Legacy Workforce Institute is an Illinois workforce institute in development. This website is informational. It is not a school catalog, not an advertisement for enrollment, and not a solicitation of students. No program listed here is open.

Who we are: Founded by Dr. Michael Freemon, MBA, MSML, DBA, and based in Chicago, Illinois. We are developing short certificate programs. None are approved and none are offered on this site.

Status: Not approved. Not enrolling. No Illinois Board of Higher Education Permit of Approval has been issued. No tuition, start dates, or placement rates are posted. IBHE does not recommend or endorse this institute.

Programs

Development list only. These titles are not approved programs of study and are not offered. Naming them is not an advertisement for enrollment. LWI has not received a Permit of Approval from the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Any industry exam named would be issued by that vendor, not by LWI. LWI is not a testing center and is not affiliated with those vendors.

In development - Business Intelligence & Data Analytics. A certificate in development for adults who need to turn workplace data into decisions: spreadsheets, reporting, dashboards, and the language of entry-level BI and analytics work.

Coming soon - Bookkeeping and Payroll Management. Keeping books, running payroll, and supporting a small office with clean records.

Coming soon - Project Coordination and Business Operations. Coordinating work, tracking tasks, and keeping day-to-day operations moving.

Coming soon - AI Product Management. Not offered. Possible later vendor exam: AIPMM Certified Artificial Intelligence Product Manager. LWI does not issue that credential.

Coming soon - AI Project Manager. Not offered. Possible later vendor exam: PMI-CPMAI. No PMP is claimed. LWI is not a PMI ATP.

Coming soon - AI Business Analytics. Not offered. Possible later vendor exam: Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate. No job-placement rate is posted. LWI is not affiliated with Google.

Coming soon - AI for Financial Analysis. Internal working title: AI Financial Advisor. This is not training to give licensed investment, tax, or insurance advice. Not offered. Possible later vendor exam: Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional. Series 7, CFP, CPA, and RIA are out of scope.

Coming soon - AI Digital Consulting. Not offered. Possible later vendor exam: Microsoft Certified AI Business Professional (AB-730). LWI is not affiliated with Microsoft.

Legal notice: Information only. No start dates, tuition, or enrollment offers are listed. Under 105 ILCS 426/65, LWI is not advertising a school or soliciting students. A Permit of Approval has not been issued. IBHE does not endorse this institute or any title listed here.

For employers

Corporate training for your team.

Closed-cohort workplace training for Illinois employers. A company can discuss a team trained together on the titles below. This is not a public school catalog, not student enrollment, and not an IBHE-approved program of study. No public tuition, start dates, or placement rates are posted. A Permit of Approval has not been issued. This page is not an advertisement for students under 105 ILCS 426/65.

Employer cohort - Business Intelligence & Data Analytics - For staff who need to turn workplace data into decisions: spreadsheets, reporting, dashboards, and the language of entry-level BI work.

Employer cohort - Bookkeeping and Payroll Management - For office and finance staff who keep books, run payroll, and support a small office with clean records.

Employer cohort - Project Coordination and Business Operations - For coordinators who track tasks, keep operations moving, and report status to a manager.

Employer cohort - AI Product Management - For staff who will own a product or digital service and need to use AI in the work, including problem statements, backlog, metrics, risk, and privacy. LWI does not issue vendor credentials.

Employer cohort - AI Project Manager - For coordinators who must deliver AI work on time, on budget, and with a named owner. No PMP is claimed. LWI is not a PMI ATP.

Employer cohort - AI Business Analytics - For staff who already touch spreadsheets or reports and need to add AI to analysis. LWI is not affiliated with Google. No job-placement rate is posted.

Employer cohort - AI for Financial Analysis - For finance staff using AI on statements, budgets, and supervisor-reviewed summaries. This is not training to give licensed investment, tax, or insurance advice. Series 7, CFP, CPA, and RIA are out of scope.

Employer cohort - AI Digital Consulting - For staff who will help a unit pick and use AI tools: diagnose a workflow, recommend a stack, write a short statement of work, run a short pilot. LWI is not affiliated with Microsoft.

Employer conversations only. No public class schedule. No partnership list. No tuition on this site. Contact Dr. Michael Freemon to discuss a workplace cohort for your staff.

Email about employer training

Contact: Dr. Michael Freemon - (773) 630-2344 - info@legacyworkforceinstitute.org - Chicago, Illinois