Diverse Supplier Spotlight: Corexcel

BY COLIN HEFFINGER

As the innovative world around us continues to grow, so too do the needs of businesses. Businesses are constantly flowing with new, emerging career opportunities in exciting fields from medical to engineering to entrepreneurship and beyond. Many of these jobs require prerequisite courses or certificate programs that better equip the applicant to do their job. Corexcel, a Wilmington based assessment-based learning business, offers a wide variety of medical and business courses, as well as world-class hiring and selection tools, employee assessments, and certificate programs to serve the growing employment needs of both businesses and individuals.

Corexcel is a family-owned business and was originally purchased by Susan Bowlby in 1997 with a focus to provide course options to individuals working in the health services field. Today, Corexcel offers courses in a wide variety of fields including entrepreneurship, finance, project management, and medical specialties to name a few. The priority of Corexcel is to provide individuals with access to the courses and certificates they need to attend schools and acquire career opportunities that best fit their future goals.

“We get a lot of clients who are closed out of a course or need specific course content to attend a particular school,” explained Don Bowlby, president and CEO of Corexcel. “The courses we offer help people get into the schools and careers they are pursuing. We also offer hiring assessments to match candidates to specific job requirements across 150 different roles. While these assessments help with selection, they are focused on providing the opportunity for hiring managers to understand candidates better through custom interview questions and tendencies to watch for during the interview process.”

“We’re excited for a new online learning system we are launching called Catalyst,” Don continued. “It provides assessment-based learning opportunities where clients can access a web portal to compare themselves against coworkers, learn about their behavioral tendencies, and learn how to better serve the needs of customers—all in one location.”

Corexcel won the Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business award in both 2001 and 2011 from the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce. Furthermore, Corexcel has been contributing to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition since 2008 to provide continuing educational credit for their Annual Breast Cancer Update. Throughout the pandemic, Corexcel has dedicated time and resources to assist in bringing this event to a virtual capacity.

“The work environment impact of COVID-19 is different for smaller companies,” Don explained. “It wasn’t too cumbersome for us to adopt the recommendations. We eventually switched to the three-day hybrid work environment. Our employees are happy with being able to work from home and having the flexibility of not being tied to a nine-tofive schedule. This has contributed to our productivity and overall employee satisfaction.”

“I was born and raised here in Delaware,” Don continued, citing what makes growing and maintaining a business in Delaware unique. “Delaware has the small community feel where everyone seems to know everyone. This is especially useful in the business world and is important as we continue to serve the needs of our customers and leave a bigger impact on our surrounding businesses.”

“Corexcel will continue to develop innovative products and solutions aimed to exceed our customers’ needs and expectations,” Don reflected. “We focus on one customer at a time and do everything we can to assist them. Our organization will implement world class systems, facilities, and product delivery mechanisms. Our employees will be engaged, knowledgeable, and cross-trained to broaden their skills and to enrich the company. This is the vision that guides us in our daily endeavors.”