A position-centric approach is provided for creating a curriculum. Under this approach, a curriculum is created for a particular employment position, and the courses that are included in the curriculum are selected based upon the skills that are desired or required for the particular employment position. With such a curriculum, the student is taught the specific skills that are needed to perform well in the employment position. By educating a student using such a curriculum, the student is better prepared for the particular employment position than if the student were educated using a curriculum that is developed based upon a field of study.