About RIT Certified
Applied education and training serving employers, individuals in and out of the workforce, and working professionals.
Our Mission
Our mission is to promote economic mobility and sustainability for individuals from all sectors of the workforce across the region, nation, and globe. We work with employers to identify skills gaps and challenges in both hiring new talent and upskilling the current workforce. We then take what we’ve learned and design high-quality learner-centered experiences that lead to demonstrable skills for people and a pipeline of qualified talent for employers.
Our Commitment
We are relentlessly dedicated to your success. That means providing accessible education-to-employment pathways to improve your current situation, future career, and lifelong economic mobility. With regular assessments, personal attention, and a focus on applying and demonstrating in-demand skills, you and your goals remain our top priority.
To Learners
We provide training and education solutions for your unique workforce recruitment and retention needs. We are a partner you can really trust—the kind of partner that lightens your load and provides solutions, not more work for you.
To Employers
Your Solutions Partner
Looking to attract and retain talent, upskill employees, and increase diverse representation at every level? You are not alone. RIT Certified supports organizations of all sizes with a wide range of goals, missions, and challenges.
Our Team
Thérèse Hannigan
Senior Director
Thérèse’s 25+ year career as an educator, designer, problem-solver, and entrepreneur has shaped her into a visionary architect of immersive, engaging experiences. Throughout her robust career as a faculty member at RIT and interactive agency owner, she has demonstrated an impressive ability to embrace, analyze, and exceed the limitations of current thinking to create adaptive solutions to the ever-changing needs of students, clients, and employers.
Dennis Di Lorenzo
Executive Director
Dennis is a workforce development expert and advocate for educational access and job and economic mobility for all. With 25+ years of progressive experience in higher education leadership, training, and education, he is both adept and passionate about building quality training programs that produce better outcomes for employers and individuals in the workforce.