Business and Professional

This immersive project management simulation places learners in the role of a project leader responsible for developing a knowledge‑sharing database. Through real‑world decision‑making around scope, schedule, budget, quality, and risk, learners experience how management choices directly impact project performance and outcomes.

The Professional Bookkeeping course prepares learners for one of today’s most essential business roles. Every organization, large or small, depends on accurate financial records, and growing regulatory requirements have increased the demand for skilled, professional bookkeepers. This course provides comprehensive training in the day‑to‑day responsibilities of bookkeeping, equipping learners with practical knowledge to support sound financial management and compliance.

This Career Readiness: Resume & Interview Skills course equips learners with practical, job‑ready skills to successfully navigate today’s competitive job market. Through focused career planning, targeted resume and cover letter development, and comprehensive interview preparation, learners build the confidence and professionalism needed to stand out. By practicing proven strategies and strong responses to challenging interview questions, learners strengthen their ability to make a lasting,...

The Administrative Assistant Program is designed for individuals who want to strengthen essential office skills, increase productivity, and add immediate value in a fast‑paced professional environment. Office professionals are expected to handle a wide range of responsibilities, and this course provides the practical tools, strategies, and real‑world insights needed to manage them effectively. Offered through our accredited school partners, the program supports career starters and experienced...

Strong grant proposals are built through disciplined questioning, clear logic, and strategic refinement. This course guides learners through a structured, iterative process for strengthening proposals by applying logic models to planning, evaluation, and budgeting, helping transform solid ideas into competitive, fundable submissions.

This immersive simulation places you in the role of an Agile practitioner tasked with helping a team overcome the interpersonal and relational challenges that are slowing progress. Designed for adult learners with foundational Agile experience, the simulation reflects the real-world complexity of Agile work, where every decision involves tradeoffs.As you navigate common Agile issues such as collaboration breakdowns, trust gaps, competing priorities, and team dynamics, you will make critical...

The Allerton Connector Highway Project Management Simulation immerses learners in a complex infrastructure project where competing priorities, limited resources, stakeholder pressures, and risk tradeoffs must be managed in real time. Acting as the project manager, learners make decisions that directly affect scope, schedule, budget, and public outcomes, gaining hands‑on experience with the realities of large‑scale project execution.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts and strategic role of marketing in today’s competitive business environment. Learners explore core marketing principles, including the marketing mix (Four Ps), customer value, and satisfaction, while gaining practical exposure to marketing planning topics such as market research, pricing, distribution, and target market selection.

This comprehensive exam‑prep course is designed to prepare learners for the aPHR™ (Associate Professional in Human Resources™) certification exam. Aligned to the updated 2022 exam content, the course organizes material by exam domain and features diagnostic testing, targeted practice questions, and a full‑length simulated exam to help learners assess readiness and build confidence.

Este curso está diseñado para personas que son nuevas en el aprendizaje en línea. Presenta estrategias prácticas para ayudar al estudiante a tener éxito en entornos virtuales, incluyendo técnicas efectivas para tomar notas, participar en discusiones, manejar el tiempo, mantener la concentración y crear un ambiente de estudio ideal.

En el mundo digital actual, la calidad del servicio al cliente puede definir el éxito o fracaso de una marca. Este curso de Atención al Cliente prepara al participante para brindar un servicio excepcional en cada punto de contacto con el cliente, fortaleciendo la reputación de la empresa y mejorando la experiencia del usuario. A través de estrategias prácticas, el curso desarrolla habilidades clave para identificar necesidades, comunicarse eficazmente y resolver situaciones complejas de manera...

Learn how to use your strengths, optimism, and sense of belonging, power and energy to prevail in service of a purpose in our Balanced Leadership for Women course. Listen to stories told by amazing women leaders and learn from their failures and success. Discover techniques for balancing work and life through centered leadership with tools for connecting, engaging, and energizing yourself and others. This course, offered by our accredited school partners, starts with you and helps you build...

