About The Learning Institute

Growing the City's Best Leaders

Our Vision

Leading educational and organizational development initiatives through workforce growth and excellence.

Our Mission

We Will Help You Succeed!

Our Purpose

About Us

The Corpus Christi Learning Institute provides educational and organizational development programs for the City of Corpus Christi. This institute is the realization of the City of Corpus Christi strategic goal to develop exceptional employment opportunities and programs to keep the City at the forefront of municipal service and meet the growing demand for competent, well qualified, customer focused workforce professionals.

The Learning Institute’s members come from more than 30 units within the City of Corpus Christi and supports the work of over 2,900 professionals with local and national strategic partners. The Institute will help employees achieve their full potential. It will house City wide access to training centers, classrooms, technology, opportunities for employee recognition and performance appraisal initiatives. The institute will support the growth and development of the workforce with interdepartmental synergies, innovative professional development practices, and advanced strategies to measure progress.

  • Talent Development: Learning opportunities, research, analysis, bench-marking, online resources for professionals focused on developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities of others employees
  • Educational Assistance Program:
  • Workshops and Conferences: Bring professionals together in conferences, workshops, and in virtual communities.
  • Instructor Development: Offer professional development opportunities for internal trainers, and those focused on developing our City’s talent.
  • Internship Program: An Internship Job Bank and Career Center for student engagement and recruiting opportunities.
  • Serves as the voice of Learning and Organizational Development for the City of Corpus Christi and collaborate with other associations, organizations, and educational institutions to advance the mission.

The following success factors will assist in achieving the vision within The Corpus Christi Learning institute:

  • Leverage skills across organizational domains
  • Promote mutual respect and cooperation
  • Focus on inter-professional learning environment
  • Prioritize training resources to support the vision

News & Updates

March 3, 2022

City Champions Complete Personal Mastery Training

  Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022 The Organizational Development Division of the City’s Human Resources Department, instructed 15 of Corpus Christi’s City Champions in a day of […]
February 28, 2022

Seven Principles for Supervisor Success

  February 23, 2022 Twelve Corpus Christi City Champions, all present or future supervisors, attended training on the seven principles for supervisor success.  The eight hours […]
February 17, 2022

City Champions Complete Emotional Intelligence Training

Thursday, February 17, 2022 Ten of Corpus Christi’s City Champions completed a day of training to improve their Emotional Intelligence on Wednesday.  The training, hosted by […]
January 28, 2022

WGU Texas and City of Corpus Christi Sign Participation Agreement

Agreement gives City employees increased access to affordable, flexible education The City of Corpus Christi and nonprofit, online university WGU Texas have signed an agreement to help […]
January 28, 2022

Excited to be Partnering with WGU Texas to Make College Attainable for #CityChampions

Thanks to an amazing partnership with WGU Texas, we get to work with Kolette Palacios, their Strategic Partnerships Manager for South Texas. Watch this great video […]
January 28, 2022

WGU Texas and City of Corpus Christi: Partnering for your success

WGU Texas is the perfect fit for City Champions who need a degree to boost their careers but can’t fit traditional schooling into their busy lives. […]