersecurity; Drones: Remote Pilot; Early Childhood Education; Robotics: Applications & Careers; and Social Media Business Marketing. Nearly half of Pointful Education’s courses are directly aligned with an industry-recognized certification exam, so when students complete the course, they are prepared to take the exam.
“We created our courses to give students the tools they need to develop the knowledge and job-specific skills to succeed in their future careers,” said Steve Southwick, CEO and Founder of Pointful Education. “We are excited to join Savvas and be able to accelerate the development of new, high-quality, career-focused courses that help schools support and expand their CTE pathways and grow their program offerings.”
ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY
At Savvas, we believe that learning should inspire. By combining new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new ways of interacting, we design engaging, state-of-the-art K-12 learning solutions that give every student the best chance to succeed. Our high-quality, award-winning instructional materials span all levels and disciplines—from evidence-based, standards-aligned core and supplemental and intervention programs to cutting-edge assessment tools and the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of college and career readiness solutions—all designed to meet the needs of every student. Savvas products are used by millions of students and educators in more than 90 percent of the more than 13,000 public school districts in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as in more than 125 countries globally. To learn more, visit Savvas Learning CompanySavvas Learning Company products are also available for sale in Canada through its subsidiary, Rubicon.
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