Becoming a manager for the first time brings new responsibilities, new expectations, and new challenges. The Becoming a First‑Time Manager course is designed to provide learners with a practical, approachable introduction to effective management. Through focused, real‑world lessons, learners build essential leadership skills to boost productivity, communicate clearly, unlock hidden talent, navigate different personalities, and diagnose workplace challenges, setting the foundation for long‑term...

Are you looking to demonstrate more value to customers or employers? By using today’s hottest social media platforms you are able to build the powerful personal brand that gets you what you want.In this class, offered by our accredited school partners, you'll learn to use social media to attract new business and grow your readership. From Facebook to Pinterest to video sharing, this class will teach you the techniques and ideas that are practical, easy, and effective for your brand. Networking...

This course introduces the principles and practices of budgeting in nonprofit organizations. Learners explore the purposes and functions of budgets, the relationship between strategic and tactical budgeting, and organization‑wide budget systems, while gaining exposure to advanced budgeting approaches used to manage financial and operating challenges.

The Legal Foundations for Entrepreneurs course introduces the essential legal principles entrepreneurs must understand when launching and operating a new business. Learners explore core areas of business law, including legal structures, contracts, intellectual property, employment law, government regulation, and property, to reduce risk and support informed decision‑making. The course emphasizes practical application, helping entrepreneurs navigate legal responsibilities with confidence.

The Business Management course explores the core challenges managers face in today’s organizations—strategic planning, organizational structure, leadership, motivation, communication, and control. Designed to build practical management capability, the course equips learners with tools to make informed decisions, inspire employees, and align operations with organizational goals to support sustainable business success.

The Business Management Program is an interactive, assessment‑rich course designed for individuals who want to develop professional‑level management skills. Through practical instruction, ongoing assessments, and real‑world scenarios, learners build the confidence and decision‑making ability needed to step seamlessly into today’s dynamic business environment.

This CTEC‑approved California Tax Preparer program meets the 2026 60‑hour Qualifying Education (QE) requirement required to become a California Registered Tax Preparer (CRTP) and includes the required 20‑hour Continuing Education (CE) for the following year, all in one comprehensive bundle. Approved by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC Vendor #2080), the program is ideal for beginners seeking a structured, hands‑on path to certification and career readiness. The course emphasizes...

This interactive real estate exam preparation course helps learners master essential federal real estate exam topics through engaging, technology‑driven study tools. Learners build knowledge using smart flashcards, vocabulary matching, dynamic feedback, and unlimited practice exams designed to mirror the state licensing exam experience. With mobile‑friendly access, audio summaries, and real‑time readiness tracking, the program supports flexible, effective study anytime, anywhere.

This introductory‑level course explores the essential concepts, terminology, and practices behind successful capital campaigns in nonprofit organizations. Learners examine how capital campaigns are used to fund major physical assets, such as buildings, renovations, or large‑scale infrastructure, and why they are a critical component of nonprofit management. The course walks through each phase of a capital campaign, from evaluation and feasibility studies to solicitation and post‑campaign...

Clear, concise communication is essential for professional success, especially when ideas must be understood and supported by business leaders and stakeholders. This course equips learners with the tools and techniques needed to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats. From organizing and refining ideas to designing compelling PowerPoint presentations, learners develop practical skills to inform, persuade, and influence. The program covers common business communication...

The Certificate in Digital Marketing, delivered through accredited college and university partners, equips learners with the strategic knowledge and hands‑on skills needed to effectively promote products and services in today’s digital landscape. The program covers core digital marketing methods and best practices, including search engine optimization (SEO), analytics, paid search advertising, marketing automation, and multichannel integration, while introducing essential industry terminology...

This online Entrepreneurship Certificate Program, offered through accredited school partners, introduces learners to the essential concepts and practical considerations involved in starting and growing a business. The program explores entrepreneurial mindset, financial fundamentals, legal responsibilities, management practices, and marketing strategy. Designed for aspiring business owners, the course equips learners with the knowledge needed to confidently navigate the challenges of launching...

This online Finance Essentials certificate program, offered through accredited school partners, equips non‑financial managers with the foundational financial knowledge needed to make informed, confident decisions. Learners develop fluency in essential financial terminology and tools, learn how to interpret core financial statements, and practice using financial data to evaluate organizational performance. The program emphasizes practical application, helping managers connect finance and...

This online Creativity and Innovation course suite, offered through accredited school partners, equips learners with the mindset and practical tools needed to channel creativity toward meaningful organizational outcomes. Through a series of short, self‑paced courses (3–5 hours each), learners reconnect with their own creative capacity and apply proven innovation techniques to real‑world challenges. Interactive exercises, videos, case studies, readings, and self‑assessments support hands‑on...

This online Leadership course suite, offered through accredited school partners and grounded in D. Quinn Mills’ Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live—a text used at Harvard Business School—explores what it truly means to be an effective and ethical leader. Through expert insights, real‑world perspectives, and engaging video segments featuring Dr. Mills and other leaders, the program examines how leaders inspire change, build effective teams, navigate resistance, and sustain work‑life balance....

This comprehensive program introduces the essential knowledge and skills needed to effectively manage, lead, and grow nonprofit organizations. Through a structured, modular approach, learners explore nonprofit operations, fundraising, finance, governance, leadership, marketing, and strategy. Designed for new and emerging nonprofit professionals, board members, and mission‑driven leaders, the program provides practical insight into how nonprofits function, and how to strengthen their impact and...

The Certificate in Nonprofit Management prepares learners to effectively manage, lead, and support mission‑driven organizations. Through a comprehensive, practice‑focused curriculum, the program explores nonprofit governance, leadership, fundraising, financial oversight, grant writing, marketing, strategic planning, and board and volunteer development. Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit professionals, the program equips learners with the tools and insights needed to address real‑world...

As an office professional, you only have to do one thing: everything! And there never seems to be enough time to do it all, much less learn how. But if you really want to ramp up your job performance – and add value to your employer – you need to take this Administrative Assistant course. This course offers an almost endless supply of savvy advice, great tips, proven tools, and powerful strategies for dealing with both everyday job responsibilities and requirements.So whether you’re brushing...

The Human Resources Management program prepares learners for impactful, people‑centered careers that support organizational success. This program builds a strong foundation in core HR functions, including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, compensation, compliance, and workplace culture, equipping learners with the skills needed to contribute strategically across industries. Designed for both aspiring and early‑career HR professionals, the program also prepares learners for the...

The Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) program equips aspiring project professionals with foundational, in‑demand project management skills aligned to the PMBOK® Guide. Delivered through our accredited university and college partners, this program blends time‑tested methodologies with emerging, research‑driven practices to prepare learners for greater responsibility, career advancement, and certification success.

This comprehensive Cannabis Dispensary Operations and Careers program prepares learners for professional roles in licensed cannabis dispensaries by combining industry fundamentals, product knowledge, customer service, compliance awareness, and career readiness. Through focused modules covering dispensary operations, cannabinoids, extracts, edibles, legalization, and workforce pathways, learners gain practical knowledge aligned to nationally recognized industry standards and preparation for the...

This Cannabis Dispensary Management program prepares learners to manage the daily operations of a licensed cannabis dispensary in a highly regulated environment. The curriculum combines retail management principles with cannabis‑specific compliance, inventory control, staffing, and customer experience best practices. Learners gain the operational, regulatory, and leadership knowledge needed to oversee dispensary performance and prepare for the Certified Cannabis Dispensary Management (CCDM)...

The Cannabis Commercial Growing and Quality Management program prepares learners to cultivate, harvest, and manage cannabis in commercial environments while maintaining product quality and regulatory compliance. The program integrates plant science fundamentals, environmental control, post‑harvest optimization, and cannabis laws and policies. Learners develop practical knowledge to support efficient, high‑quality production aligned with industry standards and evolving regulations.

This Child Care Worker and Family Day Care Business program prepares learners to support the development, learning, and well‑being of young children while also exploring pathways into early childhood careers and family child care entrepreneurship. The program covers child development, curriculum approaches, learning environments, family engagement, advocacy, and professionalism, along with practical guidance for starting and managing a licensed day care business. Designed for aspiring child...

The Event Planning & Management program delivers professional‑caliber training for individuals who want to plan, design, and execute successful events, from celebrations and conferences to corporate gatherings and large‑scale productions. Offered through our accredited school partners, this comprehensive course blends creative design, leadership principles, business strategy, sustainability, and technology to prepare learners for success in the dynamic and expanding events industry.

The Digital Marketing Certification Program is designed for professionals seeking practical, in‑demand skills across today’s digital marketing landscape. This program provides hands‑on training in SEO, web analytics, paid search, mobile and desktop advertising, marketing automation, conversion optimization, integrated marketing communications, and global marketing strategy. Learners gain both strategic insight and practical expertise, preparing them to plan, execute, measure, and optimize...

The Microsoft Office 2019 course provides a clear, step‑by‑step introduction to the world’s most widely used productivity suite. Whether you are upgrading from an earlier version or using Microsoft Office for the first time, this program makes it easy to quickly build confidence and practical skills. Learners gain hands‑on experience using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook, essential tools used in nearly every professional environment.

The Paralegal Studies program delivers practical, career‑focused training designed to prepare learners for entry‑level roles in today’s legal environment. This program builds a strong foundation in legal principles, ethical standards, research, writing, and professional communication, equipping students with the real‑world skills needed to succeed in law offices, corporate legal departments, and government settings.

The Project Management Professional (PMP®) Preparation Course equips learners with the globally recognized skills, methodologies, and best practices required to lead projects across industries and regions. Unlike certifications tied to a specific domain or geography, the PMP® credential is universally respected. Offered through our accredited school partners, this course aligns fully with the latest PMBOK® Guide and blends proven project management frameworks with modern, research‑driven...

Love working with children and want to learn practical techniques for supporting their development? This Child Care Worker course, offered by our accredited school partners, prepares learners for their role as educators of young children by combining foundational knowledge with practical strategies for today’s early childhood settings.

Do you love being around children and dream of opening a home day care or advancing as a child care worker? This Child Day Care Management distance learning course, offered by our accredited school partners, provides practical, career‑focused instruction designed to help learners support children’s growth while developing the skills needed to manage a successful child care program.

The coaching profession continues to grow as a powerful skill set for communication, leadership, and personal development across work and life. This course applies the Co‑Active Coaching Model to help the learner strengthen core coaching competencies in communication, relationship‑building, and partnership. Grounded in humanistic and transpersonal psychology, the program equips learners with practical tools to create a supportive coaching environment that fosters balance, fulfillment, and...

This introductory course focuses on improving communication and collaboration within teams, including those that operate remotely or in hybrid environments. Learners explore best practices, tools, and techniques for communicating effectively with team members to support successful collaboration, project outcomes, and individual performance.

This course introduces content marketing as a strategic approach for attracting and retaining customers through valuable, relevant, and consistent content. Learners explore key concepts, definitions, and metrics while examining how content supports customers at different stages of the sales funnel and helps build brand awareness and credibility.

This course introduces Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) as a structured, data‑driven approach to improving digital marketing performance. Learners explore the five key steps of the CRO process and examine how optimization efforts integrate with broader digital marketing activities through expert insights and real‑world case scenarios.

This course explores how to foster creativity and innovation within teams and organizations. Drawing on current research and practical frameworks, learners examine the key factors that enable creative collaboration and practice tools and techniques designed to stimulate productive, innovative thinking in group settings.